# Akeyless: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 54 judge labels across 4 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/akeyless

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Secrets management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/secrets-management/index.md) | 2% | 6 | 6% | 34 |
| [Certificate lifecycle management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/certificate-lifecycle-management/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 7% | 15 |
| [Privileged access management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/privileged-access-management/index.md) | 0% | 21 | 0% | 4 |
| [SaaS security posture management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/saas-security-posture-management/index.md) | 0% | 29 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Multi-cloud enterprise with dynamic credentials: HashiCorp Vault or Akeyless." (Perplexity Sonar, Secrets)
- "often recommended for teams wanting automation without legacy PKI infrastructure" (Mistral Small, Certificate management)
- "If you're cloud-agnostic or hybrid, evaluate HCP Vault or Akeyless." (Kimi K2, Secrets)
- "Akeyless is a true cloud-native secrets management platform, eliminating the complexity of hosting and maintaining vaults" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Secrets)

## And against it

- "Other niche or less-mature tools (e.g., Infisical, Doppler, Akeyless as Vault alternatives ... Newer tools may have smaller communities" (Grok 4.20, Secrets)
- "Limited for multi-CA, hybrid, or non-cloud assets—common mid-market gaps." (Grok 4.20, Certificate management)
- "they're generally better when your governance needs are less complex" (GPT-5.4 mini, Secrets)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Akeyless, from 138 of the 150 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- akeyless.io: 108 (its own site)
- securityboulevard.com: 66
- g2.com: 55
- infisical.com: 48
- startwithidentity.com: 39
- appviewx.com: 29
- sectigo.com: 29
- gane.ai/index: 28
- cybersecuritynews.com: 23
- github.com: 21

### Pages cited

- https://akeyless.io/blog/blog-best-certificate-lifecycle-management-software: 42
- https://securityboulevard.com/2026/05/top-16-secrets-management-tools-and-platforms-for-2026-compared: 33
- https://akeyless.io/blog/the-essential-guide-to-secrets-management: 28
- https://startwithidentity.com/articles/top-8-secrets-management-tools.md: 24
- https://appviewx.com/blogs/best-certificate-lifecycle-management-software-2026: 20
- https://securityboulevard.com/2024/02/top-secrets-management-tools-for-2024: 19
- https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Secrets_Management_Cheat_Sheet.html: 18
- https://guideflow.com/blog/secrets-management-software: 18

## In its own words

What Akeyless's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Identity Security for Machines, AI Agents & Humans (https://akeyless.io/)
- For: AI agents, machines, and humans (https://akeyless.io/)
- Price stated: Pricing (https://akeyless.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Start Free (https://akeyless.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 9 (https://www.akeyless.io/resources/category/case-studies)
- Certifications: GDPR, PCI DSS, CSA STAR, DORA
- Customers named: Progress, Constant Contact, Cimpress, Wix, adMarketplace

## What it publishes

Every page akeyless.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1808 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 257 pages, 36 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 7 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-11
- webinar or virtual event: 43 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 21 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-15
- comparison: 38 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-28
- glossary or explainer: 19 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- podcast or video: 60 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-27
- news or press: 8 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- Recent: 2026-09-29 comparison: Akeyless modern pam vs delinea https://www.akeyless.io/blog/akeyless-modern-pam-vs-delinea
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Eliminate static secrets identity based access https://www.akeyless.io/blog/eliminate-static-secrets-identity-based-access
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: 47 day certificates https://www.akeyless.io/blog/47-day-certificates
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Gartner machine iam identity governance https://www.akeyless.io/blog/gartner-machine-iam-identity-governance
- Recent: 2026-09-22 webinar or virtual event: The 47 day certificate era are your machine identities ready https://www.akeyless.io/webinars/the-47-day-certificate-era-are-your-machine-identities-ready
- Recent: 2026-09-19 blog: Embracing a secretless approach with akeyless https://www.akeyless.io/blog/embracing-a-secretless-approach-with-akeyless

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.