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Boundary vs Bastillion: catalog facts
Boundary	Bastillion
Freemium Community Edition can be self-hosted for free; HCP Boundary is a paid hosted service with…	Freemium Free for up to five registered systems; paid licences beyond that.
Windows, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Access based on user identity and role instead of network location Session visibility and audit logs	Centralized SSH key management Recorded, replayable sessions for auditing
Takes real infrastructure work to deploy and run Aimed at organisations rather than individuals	Source available, not open source Free use limited to five registered systems
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Closed source
License: BUSL-1.1	License: Source available
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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