Side-by-side record
Akeyless vs. PropelAuth
Built from each tool’s researched, reviewed record. Figures are checked against public pricing pages at research time — always confirm current pricing with the vendor before buying.
The short version
PropelAuth starts at Free per seat, versus Akeyless at Custom pricing. Akeyless lists more integrations (30+ vs 14+).
Full comparison
Akeylessfrom Custom pricing | PropelAuthfrom Free | |
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| Audyense Score | 28AS*Low | 66ASFair |
| Positioning | Zero-knowledge secrets, keys, and privileged access | Authentication and organization management built for B2B SaaS |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud / SaaS, Hybrid | Cloud / SaaS |
| Best fit | Mid-market, Enterprise | Startup, SMB, Mid-market |
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| Kubernetes integration | YesConnects secrets workflows to clusters. | — |
| Secrets management | YesCentralizes application and infrastructure secrets. | — |
| Dynamic secrets | YesIssues short-lived credentials for supported systems. | — |
| Key management | YesManages encryption and key workflows. | — |
| Certificate lifecycle | YesSupports certificate issuance and rotation. | — |
| Privileged access | YesControls access to sensitive resources. | — |
| Multi-vault governance | YesConnects and governs existing vaults. | — |
| CI/CD integration | YesSupports automated deployment and build workflows. | — |
| Audit logs | — | YesAudit log retention scales from 30 to 90 days by tier |
| Compliance reporting | — | NoNo dedicated compliance-reporting module found; no compliance badges published |
| Device management | — | NoNot an MDM/device-management product |
| Multi-factor authentication | — | YesTwo-factor authentication included from the Free tier |
| Privileged access management | — | NoNo PAM/vaulting capability; it's an auth/identity layer, not a PAM tool |
| Public API | — | YesAPI keys and machine-to-machine authentication on Growth tier and above |
| Role-based access control | — | YesConfigurable roles and permissions per organization |
| SCIM / directory provisioning | — | YesSCIM/directory sync available on Growth Plus, priced per connection |
| Self-hosting / on-prem | — | PartialFully managed by default; a self-hosted 'BYO Auth' sidecar option exists for adding enterprise SSO to an existing auth stack |
| SSO / SAML | — | YesUnlimited SAML/enterprise SSO connections from the Growth tier |
| Integrations verified | 30+ | 14+ |
| Aggregate rating | — · No reviews yet | 5.0 · 31 reviews |
| Integrations | AWSAzureGoogle CloudKubernetesHashiCorp VaultTerraform+11 more | ReactNext.js App RouterNext.js Pages RouterFastAPIFlask.NET+8 more |
| Security & compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR | — |
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