HashiCorp Vault
Industry-standard open-source secrets management platform
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 CyberSecTool editorial team against the public sources cited below · Last reviewed February 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.
- ✓ Massive community and ecosystem
- ✓ Highly extensible with plugins
- ✓ Strong enterprise features
- ✓ Multi-cloud and hybrid support
- ✓ Free open-source tier
- • Steep learning curve
- • Complex to operate at scale
- • Requires dedicated infrastructure
- • Enterprise features require paid license
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Quick Info
| 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 |
Last updated: Feb 20, 2026
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