What HashiCorp Vault does
HashiCorp Vault is a product for managing secrets and protecting sensitive data, according to its developer documentation page. The page describes Vault as a way to secure, store, and tightly control access to tokens, passwords, certificates, and encryption keys through a UI, CLI, or HTTP API. Named secrets engines include Key/Value, Database, Transit, and Transform, with Transform described as an Enterprise feature. A Vault sandbox is available for experimenting with the product. The page offers Developer and Operations quick starts and mentions use cases for security teams. It links to an integrations section without naming specific integrations. Vault is listed among the Security Lifecycle Management products.
How HashiCorp Vault compares with its closest alternatives
4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as HashiCorp Vault does. Only 1Password Secrets lists a starting price, $19 a month. All 5 offer an API, as HashiCorp Vault does. HashiCorp Vault offers a web app and a desktop app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app and 3 offer a desktop app. HashiCorp Vault was founded in 2015; the alternatives were founded between 1999 and 2021, 2 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in Israel and the United States.