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Keyway

Name: Keyway
Price: 9 EUR

Web · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API · paid plans from €9/mo

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Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.6

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Keyway is ranked #1 of 39 in secrets management tools on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at €9/mo.

Keyway plans and pricing

All plans

Pro €9/mo 9€/month 10 private repos · Unlimited environments · Unlimited collaborators keyway.sh · 3 Oct 2026

Team €19/mo 19€/month 20 private repos · Unlimited environments · Audit logs · Member management keyway.sh · 3 Oct 2026

Business €39/mo 39€/month 50 private repos · Unlimited collaborators · Exposure reports · Priority support keyway.sh · 3 Oct 2026

Free Not published 0€/month Unlimited public repos · 1 private repo · 3 environments per repo · 2 provider integrations · Unlimited collaborators keyway.sh · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on secrets management tools

Free plan: Yes
Secret rotation: No
Dynamic secrets: No
CI/CD injection: Yes
Kubernetes integration: Yes
Deployment model: both
Audit logs: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Keyway is an open-source secrets manager that injects environment variables into process memory so they are not stored in a project .env file.
CLI: The keyway run command injects secrets into a process, and the secrets disappear when that process stops.
AI assistant access: Keyway says secrets injected by keyway run are not visible to AI agents reading files from disk.
GitHub access: Keyway uses GitHub repository permissions for secret access, and removing a person's repository access revokes their Keyway access.
Encryption: Secrets are encrypted with AES-256-GCM, using a unique random IV for each secret.
Key isolation: The encryption key is held by an isolated crypto service and does not touch the API server or database.
Transport security: Keyway states that connections between its CLI, API, crypto service, and database use TLS 1.3.
Audit trail: Keyway logs who accessed which secrets, when, and from where.
Integrations: The documented available provider integrations are Vercel, Netlify, and Railway, with workflows to sync secrets.
Installation platforms: The CLI installation guide lists macOS, Linux, and Windows binaries.
Self-hosting: Keyway says its full stack can be self-hosted with Docker Compose.
Threat model: Keyway says it does not protect secrets from a compromised developer machine or from application code and dependencies that can read the process environment.
Out of scope: The stated threat model excludes dynamic secrets, PKI, and database credential rotation.
Support: The Business plan includes priority support, and Keyway lists [email protected] as its contact email.
Price from: €9/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Secrets Management Tools in 2026#1 of 39

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Sources

keyway.sh· checked 3 Oct 2026
keyway.sh/security· checked 3 Oct 2026
docs.keyway.sh/integrations· checked 3 Oct 2026
docs.keyway.sh/installation· checked 3 Oct 2026
keyway.sh/threat-model· checked 3 Oct 2026
keyway.sh/legal· checked 3 Oct 2026