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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

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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

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

"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 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."

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

"We feel more secure because we do have a way to measure the security and the risk factors of projects."

"What is valuable about Snyk is its simplicity."

"It helps us meet compliance requirements, by identifying and fixing vulnerabilities, and to have a robust vulnerability management program."

"Fugue provides core capabilities that enable visualization, discovery, and compliance automation."

"We have hundreds of source code repositories, and Snyk scans them in minutes (it just looks at package management files to identify the dependency tree), Snyk uses the same infrastructure to scan for all customers on the cloud which gives it lots of scalability opportunities compared to some other vendors where the software is installed on-prem or on a dedicated instance which makes the software pricy and limited."

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

"The CLI feature is quite useful because it gives us a lot of flexibility in what we want to do. If you use the UI, all the information is there and you can see what Snyk is showing you, but there is nothing else that you can change. However, when you use the CLI, then you can use commands and can get the output or response back from Snyk. You can also take advantage of that output in a different way. For the same reason, we have been using the CLI for the hard gate in the pipeline: Obtain a particular CDSS score for vulnerability. Based on that information, we can then decide if we want to block or allow the build. We have more flexibility if we use the CLI."

"Snyk allows us to spend less time securing applications, increasing their productivity."

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Cons

"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."

"Some organizations feel that there is a trust concern because the secrets are stored in Akeyless Secrets Management and it is not open-sourced."

"You need to go to the tool, export it as a CSV, and then find it, which is ridiculous."

"They were a couple of issues which happened because Snyk lacked some documentation on the integration side."

"Could include other types of security scanning and statistical analysis"

"Scalability has some issues because we have a lot of code and its use is mandatory."

"Because Snyk has so many integrations and so many things it can do, it's hard to really understand all of them and to get that information to each team that needs it... If there were more self-service, perhaps tutorials or overviews for new teams or developers, so that they could click through and see things themselves, that would help."

"There is always more work to do around managing the volume of information when you've got thousands of vulnerabilities. Trying to get those down to zero is virtually impossible, either through ignoring them all or through fixing them. That filtering or information management is always going to be something that can be improved."

"I would like to give further ability to grouping code repositories, in such a way that you could group them by the teams that own them, then produce alerting to those teams. The way that we are seeing it right now, the alerting only goes to a couple of places. I wish we could configure the code to go to different places."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution is less expensive than Black Duck."

"Snyk is an expensive solution."

"You can get a good deal with Snyk for pricing. It's a little expensive, but it is worth it."

"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."

"For what Snyk offers, it has the best cost-benefit I have ever seen because you're buying the license per user."

"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."

"The product's price is okay."

"Presently, my company uses an open-source version of the solution. The solution's pricing can be considered quite reasonable owing to the features they offer."

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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