Best Secrets Management Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: Infisical is ranked #1 of 39 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of KeyEnv and Phase. The best-ranked option with a free plan is KeyEnv. The lowest first paid tier on this page is KeyEnv at $0.28/mo.
Secrets management tools help teams handle credentials and other sensitive values used across applications and development work. Compared on deployment model, audit logs, and secret rotation, the entries also cover CI/CD injection and Kubernetes integration. Dynamic secrets may be relevant to your workflows; free-plan availability, free secret limits, and paid-from pricing provide cost details to weigh. Infisical, KeyEnv, and Phase are among the options to consider. Compare their listed controls and integrations with your environment and the way your team manages secrets.
39 secrets management tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Secrets Management Tools, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 16 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 InfisicalPaid from $2/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 KeyEnvPaid from $0.28/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 PhasePaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 KeywayPaid from €9/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 Kubermatic Kubernetes PlatformFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 DopplerPaid from $8/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 SikkerKeyPaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 StashbaseFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret ManagementFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 10 TellerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 Delinea Identity Threat Protection
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 AkeylessFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 13 AWS Secrets ManagerPaid from $0.40/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 CipherTrust Secrets Management
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 OpenStack BarbicanFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 16 OVHcloud CMS HostingPaid from $2.39/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 17 HashiCorp Nomad
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 18 Britive Secrets Manager
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 R4
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 Envshed
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 BeyondTrust Remote Support
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 22 CyberArk Secrets Manager
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 23 dotenvxPaid from $5/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 OpenBao
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 PX Secrets
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Secret rotation | Dynamic secrets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infisical | 7.8 | Free plan | $2/mo | Yes | 20 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | KeyEnv | 7.7 | Free plan | $0.28/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 3 | Phase | 7.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Keyway | 7.2 | Free plan | €9/mo | Yes | — | No | No |
| 5 | Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | Doppler | 7.1 | No | $8/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | SikkerKey | 7.0 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | Stashbase | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 9 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 10 | Teller | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Delinea Identity Threat Protection | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 12 | Akeyless | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | AWS Secrets Manager | 6.6 | Free plan | $0.40/mo | No | 0.4 /mo | Yes | — |
| 14 | CipherTrust Secrets Management | 6.5 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | OpenStack Barbican | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | OVHcloud CMS Hosting | 6.5 | No | $2.39/mo | No | — | — | Yes |
| 17 | HashiCorp Nomad | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 18 | Britive Secrets Manager | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | R4 | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | 0.2 /mo | — | — |
| 20 | Envshed | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | No | No |
| 21 | BeyondTrust Remote Support | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 22 | CyberArk Secrets Manager | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 23 | dotenvx | 6.0 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | 5 /mo | Yes | — |
| 24 | OpenBao | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 25 | PX Secrets | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | No | — |
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Questions about this list
Which secrets management tool is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Infisical is ranked #1 of 39 with a score of 7.8. KeyEnv is second and Phase third.
How many of these have a free plan?
13 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, KeyEnv has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.28/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.