Comparison

Infisical vs OpenBao

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.

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★Infisical64

OpenBao57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	InfisicalLeader	OpenBao
Vioscale score	64 / 100medium · 73%	57 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	8.5
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FInfisical%2Finfisical%2Fk8-operator&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fopenbao%2Fopenbao%2Ftools&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	28,974	7,176
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	1	26
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MPL-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Infisical64 / 100medium · 73%

OpenBao57 / 100low · 41%

Pricing

Free tier

Infisical✓

OpenBao✓

Model

Infisicalcommercial

OpenBaoopen_source

Price level

Infisicalfree

OpenBaofree

Transparent

Infisical✗

OpenBao✓

Integrations

Count

Infisical6

OpenBao7

Security

Disclosure policy

Infisical✓

OpenBao–

Gdpr

Infisical✓

OpenBao–

Hipaa

Infisical✓

OpenBao–

Scorecard

Infisical–

OpenBao8.5

Soc2

Infisical✓

OpenBao–

Vulnerabilities

InfisicalCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FInfisical%2Finfisical%2Fk8-operator&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

OpenBaoCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fopenbao%2Fopenbao%2Ftools&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Infisical99.99

OpenBao–

Status page

Infisical✓

OpenBao✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Infisical0

OpenBao0

Github stars

Infisical28,974

OpenBao7,176

Activity

Commits last 30d

Infisical100

OpenBao100

Release

Cadence days

Infisical1

OpenBao26

History

Infisical20 items

OpenBao20 items

License

Spdx

Infisical–

OpenBaoMPL-2.0

Language

Primary

InfisicalTypeScript

OpenBaoGo

Market

Availability

InfisicalAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

OpenBao–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Secrets Management Tools
Capability	Infisical	OpenBao
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	-	None

Core

Tool type

InfisicalSecret store / engine

OpenBaoSecret store / engine

Dynamic (short-lived) secrets

Infisical✓

OpenBao✓

Deployment

Hosting

InfisicalCloud + self-hosted

OpenBaoCloud + self-hosted

Lifecycle

Automatic secret rotation

Infisical✓

OpenBao✓

Crypto

Encryption as a service (transit)

Infisical-

OpenBao✓

Compliance

FIPS 140-2/3 validated crypto

Infisical-

OpenBao-

HSM support

Infisical-

OpenBao-

Access

Fine-grained / identity-based policy

Infisical✓

OpenBao✓

Governance

Audit logging

Infisical✓

OpenBao✓

Integration

Kubernetes native (CRD / CSI / K8s auth)

Infisical✓

OpenBao✓

Scope

PKI / certificate authority

Infisical-

OpenBao-

Licensing

Open-source core

Infisical✓

OpenBao✓

Ecosystem

CNCF maturity

Infisical-

OpenBaoNone

What each one is

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

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

OpenBao

A centralized system for storing and managing sensitive data like API keys and database credentials, with automatic credential generation for external systems, automatic expiration after a set lease period, and identity-based access controls.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 2026-08-05verify ↗

OpenBao

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Infisical	OpenBao
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Infisical✓

OpenBao✗

Windows

Infisical✗

OpenBao✓

Linux

Infisical✗

OpenBao✓

CLI

Infisical✓

OpenBao✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Infisical✓

OpenBao✗

Self-hosted

Infisical✓

OpenBao✓

On-premise

Infisical✓

OpenBao✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Infisical

Leader

6 total - 5 not shared

Checkly
Vercel
GitHub
Datadog
Anthropic

Independently observed

OpenBao

7 total - 6 not shared

Kubernetes
PostgreSQL
S3
Flux
SOPS
Cosign

Independently observed

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