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Head-to-head · Secrets Management Tools

Akeyless vs Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Akeyless #1 in Secrets Management Tools 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Akeyless
Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault #7 in Secrets Management Tools 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Delinea

Akeyless leads on 1 check, Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAkeyless · 9.4/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresAkeyless · 5 of 5

Akeyless scores higher on our rubric for secrets management tools: 9.4 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.

On deployment model, Akeyless gives you Both where Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault offers Cloud. Akeyless leads on free secret limit: 500 secrets versus 250 secrets.

Akeyless is the better fit for broad hybrid secret-management deployments. Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault is the better fit for teams wanting a free developer vault.

  • Akeyless fits best

    Broad hybrid secret-management deployments

  • Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault fits best

    Teams wanting a free developer vault

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Side by side

Feature Akeyless 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.8
Ranking #1 in Secrets Management Tools #7 in Secrets Management Tools
Best for Broad hybrid secret-management deployments Teams wanting a free developer vault
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms Web, Linux Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Email · 24/7 Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS SOC 2, GDPR
Integrations 13 integrations 10 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akeyless 5/5 · Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault 4/5
Secret rotation ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Dynamic secrets ✓ ✓
CI/CD injection ✓ ✓
Kubernetes integration ✓ ✓
Audit logs ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment model Both Cloud
Free secret limit 500 secrets (best) 250 secrets
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
  • Free version supports up to 250 secrets
  • CLI, REST API, CI/CD, and Kubernetes integrations
  • Dynamic secrets, certificates, and searchable audit logging
Cons
  • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
  • Free plan retains audit logs for 3 days
  • Free plan allows up to 5 dynamic secrets
  • Automated secret rotation is not provided by DSV itself
  • Cloud deployment may not fit self-hosting requirements
  • Paid plan pricing is not publicly specified
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…

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Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault is a cloud-based, API-as-a-Service secrets manager for IT, DevOps, and security teams. It centralizes credentials, API keys, tokens, SSH keys, and certificates used by applications, databases, CI/CD tools,…

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  1. AkeylessSecrets Management Tools 9.4Free plan
  2. Delinea DevOps Secrets VaultSecrets Management Tools 8.8Free plan

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

  • Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault — where it wins

    • Free version supports up to 250 secrets
    • CLI, REST API, CI/CD, and Kubernetes integrations
    • Dynamic secrets, certificates, and searchable audit logging

    Where it doesn't

    • Automated secret rotation is not provided by DSV itself
    • Cloud deployment may not fit self-hosting requirements
    • Paid plan pricing is not publicly specified
  • Akeyless9.4/10 · Free plan

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

    Visit AkeylessFull verdict →
  • Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault8.8/10 · Free plan

    A free developer vault with broad integrations, dynamic secrets, and a 250-secret limit.

    Visit DelineaFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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