# Azure Key Vault vs Infisical

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Infisical

| Attribute | Azure Key Vault | Infisical |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 50 (6% (low)) | 68.9 (67% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 29,735 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud service that securely stores and manages cryptographic keys and secrets used by cloud applications and services. It is indexed under Secrets Management Tools.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/offers/savings-plans/","question":"What is Azure Key Vault?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Azure Key Vault, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/offers/savings-plans/","question":"Can Azure Key Vault be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Azure Key Vault. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Azure Key Vault not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Azure Key Vault 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}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud service that securely stores and manages cryptographic keys and secrets used by cloud applications and services. | 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 | `{"hosting":"cloud","tool_type":"store"}` | `{"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 | - | 60 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"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 | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"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 |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | - | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":18,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | 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.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/explore/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 | Azure Key Vault | Infisical |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool type | Secret store / engine | Secret store / engine |
| Dynamic (short-lived) secrets | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | 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 2026-10-16T22:13:12.814Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*