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Akeyless Secrets Management vs CyberArk Secrets Management comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Akeyless Secrets Management
Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers
14th
Ranking in Secrets Management Tools
5th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
AI Security (16th)
CyberArk Secrets Management
Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers
19th
Ranking in Secrets Management Tools
6th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Secrets Management Tools category, the mindshare of Akeyless Secrets Management is 1.5%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CyberArk Secrets Management is 2.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Secrets Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Akeyless Secrets Management1.5%
CyberArk Secrets Management2.0%
Other96.5%
Secrets Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

DeepakReddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr.DevOps Engineer at Scaler
Centralized secret management has improved multi-cloud security and automated key rotation
I sometimes feel that there are documentation gaps in Akeyless Secrets Management. The documentation could be more detailed for advanced integrations and troubleshooting. Some organizations feel that there is a trust concern because the secrets are stored in Akeyless Secrets Management and it is not open-sourced. It is completely closed-source. If something goes wrong or someone hacks Akeyless Secrets Management, there is a huge drawback. These are concerns my organization and many other organizations are facing. The UI/UX could be better on the homepage and many other pages. Pricing transparency should also be improved. The pricing should include discounted pricing for regular customers or regular enterprise customers.
AP
Delivery Manager at Tech Mahindra Limited
Provides secure secret management with granular controls and professional support
The tool is very good, but the commercialized training, which is paid, could be improved. Regularizing those trainings as part of a global alliance between the customer, SI partner, and CyberArk would be more profitable, allowing relevant SMEs to be trained better. There are training courses available that sometimes provide coupons on a yearly basis. If those coupons increase from about 10 to 20 people, it would provide better opportunities for SI partners Tech Mahindra to train resources and gain visibility with customers. There are indeed paid training courses for partners, and while they shouldn't be entirely free, the coupons can make them free. Increasing those coupons would allow more resources to be trained rather than limiting them to just two or three.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I would recommend others to use Akeyless Secrets Management; it is a brilliant security platform, very easy to use, and does exactly what it says it should."
"Akeyless Secrets Management stands out because it combines SaaS simplicity with a Zero-Knowledge cryptographic design, reducing operational overhead without fully sacrificing control."
"The audit trails have been extremely important for us in helping our organization meet regulatory requirements."
"The granular controls of CyberArk Secrets Management are very niche in their development and very secure from the overall secret management perspective, offering high-level functionalities where we have control over user access, which can be tracked and monitored."
"CyberArk Secrets Management is a critical solution for strengthening our security posture."
"With CyberArk Secrets Management, we were able to resolve the automatic change of the passwords based on timelines. We were also able to retrieve the passwords in an encrypted format by utilizing the CyberArk platform, which was not provided to us by UiPath."
"One of the most important features for us is the system's performance, particularly its speed of retrieving secrets."
"The automatic rotation of the password is the top feature."
"CyberArk's support team is knowledgeable and helpful, consistently responding on time."
"It's vital for effectively managing and securing my credentials."
 

Cons

"Some organizations feel that there is a trust concern because the secrets are stored in Akeyless Secrets Management and it is not open-sourced."
"The password search feature and integration between different vaults could be enhanced. For instance, when updating passwords in both lower and higher environment vaults, improvement is required in search and upgrade functions."
"There is room for improvement with better documentation and less need for CyberArk Secrets Management personnel to assist us with their presence."
"Implementation was complex and required professional services."
"We occasionally experience incidents that delay password injection back into the script."
"Improvements for CyberArk Secrets Management include enhanced documentation with more use cases and step-by-step integration guides."
"We did not have a good experience with technical support because their numerous processes caused delays in engaging, leading to project delays or issues with production."
"Implementing it and ensuring seamless password rotations present challenges."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"CyberArk Secrets Management has a moderate pricing structure based on a per-tenant licensing model rather than a per-user account model like their PAM solution."
"It is in the middle. It is neither very cheap nor very expensive, so I would place it in the middle."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Pharma/Biotech Company
11%
Insurance Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Insurance Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Akeyless Secrets Management?
I do not believe there are any improvements needed for Akeyless Secrets Management. It works excellently for what it aims to do. The UI on Akeyless Secrets Management is also very easy to use, whic...
What is your primary use case for Akeyless Secrets Management?
My main use case for Akeyless Secrets Management is using the static and dynamic secrets functionality. Rather than using static keys within cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP, we use Akeyless Secr...
What advice do you have for others considering Akeyless Secrets Management?
Akeyless Secrets Management was not purchased through the AWS Marketplace. It was purchased directly with the vendor, but it interacts with AWS because it links with the AWS cloud. I would recommen...
What needs improvement with CyberArk Secrets Management?
The tool is very good, but the commercialized training, which is paid, could be improved. Regularizing those trainings as part of a global alliance between the customer, SI partner, and CyberArk wo...
What is your primary use case for CyberArk Secrets Management?
The main use case for CyberArk Secrets Management is application integrations and the CI and CD part. In CyberArk Secrets Management, there are a variety of tools that they cover, one being the Cre...
 

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