Best Secrets Management Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: Infisical is ranked #1 of 39 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of AWS Secrets Manager and Doppler. The best-ranked option with a free plan is AWS Secrets Manager. The lowest first paid tier on this page is KeyEnv at $0.28/mo.
Credentials and other secrets move through development and deployment workflows, so the controls around them matter. These tools are compared on deployment model, audit logs, and secret rotation, along with CI/CD injection and Kubernetes integration. Dynamic secrets, free-plan availability, free secret limits, and paid-from pricing add practical points of comparison. Infisical, Phase, and Doppler are among the first entries, followed by SikkerKey and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management. Use the listed integrations and controls to assess how each option aligns with your environment and the way your team manages secrets.
39 secrets management tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Secret rotation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Infisical | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $2/mo | Yes | 20 /mo | Yes | View |
| 2 | AWS Secrets Manager | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.40/mo | No | 0.4 /mo | Yes | View |
| 3 | Doppler | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $8/mo | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 4 | HashiCorp Nomad | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 5 |  KeyEnv | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.28/mo | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 6 | Keyway | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €9/mo | Yes | — | No | View |
| 7 | Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | Yes | View |
| 8 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 9 | Phase | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10/mo | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 10 | SikkerKey | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | Yes | View |
| 11 |  CLOVA Voice | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 12 | OVHcloud CMS Hosting | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $2.39/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 13 | Akeyless | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 14 |  dotenvx | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 5 /mo | Yes | View |
| 15 | Envshed | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | No | View |
| 16 |  Keyshade | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 17 |  PX Secrets | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | No | View |
| 18 |  R4 | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 0.2 /mo | — | View |
| 19 | secr | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 20 |  Shelve | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 21 |  Stashbase | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 22 | CipherTrust Secrets Management | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 23 | Delinea Identity Threat Protection | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 24 | Britive Secrets Manager | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 25 | CyberArk Secrets Manager | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
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Questions about this list
Which secrets management tool is ranked first on Inferse?
Infisical is ranked #1 of 39 with a score of 7.3. AWS Secrets Manager is second and Doppler third.
How many of these have a free plan?
8 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, KeyEnv has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.28/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.