# Akeyless vs CyberArk Conjur

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Akeyless

| Attribute | Akeyless | CyberArk Conjur |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 66.7 (69% (medium)) | 36.7 (40% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 952 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-native SaaS platform that manages secrets and machine identities across environments, enabling organizations to use short-lived ephemeral credentials instead of static secrets for secure access. It is indexed under Secrets Management Tools.","source":"https://www.akeyless.io/pricing/","question":"What is Akeyless?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Akeyless offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.akeyless.io/pricing/","question":"Is Akeyless free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Akeyless. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.akeyless.io/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Akeyless support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Akeyless can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.akeyless.io/pricing/","question":"Can Akeyless be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Akeyless, including AWS Secret Manager, Azure Key Vault, GCP Secret Manager, Kubernetes Secrets and HashiCorp Vault. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.akeyless.io/pricing/","question":"What does Akeyless integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Akeyless. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Akeyless not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.akeyless.io/blog/access-control-enhancing-compliance-and-security/","question":"What security certifications does Akeyless have?","confidence":0.7}]` | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A secrets management solution that provides access control capabilities for securing credentials and sensitive data within organizational systems. | Conjur secures secrets and manages identity lifecycle using role-based policies and MAML language, providing centralized secret storage and sophisticated access control for cloud infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pki_ca":true,"hosting":"both","tool_type":"store","hsm_support":true,"audit_logging":true,"fips_validated":true,"dynamic_secrets":true,"secret_rotation":true,"kubernetes_native":true,"fine_grained_policy":true,"encryption_as_a_service":true}` | `{"hosting":"self","tool_type":"store","audit_logging":true,"dynamic_secrets":true,"secret_rotation":true,"open_source_core":true,"kubernetes_native":true,"fine_grained_policy":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 0 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS Secret Manager"},{"name":"Azure Key Vault"},{"name":"GCP Secret Manager"},{"name":"Kubernetes Secrets"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Ruby |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.akeyless.io/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:06:41.300Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.conjur.org","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T13:47:28.768Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 49 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.27.0","date":"2026-06-16T16:00:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.27.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.24.0","date":"2025-11-20T20:24:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.24.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.22.3","date":"2025-09-24T21:09:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.22.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.21.6","date":"2025-09-24T21:08:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.21.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.22.2","date":"2025-07-23T18:34:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.22.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.22.1","date":"2025-07-15T18:36:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.22.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.22.0","date":"2025-04-30T17:07:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.21.3","date":"2025-02-19T20:39:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.21.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.21.2","date":"2024-11-22T15:40:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.21.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.21.0.1","date":"2024-09-18T15:07:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.21.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.21.1","date":"2024-09-18T21:14:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.21.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.20.1-4405","date":"2023-08-17T19:56:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.20.1-4405"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.20.0","date":"2023-08-04T21:07:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.19.6-4066","date":"2023-07-06T17:35:00Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.19.6-4066"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v0.0.5-13","date":"2023-07-18T12:47:35Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.0.5-13"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.19.3.1-6","date":"2023-07-13T23:25:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.19.3.1-6"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.19.5","date":"2023-05-17T19:48:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.19.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.19.3","date":"2023-01-26T20:38:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.19.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.19.2","date":"2023-01-18T15:57:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.19.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/cyberark/conjur/releases/tag/v1.19.1","date":"2022-12-08T16:24:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.19.1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"Cryptographic Audit","status":"active","auditor":"professional audit"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 3.9 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://www.akeyless.io/blog/access-control-enhancing-compliance-and-security/ | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcyberark%2Fconjur&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Secrets Management Tools)

| Capability | Akeyless | CyberArk Conjur |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool type | Secret store / engine | Secret store / engine |
| Dynamic (short-lived) secrets | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Self-hosted only |
| **Lifecycle** |  |  |
| Automatic secret rotation | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Crypto** |  |  |
| Encryption as a service (transit) | ✓ | - |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| FIPS 140-2/3 validated crypto | ✓ | - |
| HSM support | ✓ | - |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Fine-grained / identity-based policy | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Audit logging | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Kubernetes native (CRD / CSI / K8s auth) | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Scope** |  |  |
| PKI / certificate authority | ✓ | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source core | - | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| CNCF maturity | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T22:23:37.499Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*