Comparison

CyberArk Conjur vs External Secrets Operator

On the evidence we track, External Secrets Operator leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
CyberArk Conjur45
External Secrets Operator55
Score
Vioscale score
CyberArk Conjur45 / 100low · 30%
External Secrets Operator55 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tier
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator
Model
CyberArk Conjurcommercial
External Secrets Operatoropen_source
Price level
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operatorfree
Transparent
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator
Integrations
Count
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator8
Reliability
Status page
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator
Adoption
Dependent repos
CyberArk Conjur0
External Secrets Operator5
Github stars
CyberArk Conjur944
External Secrets Operator6,808
Activity
Commits last 30d
CyberArk Conjur6
External Secrets Operator70
Release
Cadence days
CyberArk Conjur49
External Secrets Operator1
History
CyberArk Conjur20 items
External Secrets Operator20 items
License
Spdx
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets OperatorApache-2.0
Language
Primary
CyberArk ConjurRuby
External Secrets OperatorGo

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool type
CyberArk ConjurSecret store / engine
External Secrets OperatorSync / injection
Dynamic (short-lived) secrets
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator-
Deployment
Hosting
CyberArk ConjurSelf-hosted only
External Secrets OperatorCloud + self-hosted
Lifecycle
Automatic secret rotation
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator-
Crypto
Encryption as a service (transit)
CyberArk Conjur-
External Secrets Operator-
Compliance
FIPS 140-2/3 validated crypto
CyberArk Conjur-
External Secrets Operator-
HSM support
CyberArk Conjur-
External Secrets Operator-
Access
Fine-grained / identity-based policy
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator
Governance
Audit logging
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator-
Integration
Kubernetes native (CRD / CSI / K8s auth)
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator
Scope
PKI / certificate authority
CyberArk Conjur-
External Secrets Operator-
Licensing
Open-source core
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity
CyberArk Conjur-
External Secrets Operator-

What each one is

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

CyberArk Conjur

Centralized secrets management platform for hybrid and multicloud environments that provides enterprise-grade storage, automated rotation, and lifecycle controls for application credentials and machine identities.

Independently observed

External Secrets Operator

Leader

External Secrets Operator integrates Kubernetes with third-party secret management services like AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, and others, automatically fetching and injecting secret values into native Kubernetes Secrets.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

CyberArk Conjur

Pricing not documented yet.

External Secrets Operator

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator
Self-hosted
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator
On-premise
CyberArk Conjur
External Secrets Operator

Integrations

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

CyberArk Conjur

Not documented yet.

External Secrets Operator

Leader
8 total
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Google Secrets Manager
  • Azure Key Vault
  • IBM Cloud Secrets Manager
  • Akeyless
  • CyberArk Secrets Manager
  • Pulumi ESC
Independently observed

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