# Azure Key Vault alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 156 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Azure Key Vault holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/azure-key-vault/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Doppler: 49
- Infisical: 32
- HashiCorp Vault: 26
- 1Password: 5
- Akeyless: 5
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: 5

## Secrets management

**Small business**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Azure Key Vault (Azure Key Vault is #5 of 11 at 6%).

- Doppler: first choice in 36 of those 61
- Infisical: first choice in 21 of those 61
- 1Password: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Akeyless: first choice in 2 of those 61
- AWS Secrets Manager: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: first choice in 1 of those 61
- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Passbolt: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Mid-market**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Azure Key Vault (Azure Key Vault is #5 of 12 at 4%).

- Doppler: first choice in 11 of those 47
- Infisical: first choice in 9 of those 47
- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 8 of those 47
- Google Secret Manager: first choice in 1 of those 47
- SOPS: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Secret Manager: first choice in 1 of those 47

**Enterprise**: 48 of 84 answers did not name Azure Key Vault (Azure Key Vault is #8 of 12 at 0%).

- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 17 of those 48
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: first choice in 4 of those 48
- Akeyless: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Doppler: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Infisical: first choice in 2 of those 48
- 1Password: first choice in 1 of those 48
- CyberArk Secrets Manager: first choice in 1 of those 48
- OpenBao: first choice in 1 of those 48

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