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| Product | HashiCorp Vault by HashiCorp View product | Google Cloud KMS by Google Cloud View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | HashiCorp Vault covers dynamic secrets, data encryption as a service and PKI certificate engine for centralized secrets storage. Compare top Encryption tools. | Try Google Cloud KMS free: a cryptographic key management service with cloud HSM. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other Key Management tools. |
| Product type | Secrets & Encryption Management Platform | Cryptographic Key Management Service |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Government, Cross-industry | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Government, Technology |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | CloudHybrid |
| Deployment details | Cloud (SaaS); Self-Hosted; Hybrid; HCP Vault SaaS; Self-hosted cluster; Kubernetes Helm | Cloud; Hybrid; Google Cloud; External root-of-trust |
| Data residency | Multi-region cloud; customer-hosted | Regional, multi-regional, and global endpoints |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | CloudHybridKubernetesContainersVMs | Google Cloud PlatformAPIsPKCS#11 |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2GDPRHIPAA | FIPS 140-2/3ISO/IEC 27001SOC 1/2/3HIPAAPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudKubernetesTerraformOktaGitHub | Cloud StorageBigQueryCompute EngineCloud SQLSecret ManagerSecurity Command Center |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyRetailGovernmentCross-industry | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorGovernmentTechnology |
| Regions | GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeAsia-Pacific | GlobalMulti-regionalRegional |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | HashiCorp | Google Cloud |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Mountain View, California, USA |
| Company size | 250,000+ (parent: IBM) | 100,000+ |
| Founded | 2012 | 2008 |
Overview
What it is
HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault covers dynamic secrets, data encryption as a service and PKI certificate engine for centralized secrets storage. Compare top Encryption tools.Google Cloud KMS
Try Google Cloud KMS free: a cryptographic key management service with cloud HSM. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other Key Management tools.Product type
HashiCorp Vault
Secrets & Encryption Management PlatformGoogle Cloud KMS
Cryptographic Key Management ServiceBest for
HashiCorp Vault
Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Government, Cross-industryGoogle Cloud KMS
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Government, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
HashiCorp Vault
Contact VendorGoogle Cloud KMS
Contact VendorFree trial
HashiCorp Vault
Free trial: yesGoogle Cloud KMS
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
HashiCorp Vault
Google Cloud KMS
Deployment details
HashiCorp Vault
Cloud (SaaS); Self-Hosted; Hybrid; HCP Vault SaaS; Self-hosted cluster; Kubernetes HelmGoogle Cloud KMS
Cloud; Hybrid; Google Cloud; External root-of-trustData residency
HashiCorp Vault
Multi-region cloud; customer-hostedGoogle Cloud KMS
Regional, multi-regional, and global endpointsKey features
What it offers
HashiCorp Vault
- Dynamic secrets
- Data encryption as a service
- PKI certificate engine
- Key management
- Auditing
- Identity-based access
- Centralized secrets storage
- Dynamic database credential generation
Google Cloud KMS
- Symmetric & asymmetric key management
- Cloud HSM (FIPS 140-2 Level 3)
- External Key Manager (EKM)
- Automated key rotation
- CMEK integration
- Data at rest encryption
- Digital signing
- Database CMEK protection
Platform & access
API access
HashiCorp Vault
API access: yesGoogle Cloud KMS
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
HashiCorp Vault
SSO: yesGoogle Cloud KMS
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
HashiCorp Vault
RBAC: yesGoogle Cloud KMS
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
HashiCorp Vault
Multi-tenant: yesGoogle Cloud KMS
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
HashiCorp Vault
Mobile app: noGoogle Cloud KMS
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
HashiCorp Vault
Google Cloud KMS
Compliance
HashiCorp Vault
Google Cloud KMS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
HashiCorp Vault
Google Cloud KMS
Industries
HashiCorp Vault
Google Cloud KMS
Regions
HashiCorp Vault
Google Cloud KMS
Vendor
Company
HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorpGoogle Cloud KMS
Google CloudHeadquarters
HashiCorp Vault
San Francisco, California, USAGoogle Cloud KMS
Mountain View, California, USACompany size
HashiCorp Vault
250,000+ (parent: IBM)Google Cloud KMS
100,000+Founded
HashiCorp Vault
2012Google Cloud KMS
2008