Encryption vendors
We list 50 companies active in encryption and key management, and 19 of them have it as their main focus. 5 are public, 14 are owned by another company and 31 are private. Most are based in the United States (22) and Germany (5). The oldest, Thales Cyber Solutions, was founded in 1893. By revenue from annual reports, the largest company here is Open Text Corporation ($5.2bn in FY2026).
By countryUnited States 22
Companies focused on encryption and key management
19 companies| Company | Based in | Founded | Size | Ownership | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sectra Sectra provides medical imaging IT and cybersecurity solutions for healthcare and critical infrastructure. | Linköping, Sweden | 1978 | 500 staff | Public, SECT-B | |
Cybertrust Cybertrust is a Japanese company that provides trust services and security products. | Tokyo, Japan | 1995 | Public, 4498 | ||
Entropya Entropya provides post-quantum encrypted networks and concealment for governments and critical infrastructure. | Rüschlikon, Switzerland | Private | |||
GuardingPearSoftware GuardingPearSoftware creates security and anti-cheat tools for Unity game developers. | Münster, Germany | 2017 | Private | ||
Symmatrics Symmatrics provides one-time pad encryption products for data in transit and at rest. | Tysons Corner, United States | Private | |||
Trezor Trezor makes hardware wallets that keep cryptocurrency private keys offline and secure. | Prague, Czech Republic | 2013 | Owned by SatoshiLabs Group | ||
VaultDB VaultDB is an encrypted database engine that seals records before storage and allows search without decryption. | Zürich, Switzerland | 2026 | Owned by Clavitor | ||
Adamanture Adamanture designs hardware and software for data security, including encryption and identity systems. | Chennai, India | 2026 | Private | ||
BlackBerry Certicom BlackBerry subsidiary providing cryptographic key management, managed PKI and code signing for vehicle supply chains and in-car networks. | Mississauga, Canada | 1985 | Owned by BlackBerry | ||
Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography COSIC provides expertise in digital security and industrial cryptography, conducting research and education. | Belgium | 1979 | Owned by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | ||
DigiCert DigiCert provides digital certificates and PKI solutions to secure websites, devices, software, and digital content. | Lehi, United States | Private | |||
Fortanix Provides a data and AI security platform built on confidential computing to protect data in use. | Santa Clara, United States | Private | |||
Keyfactor Keyfactor provides software for managing machine identities and cryptographic keys. | Independence, United States | Private | |||
Lattix Technologies Corp Lattix Technologies Corp provides data security with encryption, policy, and audit trails. | Culpeper, United States | 2024 | Private | ||
QNu Labs QNu Labs builds quantum-safe cryptography products including QKD, QRNG and post-quantum cryptography. | Bengaluru, India | 2016 | Private | ||
QuintessenceLabs QuintessenceLabs provides quantum cybersecurity solutions for data protection and encryption. | Canberra, Australia | 2008 | Private | ||
S Safenet Thales provides cybersecurity products and services to protect data, applications, and identities. | Riverside, United States | 1983 | Owned by Thales | ||
SSL.com SSL.com issues digital certificates and provides PKI solutions for secure communications and content. | Houston, United States | 2002 | Private | ||
Utimaco Utimaco provides hardware security modules, encryption, and key management for data protection and critical infrastructure. | Aachen, Germany | 1989 | Owned by SGT Capital |
Also active in encryption and key management
31 companies| Company | Based in | Founded | Size | Ownership | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Text Corporation OpenText provides software and services for managing information across an organisation. | Waterloo, Canada | 1991 | Public, OTEX | $5.2bn (FY2026) | |
Rambus Chip IP company licensing automotive-grade hardware security modules, MACsec engines and key provisioning for vehicle chips. | San Jose, United States | Public, RMBS | $707.6m (FY2025) | ||
IBM IBM is a technology company that sells software, infrastructure, and consulting services. | Armonk, United States | 1911 | 352,600 staff | Public, IBM | |
Thales Cyber Solutions Cybersecurity division of the Thales Group, with ANSSI, CREST, FedRAMP 3PAO, and NATO-cleared personnel. Defence, government, and critical infrastructure penetration testing worldwide. | Paris, France | 1893 | 83,020 staff | Owned by Thales | |
Kiteworks Kiteworks provides a platform for secure data exchange and governance across email, file sharing, and APIs. | San Mateo, United States | 1999 | 530 staff | Private | |
Buypass Buypass AS is a Norwegian company that provides secure digital identity, electronic signature and payment services. | Oslo, Norway | 2001 | 90 staff | Owned by Total Specific Solutions | |
PreVeil PreVeil provides end-to-end encrypted email and file sharing for defence and regulated industries. | Boston, United States | 2015 | 25 staff | Private | |
Doppler Doppler provides a secrets management platform for developers, AI agents, and automated workflows. | San Francisco, United States | 2018 | Private | ||
Egress Software Technologies Ltd Egress provides cloud email security that uses adaptive controls to stop phishing and data loss. | London, United Kingdom | 2007 | Part of KnowBe4 | ||
Emproof Bochum software firm hardening embedded and ECU firmware binaries against reverse engineering and exploitation, with ASIL-D certification. | Bochum, Germany | Private | |||
genua GmbH genua GmbH is a German IT security company that protects critical and highly sensitive digital infrastructures. | Kirchheim bei München, Germany | 1992 | Owned by Bundesdruckerei | ||
HashiCorp HashiCorp provides multi-cloud infrastructure automation tools. | San Francisco, United States | 2012 | Part of IBM | ||
Infisical Provides a platform for managing application secrets, certificates and privileged access. | San Francisco, United States | 2022 | Private | ||
IronWiFi IronWiFi sells a cloud-based network identity platform for WiFi authentication and access control. | Orlando, United States | 2014 | Private | ||
LuxSci LuxSci provides secure email, marketing and forms for healthcare organisations. | Boston, United States | 1999 | Owned by Main Capital Partners | ||
Mailprotector Provides email security products for managed service providers, including filtering, encryption and DMARC tools. | Greenville, United States | 2000 | Private | ||
OmniTrust Provides a platform for managing cryptographic trust across devices, systems and AI. | Ashburn, United States | 2010 | Private | ||
Opaque Systems Provides a trust layer that lets organisations run AI on sensitive data with hardware-enforced governance and verifiable proof. | San Francisco, United States | Owned by Anthropic | |||
Proton Proton provides encrypted email, VPN, cloud storage, and other privacy services. | Geneva, Switzerland | 2014 | Private | ||
S SmartKeeper SmartKeeper is a security company that sells endpoint protection and control products. | Seoul, South Korea | 2001 | Private | ||
Stormshield Stormshield provides cybersecurity solutions for networks, endpoints, data, and industrial environments. | Issy-les-Moulineaux, France | Private | |||
SYSGO PikeOS hypervisor maker offering a secure vehicle gateway platform with firewall and IDS, plus a host-based IDS. | Klein-Winternheim, Germany | 1991 | Part of Thales Cyber Solutions | ||
Virtru Virtru provides encryption and access control for email, files, and SaaS applications. | Washington, United States | 2012 | Private | ||
wolfSSL Embedded cryptography firm whose wolfHSM ports its crypto library to automotive hardware security modules in ECUs. | Edmonds, Washington, United States | 2004 | Private | ||
Akeyless Akeyless provides identity security for machines, AI agents, and humans. | New York, United States | 2018 | Private | ||
Echoworx Echoworx provides email encryption and secure communication services for regulated enterprises. | Toronto, Canada | 2000 | Private | ||
eMudhra Provides digital signature, public key infrastructure and identity authentication services to enterprises and governments. | Bengaluru, India | 2008 | Private | ||
M Microsec Hungarian trust service provider operating V2X certificate systems for carmakers and road operators in Europe and North America. | Budapest, Hungary | 1984 | Private | ||
P Penta Security Penta Security develops web application firewalls, encryption and authentication products for enterprises and government agencies. | South Korea | 1997 | Private | ||
SAESOL Tech Korean maker of V2X security software, including certificate management servers, vehicle security clients and misbehaviour detection. | Anyang, South Korea | 2021 | Private | ||
securagen.ai Builds cryptographic validation, information intelligence, regulatory assurance and sovereign AI products for defence and government. | Athens, Greece | 2025 | Private |
Recent deals in encryption and key management
All encryption and key management dealsAcquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Amounts are in US dollars.