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Indie alternatives to HashiCorp Vault

3 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what HashiCorp Vault does, 3 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

Product	Price	Open source	Self-host	Platforms
OpenBao	Free	Yes	Yes	Self-hosted
Doppler	Free plan	–	–	Web, API
Infisical	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Web, Self-hosted, API

The alternatives

1. OpenBao

Open-source fork of HashiCorp Vault

OpenBao is a Linux Foundation project for managing secrets, encryption keys and certificates, forked from Vault.

Free · Self-hosted · Website ↗

2. Doppler

Centralized secrets and environment variable manager

Doppler stores secrets per project and environment and syncs them to cloud providers, CI and local development.

Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗

3. Infisical

Open-source secrets management platform

Infisical syncs secrets and environment variables to apps and infrastructure, with PKI and secret rotation.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted, API · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to HashiCorp Vault?

Yes. 3 of the 3 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: OpenBao, Doppler and Infisical.

Is there an open-source alternative to HashiCorp Vault?

OpenBao and Infisical are open source.

Can I self-host an alternative to HashiCorp Vault?

Yes: OpenBao and Infisical can run on your own server.

What makes these alternatives to HashiCorp Vault “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as HashiCorp Vault.

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