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Boundary vs ShellHub: catalog facts
Boundary	ShellHub
Freemium Community Edition can be self-hosted for free; HCP Boundary is a paid hosted service with…	Freemium The community edition is free to self-host; an enterprise edition is also offered.
Windows, Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Access based on user identity and role instead of network location Session visibility and audit logs	Central SSH access to many Linux devices from one place Agent-based design suited to edge devices
Takes real infrastructure work to deploy and run Aimed at organisations rather than individuals	Requires running and maintaining your own server Focused on Linux devices
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	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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