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Side-by-side comparison of HP Sure Start, ThinkShield
Product	HP Sure Start by HP View product	ThinkShield by Lenovo 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.	ThinkShield by Lenovo: remote recovery. Ideal for hardware endpoint security. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Endpoint Security alternatives.
Product type	Hardware-Enforced Self-Healing Motherboard BIOS Security	Hardware-Enforced Commercial Endpoint Security Suite
Best for	Corporate Enterprise, Government, Education, Healthcare	Enterprise IT, Government, Healthcare, Financial Services, Education, Defense
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	On-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Embedded Motherboard Microchip (Hardware); Motherboard Hardware Embedded Microchip	Hardware; Firmware; Cloud Managed; Hardware Silicon; UEFI Firmware; Cloud Management Console
Data residency	Local Motherboard Hardware	Global Hardware Manufacturing & Cloud Services
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	Self-healing BIOS architecture Match-on-Chip biometric authentication Physical PrivacyGuard display Supply chain hardware attestation Remote recovery Hardware endpoint security Firmware tampering prevention Remote device wipe and sanitization
Platform & access
API access	API access: no	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: no	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	HP Enterprise DesktopsLaptopsWorkstations	ThinkPad LaptopsThinkCentre DesktopsThinkStation WorkstationsThinkSystem Servers
Compliance	NIST SP 800-147NIST SP 800-193Common Criteria	FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaNIST SP 800-193TCG TPM 2.0ISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	HP Wolf SecurityMicrosoft Endpoint ManagerSIEM Syslog	Absolute SoftwareSentinelOneMicrosoft IntuneWindows 11 Secured-Core
Industries	Corporate EnterpriseGovernmentEducationHealthcare	Enterprise ITGovernmentHealthcareFinancial ServicesEducationDefense
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	HP	Lenovo
Headquarters	Palo Alto, California, USA	Beijing, China / Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
Company size	50,000+	70,000+
Founded	1939	1984

HP Sure Start

by HP

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ThinkShield

by Lenovo

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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.

ThinkShield

ThinkShield by Lenovo: remote recovery. Ideal for hardware endpoint security. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Endpoint Security alternatives.

Product type

HP Sure Start

Hardware-Enforced Self-Healing Motherboard BIOS Security

ThinkShield

Hardware-Enforced Commercial Endpoint Security Suite

Best for

HP Sure Start

Corporate Enterprise, Government, Education, Healthcare

ThinkShield

Enterprise IT, Government, Healthcare, Financial Services, Education, Defense

Pricing

Pricing model

HP Sure Start

Contact Vendor

ThinkShield

Contact Vendor

Free trial

HP Sure Start

ThinkShield

Deployment

Deployment options

HP Sure Start

On-Premise

ThinkShield

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

HP Sure Start

Embedded Motherboard Microchip (Hardware); Motherboard Hardware Embedded Microchip

ThinkShield

Hardware; Firmware; Cloud Managed; Hardware Silicon; UEFI Firmware; Cloud Management Console

Data residency

HP Sure Start

Local Motherboard Hardware

ThinkShield

Global Hardware Manufacturing & Cloud Services

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

ThinkShield

Self-healing BIOS architecture
Match-on-Chip biometric authentication
Physical PrivacyGuard display
Supply chain hardware attestation
Remote recovery
Hardware endpoint security
Firmware tampering prevention
Remote device wipe and sanitization

Platform & access

API access

HP Sure Start

ThinkShield

Single sign-on (SSO)

HP Sure Start

ThinkShield

Role-based access (RBAC)

HP Sure Start

ThinkShield

Multi-tenant

HP Sure Start

ThinkShield

Mobile app

HP Sure Start

ThinkShield

Supported platforms

HP Sure Start

HP Enterprise DesktopsLaptopsWorkstations

ThinkShield

ThinkPad LaptopsThinkCentre DesktopsThinkStation WorkstationsThinkSystem Servers

Compliance

HP Sure Start

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

ThinkShield

FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaNIST SP 800-193TCG TPM 2.0ISO 27001

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

HP Sure Start

HP Wolf SecurityMicrosoft Endpoint ManagerSIEM Syslog

ThinkShield

Absolute SoftwareSentinelOneMicrosoft IntuneWindows 11 Secured-Core

Industries

HP Sure Start

Corporate EnterpriseGovernmentEducationHealthcare

ThinkShield

Enterprise ITGovernmentHealthcareFinancial ServicesEducationDefense

Regions

HP Sure Start

Global

ThinkShield

Global

Vendor

Company

HP Sure Start

ThinkShield

Lenovo

Headquarters

HP Sure Start

Palo Alto, California, USA

ThinkShield

Beijing, China / Morrisville, North Carolina, USA

Company size

HP Sure Start

50,000+

ThinkShield

70,000+

Founded

HP Sure Start

1939

ThinkShield

1984