Boundary vs Cyolo Zero Trust Access
Boundary
developer.hashicorp.comCyolo Zero Trust Access
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| Figure | Boundary | Cyolo Zero Trust Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 1 |
| Spec score · Zero Trust Network Access Software | 9.0 (#2) | 7.6 (#22) |
| Access controls | Boundary supports just-in-time and least-privilege network access, role-based authorization, and single sign-on through OIDC and LDAP. | Cyolo PRO includes just-in-time access, a credentials vault, MFA for modern and legacy systems, and file-transfer malware protection. |
| Purpose | Boundary provides identity-based, authenticated access to infrastructure without requiring users to access the underlying network directly. | Cyolo’s platform provides secure remote privileged access and Zero Trust microsegmentation for OT and critical infrastructure. |
| Security | Boundary uses TLS or mutual TLS for communications and supports role-based access control, granular scopes, and envelope encryption for sensitive stored data. | Cyolo’s regulatory-compliance page lists MFA, least-privilege and just-in-time access, vendor isolation, end-to-end TLS encryption, monitoring, logging, and session recording among its capabilities. |
Plans
Boundary
- Boundary Community EditionFree
- Boundary Community EditionFree
- HCP Boundary PlusFree
- HCP Boundary StandardFree
- Boundary EnterprisePriced on request
Cyolo Zero Trust Access
- Cyolo PRO / Secure Connectivity PlatformPriced on request
In their own words
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.
Cyolo Zero Trust Access
Cyolo Zero Trust Access has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.