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HashiCorp Vault

Industry-standard open-source secrets management platform

ToolSecrets ManagementCloud, Self-hosted, Open source

Pricing: Free self-managed Community edition (Business Source License, not true OSS); HCP Vault Dedicated managed cloud from $0.03/hr (about $22/mo) Development tier (HCP rates as of 2022; tiers have since been renamed, verify current pricing), production tiers from about $1.58/cluster-hr plus per-client fees; Vault Enterprise self-managed license is quote-only (contact sales).

Reviewed by the Cyber Vendor Guide editorial team against the public sources cited below · Last reviewed September 2026 · How we review listings

What is HashiCorp Vault?

HashiCorp Vault is a widely adopted open-source secrets management tool. It provides a unified interface for managing secrets, encrypting data in transit, and controlling access to sensitive information across distributed infrastructure. Vault supports dynamic secrets, leasing, and revocation.

Best for: Teams needing flexible, self-hosted secrets management with extensive plugin ecosystem

Pros

  • Massive community and ecosystem
  • Highly extensible with plugins
  • Strong enterprise features
  • Multi-cloud and hybrid support
  • Free open-source tier

Things to check

  • Steep learning curve
  • Complex to operate at scale
  • Requires dedicated infrastructure
  • Enterprise features require paid license

Reported in public reviews and vendor documentation. See sources below.

Key Features

Dynamic secrets generation
Data encryption as a service
Identity-based access control
Secret leasing and revocation
Audit logging
Multi-cloud support
PKI certificate management
Database credential rotation

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Key facts

Pricing
Free self-managed Community edition (Business Source License, not true OSS); HCP Vault Dedicated managed cloud from $0.03/hr (about $22/mo) Development tier (HCP rates as of 2022; tiers have since been renamed, verify current pricing), production tiers from about $1.58/cluster-hr plus per-client fees; Vault Enterprise self-managed license is quote-only (contact sales).
Model
Open Source + Enterprise
Founded
2015
Cloud
Yes
Self-hosted
Yes
Open source
Yes
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Where HashiCorp Vault appears

Guides

Shortlists

Certifications

SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI DSS

In the glossary

Secrets Management