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Comparison

HashiCorp Vault vs Infisical

No clear leader: HashiCorp Vault (67.9) and Infisical (63.8) 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.

HashiCorp Vault full profile →Infisical full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
HashiCorp Vault68
Infisical64
Score
Vioscale score
HashiCorp Vault68 / 100high · 75%
Infisical64 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
Model
HashiCorp Vaultcommercial
Infisicalcommercial
Price level
HashiCorp Vaultfree
Infisicalfree
Transparent
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✗
Integrations
Count
HashiCorp Vault5
Infisical6
Security
Disclosure policy
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
Gdpr
HashiCorp Vault–
Infisical✓
Hipaa
HashiCorp Vault–
Infisical✓
Iso27001
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical–
Scorecard
HashiCorp Vault6.5
Infisical–
Soc2
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
HashiCorp Vault–
Infisical99.99
Status page
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
HashiCorp Vault8,444
Infisical0
Github stars
HashiCorp Vault36,179
Infisical28,974
Activity
Commits last 30d
HashiCorp Vault100
Infisical100
Release
Cadence days
HashiCorp Vault16
Infisical1
History
HashiCorp Vault20 items
Infisical20 items
Language
Primary
HashiCorp VaultGo
InfisicalTypeScript
Market
Availability
HashiCorp Vault–
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
HashiCorp VaultSecret store / engine
InfisicalSecret store / engine
Dynamic (short-lived) secrets
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
Deployment
Hosting
HashiCorp VaultCloud + self-hosted
InfisicalCloud + self-hosted
Lifecycle
Automatic secret rotation
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
Crypto
Encryption as a service (transit)
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical-
Compliance
FIPS 140-2/3 validated crypto
HashiCorp Vault-
Infisical-
HSM support
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical-
Access
Fine-grained / identity-based policy
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
Governance
Audit logging
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
Integration
Kubernetes native (CRD / CSI / K8s auth)
HashiCorp Vault-
Infisical✓
Scope
PKI / certificate authority
HashiCorp Vault-
Infisical-
Licensing
Open-source core
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity
HashiCorp Vault-
Infisical-

What each one is

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

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

Infisical

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.

HashiCorp Vault

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Infisical

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
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
CLI
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
Self-hosted
HashiCorp Vault✓
Infisical✓
On-premise
HashiCorp Vault✗
Infisical✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • AWS

HashiCorp Vault

5 total - 4 not shared
  • SQL databases
  • Consul
  • OCI
  • Okta
Independently observed

Infisical

6 total - 5 not shared
  • Checkly
  • Vercel
  • GitHub
  • Datadog
  • Anthropic
Independently observed

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