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Head-to-head · Secrets Management Tools

Phase vs CyberArk Secrets Manager

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Phase #3 in Secrets Management Tools 9.2/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Phase
CyberArk Secrets Manager #6 in Secrets Management Tools 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit CyberArk

Phase leads on 0 checks, CyberArk Secrets Manager on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePhase · 9.2/10
  • Free planonly Phase
  • Free trialonly Phase
  • Most featuresPhase · 5 of 5

Phase scores higher on our rubric for secrets management tools: 9.2 against 8.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #6.

Phase is the better fit for teams wanting deep features at a clear price. CyberArk Secrets Manager is the better fit for enterprise hybrid privileged-secret management.

  • Phase fits best

    Teams wanting deep features at a clear price

  • CyberArk Secrets Manager fits best

    Enterprise hybrid privileged-secret management

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Side by side

Feature Phase 9.2/10 Visit ↗ CyberArk Secrets Manager 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.9
Ranking #3 in Secrets Management Tools #6 in Secrets Management Tools
Best for Teams wanting deep features at a clear price Enterprise hybrid privileged-secret management
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $10/user/mo Pricing on request
Free plan ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Web
Support Email, Community, Docs Docs
Integrations 13 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Enterprise
Features Phase 5/5 · CyberArk Secrets Manager 3/5
Secret rotation ✓ ✓
Dynamic secrets ✓ (best) Not checked yet
CI/CD injection ✓ ✓
Kubernetes integration ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Audit logs ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment model Both Both
Free secret limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Automated rotation, dynamic secrets, and runtime injection
  • Kubernetes, CI/CD, API, SDK, and cloud integrations
  • Cloud or self-hosted deployment with RBAC and audit controls
  • Covers API keys, tokens, passwords, certificates, and database credentials
  • Supports rotation, expiration, retirement, and short-lived workload identities
  • Offers SaaS or self-hosted deployment with Kubernetes and CI/CD integrations
Cons
  • Free plan is limited to 5 users or service accounts
  • Free plan supports up to 3 apps and 3 environments
  • Enterprise features start at $25 per user per month
  • Pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • The broad enterprise feature set may exceed simpler team needs
  • Self-hosted deployment adds operational responsibility
Our verdict

Phase is an open-source secrets management platform for developers and engineering teams. It stores, organizes, encrypts, and deploys application secrets and environment variables across development, CI/CD, Kubernetes, cloud services, and…

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CyberArk Secrets Manager is designed for organizations securing application credentials and other sensitive secrets across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and multicloud environments. It centralizes storage and retrieval for API keys, tokens,…

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  1. PhaseSecrets Management Tools 9.2Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. CyberArk Secrets ManagerSecrets Management Tools 8.9Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Phase — where it wins

    • Automated rotation, dynamic secrets, and runtime injection
    • Kubernetes, CI/CD, API, SDK, and cloud integrations
    • Cloud or self-hosted deployment with RBAC and audit controls

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan is limited to 5 users or service accounts
    • Free plan supports up to 3 apps and 3 environments
    • Enterprise features start at $25 per user per month

  • CyberArk Secrets Manager — where it wins

    • Covers API keys, tokens, passwords, certificates, and database credentials
    • Supports rotation, expiration, retirement, and short-lived workload identities
    • Offers SaaS or self-hosted deployment with Kubernetes and CI/CD integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires a contact-sales process
    • The broad enterprise feature set may exceed simpler team needs
    • Self-hosted deployment adds operational responsibility
  • Phase9.2/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

    A feature-rich secrets platform with free access and clear paid tiers.

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  • CyberArk Secrets Manager8.9/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad secrets platform for hybrid environments, with strong lifecycle and workload identity controls.

    Visit CyberArkFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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