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Akeyless Secrets Management

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We performed a comparison between Akeyless Secrets Management and Snyk based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two AI Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Akeyless Secrets Management vs. Snyk

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Categories and Ranking

Akeyless Secrets Management

Ranking in AI Security

15th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Password Managers (13th), Secrets Management Tools (5th)

Snyk

Ranking in AI Security

10th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (20th), Application Security Tools (7th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (5th), GRC (6th), Cloud Management (12th), Vulnerability Management (17th), Container Security (6th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (1st), Software Development Analytics (2nd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (13th), DevSecOps (4th), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the AI Security category, the mindshare of Akeyless Secrets Management is 0.4%. The mindshare of Snyk is 1.2%, down from 10.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

AI Security Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Snyk	1.2%
Akeyless Secrets Management	0.4%
Other	98.4%

AI Security

Featured Reviews

DeepakReddy

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.

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Abhishek-Goyal

Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Improves security posture by actively reducing critical vulnerabilities and guiding remediation

Snyk's main features include open-source vulnerability scanning, code security, container security, infrastructure as code security, risk-based prioritization, development-first integration, continuous monitoring and alerting, automation, and remediation. The best features I appreciate are the vulnerability checking, vulnerability scanning, and code security capabilities, as Snyk scans all open-source dependencies for known vulnerabilities and helps with license compliance for open-source components. Snyk integrates into IDEs, allowing issues to be caught as they appear in the code dynamically and prioritizes risk while providing remediation advice. Snyk provides actionable remediation advice on where vulnerabilities can exist and where code security is compromised, automatically scanning everything and providing timely alerts. Snyk has positively impacted my organization by improving the security posture across all software repositories, resulting in fewer critical vulnerabilities, more confidence in overall product security, and faster security compliance for project clients. Snyk has helped reduce vulnerabilities significantly. Initially, the repository had 17 to 31 critical and high vulnerabilities, but Snyk has helped manage them down to just five vulnerabilities, which are now lower and not high or critical.

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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 has positively impacted our organization because it has improved security through simpler credential rotation policies."

"Akeyless Secrets Management is a very good tool, and I have not used a better one than it."

"Akeyless Secrets Management stands out because it combines SaaS simplicity with a Zero-Knowledge cryptographic design, reducing operational overhead without fully sacrificing control."

"Akeyless Secrets Management has positively impacted my organization as it helped store our secrets in a right way, in a proper controlled way where you can view, update, and at the same time, it helps in updating the passwords very effectively in the cloud running environment."

"We have integrated it into our software development environment. We have it in a couple different spots. Developers can use it at the point when they are developing. They can test it on their local machine. If the setup that they have is producing alerts or if they need to upgrade or patch, then at the testing phase when a product is being built for automated testing integrates with Snyk at that point and also produces some checks."

"The major reason why customers prefer Snyk is that, nowadays, people are moving towards cloud-native tools."

"Snyk is a developer-friendly product."

"We went from 15 vulnerabilities in it to four or five, and those four or five were un-upgradable and we were not affected by them."

"Static code analysis is one of the best features of the solution."

"Everything that the product promises it will do, it's been doing that for us."

"The product's most valuable features are an open-source platform, remote functionality, and good pricing."

"It's very easy for developers to use. Onboarding was an easy process for all of the developers within the company. After a quick, half-an-hour to an hour session, they were fully using it on their own. It's very straightforward. Usability is definitely a 10 out of 10."

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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."

"Akeyless Secrets Management platform could be improved with a more beginner-friendly interface."

"Akeyless Secrets Management could be improved in several areas. The initial setup was quite difficult for me."

"There are some new features that we would like to see added, e.g., more visibility into library usage for the code. Something along the lines where it's doing the identification of where vulnerabilities are used, etc. This would cause them to stand out in the market as a much different platform."

"I think Snyk should add more of a vulnerability protection feature in the tool since it is an area where it lacks."

"Basically the licensing costs are a little bit expensive."

"The documentation sometimes is not relevant. It does not cover the latest updates, scanning, and configurations. The documentation for some things is wrong and does not cover some configuration scannings for the multiple project settings."

"For the areas that they're new in, it's very early stages for them. For example, their expertise is in looking at third-party components and packages, which is their bread-and-butter and what they've been doing for ages, but for newer features such as static analysis I don't think they've got compatibility for all the languages and frameworks yet."

"It would be great if they can include dynamic, interactive, and run-time scanning features."

"The tool should provide more flexibility and guidance to help us fix the top vulnerabilities before we go into production."

"Offering API access in the lower or free open-source tiers would be better. That would help our customers. If you don't have an enterprise plan, it becomes challenging to integrate with the rest of the systems. Our customers would like to have some open-source integrations in the next release."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Their licensing model is fairly robust and scalable for our needs. I believe we have reached a reasonable agreement on the licensing to enable hundreds of developers to participate in this product offering. The solution is very tailored towards developers and its licensing model works well for us."

"The price of the solution is expensive compared to other solutions."

"Snyk is a premium-priced product, so it's kind of expensive. The big con that I find frustrating is when a company charges extra for single sign-on (SSO) into their SaaS app. Snyk is one of the few that I'm willing to pay that add-on charge, but generally I disqualify products that charge an extra fee to do integrated authentication to our identity provider, like Okta or some other SSO. That is a big negative. We had to pay extra for that. That little annoyance aside, it is expensive. You get a lot out of it, but you're paying for that premium."

"The license model is based on the number of contributing developers. Snyk is expensive, for a startup company will most likely use the community edition, while larger companies will buy the licensed version. The price of Snyk is more than other SLA tools."

"I didn't think the price was that great, but it wasn't that bad, either. I'd rate their pricing as average in the market."

"With Snyk, you get what you pay for. It is not a cheap solution, but you get a comprehensiveness and level of coverage that is very good. The dollars in the security budget only go so far. If I can maximize my value and be able to have some funds left over for other initiatives, I want to do that. That is what drives me to continue to say, "What's out there in the market? Snyk's expensive, but it's good. Is there something as good, but more affordable?" Ultimately, I find we could go cheaper, but we would lose the completeness of vision or scope. I am not willing to do that because Snyk does provide a pretty important benefit for us."

"The product's price is okay."

"The solution is less expensive than Black Duck."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

University

Retailer

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	24

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Akeyless Secrets Management?

Akeyless Secrets Management could be improved in several areas. The initial setup was quite difficult for me. The documentation and tutorials must include end-to-end examples for Kubernetes and CI/...

What is your primary use case for Akeyless Secrets Management?

Akeyless Secrets Management is used to store secrets such as database credentials and TransUnion certificates for the production environment. For example, a team stores PostgreSQL usernames and pas...

What advice do you have for others considering Akeyless Secrets Management?

The advice that I would personally give regarding Akeyless Secrets Management is that before adopting any secrets management platform, you should define what your security and compliance requiremen...

How does Snyk compare with SonarQube?

Snyk does a great job identifying and reducing vulnerabilities. This solution is fully automated and monitors 24/7 to find any issues reported on the internet. It will store dependencies that you a...

What needs improvement with Snyk?

There are a lot of false positives that need to be identified and separated. The inclusion of AI to remove false positives would be beneficial. So far, I've not seen any AI features to enhance vuln...

What is your primary use case for Snyk?

I use Snyk ( /products/snyk-reviews ) in the DevOps pipeline to identify vulnerabilities before deploying the application. It integrates with Jenkins ( /products/jenkins-reviews ).

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Overview

Akeyless Secrets Management enhances security for DevOps teams, centrally managing credentials, certificates, and keys across various environments with its cloud-native SaaS platform.

Utilizing patented Distributed Fragment Cryptography™, Akeyless Secrets Management enables organizations to strengthen security while simplifying operations. It provides centralized management for credentials across hybrid, multi-cloud, and legacy environments. The platform offers unified secrets management, certificate lifecycle management, and identity federation to reduce risks and meet compliance demands. With no hardware to manage, it issues ephemeral credentials directly into workflows, supporting both modern and legacy systems.

What are the key features of Akeyless Secrets Management?

Distributed Fragment Cryptography™: Enhances security with innovative cryptography.
Centralized Management: Controls credentials across various environments.
Unified Platform: Integrates secrets management, certificate lifecycle, and identity federation.
Ephemeral Credentials: Offers temporary credentials for streamlined workflows.
Compatibility: Supports modern and legacy systems.

What benefits and ROI can Akeyless Secrets Management deliver?

Reduced Operational Overhead: Minimizes the need for hardware management.
Strengthened Security: Zero-knowledge and quantum-resilient cryptography for future threats.
Cost Efficiency: Lowers costs with a cloud-native approach.
Compliance Support: Meets necessary security requirements.

Akeyless Secrets Management finds applications across industries, enabling businesses to securely manage credentials and secrets within hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures. Its cloud-based nature offers flexibility for the financial sector, while government and healthcare benefit from its compliance features. Organizations across diverse fields leverage its capabilities to ensure secure and efficient credential management, addressing unique industry-specific challenges.

Akeyless

Snyk excels in integrating security within the development lifecycle, providing teams with an AI Trust Platform that combines speed with security efficiency, ensuring robust AI application development.

Snyk empowers developers with AI-ready engines offering broad coverage, accuracy, and speed essential for modern development. With AI-powered visibility and security, Snyk allows proactive threat prevention and swift threat remediation. The platform supports shifts toward LLM engineering and AI code analysis, enhancing security and development productivity. Snyk collaborates with GenAI coding assistants for improved productivity and AI application threat management. Platform extensibility supports evolving standards with API access and native integrations, ensuring comprehensive and seamless security embedding in development tools.

What are Snyk's standout features?

Simplicity and Integration: Easy to integrate across platforms like GitLab, GitHub, and Jira.
Comprehensive Vulnerability Database: Offers accurate reporting for effective vulnerability management.
Developer-Friendly Design: Supports multiple programming languages, appealing to developers.
Automation and Flexibility: Enhances workflow efficiency with automated capabilities.

What benefits can users expect?

Efficiency in Vulnerability Detection: Streamlines prioritization and remediation processes.
Cost-Effectiveness: Offers a competitive pricing model compared to alternatives.
Enhanced Workflow: Integration with DevOps tools improves development processes.

Industries leverage Snyk for security in CI/CD pipelines by automating checks for dependency vulnerabilities and managing open-source licenses. Its Docker and Kubernetes scanning capabilities enhance container security, supporting a proactive security approach. Integrations with platforms like GitHub and Azure DevOps optimize implementation across diverse software environments.

Sample Customers

Cimpress

StartApp, Segment, Skyscanner, DigitalOcean, Comic Relief