Boundary vs Pragma Fortress SSH Server
Boundary
developer.hashicorp.comPragma Fortress SSH Server
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| Figure | Boundary | Pragma Fortress SSH Server |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 1 |
| Spec score · SSH Server Software | 9.0 (#1) | 8.0 (#13) |
| Authentication | Supported authentication methods are password, OpenID Connect, and LDAP, with OIDC examples including Okta, Auth0, and Microsoft Entra ID. | The server supports key and certificate authentication, including X.509 certificates; its MFA guide describes smartcard and YubiKey access. |
| Founded | 2020 | 1995 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Cedar Park, Texas, USA |
| Purpose | Boundary provides identity-based, authenticated access to infrastructure without requiring users to access the underlying network directly. | Pragma Fortress SSH Server provides remote access to Windows systems via SSH, SFTP, and SCP. |
| Security | Boundary uses TLS or mutual TLS for communications and supports role-based access control, granular scopes, and envelope encryption for sensitive stored data. | The vendor says its crypto library is based on Microsoft’s cryptographic primitives library, which it identifies as FIPS 140-2 certified under NIST certificate 4536. |
Plans
Boundary
- Boundary Community EditionFree
- Boundary Community EditionFree
- HCP Boundary PlusFree
- HCP Boundary StandardFree
- Boundary EnterprisePriced on request
Pragma Fortress SSH Server
- Pragma Fortress SSH Server ENTERPRISE$1,199, paid once
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.
Pragma Fortress SSH Server
Pragma Fortress SSH Server has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.