Keyway review
An affordable Git-centered secrets manager for small teams and CI/CD workflows.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Keyway is a secrets management platform for developers and teams that organize work around GitHub repositories. It connects repository permissions with secret access, stores secrets using AES-256-GCM encryption, and supports local, development, staging, and production environments. The CLI, web dashboard, API, and self-hosted deployment model suit teams that want repository-centered workflows across web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Pricing is accessible for small teams. The Free plan costs €0 per month and includes unlimited public repositories, one private repository, three environments per repository, two provider integrations, unlimited collaborators, and CLI and web dashboard access. Pro costs €9 per month and adds 10 private repositories with unlimited environments and collaborators. Team costs €19 per month and adds 20 private repositories, audit logs, and member management. Business costs €39 per month and includes 50 private repositories, unlimited collaborators, exposure reports, and priority support. A 14-day free trial is also available.
Keyway’s standout workflow is its keyway run command, which injects environment variables into process memory without creating an on-disk .env file. Version history with diff and rollback gives teams a way to manage changes, while integrations cover GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Vercel, Netlify, and Railway. These capabilities make it a strong fit for Git-based development and deployment pipelines. Teams needing secret rotation or dynamic secrets should consider a platform with deeper capabilities in those areas instead.
Keyway pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free plan includes public repositories, one private repository, and CLI access
- Version history, diff, rollback, and audit trails support controlled changes
- Works across GitHub, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and deployment providers
- Where it doesn't
- Secret rotation is not part of its listed capabilities
- Dynamic secrets are not part of its listed capabilities
- Higher tiers limit private repositories by plan
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