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Product	IBM Key Protect by IBM View product	Fortanix Data Security Manager by Fortanix View product
Overview
What it is	IBM Key Protect by IBM: key management, encryption and cryptography. Ideal for key lifecycle. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Key Management alternatives.	Get the facts on Fortanix Data Security Manager: RESTful crypto APIs. Built for multi-cloud key management. Compare it with other Data Security options before you decide.
Product type	Key management service	Confidential Computing & Enterprise Key Management Platform
Best for	Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology	Banking, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Defense
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloud	SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	SaaS; SaaS	Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Virtual Appliance; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS (Fortanix DSM SaaS)
Data residency	Deployment and region dependent	United States; European Union; AWS / Azure Cloud Regions
Key features
What it offers	IBM Cloud key management service for provisioning, controlling and governing encryption keys throughout their lifecycle. Key management Encryption Cryptography HSM BYOK Key lifecycle	Intel SGX confidential computing FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSM encryption Multi-cloud BYOK/HYOK key brokering Format-preserving tokenization RESTful crypto APIs Multi-cloud key management Confidential computing data protection Cloud BYOK governance
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	IBM Cloud	Multi-Cloud EnvironmentsEnterprise DatabasesKubernetesStorage Arrays
Compliance	FIPS HSM protection available by tier	FIPS 140-2 Level 3SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	IBM Cloud StandardDedicated	AWS KMSAzure Key VaultGoogle Cloud KMSSnowflakeVMwareKubernetes
Industries	Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnology	BankingFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyDefense
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	IBM	Fortanix
Headquarters	Armonk, New York, USA	Mountain View, California, USA
Company size	250,000+	500+
Founded	1911	2016

IBM Key Protect

by IBM

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Fortanix Data Security Manager

by Fortanix

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Overview

What it is

IBM Key Protect

IBM Key Protect by IBM: key management, encryption and cryptography. Ideal for key lifecycle. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Key Management alternatives.

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Get the facts on Fortanix Data Security Manager: RESTful crypto APIs. Built for multi-cloud key management. Compare it with other Data Security options before you decide.

Product type

IBM Key Protect

Key management service

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Confidential Computing & Enterprise Key Management Platform

Best for

IBM Key Protect

Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Banking, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Defense

Pricing

Pricing model

IBM Key Protect

Contact Vendor

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Contact Vendor

Free trial

IBM Key Protect

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Deployment

Deployment options

IBM Key Protect

SaaSCloud

Fortanix Data Security Manager

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

IBM Key Protect

SaaS; SaaS

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Virtual Appliance; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS (Fortanix DSM SaaS)

Data residency

IBM Key Protect

Deployment and region dependent

Fortanix Data Security Manager

United States; European Union; AWS / Azure Cloud Regions

Key features

What it offers

IBM Key Protect

IBM Cloud key management service for provisioning, controlling and governing encryption keys throughout their lifecycle.
Key management
Encryption
Cryptography
HSM
BYOK
Key lifecycle

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Intel SGX confidential computing
FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSM encryption
Multi-cloud BYOK/HYOK key brokering
Format-preserving tokenization
RESTful crypto APIs
Multi-cloud key management
Confidential computing data protection
Cloud BYOK governance

Platform & access

API access

IBM Key Protect

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Single sign-on (SSO)

IBM Key Protect

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Role-based access (RBAC)

IBM Key Protect

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Multi-tenant

IBM Key Protect

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Mobile app

IBM Key Protect

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Supported platforms

IBM Key Protect

IBM Cloud

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Multi-Cloud EnvironmentsEnterprise DatabasesKubernetesStorage Arrays

Compliance

IBM Key Protect

FIPS HSM protection available by tier

Fortanix Data Security Manager

FIPS 140-2 Level 3SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAGDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

IBM Key Protect

IBM Cloud StandardDedicated

Fortanix Data Security Manager

AWS KMSAzure Key VaultGoogle Cloud KMSSnowflakeVMwareKubernetes

Industries

IBM Key Protect

Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnology

Fortanix Data Security Manager

BankingFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyDefense

Regions

IBM Key Protect

Global

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Global

Vendor

Company

IBM Key Protect

IBM

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Fortanix

Headquarters

IBM Key Protect

Armonk, New York, USA

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Mountain View, California, USA

Company size

IBM Key Protect

250,000+

Fortanix Data Security Manager

500+

Founded

IBM Key Protect

1911

Fortanix Data Security Manager

2016