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dotenvx

Encrypted .env files from the creator of dotenv, so secrets can be committed and decrypted at runtime.

HashiCorp Vault

Industry-standard secrets engine with dynamic credentials, PKI and encryption-as-a-service; BSL, owned by IBM.

OpenBao

Linux Foundation open-source (MPL) fork of Vault, API-compatible, created after HashiCorp's license change.

Infisical

Open-source secrets platform with environment sync, dynamic secrets, PKI and Kubernetes integration.

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Metric	dotenvx	HashiCorp Vault	OpenBao	Infisical
Stars	5.9k	36.5k	8.9k	30.4k
Weekly downloads	22.9M	n/a	n/a	n/a
Download growth	+79%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Popularity score	80/100	83/100	72/100	82/100
Forks	160	4.8k	667	2.4k
Open issues	13	1.5k	344	901
Last commit	1w ago	2d ago	5d ago	today
Latest version	2.38.2	n/a	n/a	n/a
License	BSD-3-Clause	n/a	MPL-2.0	n/a
First released	2023	2015	2023	2022
Signals	Trending (detected automatically)Rising	Popular	Rising	Trending
Listed in	Security & Identity › Secrets management	Security & Identity › Secrets management	Security & Identity › Secrets management	Security & Identity › Secrets management

Weekly downloads over time

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dotenvx

Encrypted .env files from the creator of dotenv, so secrets can be committed and decrypted at runtime.

HashiCorp Vault

Industry-standard secrets engine with dynamic credentials, PKI and encryption-as-a-service; BSL, owned by IBM.

OpenBao

Linux Foundation open-source (MPL) fork of Vault, API-compatible, created after HashiCorp's license change.

Infisical

Open-source secrets platform with environment sync, dynamic secrets, PKI and Kubernetes integration.

Head to head

Metric	dotenvx	HashiCorp Vault	OpenBao	Infisical
Stars	5.9k	36.5k	8.9k	30.4k
Weekly downloads	22.9M	n/a	n/a	n/a
Download growth	+79%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Popularity score	80/100	83/100	72/100	82/100
Forks	160	4.8k	667	2.4k
Open issues	13	1.5k	344	901
Last commit	1w ago	2d ago	5d ago	today
Latest version	2.38.2	n/a	n/a	n/a
License	BSD-3-Clause	n/a	MPL-2.0	n/a
First released	2023	2015	2023	2022
Signals	Trending (detected automatically)Rising	Popular	Rising	Trending
Listed in	Security & Identity › Secrets management	Security & Identity › Secrets management	Security & Identity › Secrets management	Security & Identity › Secrets management

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