Overview
Summary
The useful answer before the supporting detail.
Akeyless is a cloud-native identity security platform that secures machines, AI agents, and humans through a single pane of glass S1. It solves the problem of fragmented secrets and identity management across DevOps, cloud, and legacy environments, enabling enterprises to meet compliance requirements S1. The platform's practical value lies in unifying secrets, keys, certificates, and machine identities under one policy engine, reducing operational complexity and cost S21.
Product identity and positioning
Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.
- Identity: Akeyless, a cloud-native identity security and secrets management platform S1.
- Core purpose: Secures and manages every identity—machines, AI agents, and humans—through a single pane of glass S1.
- Intended users: Enterprises securing DevOps, cloud, and legacy environments S1.
- Product scope: A unified platform managing secrets, keys, certificates, and machine identities S21.
- Positioning: Positioned as the world's first runtime identity security platform for the AI era S1.
- Claimed distinction: Built on zero-knowledge cryptography, enabling full organizational control in hybrid deployments S21 S58.
Use cases and audiences
Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.
Features
Features and capabilities
Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Secrets Management | Centralizes and automates secrets management across the platform S21. |
| Certificate Lifecycle Management | Automates certificate issuance, renewal, and compliance S21. |
| Encryption & Key Management | Centralizes and automates encryption, tokenization, and key management S21. |
| Runtime Identity Security | Tracks every AI agent and controls actions at runtime S21. |
| Multi-Vault Governance | Connects external secrets from a single location, avoiding replacement of existing managers S21. |
| Identity Security for Humans | Manages human identities through the platform S21. |
Integrations and ecosystem
Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.
| Integration or interface | Type | What it enables |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Secrets Manager | Integration | Synchronizes and manages secrets stored in AWS accounts and regions S58. |
| GCP Secret Manager | Integration | Synchronizes and manages secrets stored in GCP projects S58. |
| Kubernetes Secrets | Integration | Manages secrets per Kubernetes cluster, up to 10 namespaces S58. |
| HSM Integration | Integration | Connects Akeyless Gateway with external Hardware Security Modules for key protection S58. |
| KMIP/TDE Applications | Integration | Integrates applications and databases via KMIP or TDE for key management S58. |
| Browser Extensions | Extension | Provides browser-based access to secrets S58. |
Pricing
Pricing and plans
Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.
Trust and proof
Customers, proof, and reviews
Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.
Independent reviews
| Platform | Page | How it was found | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gartner Peer Insights | Akeyless Identity Security Platform Reviews & Ratings / Gartner Peer Insights | Grounded web search | #### “ Secrets Management Streamlined by Akeyless, While UI Intuitiveness Remains a Concern ” ... ## Akeyless Identity Security Platform Reviews and Ratings ... #### 4.5 ##### ( 22 Ratings) ... - Engineer 50M-1B USD Finance (non-banking)Review Source #### An outstanding security platform5.0Apr 27, 2026 The overall experience with Akeyless has been exceptional. The product works really well and the on boarding service was great.Read Full Review - Engineer 50M-1B USD Finance (non-banking)Review So |
| AWS Marketplace | Akeyless Zero-Knowledge Secrets Management Platform Reviews / AWS Marketplace | Grounded web search | ### Ratings and reviews 4.6 98 ratings 5 star 4 star 3 star 2 star 1 star 75% 23% 2% 3 AWS reviews / 95 external reviews External reviews are from G2 and PeerSpot . ... I use Akeyless Identity Security Platform to retrieve secrets that are |
| G2 | Compare Akeyless Platform and HashiCorp Vault Social Share Options | Grounded web search | 9.1(won by default) 13 Not enough ... 8.1(won by default) 8 Not enough data ... 8.9(won by default) 6 Not enough data ... 9.2(won by default) 12 Not enough data ... 8.9(won by default) 11 Not enough data ... 8.2 11 9.3(won by 1.1) 5 |
| toolradar.com | Akeyless Reviews, Pricing & Alternatives (2026) - 4.6/5 | Grounded web search | ## Ratings Across the Web 4.6(92 reviews) Akeyless holds an aggregate rating of 4.6 out of 5 from 92 reviews across G2, last checked September 17, 2026. G2 92 reviews 4.6/5 Ratings aggregated from independent review platforms. Learn more |
| aws.amazon.com | Akeyless Zero-Knowledge Secrets Management Platform / AWS Marketplace | Grounded web search | alternative helps reduce adoption and operational effort while supporting strong security controls. The SRA capability ... implementation. The unified PAM and Secrets Management capabilities provide a single pane of glass, reducing the effort needed |
| G2 | Compare Akeyless Platform and CyberArk Conjur Social Share Options | Grounded web search | Akeyless Platform(67)4.6 out of 5Akeyless Platform By Akeyless Try for free Optimized for quick response CyberArk Conjur( ... At a Glance Akeyless Platform Star Rating (67) 4.6 out of 5 Market Segments Enterprise (47.6% of reviews) Entry-Level |
Customer proof
| Proof type | Named customer or source | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Case study | Cimpress | customer case study — # Secrets Management at Enterprise Scale Cimpress faced the challenges of high costs, complex usability, and low adoption with their previous secrets management solution. (Case Study on Cloud Security Management / Akeyless) |
| Case study | akeyless.io | customer case study — # Why Progress Uses Akeyless to Support their Hybrid Multicloud Strategy Read how the Progress team utilizes Akeyless to fight secret sprawl in a multicloud environment. (Trusted Security Solutions - Progress Case Study / Akeyless) |
| Case study | akeyless.io | customer case study — - Customer Case Study – Cimpress Secrets Management at Enterprise Scale - Customer Case Study – Progress Read how the Progress team utilizes Akeyless Vaultless® Platform to fight secret sprawl in a multicloud environm… (Case Studies / Akeyless) |
Independent mentions
- Major U.S. Retailer Modernizes Enterprise Secrets Management to Support Secure Growth at Scale / Akeyless — world’s largest technology environments, supporting digital commerce, enterprise applications, and infrastructure at massive scale. As the organization accelerated platform modernization, security and infrastructure teams sought a unified approach to
External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.
Company, security, and trust
Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.
| Signal | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Company and ownership | Akeyless Leadership Team | source |
| Contact and support | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Legal and privacy | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Security and compliance | Encryption & Multi-Cloud KMS | source |
| Uptime and status page | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
Not found on the collected pages: contact and support, legal and privacy, uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.
Documentation and product updates
Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.
| Resource or update | Type | What is available | Date or freshness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact and support | Support | Public contact and support channel. (source) | Not dated |
| CyberArk Conjur Pricing Guide: Costs, Tiers, and Alternatives (2026) | Guide | Guides, comparisons, pricing breakdowns, use cases, and how-to articles. (source) | Not dated |
| A Platform Engineering Guide to Managing Secrets with Akeyless / Akeyless | Guide | Master platform engineering and secrets management with Akeyless. Enhance security and boost efficiency for your development teams. (source) | Not dated |
| CyberArk Conjur Pricing Guide: Costs, Tiers, and Alternatives (2026) | Support | Public contact and support channel. (source) | November 2025 |
Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.
Technical
Technical and delivery signals
Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.
| Signal | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension) | Offered as Pure SaaS (fully cloud-managed) or Hybrid SaaS with on-premise gateways S58. | S58 |
| Platforms and apps | Web-based platform; browser extensions available S58. | S58 |
| API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins) | Supports API-key-based authentication and plugins for secrets management S58. | S58 |
| Data ownership and export | Hybrid SaaS provides full organizational control with zero-knowledge encryption S58. | S58 |
| Performance and reliability claims | Cloud-native scalability; scalable with customer-controlled environments S58. | S58 |
| Release activity | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
Measured infrastructure
Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.
| Signal | Finding |
|---|---|
| TLS certificate | Let's Encrypt, valid, expires 2026-12-16 |
| Security headers | HSTS, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy |
| Server header | cloudflare |
| Mail handled by | aspmx.l.google.com, smtp.google.com |
| Nameservers | ns-432.awsdns-54.com, ns-699.awsdns-23.net |
Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s). A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.
Limits and method
Limitations and open questions
Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.
The collected pages do not disclose specific limitations or gaps. Akeyless positions itself as an alternative to HashiCorp Vault and CyberArk Conjur, but no direct comparison of limitations is provided S21 S134. Pricing details for the Enterprise plan are not published, requiring contact with sales S56. Evidence of customer outcomes is limited to case studies and testimonials, with no independent review ratings collected.
Sources, method, and limitations
Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.
This report is based on 15 collected pages from akeyless.io, including product, pricing, about, and case study pages. Static and browser rendering rendering were used; external proof search was enabled but no verification requests were made. The evidence catalog includes 180 tokens, but only a subset is cited here. Limitations include the absence of independent review data and incomplete pricing details for enterprise plans.
- Official Websitehttps://www.akeyless.io/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akeyless.io/about/Verified
- Pricing Pagehttps://www.akeyless.io/contact-pricing/Verified
- Pricing Pagehttps://www.akeyless.io/pricing/Verified
- Pricing Pagehttps://www.akeyless.io/blog/azure-key-vault-pricing/Verified
- Pricing Pagehttps://www.akeyless.io/blog/blog-cyberark-conjur-pricing/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akeyless.io/blog/a-platform-engineering-guide-to-managing-secrets-with-akeyless/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akeyless.io/blog/akeyless-enterprise-secrets-management-solution/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akeyless.io/blog/akeyless-platform-adds-new-desktop-password-manager-and-web-console/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akeyless.io/blog/bulletproof-kubernetes-secrets-management-common-challenges-and-solutions/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akeyless.io/blog/devsec-for-scale-podcast-ep-4-shift-left-product-security/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akeyless.io/blog/introducing-the-worlds-first-akeyless-unified-secrets-and-machine-identity-platform/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akeyless.io/blog/kuppingercole-names-akeyless-nhi-product-innvoation-leader/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akeyless.io/blog/platform-teams-embrace-akeyles/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://www.akeyless.io/blog/secrets-injection-with-native-kubernetes-service-accounts-using-akeyless-vault-platform/Verified
- Review Sitehttps://www.gartner.com/reviews/product/akeyless-identity-security-platformVerified
- Review Sitehttps://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/reviews/reviews-list/prodview-nybsd7lzcdqfyVerified
- Articlehttps://www.akeyless.io/case-studies/cimpress-case-study/Verified
- Review Sitehttps://www.g2.com/compare/akeyless-platform-vs-hashicorp-vaultVerified
- Articlehttps://www.akeyless.io/case-studies/progress-case-study/Verified
- Review Sitehttps://toolradar.com/tools/akeylessVerified
- Articlehttps://www.akeyless.io/resources/category/case-studies/Verified
- Review Sitehttps://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-nybsd7lzcdqfyVerified
- Articlehttps://www.akeyless.io/case-studies/major-us-retailer-enterprise-secrets-management-secure-growth-scale/Verified
- Review Sitehttps://www.g2.com/compare/akeyless-platform-vs-cyberark-conjurVerified