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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Thales payShield by Thales View product | HashiCorp Vault by HashiCorp View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Thales payShield is a payment hardware security module for payment transaction processing and EMV chip verification. See features and Encryption alternatives. | HashiCorp Vault covers dynamic secrets, data encryption as a service and PKI certificate engine for centralized secrets storage. Compare top Encryption tools. |
| Product type | Payment Hardware Security Module | Secrets & Encryption Management Platform |
| Best for | Banking, Financial Services, Retail, Merchant Acquirers, Payment Processors | Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Government, Cross-industry |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | HybridOn-Premise | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Hybrid; Dedicated 1U/2U physical hardware security appliance | Cloud (SaaS); Self-Hosted; Hybrid; HCP Vault SaaS; Self-hosted cluster; Kubernetes Helm |
| Data residency | US; EU; UK; APAC; Global | Multi-region cloud; customer-hosted |
| 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 | Banking Data CentersFinancial Clouds | CloudHybridKubernetesContainersVMs |
| Compliance | PCI HSMFIPS 140-2 Level 3PCI PIN | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2GDPRHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Base24PostilionFISFiservVisaMastercard networks | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudKubernetesTerraformOktaGitHub |
| Industries | BankingFinancial ServicesRetailMerchant AcquirersPayment Processors | Financial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyRetailGovernmentCross-industry |
| Regions | Global | GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeAsia-Pacific |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Thales | HashiCorp |
| Headquarters | Paris, France | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 250,000+ (parent: IBM) |
| Founded | 1893 | 2012 |
Overview
What it is
Thales payShield
Thales payShield is a payment hardware security module for payment transaction processing and EMV chip verification. See features and Encryption alternatives.HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault covers dynamic secrets, data encryption as a service and PKI certificate engine for centralized secrets storage. Compare top Encryption tools.Product type
Thales payShield
Payment Hardware Security ModuleHashiCorp Vault
Secrets & Encryption Management PlatformBest for
Thales payShield
Banking, Financial Services, Retail, Merchant Acquirers, Payment ProcessorsHashiCorp Vault
Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Government, Cross-industryPricing
Pricing model
Thales payShield
Contact VendorHashiCorp Vault
Contact VendorFree trial
Thales payShield
Free trial: noHashiCorp Vault
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Thales payShield
HashiCorp Vault
Deployment details
Thales payShield
On-premises; Hybrid; Dedicated 1U/2U physical hardware security applianceHashiCorp Vault
Cloud (SaaS); Self-Hosted; Hybrid; HCP Vault SaaS; Self-hosted cluster; Kubernetes HelmData residency
Thales payShield
US; EU; UK; APAC; GlobalHashiCorp Vault
Multi-region cloud; customer-hostedKey features
What it offers
Thales payShield
- Payment transaction cryptography
- PIN issuance and routing
- EMV chip support
- Point-to-point encryption
- Payment transaction processing
- EMV chip verification
- PIN translation
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
Platform & access
API access
Thales payShield
API access: yesHashiCorp Vault
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Thales payShield
SSO: yesHashiCorp Vault
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Thales payShield
RBAC: yesHashiCorp Vault
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Thales payShield
Multi-tenant: yesHashiCorp Vault
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Thales payShield
Mobile app: noHashiCorp Vault
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Thales payShield
HashiCorp Vault
Compliance
Thales payShield
HashiCorp Vault
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Thales payShield
HashiCorp Vault
Industries
Thales payShield
HashiCorp Vault
Regions
Thales payShield
HashiCorp Vault
Vendor
Company
Thales payShield
ThalesHashiCorp Vault
HashiCorpHeadquarters
Thales payShield
Paris, FranceHashiCorp Vault
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Thales payShield
80,000+HashiCorp Vault
250,000+ (parent: IBM)Founded
Thales payShield
1893HashiCorp Vault
2012