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HashiCorp Vault vs ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 16, 2024

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

HashiCorp Vault
Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Secrets Management Tools (1st)
ManageEngine ADSelfService ...
Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers
23rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Enterprise Password Managers category, the mindshare of HashiCorp Vault is 5.2%, down from 11.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus is 1.1%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Password Managers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HashiCorp Vault5.2%
ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus1.1%
Other93.7%
Enterprise Password Managers
 

Featured Reviews

Manish Indupuri - PeerSpot reviewer
senior DevOps engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Centralized secret management has strengthened security and simplified compliance across cloud-native environments
Configuring HashiCorp Vault since we are mainly using it in Kubernetes or OpenShift clusters took some time and effort to align with our deployment. The initial setup can be a little confusing and complex for someone who is newer. However, it is not impossible to achieve, but it will take some time to understand the product. The ACLs within HashiCorp Vault, such as policies and AppRole authentication, were not intuitive at first. However, we slowly became habituated to the product once we began using it. Once we moved past the learning curve of these challenges, HashiCorp Vault becomes a critical security layer of our workloads. The only minor challenge is the initial setup complexity, especially for teams new to HashiCorp Vault's authentication methods and storage backends. Other than that, it works flawlessly.
Kimberly Brock - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Security Engineer & Data Governance at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Efficiently keeps track and monitors
When I look at something like a server or a user who has an unsuccessful login, all they're giving me is what is from the domain controllers. When I click on the analytics portion that says give me information, it doesn't tell me what application is errored out. It doesn't tell me; it just tells me what is the same information from the domain controller. I'd like a little bit more robust information on actually giving me some useful information instead of some links that send me out to the Internet that says research here, and then I have to do additional research. It's kind of generic. And, basically, it's just a quick, I don't have to search through the domain controller logs, but once I pull those out, the logs are still very generic like you get from Microsoft. Area code four three one one. Okay. I had to go look that up. It doesn't take it any further than just a copy based on the domain controller.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The integration with other HashiCorp tools is very, very good."
"The benefits from HashiCorp Vault include significant advantages in security lifecycle management itself."
"HashiCorp Vault has reduced the workload regarding rotating secrets and securely managing them."
"HashiCorp Vault has positively impacted security governance that we have by greatly reducing the risk of a leak and then a bypass, but overall, it's increased the security of our organization."
"HashiCorp Vault has given strong value in terms of compliance, automation, and security hygiene—it eliminated hard-coded secrets in our code and pipelines, and it simplified secret rotation via automation, so we did not need manual credential updates."
"For me, the most valuable features include that it's easy to manage and maintain the password API for retrieving passwords and other things."
"I will give advice that most people should go for HashiCorp Vault because compared to some other vaulting secrets solutions, you can go for HashiCorp Vault because it is a vault that can protect all of your data, all of your application secrets, and domain."
"It's stable. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the ability for remote users to change their login credentials using their mobile devices."
"One of the most valuable features is the self-service capability. I"
"Monitoring is one of the most valuable features for us."
"Helped establish basic standard processes for service ticketing and request management."
"Due to ransomware and novel threats, we can no longer allow people to gain domain admin access to our servers with only a username and password. With MFA, they must supply a one-time password sent to them via some authenticator, like Microsoft or Google Authenticator. It could be a text message."
"The solution enables agents to reset their passwords."
"The solution provides wide options for multifactor authentication."
"Having multifactor authentication in Windows machines."
 

Cons

"I would rate the stability a six out of ten. There are some bugs and glitches. We are in touch with the vendor to resolve them."
"In my opinion, HashiCorp Vault could improve its user interface. Right now, they don't offer much in terms of a graphical interface, which means you usually have to manage things manually through API calls. I think CyberArk has a better approach because it provides a UI that integrates features across all its components, making it easier, especially for new users or those from organizations with strict licensing policies."
"The documentation is very general; it should have more examples and more use cases."
"It would be helpful to have more advanced features."
"The solution could be much easier to implement. We are trying to implement it now."
"HashiCorp Vault can be improved from the security perspective, as it focuses on security lifecycle management. It requires other solutions for monitoring as users need to rely on tools that constantly monitor the system, especially database activity."
"We could use more documentation, primarily to do with integrations."
"There could be a plugin for the database to change the secret automatically. It would be an efficient feature for password security."
"The worst part is that the solution can only be installed or updated on a device if it is physically connected to the local network."
"There is a lack of specific information provided by the analytics portion of the software."
"We need more reports for visualization."
"The registration process could be improved. It should be easier for users to register for the service."
"They could improve their security of the products to prevent vulnerabilities."
"The price must be reduced."
"Asset management/discover and reporting."
"Could be simplified, not user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am using the open-source version of Vault and I would have to buy a license if I want to get support."
"It could do everything we wanted it to do and it is brilliant, but it is super pricey. To be fair to HashiCorp, we drove the price up with our requirements around resiliency. Because of the nature of our company, we don't really operate in the cloud."
"In my case, the open-source version works well. It's advisable for small to medium-scale organizations, but for large-scale organizations, you should go with the enterprise version."
"The solution's cost is reasonable."
"The product is expensive."
"The AWS version is much cheaper than HashiCorp Vault."
"You purchase the license for one time, and you can use it for a lifetime. The only thing is that in order to get support, you need to upgrade your product to the latest solution. You need to keep a support contract with them for which you have to pay some amount. It's a very small amount for renewing their support contract. Overall, it's very cost-effective."
"Using this solution costs us about $1,200 USD per year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Religious Institution
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise16
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager?
HashiCorp Vault was designed with your needs in mind. One of the features that makes this evident is its ability to work as both a cloud-agnostic and a multi-cloud solution. As a cloud-agnostic sol...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HashiCorp Vault?
The pricing setup cost for HashiCorp Vault is quite expensive, especially if you consider it against native, cloud-native equivalent tooling. So within GCP, I'm thinking about Secret Manager, AWS S...
What needs improvement with HashiCorp Vault?
HashiCorp Vault is quite complex to use for new users and has a steep learning curve; I would consider the tool very good for highly advanced teams who manage huge numbers of credentials, but it's ...
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Sample Customers

Adobe, SAP Ariba, Citadel, Spaceflight, Cruise
TEL U.S. Holdings Inc, Henson Group, CAMH, HPE, HubSpot, Hitachi, IBM, Accenture, Capgemini, Apogee, Symantec
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