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Keyway alternatives
Keyway keeps secrets out of project `.env` files by injecting them into a process with `keyway run`; those secrets disappear when the process stops. It ties access to GitHub repository permissions, records secret access in audit logs, and supports hosted use or self-hosting with Docker Compose. Its integrations sync secrets with Vercel, Netlify, and Railway, and it supports CI/CD injection and Kubernetes. There is a free plan, with paid plans from €9/mo.
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Envshed
Free plan APILinuxMac+2Small teams managing secrets across monorepos — Envshed adds per-user overrides, expiration warnings, and monorepo workspace secret pulls, while Keyway centers on process injection and GitHub permissions.
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Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Teams managing Kubernetes across cloud and on-premises — Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform manages cluster deployment and lifecycle across hybrid, multi-cloud, on-premises, and edge environments rather than focusing on secrets.
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Phase
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Teams needing broad integrations and scoped AI-agent access — Phase adds AI-agent secret management, end-to-end encryption by default, and integrations including AWS, Azure, and HashiCorp Vault.
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secr
Free plan APIExtensionLinux+3Teams needing secret scanning and AI identity controls — secr adds credential scanning, pre-commit leak blocking, environment-level permissions, and scoped credentials for AI-agent identities.
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Secrets Manager
Free plan APILinuxMac+3A single developer seeking self-hosted secret management — Secrets Manager offers a self-hosted web UI for versioning, rollback, importing `.env` files, and explicit grants for revealing secrets.
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SikkerKey
Free plan APILinuxMac+2Teams managing varied application and infrastructure credentials — SikkerKey supports leased, certificate, canary, and TTL secrets, and its MCP server separates AI identities from plaintext secret retrieval.
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dotenvx
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1Teams keeping encrypted secrets in `.env` files — dotenvx encrypts secrets in `.env` files and decrypts them at runtime, unlike Keyway’s process injection without storing secrets in those files.
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Chamber
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 9
Doppler
Free plan APIExtensionLinux+4 - 10
AWS Secrets Manager
Free plan APIWeb - 11
Infisical
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+2 - 12
KeyEnv
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 13
OpenBao
Free plan APILinuxMac+3 - 14
Keyshade
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb - 15
OpenStack Barbican
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted - 16
PX Secrets
Free plan APILinuxMac+3 - 17
R4
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5 - 18
Stashbase
Free plan APILinuxMac+1 - 19
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Shelve
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb - 21
Teller
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 22
VMware Secrets Manager
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted - 23
Akeyless
Free plan LinuxWeb - 24
Vibr8Vault
Free plan APILinuxMac+3 - 25
HashiCorp Vault
Free plan LinuxMacWindows
A different product may fit better if you need capabilities outside Keyway’s stated scope. It does not provide secret rotation, dynamic secrets, PKI, or database credential rotation, and its threat model excludes compromised developer machines and code that can read process environments. Compare alternatives for their credential types, access controls, integrations, AI-agent workflows, deployment options, and price. Also consider operating system support and whether a tool’s focus is application secrets or broader infrastructure management.