OpenBao vs Vibr8Vault
OpenBao
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| Figure | OpenBao | Vibr8Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Secrets Management Tools | 8.0 (#12) | 6.8 (#32) |
| Encryption | OpenBao can encrypt and decrypt data without storing it, using centrally defined encryption parameters. | The site lists AES-256-GCM encryption with per-secret keys and Shamir's Secret Sharing for master-key protection. |
| Product | OpenBao is an identity-based secrets and encryption management system for storing and controlling access to sensitive data such as API tokens, encryption keys, passwords, and certificates. | Vibr8Vault is a self-hosted secrets manager distributed as a single binary under the MIT License. |
| Security | OpenBao's security barrier encrypts data sent to storage with AES-256-GCM and verifies the authentication tag when decrypting. | The security table lists TLS 1.3, HMAC-SHA256 token hashes, and policy-based access control with glob matching. |
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In their own words
OpenBao
OpenBao is a free, open-source system for storing and controlling access to secrets such as API tokens, encryption keys, passwords, and certificates. Management is available through a web UI, CLI, or HTTP API. Key/value secrets are encrypted before persistent storage, while dynamic credentials can be generated for Kubernetes and SQL databases and revoked when leases expire. Leases can be renewed, and individual secrets or groups can be revoked. OpenBao also encrypts and decrypts data without retaining it. Authentication methods include GitHub, LDAP, and AppRole, with token-based policies. Its storage barrier uses AES-256-GCM and verifies authentication tags during decryption. High-availability configurations are supported. Deployment options include packages, containers, binaries, source builds, and Helm; documentation covers Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and Windows. Releases provide GPG signatures and SBOMs. Integrated Storage defaults to a 1 MiB maximum entry size, configurable with max_entry_size.
Vibr8Vault
Vibr8Vault has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.