Infisical vs CipherTrust Secrets Management

Infisical9.3Visit CipherTrust Secrets Management7.8Visit

Higher score Infisical #2 in Secrets Management Tools 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Infisical

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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

• Infisical fits best

  Open-source teams needing broad coverage

• CipherTrust Secrets Management fits best

  CI/CD and Kubernetes-heavy enterprises

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Side by side

Feature	Infisical 9.3/10 Visit ↗	CipherTrust Secrets Management 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	7.8
Ranking	#2 in Secrets Management Tools	#19 in Secrets Management Tools
Best for	Open-source teams needing broad coverage	CI/CD and Kubernetes-heavy enterprises
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$20/user/mo	Pricing on request · 90-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	90 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Chrome extension
Compliance	SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	100+ integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Infisical 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	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes five identities, unlimited projects, and 100+ integrations Supports rotation, dynamic secrets, recovery, audit logs, and access controls Works across web, API, self-hosted, CI/CD, and Kubernetes workflows	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	Unlimited identities begin with the Pro plan at $20 per identity monthly Dynamic secrets and temporary access require the Advanced plan Approval workflows, LDAP, and SCIM are reserved for Enterprise	Paid pricing requires contacting sales No free plan is listed Platform coverage is listed as web
Our verdict	Infisical is an open-source platform for developers, infrastructure teams, and security teams that need to store, deliver, rotate, and audit application secrets. It supports Infisical Cloud and self-hosted deployment, with delivery through… 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

• Infisical — where it wins

  • Free plan includes five identities, unlimited projects, and 100+ integrations
  • Supports rotation, dynamic secrets, recovery, audit logs, and access controls
  • Works across web, API, self-hosted, CI/CD, and Kubernetes workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Unlimited identities begin with the Pro plan at $20 per identity monthly
  • Dynamic secrets and temporary access require the Advanced plan
  • Approval workflows, LDAP, and SCIM are reserved for Enterprise

• 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

• Infisical9.3/10 · Free plan

  A broad secrets platform with a free tier, dynamic credentials, rotation, and Kubernetes support.

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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.

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