Review · IT & security
Akeyless review
A SaaS platform for secrets, certificates, encryption keys and non-human identities, with optional on-premise gateways and zero-knowledge encryption.
By the TopToolAdvisor research desk · Updated November 12, 2026
- Features (35%)
- 9.0
- Ease of use (35%)
- 7.6
- Value (30%)
- 7.8
Akeyless suits larger organizations that want Vault-class capabilities without operating clusters. It runs as Pure SaaS, or as Hybrid SaaS with on-premise gateways and zero-knowledge encryption so secret data stays inside your infrastructure, and one gateway is included on the starter tier for exploration. Secrets management covers static, dynamic and rotated secrets, and separate modules handle certificate lifecycle management, encryption and KMS, and remote access. Billing is based on clients, defined as human users, applications or servers that start a session, counted at the end of each month; multiple instances of one application count once. The free plan includes 5 clients, 500 static secrets, 5 dynamic secrets and 5 rotated secrets, which is enough to test the platform. Enterprise pricing is only available from sales, so we could not verify a USD price, and scoping several modules and client counts takes more effort than a per-user plan.
Who it is for
enterprises managing secrets across many clouds without running Vault clusters
Price
Free plan for 5 clients; Enterprise pricing on request (USD check pending).
US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.
Key features
- Pure SaaS or Hybrid SaaS deployment with on-premise gateways
- Zero-knowledge encryption in Hybrid SaaS mode
- Static, dynamic and rotated secrets
- Certificate lifecycle management, encryption and KMS modules
- Pricing based on clients: human users, applications or servers that connect
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: Free plan includes 5 clients, 500 static secrets, 5 dynamic secrets and 5 rotated secrets
- Strength: Hybrid SaaS keeps secret data under your control without running the whole platform
- Strength: Multiple instances of the same application count as one client
- Weakness: Enterprise prices are not published
- Weakness: The free plan's 5 dynamic and 5 rotated secrets are a test allowance, not production capacity
- Weakness: Several product modules with separate limits take time to scope
Key facts
- Free plan: 5 clients, 500 static secrets
- Deployment: Pure SaaS or Hybrid SaaS
- Billing unit: Clients counted monthly
- Enterprise price: On request
Where it ranks
Akeyless is No. 7 in our Best Secrets Management Tools verdict.
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