Akeyless
SaaS-based zero-knowledge secrets management platform
Pricing: Custom pricing / Free community tier
Reviewed by the CyberSecTool editorial team against the public sources cited below · Last reviewed February 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.
- ✓ 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
- • 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
Reported in public reviews and vendor documentation. See sources below.
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Quick Info
| Pricing | Custom pricing / Free community tier |
| Model | Custom enterprise |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Cloud | Yes |
| Self-Hosted | No |
Last updated: Feb 20, 2026
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