# Doppler vs SOPS

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Doppler

| Attribute | Doppler | SOPS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 77.1 (72% (medium)) | 42.2 (39% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 17 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 22,932 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform for storing, managing, and rotating secrets and credentials across cloud and on-premises environments. Supports humans, AI agents, and automated workflows with automatic rotation, comprehensive audit logging, and integrations with popular infrastructure and deployment tools. | A configuration encryption tool that encrypts sensitive values and comments while keeping keys and file structure readable, supporting multiple formats and key management methods. |
| features.capabilities | `{"audit_logging":true,"dynamic_secrets":true,"secret_rotation":true,"kubernetes_native":true,"fine_grained_policy":true}` | `{"hosting":"self","tool_type":"store","cncf_project":"sandbox","open_source_core":true,"fine_grained_policy":true,"encryption_as_a_service":true}` |
| integrations.count | 50 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager"},{"name":"AWS Parameter Store"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"AWS CodePipeline"},{"name":"AWS IAM"},{"name":"Azure Key Vault"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Azure App Service"},{"name":"GCP Secret Manager"},{"name":"GCP Cloud Build"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Travis CI"},{"name":"Terraform Cloud"},{"name":"Vercel"},{"name":"Netlify"},{"name":"Heroku"},{"name":"Fly.io"},{"name":"Railway"},{"name":"Render"},{"name":"DigitalOcean"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Sumo Logic"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"OneLogin"},{"name":"Azure AD"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"Firebase Functions"},{"name":"Cloudflare Workers"},{"name":"Sendgrid"},{"name":"Twilio"},{"name":"Deno Deploy"},{"name":"Qovery"},{"name":"Codefresh"},{"name":"Harness"},{"name":"Hasura Cloud"},{"name":"Laravel Forge"},{"name":"Rippling"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS KMS"},{"name":"Google Cloud KMS"},{"name":"Azure KMS"},{"name":"HuaweiCloud KMS"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"OpenBAO"},{"name":"Age"},{"name":"PGP"},{"name":"GnuPG"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | MPL-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Developer","summary":"Free for 3 users, $8/user/mo additional","features":["Doppler CLI","Service tokens","Email alerts","Secrets referencing","Secret value types","API and webhooks"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For solo projects and small teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"10","free_users":"3","config_syncs":"5","environments":"4","service_tokens":"50","activity_log_retention_days":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$21/user/mo (14-day free trial)","features":["Change Requests","SAML SSO","Identity-Based Authentication","Role-Based Access Control","Integration Access Scoping","Automatic secret rotation","Service accounts","Config inheritance","Trusted IPs","Priority support"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":21,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing teams requiring collaboration features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"500","projects":"250","config_syncs":"100","environments":"15","service_tokens":"500","activity_log_retention_days":"90"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["On-prem or Cloud deployment","Change Request Policies","Secret Health Analytics","Custom permissions and roles","User groups","Enterprise SCIM","Terraform management","Proxied Secret Rotation","Enterprise Key Management (EKM)","Dynamic secrets","Log Forwarding","Unlimited config syncs","Custom activity log retention","99.95% SLO","Enterprise support","Dedicated account manager"],"description":"For large organizations with compliance needs","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Custom roles","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"User groups","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Integration syncs","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $8/user/mo for Developer plan. Free tier and 14-day trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.doppler.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:10:16.972Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":21,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source and free","sourceUrl":"https://getsops.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:27:57.622Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 44 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.13.3","date":"2026-07-23T05:27:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.13.2","date":"2026-06-30T05:17:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.13.1","date":"2026-05-16T14:32:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.13.0","date":"2026-05-08T18:10:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.12.2","date":"2026-03-18T06:11:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.12.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.12.1","date":"2026-02-22T07:45:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.11.0","date":"2025-09-28T18:28:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.10.2","date":"2025-04-14T19:17:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.10.1","date":"2025-03-31T18:13:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.10.0","date":"2025-03-30T17:31:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.9.4","date":"2025-01-25T19:46:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.9.3","date":"2024-12-31T12:54:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.9.2","date":"2024-12-02T20:21:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.9.1","date":"2024-10-04T05:14:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.9.0","date":"2024-06-28T06:14:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.8.1","date":"2023-10-11T15:25:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.8.0","date":"2023-09-15T13:52:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.8.0-rc.1","date":"2023-08-25T11:33:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.8.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.7.3","date":"2022-05-09T17:37:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/getsops/sops/releases/tag/v3.7.2","date":"2022-03-09T19:26:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.2"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgetsops%2Fsops%2Fv3%2Fage&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Secrets Management Tools)

| Capability | Doppler | SOPS |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool type | - | Secret store / engine |
| Dynamic (short-lived) secrets | ✓ | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | - | Self-hosted only |
| **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 | - | Sandbox |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:02:11.520Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*