Azure Key Vault
Microsoft Azure's managed secrets, keys, and certificate service
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Pricing: Secrets: $0.03/10k operations / Keys: from $1/key/month
Updated February 2026.
What is Azure Key Vault?
Azure Key Vault is Microsoft's cloud service for securely storing and accessing secrets, keys, and certificates. It provides centralized secrets management with full control over access policies, and integrates deeply with Azure services and Active Directory.
Best for: Microsoft and Azure-centric organizations
Key Features
→HSM-backed key storage
→Certificate lifecycle management
→Azure AD integration
→Managed HSM pools
→Soft-delete and purge protection
→Private endpoint support
→RBAC and access policies
→Event Grid integration
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Sources & references
Where the information on this listing comes from. Always verify pricing and capabilities against the vendor before a purchasing decision.
Azure Key Vault — official websitePrimary source
Azure Key Vault questions on Stack Overflow
Stack OverflowPricing - Key Vault | Microsoft Azure (official vendor pricing page)
Microsoft (vendor)Azure Key Vault Pricing: Complete Guide [2026 Edition]
Infisical (independent)Key Vault is now generally available (June 24, 2015)
Microsoft Learn (founding-year source)Spot an error, or do you represent Azure Key Vault? Request a correction.
Quick Info
| Pricing | Secrets: $0.03/10k operations / Keys: from $1/key/month |
| Model | Per-operation |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Cloud | Yes |
| Self-Hosted | No |
Last updated: Feb 20, 2026
Azure Key Vault Alternatives
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SaaS-based zero-knowledge secrets management platform...HashiCorp Vault
Industry-standard open-source secrets management platform...AWS Secrets Manager
Native AWS secrets management service with automatic rotatio...Google Cloud Secret Manager
GCP-native secrets storage with versioning and audit...CyberArk Conjur
Enterprise privileged access and secrets management platform...
SaaS-based zero-knowledge secrets management platform...HashiCorp Vault
Industry-standard open-source secrets management platform...AWS Secrets Manager
Native AWS secrets management service with automatic rotatio...Google Cloud Secret Manager
GCP-native secrets storage with versioning and audit...CyberArk Conjur
Enterprise privileged access and secrets management platform...