Akamai Enterprise Application Access vs Boundary
Akamai Enterprise Application Access
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| Figure | Akamai Enterprise Application Access | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 5 |
| Spec score · Zero Trust Network Access Software | 8.5 (#9) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Access model | It grants per-application access without giving users network-level access, and user sessions terminate in the cloud. | It centralizes access control, applies role-based permissions, and creates auditable sessions while protecting credentials and network details. |
| Founded | 1998 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Identity integrations | The product integrates with identity providers including Okta, Azure AD, Ping, Google, SAML providers, and Akamai’s cloud IdP. | Boundary supports identity providers including Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Auth0, and other OIDC-compatible providers, as well as LDAP authentication. |
| What it does | Akamai Enterprise Application Access is a cloud-delivered ZTNA service that gives users least-privilege access to private applications based on identity, device posture, and context. | Boundary provides identity-based, authenticated access to servers, databases, applications, and cloud or on-premises infrastructure without direct network access. |
Plans
Akamai Enterprise Application Access
No plans published.
Boundary
- Boundary Community EditionFree
- Boundary Community EditionFree
- HCP Boundary PlusFree
- HCP Boundary StandardFree
- Boundary EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Akamai Enterprise Application Access
Akamai Enterprise Application Access has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Boundary
Boundary provides authenticated, identity-based access to infrastructure without requiring users to connect directly to its underlying network. It supports just-in-time and least-privilege access, role-based authorization, and single sign-on through OIDC or LDAP. Users can reach TCP, SSH, RDP, HTTPS, RDS, Kubernetes, and database targets through familiar clients such as SSH tools, PuTTY, Remote Desktop, database clients, and web browsers. Boundary can broker credentials and integrate with HashiCorp Vault for short-lived dynamic credentials and credential injection. Target discovery can be automated, with dynamic host catalogs for AWS, Azure, and GCP available in HCP Boundary. Deployment options include managed HCP Boundary, optionally with customer-run workers, and self-managed Boundary Enterprise. The Community Edition is listed at free. HCP Boundary Standard and Plus have usage-based billing, with monthly rates per user depending on edition; Standard includes Vault credential injection and audit-log streaming, while Plus adds session recording. Enterprise is self-managed and has full feature parity with HCP Boundary. Boundary supports Terraform, a REST API, CLI, and SDK.