Akeyless vs CipherTrust Secrets Management

Akeyless9.4Visit CipherTrust Secrets Management7.8Visit

Higher score Akeyless #1 in Secrets Management Tools 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Akeyless

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CipherTrust Secrets Management #19 in Secrets Management Tools 7.8/10 Pricing on request · 90-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit CipherTrust

• Akeyless fits best

  Broad hybrid secret-management deployments

• CipherTrust Secrets Management fits best

  CI/CD and Kubernetes-heavy enterprises

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Side by side

Feature	Akeyless 9.4/10 Visit ↗	CipherTrust Secrets Management 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	7.8
Ranking	#1 in Secrets Management Tools	#19 in Secrets Management Tools
Best for	Broad hybrid secret-management deployments	CI/CD and Kubernetes-heavy enterprises
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request · 90-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	90 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web, Chrome extension
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	13 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Akeyless 5/5 · CipherTrust Secrets Management 5/5
Secret rotation	✓	✓
Dynamic secrets	✓	✓
CI/CD injection	✓	✓
Kubernetes integration	✓	✓
Audit logs	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Both	Cloud
Free secret limit	500 secrets	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes up to 500 static secrets Supports dynamic secrets, rotation, audit logs, and access controls Works across CI/CD, Kubernetes, cloud, and private environments	Automates credential rotation and dynamic just-in-time secret generation Injects secrets into CI/CD workflows, Kubernetes, and OpenShift Audits secret access and manages keys, tokens, certificates, and API keys
Cons	Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales Free plan retains audit logs for 3 days Free plan allows up to 5 dynamic secrets	Paid pricing requires contacting sales No free plan is listed Platform coverage is listed as web
Our verdict	Akeyless is a cloud-native secrets management platform for DevOps teams and enterprises managing applications, workloads, and identities. It centralizes static secrets, credentials, certificates, and keys, while also supporting dynamic… Read the review →	CipherTrust Secrets Management is an enterprise service from Thales, powered by the Akeyless Vault Platform. It centralizes credentials, certificates, API keys, tokens, SSH keys, and other secrets for DevOps tools and cloud workloads. The… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Akeyless — where it wins

  • Free plan includes up to 500 static secrets
  • Supports dynamic secrets, rotation, audit logs, and access controls
  • Works across CI/CD, Kubernetes, cloud, and private environments

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
  • Free plan retains audit logs for 3 days
  • Free plan allows up to 5 dynamic secrets

• CipherTrust Secrets Management — where it wins

  • Automates credential rotation and dynamic just-in-time secret generation
  • Injects secrets into CI/CD workflows, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
  • Audits secret access and manages keys, tokens, certificates, and API keys

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid pricing requires contacting sales
  • No free plan is listed
  • Platform coverage is listed as web

• Akeyless9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad hybrid secrets platform with a capable free tier and enterprise controls.

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• CipherTrust Secrets Management7.8/10 · Pricing on request · 90-day trial

  A strong fit for enterprises managing secrets across CI/CD and Kubernetes.

  Visit CipherTrustFull verdict →