# Akeyless vs Infisical

| Attribute | Akeyless | Infisical |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 66.7 (69% (medium)) | 68.9 (67% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 29,735 |
| 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}]` | `[{"answer":"A secrets management solution that provides a single, encrypted repository for storing and controlling access to application credentials, certificates, and privileged access. It enables teams to automatically sync, rotate, and audit secrets across cloud, on-premises, and AI infrastructure while enforcing fine-grained access controls and approval workflows. It is indexed under Secrets Management Tools.","source":"https://infisical.com/blog/hashicorp-vault-pricing","question":"What is Infisical?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Infisical offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per identity per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://infisical.com/","question":"Is Infisical free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Infisical supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://infisical.com/blog/hashicorp-vault-pricing","question":"What platforms does Infisical support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Infisical can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://infisical.com/blog/hashicorp-vault-pricing","question":"Can Infisical be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Infisical, including Checkly, Vercel, AWS, GitHub, Datadog and Anthropic. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://infisical.com/blog/hashicorp-vault-pricing","question":"What does Infisical integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Infisical. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Infisical not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://infisical.com/","question":"What security certifications does Infisical have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Infisical is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://infisical.com/","question":"Where is Infisical available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A secrets management solution that provides access control capabilities for securing credentials and sensitive data within organizational systems. | Open-source platform for centralizing and securing application secrets, certificate lifecycle, and privileged access management. Includes automatic secret rotation, dynamic secret generation, and integration with deployment tools and infrastructure platforms. |
| 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}` | `{"pki_ca":true,"hosting":"both","tool_type":"store","audit_logging":true,"fips_validated":true,"dynamic_secrets":true,"secret_rotation":true,"open_source_core":true,"kubernetes_native":true,"fine_grained_policy":true,"encryption_as_a_service":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 60 |
| 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"}]` | `[{"name":"Checkly"},{"name":"Vercel"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat"},{"name":"Docker","native":true,"category":"container"},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true,"category":"container-orchestration"},{"name":"Terraform","native":true,"category":"infrastructure"},{"name":"GitLab","native":true,"category":"source-control"},{"name":"GitHub Actions","native":true,"category":"ci-cd"},{"name":"Okta","native":true,"category":"identity"},{"name":"Active Directory","native":true,"category":"identity"},{"name":"Jira","native":true,"category":"project-management"},{"name":"GCP Certificate Manager","native":true,"category":"certificate-management"},{"name":"LDAP","native":true,"category":"identity"},{"name":"MCP","native":true,"category":"api"},{"name":"Heroku"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Stripe","category":"payments"},{"name":"Keeper"},{"name":"Let's Encrypt"},{"name":"DigiCert"},{"name":"Microsoft AD CS"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.akeyless.io/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:06:41.300Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","summary":"Free, self-hosted","features":["KV secrets storage","dynamic secrets","transit encryption","HTTP API","CLI"],"description":"Self-hosted open-source version with core secrets management features","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Paid Tier","summary":"$18/month per identity with up to 50 integrations","features":["fine-grained RBAC","secret rotation","dynamic secrets","PKI and certificate management","audit logging","SAML SSO"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"identity","amount":18,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Cloud-hosted managed platform with enterprise features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"integrations":"50"}}],"summary":"Free self-hosted tier. Paid starting at $18/month per identity.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://infisical.com/blog/hashicorp-vault-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-10T21:12:23.352Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"identity","amount":18,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":18,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.166.5","date":"2026-10-12T20:28:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.166.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.166.4","date":"2026-10-12T13:14:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.166.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.166.3","date":"2026-10-08T21:26:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.166.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.166.2","date":"2026-10-07T04:13:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.166.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.166.1","date":"2026-10-06T21:55:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.166.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.166.0","date":"2026-10-06T16:51:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.166.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.17","date":"2026-10-05T20:53:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.16","date":"2026-09-23T15:44:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.15","date":"2026-09-22T14:12:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.14","date":"2026-09-21T12:54:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.13","date":"2026-09-18T21:07:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.12","date":"2026-09-16T18:58:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.11","date":"2026-09-15T23:44:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.10","date":"2026-09-11T14:21:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.9","date":"2026-09-10T00:33:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.8","date":"2026-09-08T13:47:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.7","date":"2026-09-07T19:27:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.6","date":"2026-09-04T23:20:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.5","date":"2026-09-04T19:59:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/Infisical/infisical/releases/tag/v0.165.4","date":"2026-09-04T17:46:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.165.4"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"},{"name":"FIPS 140-3","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | 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%2Finfisical%2Finfisical&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Secrets Management Tools)

| Capability | Akeyless | Infisical |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool type | Secret store / engine | Secret store / engine |
| Dynamic (short-lived) secrets | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **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 2026-10-16T19:28:59.884Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*