Acra
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About
Acra is ranked #3 of 23 in cloud encryption software on Inferse. It runs on Android, API, iOS, Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $833.33/mo.
Compared on cloud encryption software
- Free plan
- Yescossacklabs.com
- Customer key control
- mixedcossacklabs.com
- External KMS support
- Yescossacklabs.com
- Deployment options
- hybridcossacklabs.com
- Cloud coverage
- cloud-agnosticcossacklabs.com
- Automated key rotation
- Yescossacklabs.com
- Protected data types
- multiplecossacklabs.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Acra protects sensitive data in SQL and NoSQL databases, web applications, and backend applications.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Encryption options
- Acra offers field-level encryption, searchable encryption, tokenization, and data masking.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Deployment forms
- Acra can run as a transparent SQL proxy, an HTTP/gRPC encryption API, or client-side SDKs.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Database support
- AcraServer supports PostgreSQL and MySQL wire protocols, including MySQL 5.7+, PostgreSQL 9.4+, and MariaDB 10.3.docs.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- NoSQL integrations
- The maker lists MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, and TimescaleDB among supported NoSQL/KV data stores.docs.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Key management integrations
- The maker lists Amazon KMS, Google Cloud KMS, HashiCorp Vault, Keywhiz, and HSMs for key storage and management integration.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Intrusion detection
- Acra can detect requests for planted poison records or honeytokens, raise security alarms, and halt decryption.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Audit and SIEM
- Acra provides security logging for SIEM/SOC analytics and a crypto-signed audit log covering access and security events.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Deployment platforms
- Server components run on Linux distributions including CentOS, RHEL, Debian, and Ubuntu, and the maker documents Docker and Kubernetes-compatible images.docs.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Cloud hosting
- Acra is described as cloud-agnostic and actively tested and supported on Google Cloud Platform, AWS, and DigitalOcean.docs.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Windows limitation
- The maker says server-side Acra components should not run on Windows as the host operating system; Windows clients can connect to Acra on a Linux server.docs.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Community Edition limitation
- Acra Community Edition does not support MySQL Protocol X.docs.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes Community Edition as best for prototyping and small-scale projects and Enterprise Edition as suited to large-scale and enterprise deployments.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- The maker offers multiple support tiers and describes integration assistance, solution support, and 24/7 solution support among its offerings.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Evaluation
- The maker offers a free evaluation playground running Acra Enterprise Edition for selected popular use cases.cossacklabs.com · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2014cossacklabs.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdomcossacklabs.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- cossacklabs.com/acra/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- docs.cossacklabs.com/acra/getting-started/availability/· checked 30 Sept 2026




