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| Product | Venafi SSH Protect by CyberArk View product | StrongDM by StrongDM View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Venafi SSH Protect by CyberArk is a SSH key management. Key features include risk analysis. Compare deployment, integrations and top PAM 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 | SSH Key Management | Zero Trust Infrastructure Access Management Platform |
| Best for | Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Technology, Telecommunications | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Retail, Telecommunications, Media |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Self-hosted; Cloud (SaaS); Self-hosted; SaaS | Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Gateway; Cloud control plane with self-hosted gateways (Docker, Linux) |
| Data residency | Customer-controlled (self-hosted) | 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: 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 | LinuxUnixWindows (OpenSSH) | Linux serversWindowsmacOSKubernetesSQL/NoSQL databasesCloud CLIs |
| Compliance | Supports PCI DSS, SOX, NIST SP 800-53 and NISTIR 7966 SSH access controls | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSSGDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Linux and Unix serversCyberArk Privileged Access ManagerSIEM toolsServiceNow | OktaMicrosoft Entra IDAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQLMySQLKubernetes+1 more |
| Industries | Financial ServicesGovernmentHealthcareTechnologyTelecommunications | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareE-commerceRetailTelecommunications+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | CyberArk | StrongDM |
| Headquarters | Newton, Massachusetts, USA | Burlingame, California, USA |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 500+ |
| Founded | 1999 | 2015 |
Overview
What it is
Venafi SSH Protect
Venafi SSH Protect by CyberArk is a SSH key management. Key features include risk analysis. Compare deployment, integrations and top PAM 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
Venafi SSH Protect
SSH Key ManagementStrongDM
Zero Trust Infrastructure Access Management PlatformBest for
Venafi SSH Protect
Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Technology, TelecommunicationsStrongDM
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Retail, Telecommunications, MediaPricing
Pricing model
Venafi SSH Protect
Contact VendorStrongDM
Contact VendorFree trial
Venafi SSH Protect
Free trial: noStrongDM
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Venafi SSH Protect
SaaSCloudOn-Premise
StrongDM
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
Venafi SSH Protect
Self-hosted; Cloud (SaaS); Self-hosted; SaaSStrongDM
Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Gateway; Cloud control plane with self-hosted gateways (Docker, Linux)Data residency
Venafi SSH Protect
Customer-controlled (self-hosted)StrongDM
United States; European UnionKey features
What it offers
Venafi SSH Protect
- SSH key discovery
- Trust relationship mapping
- Risk analysis (weak, orphaned, duplicate keys)
- Automated key rotation
- Policy enforcement
- SSH certificate authority
- Audit logging
- SSH key inventory
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
Venafi SSH Protect
API access: yesStrongDM
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Venafi SSH Protect
SSO: yesStrongDM
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Venafi SSH Protect
RBAC: yesStrongDM
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Venafi SSH Protect
Multi-tenant: yesStrongDM
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Venafi SSH Protect
Mobile app: noStrongDM
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Venafi SSH Protect
LinuxUnixWindows (OpenSSH)
StrongDM
Linux serversWindowsmacOSKubernetesSQL/NoSQL databasesCloud CLIs
Compliance
Venafi SSH Protect
Supports PCI DSS, SOX, NIST SP 800-53 and NISTIR 7966 SSH access controls
StrongDM
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSSGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Venafi SSH Protect
Linux and Unix serversCyberArk Privileged Access ManagerSIEM toolsServiceNow
StrongDM
OktaMicrosoft Entra IDAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQLMySQLKubernetes+1 more
Industries
Venafi SSH Protect
Financial ServicesGovernmentHealthcareTechnologyTelecommunications
StrongDM
TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareE-commerceRetailTelecommunications+1 more
Regions
Venafi SSH Protect
Global
StrongDM
Global
Vendor
Company
Venafi SSH Protect
CyberArkStrongDM
StrongDMHeadquarters
Venafi SSH Protect
Newton, Massachusetts, USAStrongDM
Burlingame, California, USACompany size
Venafi SSH Protect
5,000+StrongDM
500+Founded
Venafi SSH Protect
1999StrongDM
2015