Fornetix VaultCore vs SAP Data Custodian Key Management Service

Fornetix VaultCore is an encryption key management ecosystem that automates key lifecycle work across an enterprise. It combines attribute-based and role-based access controls with a policy engine that arranges the enterprise in a hierarchy intended to support security-standard compliance. VaultCore supports more than one hundred million encryption keys. It connects directly to systems using KMIP, and its Orchestration Gateway converts KMIP commands into APIs for systems that do not. Gateway plugins include AWS, Microsoft Azure, and F5, with support for custom proprietary systems. Deployment choices include hardware, virtual, and cloud appliances, plus the Orchestration Gateway. Listed interfaces range from a graphical user interface, command line, and REST services to KMIP API, client and agent, and HSM PKCS#11. Cloud capabilities include Bring Your Own Key, Cloud Access Security Brokers, multi-cloud, and VMware and AWS cloud containers. VaultCore can respond to Splunk SIEM alerts with rapid rekeying and create audit logs in Common Event Format. Pricing is on request, and a 30-day free trial is advertised. The listed software version is 2.6.2, with technical support ending June 30, 2026.

SAP Data Custodian Key Management Service is a cloud service accessed through the web for managing cryptographic keys. It supports three listed key types: AES, RSA, and ECC. Automated key rotation changes keys according to the service’s rotation capability, while key audit logs provide records of key-related activity. The service supports external key control and also lists a combined external-and-other control option, giving organizations more than one way to handle control of keys. Its deployment model is cloud, and its platform is web. SAP sells the service on a paid basis. Pricing is available on request, and no free plan is listed. Organizations can use the service as a web-based cloud option when AES, RSA, or ECC management, rotation, control choices, and audit logging are requirements.