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BeyondTrust vs HashiCorp

BeyondTrust sells privileged access management and identity security solutions, and says it discovers, onboards, secures, and right-sizes privileges across an enterprise. HashiCorp sells The Infrastructure Cloud, an integrated platform that turns Infrastructure Lifecycle Management and Security Lifecycle Management into code. CISO Tribune files both under Privileged access management and Non-human identity security. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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BeyondTrust vs HashiCorp: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
BeyondTrustBeyondTrust sells privileged access management and identity security solutions, and says it discovers, onboards, secures, and right-sizes privileges across an enterprise.beyondtrust.comHashiCorpHashiCorp sells The Infrastructure Cloud, an integrated platform that turns Infrastructure Lifecycle Management and Security Lifecycle Management into code.hashicorp.com
What it sells
  • Password Safe[6][9]Enterprise password management for privileged credentials and secrets.
  • Endpoint Privilege Management[6][10]Enforces least privilege dynamically to prevent malware, ransomware, and identity-based attacks.
  • Privileged Remote Access[7][11][13][18][20]Provides just-in-time access to cloud, on-premises, and OT environments.
  • AI Agent Security[6][16][21]Extends privileged-action enforcement to AI agents at runtime.
  • Entitle[6][7]Automates cloud permissions management.
  • Vault[1][4][7][8][9]Vault is used for secrets management operations.
  • Boundary[1][7][8]Boundary brokers credentials to targets through external credential sources such as HashiCorp Vault.
  • HCP Terraform[4][6][10][11]HCP Terraform provisions cloud resources through automation.
  • Terraform Enterprise[10]Terraform Enterprise is an infrastructure as code tool.
  • Infragraph[4]Infragraph gives a view of a hybrid estate through a knowledge graph.
  • Packer[8]Packer workflows are used for image compliance in Azure.
  • HashiCorp Cloud PlatformHCP is a unified suite of SaaS products for infrastructure and security lifecycle management.
Categories
Headquarters
Johns Creek, United States[3]Not stated on its pages
Founded
Not stated on its pages2012[2]
Ownership and funding
Owned by Francisco Partners since 2018[2][14][15]Owned by IBM since 2025[3][6][11][12][15][16]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • October 21, 2026BeyondTrust announced general availability of AI Agent Security on its Pathfinder Platform, together with new Phantom Labs research on AI agent activity.[21]
  • July 9, 2026BeyondTrust announced NHI Governance, a new solution on its Pathfinder platform for governing non-human identities across cloud, SaaS, endpoint and on-premises environments.[4]
  • October 27, 2026HashiCorp introduced the Terraform Developer Portal in public preview, according to a post listed on its Terraform blog.[15]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[16]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, BeyondTrust sells mainly to organizations that need to secure privileged access for human, machine, and AI agent identities. BeyondTrust also addresses vendors, outsourcers, and managed service providers that need access tools for customer systems. BeyondTrust also offers OT security solutions for industrial networks and critical infrastructure. Password Safe secures credentials across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.Organizations can implement The Infrastructure Cloud through the HashiCorp Cloud Platform, self-managed solutions, or a combination, across a hybrid environment. Customers named on its pages include a company that partners with medical organizations and an Italian telecommunications company. HCP Terraform is described with minimum privileges for developers, cloud engineers, and operations managers.
Last verified
November 2, 2026October 21, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Privileged access management is the primary category of both BeyondTrust and HashiCorp; both are also filed under Non-human identity security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • HashiCorp is also filed under Secrets detection.
  • BeyondTrust lists Password Safe, Endpoint Privilege Management, Privileged Remote Access, AI Agent Security and Entitle. HashiCorp lists Vault, Boundary, HCP Terraform, Terraform Enterprise, Infragraph and 2 more.
  • BeyondTrust is headquartered in Johns Creek, United States.
  • HashiCorp was founded in 2012.
  • BeyondTrust is owned by Francisco Partners, since 2018. HashiCorp is owned by IBM, since 2025.

How they differ

CISO Tribune files both BeyondTrust and HashiCorp under Privileged access management as the primary category, and also under Non-human identity security. BeyondTrust sells privileged access tools including Password Safe, Endpoint Privilege Management, Privileged Remote Access, AI Agent Security and Entitle. HashiCorp sells Vault for secrets management and Boundary, which brokers credentials to targets through external sources such as Vault. HashiCorp also sells infrastructure products, including HCP Terraform, Terraform Enterprise, Infragraph and Packer, and organizes its products into Infrastructure and Security portfolios.

The overlap is in credentials and secrets: BeyondTrust's Password Safe stores privileged credentials, including DevOps secrets and SSH keys, and rotates privileged passwords by policy. BeyondTrust's offerings center on privileged access across human, machine and AI agent identities, with its Pathfinder Platform tying them together. HashiCorp describes The Infrastructure Cloud, which turns Infrastructure Lifecycle Management and Security Lifecycle Management into code. BeyondTrust is headquartered in Johns Creek, United States, and has been owned by Francisco Partners since 2018. HashiCorp was founded in 2012 and has been owned by IBM since 2025.

BeyondTrust names DXC Technology, Texas A&M University and Keller Group as customers. HashiCorp's pages name Vodafone Italy, which uses HCP Terraform, and AGL, which used Terraform Enterprise. On October 21, 2026, BeyondTrust announced general availability of AI Agent Security on its Pathfinder Platform. On October 27, 2026, HashiCorp introduced the Terraform Developer Portal in public preview.

What it sells: BeyondTrust

What Password Safe does[6][9]
Password Safe onboards and manages the privileged credentials and secrets that employees depend on. It stores privileged credentials, including DevOps secrets and SSH keys, and rotates privileged passwords by policy. Password Safe also monitors, audits, and manages privileged sessions.
What Endpoint Privilege Management does[6][10]
Endpoint Privilege Management removes local admin rights and controls root access across Windows and Mac desktops and Linux and Windows Servers. It is described as reducing the cyberattack surface and protecting against malware, ransomware, insider threats and identity-based attacks.
What Privileged Remote Access does[7][11][13][18][20]
Privileged Remote Access gives IT teams automated, rule-based access provisioning without VPN setups. It connects employees, contractors, and vendors to critical systems from anywhere while enforcing least privilege access.
What AI Agent Security does[6][16][21]
AI Agent Security provides vendor-agnostic governance across Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, internal models, and other agentic tools. Policies for AI agents are applied at the endpoint, before the action completes.
What Entitle does[6][7]
Entitle automates cloud permissions management with just-in-time access controls. It offers self-service access requests, permission bundling, and 100+ integrations.

What it sells: HashiCorp

What Boundary does[1][7][8]
Boundary integrates with external credential sources such as HashiCorp Vault to broker credentials to targets. HashiCorp describes using Boundary to automatically discover target hosts and services for access to on-demand infrastructure.
What HCP Terraform does[4][6][10][11]
HCP Terraform enables automated provisioning of cloud resources. Vodafone Italy uses HCP Terraform to create databases, set up its repository and team structure on GitHub, and create CI/CD pipelines.
What Terraform Enterprise does[10]
Terraform Enterprise helped AGL create configuration files to define infrastructure. AGL chose Terraform Enterprise over the community edition because of its enterprise-specific features.
What Infragraph does[4]
Infragraph delivers a single pane of glass view of a hybrid estate through a centralized, event-driven knowledge graph. HCP Terraform Standard and Premium customers now have access to Infragraph.
What HashiCorp Cloud Platform does
The HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) is a unified suite of SaaS products that automate the lifecycle management of the infrastructure and security supporting critical applications. Organizations can implement The Infrastructure Cloud through HCP, self-managed solutions, or a combination of the two.

Questions about BeyondTrust and HashiCorp

What do BeyondTrust and HashiCorp sell?
BeyondTrust sells Password Safe, Endpoint Privilege Management, Privileged Remote Access, AI Agent Security and Entitle. HashiCorp sells Vault, Boundary, HCP Terraform, Terraform Enterprise, Infragraph and 2 more.
Are BeyondTrust and HashiCorp in the same category?
Yes. Privileged access management is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Where are BeyondTrust and HashiCorp headquartered?
BeyondTrust is headquartered in Johns Creek, United States.
When were BeyondTrust and HashiCorp founded?
HashiCorp was founded in 2012.
Who owns BeyondTrust and HashiCorp?
BeyondTrust is owned by Francisco Partners, since 2018. HashiCorp is owned by IBM, since 2025.
Who are BeyondTrust and HashiCorp sold to?
From its own pages, BeyondTrust sells mainly to organizations that need to secure privileged access for human, machine, and AI agent identities. Organizations can implement The Infrastructure Cloud through the HashiCorp Cloud Platform, self-managed solutions, or a combination, across a hybrid environment.
What have BeyondTrust and HashiCorp announced recently?
October 21, 2026: BeyondTrust announced general availability of AI Agent Security on its Pathfinder Platform, together with new Phantom Labs research on AI agent activity. October 27, 2026: HashiCorp introduced the Terraform Developer Portal in public preview, according to a post listed on its Terraform blog.

About BeyondTrust

BeyondTrust sells privileged access management and identity security solutions, and says it discovers, onboards, secures, and right-sizes privileges across an enterprise. BeyondTrust Identity Security and Privileged Access Management solutions are deployed for security, service desk, compliance, and industry-specific use cases. BeyondTrust says it has 20 years of privilege-centric identity security for thousands of customers.[5][8][16]

BeyondTrust says the BeyondTrust Pathfinder Platform unifies PAM, ITDR, Secrets Management, CIEM, and Secure Remote Access so that identities can be seen, understood, and controlled as a single, connected system. The apps named under the platform are Identity Security Insights, AI Agent Security, Entitle, Secure Remote Access, Endpoint Privilege Management, Password Safe, and Workload Credentials. Identity Security Insights correlates data from BeyondTrust and third-party solutions to provide a single, unified view of all identities, accounts, elevated access, and Paths to Privilege. BeyondTrust says Pathfinder Intelligence is its AI assistant and identity expert, built into the platform. The BeyondTrust Pathfinder Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables Pathfinder Intelligence and other AI agents to orchestrate privilege-safe actions.[6][7][10][17]

BeyondTrust says AI agents request access, execute actions, and escalate privileges at machine speed. BeyondTrust discovers agentic identities across AWS, Azure, Google, OpenAI, Salesforce, and ServiceNow, then enforces the same privilege controls that secure human administrators. AI Agent Security extends proven privileged-action enforcement to AI agents at runtime. Policies for AI agents are applied at the endpoint, before the action completes. AI Agent Security provides vendor-agnostic governance across Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, internal models, and other agentic tools. AI agent discovery covers shadow AI, sub-agents, skills, and MCP servers running across endpoints.[6][16][19]

Password Safe is the BeyondTrust enterprise password management product. Password Safe onboards and manages privileged credentials and secrets, including DevOps secrets and SSH keys, and rotates privileged passwords by policy. Password Safe manages service account passwords and credentials for cloud services, app to app access, RPA workflows, agentic AI, and other non-human accounts. Password Safe also monitors, audits, and manages privileged sessions. Endpoint Privilege Management enforces least privilege dynamically to prevent malware, ransomware, and identity-based attacks. Endpoint Privilege Management removes local admin rights and controls root access across Windows and Mac desktops and Linux and Windows Servers. Entitle automates cloud permissions management with just-in-time access controls.[7][9][10][20]

Privileged Remote Access gives IT teams automated, rule-based access provisioning without VPN setups. BeyondTrust says Privileged Remote Access connects employees, contractors, and vendors to critical systems from anywhere. Remote Support complements Privileged Remote Access with screen sharing, remote camera sharing, and more for vendors, all within the BeyondTrust Pathfinder Platform. BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access enables organizations to secure industrial networks, while allowing the use of local tools to maintain user workflows.[7][13][18]

BeyondTrust says its solutions help enable NIST's seven core tenets of zero trust by identifying and securing every privileged user, asset, and session across a digital estate. BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access and Remote Support are FedRAMP authorized. BeyondTrust has completed an IRAP assessment for four of its solutions against the Australian Government Information Security Manual's PROTECTED level controls. BeyondTrust supports SOX compliance with privilege-centric identity security solutions to control who accesses which resources, and for how long. BeyondTrust says it has provided solutions and guidance to help customers align with the NIST CSF 2.0 framework.[11][19]

ivision is named as a BeyondTrust customer. DXC Technology is a named customer. Texas A&M University is a named customer. Keller Group is a named customer.[1][5][6][7][8][10][12][13][18]

BeyondTrust on the record

Sources

BeyondTrust full record

  1. [1]OverviewBeyondTrust · beyondtrust.com · published March 23, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Beyondtrust completes transaction with clearlake capital and francisco partnersBeyondTrust · beyondtrust.com · published August 17, 2021 · Tier A
  3. [3]Beyondtrust recognized in the atlanta business chronicles 2021 pacesetters awards for fastest growing companiesBeyondTrust · beyondtrust.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]BeyondTrust Extends Privileged Access Leadership with Release of NHI Governance for Every Non-Human and AI IdentityBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Identity Security and Privileged Access Management (PAM) Solutions | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Identity and Access SecurityBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Pathfinder Platform | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]SaaS | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Enterprise Password Management | Password Safe | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Endpoint Privilege Management | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Align with IT Compliance Mandates | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Industry Solutions | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Operational Technology (OT) Security Solutions | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]BeyondTrust Remote Support Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier C
  15. [15]BeyondTrust Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier C
  16. [16]AI Agent Security | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]AI Security Solutions for Agents and Workloads | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Third Party Remote Access | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]Zero Trust Solutions | Privileged Access & Identity Security | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Privileged Remote Access | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  21. [21]BeyondTrust AI Agent Security Now Generally AvailableBeyondTrust · published October 21, 2026 · Tier A

HashiCorp full record

  1. [1]hashicorp.comHashiCorp · hashicorp.com · undated page, accessed October 21, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]AboutHashiCorp · hashicorp.com · undated page, accessed October 21, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]PressHashiCorp · hashicorp.com · undated page, accessed October 21, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]HashiCorp | An IBM CompanyHashiCorp · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]HCP Brand Guidelines - Product LogosHashiCorp · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]HashiCorp Product PricingHashiCorp · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Topics in the Security categoryHashiCorp · published October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Security with HashiCorp and Microsoft AzureHashiCorp · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]HashiCorp - athenahealthHashiCorp · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]HashiCorp - AGL EnergyHashiCorp · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]HashiCorp - Vodafone ItalyHashiCorp · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Privacy at HashiCorpHashiCorp · published April 20, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Security at HashiCorpHashiCorp · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Technical Support Services and PoliciesHashiCorp · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]The Stack by HashiCorpHashiCorp · published October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]IBM Terraform (formerly HashiCorp Terraform) Reviews 2026G2 · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier C

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