CyberArk Secrets Manager vs Envshed

CyberArk Secrets Manager centrally stores and governs credentials used by applications, containers, CI/CD pipelines and other workloads across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments. It handles API keys, tokens, passwords, certificates and database credentials, with policies to rotate, expire and retire secrets while tracking ownership and expiration. Organizations can use managed SaaS or run it in a customer data center, including where data residency or air-gap requirements apply. Applications and containers can authenticate through application attributes and role-based controls, and key events are recorded in tamper-resistant audit logs. Its SaaS service assigns workloads cryptographic SPIFFE identities based on verified attributes; the identities expire in hours and cannot be shared or reused. Listed integrations span DevOps, CI/CD, automation, PaaS and public cloud tools. The product page describes a distributed, high-availability design. CyberArk was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Pricing is on request; the product page directs visitors to request a demo.

Envshed is a cloud secrets manager for small engineering teams, with a CLI that works across monorepos. It manages secrets and environments, supports per-user overrides, warns about expirations, allows project duplication and keeps an audit trail. For pnpm or npm workspaces, the CLI can detect workspaces and retrieve secrets from the repository root. Listed integrations include GitHub Actions, Docker, a Node.js SDK, a CLI for any shell and Coolify; a REST API supports languages including Python, Go and Rust. Secret values are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM, traffic uses TLS 1.3, and encryption keys are held separately from encrypted data. Envshed offers role-based access control and an immutable audit trail, including records of secret reads and changes. The maker says it is not a zero-knowledge vault: a small on-call group with production credentials could technically decrypt a secret value. Data is stored in one region on US-based cloud infrastructure. Self-hosting is unavailable, and the service is not yet SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified. The Developer plan is free forever for up to two members and three projects; Team is $5/user/month and Business is $9/user/month.