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Product	HP Sure Start by HP View product	Microsoft Secured-core PC by Microsoft View product
Overview
What it is	Looking for Firmware Security software? HP Sure Start by HP provides tamper event logging for hardware-enforced BIOS protection. Compare features and alternatives.	Get the facts on Microsoft Secured-core PC: Secure Boot and TPM. Built for endpoint hardening. Compare it with other Endpoint Security options before you decide.
Product type	Hardware-Enforced Self-Healing Motherboard BIOS Security	Endpoint Hardware Security Architecture
Best for	Corporate Enterprise, Government, Education, Healthcare	Cross-industry
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	On-Premise	On-Premise
Deployment details	Embedded Motherboard Microchip (Hardware); Motherboard Hardware Embedded Microchip	Endpoint Hardware; Supported OEM PCs
Data residency	Local Motherboard Hardware
Key features
What it offers	Hardware-isolated microchip Cryptographic BIOS verification Automated self-healing firmware recovery Tamper event logging Hardware-enforced BIOS protection Self-healing firmware recovery Rootkit mitigation	Secure Boot TPM Virtualization-based security Firmware protection Kernel protection Firmware security Endpoint hardening Hardware-backed security
Platform & access
API access	API access: no	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: no	RBAC: no
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	HP Enterprise DesktopsLaptopsWorkstations	Secured-core Windows PCs
Compliance	NIST SP 800-147NIST SP 800-193Common Criteria	Device/OEM certification dependent
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	HP Wolf SecurityMicrosoft Endpoint ManagerSIEM Syslog	Windows 11OEM hardwareMicrosoft IntuneMicrosoft Defender
Industries	Corporate EnterpriseGovernmentEducationHealthcare	Cross-industry
Regions	Global	GlobalDevice dependent
Vendor
Company	HP	Microsoft
Headquarters	Palo Alto, California, USA	Redmond, Washington, USA
Company size	50,000+	200,000+
Founded	1939	1975

HP Sure Start

by HP

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Microsoft Secured-core PC

by Microsoft

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Overview

What it is

HP Sure Start

Looking for Firmware Security software? HP Sure Start by HP provides tamper event logging for hardware-enforced BIOS protection. Compare features and alternatives.

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Get the facts on Microsoft Secured-core PC: Secure Boot and TPM. Built for endpoint hardening. Compare it with other Endpoint Security options before you decide.

Product type

HP Sure Start

Hardware-Enforced Self-Healing Motherboard BIOS Security

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Endpoint Hardware Security Architecture

Best for

HP Sure Start

Corporate Enterprise, Government, Education, Healthcare

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Cross-industry

Pricing

Pricing model

HP Sure Start

Contact Vendor

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Contact Vendor

Free trial

HP Sure Start

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Deployment

Deployment options

HP Sure Start

On-Premise

Microsoft Secured-core PC

On-Premise

Deployment details

HP Sure Start

Embedded Motherboard Microchip (Hardware); Motherboard Hardware Embedded Microchip

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Endpoint Hardware; Supported OEM PCs

Data residency

HP Sure Start

Local Motherboard Hardware

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Key features

What it offers

HP Sure Start

Hardware-isolated microchip
Cryptographic BIOS verification
Automated self-healing firmware recovery
Tamper event logging
Hardware-enforced BIOS protection
Self-healing firmware recovery
Rootkit mitigation

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Secure Boot
TPM
Virtualization-based security
Firmware protection
Kernel protection
Firmware security
Endpoint hardening
Hardware-backed security

Platform & access

API access

HP Sure Start

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Single sign-on (SSO)

HP Sure Start

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Role-based access (RBAC)

HP Sure Start

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Multi-tenant

HP Sure Start

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Mobile app

HP Sure Start

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Supported platforms

HP Sure Start

HP Enterprise DesktopsLaptopsWorkstations

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Secured-core Windows PCs

Compliance

HP Sure Start

NIST SP 800-147NIST SP 800-193Common Criteria

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Device/OEM certification dependent

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

HP Sure Start

HP Wolf SecurityMicrosoft Endpoint ManagerSIEM Syslog

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Windows 11OEM hardwareMicrosoft IntuneMicrosoft Defender

Industries

HP Sure Start

Corporate EnterpriseGovernmentEducationHealthcare

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Cross-industry

Regions

HP Sure Start

Global

Microsoft Secured-core PC

GlobalDevice dependent

Vendor

Company

HP Sure Start

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Microsoft

Headquarters

HP Sure Start

Palo Alto, California, USA

Microsoft Secured-core PC

Redmond, Washington, USA

Company size

HP Sure Start

50,000+

Microsoft Secured-core PC

200,000+

Founded

HP Sure Start

1939

Microsoft Secured-core PC

1975