# Google Secret Manager alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 181 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Google Secret Manager 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/google-secret-manager/alternatives

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

- HashiCorp Vault: 51
- Doppler: 50
- Infisical: 32
- Akeyless: 5
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: 5
- 1Password: 4

## Secrets management

**Small business**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Google Secret Manager (Google Secret Manager is #4 of 11 at 6%).

- Doppler: first choice in 34 of those 58
- Infisical: first choice in 22 of those 58
- 1Password: first choice in 3 of those 58
- AWS Secrets Manager: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Akeyless: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: first choice in 1 of those 58
- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Passbolt: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Mid-market**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Google Secret Manager (Google Secret Manager is #7 of 12 at 2%).

- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 21 of those 61
- Doppler: first choice in 13 of those 61
- Infisical: first choice in 8 of those 61
- AWS Secrets Manager: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Azure Key Vault: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Akeyless: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Secret Manager: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Google Secret Manager (Google Secret Manager is #10 of 12 at 0%).

- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 29 of those 62
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Akeyless: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Doppler: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Infisical: first choice in 2 of those 62
- 1Password: first choice in 1 of those 62
- CyberArk Secrets Manager: first choice in 1 of those 62
- OpenBao: first choice in 1 of those 62

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