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Comparison

External Secrets Operator vs Infisical

On the evidence we track, Infisical leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

External Secrets Operator full profile →Infisical full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
External Secrets Operator55
★Infisical64
Score
Vioscale score
External Secrets Operator55 / 100low · 42%
Infisical64 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
External Secrets Operator✓
Infisical✓
Model
External Secrets Operatoropen_source
Infisicalcommercial
Price level
External Secrets Operatorfree
Infisicalfree
Transparent
External Secrets Operator✓
Infisical✗
Integrations
Count
External Secrets Operator8
Infisical6
Security
Disclosure policy
External Secrets Operator–
Infisical✓
Gdpr
External Secrets Operator–
Infisical✓
Hipaa
External Secrets Operator–
Infisical✓
Scorecard
External Secrets Operator8.2
Infisical–
Soc2
External Secrets Operator–
Infisical✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
External Secrets Operator–
Infisical99.99
Status page
External Secrets Operator–
Infisical✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
External Secrets Operator5
Infisical0
Github stars
External Secrets Operator6,808
Infisical28,974
Activity
Commits last 30d
External Secrets Operator70
Infisical100
Release
Cadence days
External Secrets Operator1
Infisical1
History
External Secrets Operator20 items
Infisical20 items
License
Spdx
External Secrets OperatorApache-2.0
Infisical–
Language
Primary
External Secrets OperatorGo
InfisicalTypeScript
Market
Availability
External Secrets Operator–
InfisicalAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

External Secrets Operator

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

Infisical

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

External Secrets Operator

Open source
as of verify ↗

Infisical

Leader
from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $20/identity/month (annual billing). Free tier available. All paid plans include free trial, no credit card required.

  • FreeFree
    • 5 identities
    • Unlimited projects
    • 100+ integrations
    • Agent Proxy
    • Secret Sharing
    • +6 more
  • Pro$20/identity/month billed annually (13% savings vs monthly)
    • Unlimited identities
    • Unlimited projects
    • Access Controls
    • Secret Rotation
    • SAML SSO
    • +8 more
  • Advanced$40/identity/month billed annually (13% savings vs monthly)
    • Everything in Pro
    • Dynamic Secrets
    • Honey Tokens
    • SOC 2 Type II
    • Higher Rate Limits
    • +7 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Advanced
    • Approval Workflows & Access Requests
    • LDAP
    • SCIM
    • Custom Audit log retention and rate limits
    • +7 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
External Secrets Operator✗
Infisical✓
CLI
External Secrets Operator✓
Infisical✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
External Secrets Operator✓
Infisical✓
Self-hosted
External Secrets Operator✓
Infisical✓
On-premise
External Secrets Operator✓
Infisical✓

Integrations

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

External Secrets Operator

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

Infisical

Leader
6 total
  • Checkly
  • Vercel
  • AWS
  • GitHub
  • Datadog
  • Anthropic
Independently observed

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