Comparison

Akeyless vs HashiCorp Vault

No clear leader: HashiCorp Vault (67.9) and Akeyless (66.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Akeyless67
HashiCorp Vault68
Score
Vioscale score
Akeyless67 / 100medium · 73%
HashiCorp Vault68 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Model
Akeylessfreemium
HashiCorp Vaultcommercial
Price level
Akeylesslow
HashiCorp Vaultfree
Transparent
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Integrations
Count
Akeyless6
HashiCorp Vault5
Security
Disclosure policy
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Gdpr
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Iso27001
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Pci
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Scorecard
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault6.5
Soc2
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Reliability
Status page
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Adoption
Dependent repos
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault8,444
Github stars
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault36,179
Activity
Commits last 30d
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault100
Release
Cadence days
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault16
History
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault20 items
Language
Primary
Akeyless
HashiCorp VaultGo

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for secrets management tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Tool type
AkeylessSecret store / engine
HashiCorp VaultSecret store / engine
Dynamic (short-lived) secrets
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Deployment
Hosting
AkeylessCloud + self-hosted
HashiCorp VaultCloud + self-hosted
Lifecycle
Automatic secret rotation
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Crypto
Encryption as a service (transit)
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Compliance
FIPS 140-2/3 validated crypto
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault-
HSM support
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Access
Fine-grained / identity-based policy
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Governance
Audit logging
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Integration
Kubernetes native (CRD / CSI / K8s auth)
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault-
Scope
PKI / certificate authority
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault-
Licensing
Open-source core
Akeyless-
HashiCorp Vault
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity
Akeyless-
HashiCorp Vault-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Akeyless

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.

Independently observed

HashiCorp Vault

Provides secure secret storage, dynamic credential generation, encryption services, and fine-grained access control with detailed audit logging for applications and infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Akeyless

SubscriptionFree tier
as of verify ↗

HashiCorp Vault

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
CLI
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Self-hosted
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault
Hybrid
Akeyless
HashiCorp Vault

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Akeyless

6 total
  • AWS Secret Manager
  • Azure Key Vault
  • GCP Secret Manager
  • Kubernetes Secrets
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver
Independently observed

HashiCorp Vault

5 total
  • AWS
  • SQL databases
  • Consul
  • OCI
  • Okta
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.