Akeyless
SaaS-based zero-knowledge secrets management platform
ToolSecrets ManagementCloud
Pricing: Custom pricing / Free community tier
Reviewed by the Cyber Vendor Guide editorial team against the public sources cited below · Last reviewed September 2026 · How we review listings
What is Akeyless?
Akeyless is a SaaS-based secrets management platform that uses a proprietary zero-knowledge encryption architecture called DFC (Distributed Fragments Cryptography). It provides centralized credential management, dynamic secrets, automatic rotation, and secure remote access across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Best for: SaaS-based zero-knowledge secrets management platform
Pros
- Zero-knowledge SaaS architecture
- No infrastructure to manage
- Built-in secure remote access
- Fast time-to-value and easy onboarding
- Multi-cloud out of the box
Things to check
- Proprietary and closed-source
- Custom pricing lacks transparency
- Smaller community than open-source tools
- Vendor lock-in with proprietary DFC
- Fewer third-party integrations than Vault
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Key facts
- Pricing
- Custom pricing / Free community tier
- Model
- Custom enterprise
- Founded
- 2018
- Cloud
- Yes
- Self-hosted
- No
Akeyless Alternatives
- HashiCorp VaultIndustry-standard open-source secrets management platform...
- AWS Secrets ManagerNative AWS secrets management service with automatic rotatio...
- Azure Key VaultMicrosoft Azure's managed secrets, keys, and certificate ser...
- Google Cloud Secret ManagerGCP-native secrets storage with versioning and audit...
- CyberArk ConjurEnterprise privileged access and secrets management platform...
Where Akeyless appears
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Certifications
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, FIPS 140-3, PCI DSS