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Boundary vs Engity's Bifröst: catalog facts
Boundary	Engity's Bifröst
Freemium Community Edition can be self-hosted for free; HCP Boundary is a paid hosted service with…	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Access based on user identity and role instead of network location Session visibility and audit logs	OIDC login without a special SSH client Sessions in per-user Docker containers or Kubernetes Pods
Takes real infrastructure work to deploy and run Aimed at organisations rather than individuals	OIDC login needs a browser and a suitable identity provider Small user community
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License: BUSL-1.1	License: Apache-2.0
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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