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| Product | Tectia SSH Server by SSH Communications Security View product | StrongDM by StrongDM View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Tectia SSH Server: hardware-accelerated SFTP transfers and quantum-resistant SSH cryptography. Built for enterprise SSH administrative access. Compare ZTNA alternatives. | StrongDM: zero standing privileges, dynamic just-in-time access and protocol-native proxying. Built for zero trust infrastructure access. Compare Zero Trust alternatives. |
| Product type | Enterprise SSH Key Management & Encrypted File Transfer Server | Zero Trust Infrastructure Access Management Platform |
| Best for | Banking, Financial Services, Government, Defense, Healthcare, Telecommunications | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Retail, Telecommunications, Media |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybridOn-Premise | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises Server; Virtual Machine; Cloud Virtual Appliance | Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Gateway; Cloud control plane with self-hosted gateways (Docker, Linux) |
| Data residency | Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud Hosting Dependent | United States; European Union |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise Datacenter ServersMainframesCloud VMsFinancial Gateways | Linux serversWindowsmacOSKubernetesSQL/NoSQL databasesCloud CLIs |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSSHIPAASOXFISMA | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSSGDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Microsoft Active DirectoryLDAPKerberosPKISplunkSyslog | OktaMicrosoft Entra IDAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQLMySQLKubernetes+1 more |
| Industries | BankingFinancial ServicesGovernmentDefenseHealthcareTelecommunications | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareE-commerceRetailTelecommunications+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | SSH Communications Security | StrongDM |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland | Burlingame, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 500+ |
| Founded | 1995 | 2015 |
Overview
What it is
Tectia SSH Server
Tectia SSH Server: hardware-accelerated SFTP transfers and quantum-resistant SSH cryptography. Built for enterprise SSH administrative access. Compare ZTNA alternatives.StrongDM
StrongDM: zero standing privileges, dynamic just-in-time access and protocol-native proxying. Built for zero trust infrastructure access. Compare Zero Trust alternatives.Product type
Tectia SSH Server
Enterprise SSH Key Management & Encrypted File Transfer ServerStrongDM
Zero Trust Infrastructure Access Management PlatformBest for
Tectia SSH Server
Banking, Financial Services, Government, Defense, Healthcare, TelecommunicationsStrongDM
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Retail, Telecommunications, MediaPricing
Pricing model
Tectia SSH Server
Contact VendorStrongDM
Contact VendorFree trial
Tectia SSH Server
Free trial: yesStrongDM
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Tectia SSH Server
CloudHybridOn-Premise
StrongDM
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
Tectia SSH Server
On-premises; Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises Server; Virtual Machine; Cloud Virtual ApplianceStrongDM
Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Gateway; Cloud control plane with self-hosted gateways (Docker, Linux)Data residency
Tectia SSH Server
Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud Hosting DependentStrongDM
United States; European UnionKey features
What it offers
Tectia SSH Server
- Hardware-accelerated SFTP transfers
- Quantum-resistant SSH cryptography
- PKI smart card & certificate authentication
- Granular command restrictions
- Session recording
- Enterprise SSH administrative access
- Secure high-speed SFTP file transfer
- Quantum-ready encrypted communication
StrongDM
- Zero standing privileges
- Dynamic just-in-time access
- Protocol-native proxying
- Keystroke and query session recording
- SSO and MFA integration
- Tamper-proof audit trails
- Automated credential rotation
- Zero trust infrastructure access
Platform & access
API access
Tectia SSH Server
API access: yesStrongDM
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Tectia SSH Server
SSO: noStrongDM
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Tectia SSH Server
RBAC: yesStrongDM
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Tectia SSH Server
Multi-tenant: noStrongDM
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Tectia SSH Server
Mobile app: noStrongDM
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Tectia SSH Server
Enterprise Datacenter ServersMainframesCloud VMsFinancial Gateways
StrongDM
Linux serversWindowsmacOSKubernetesSQL/NoSQL databasesCloud CLIs
Compliance
Tectia SSH Server
FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSSHIPAASOXFISMA
StrongDM
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSSGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Tectia SSH Server
Microsoft Active DirectoryLDAPKerberosPKISplunkSyslog
StrongDM
OktaMicrosoft Entra IDAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQLMySQLKubernetes+1 more
Industries
Tectia SSH Server
BankingFinancial ServicesGovernmentDefenseHealthcareTelecommunications
StrongDM
TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareE-commerceRetailTelecommunications+1 more
Regions
Tectia SSH Server
Global
StrongDM
Global
Vendor
Company
Tectia SSH Server
SSH Communications SecurityStrongDM
StrongDMHeadquarters
Tectia SSH Server
Helsinki, FinlandStrongDM
Burlingame, California, USACompany size
Tectia SSH Server
201-500StrongDM
500+Founded
Tectia SSH Server
1995StrongDM
2015