#7 in Secrets & Key ManagementUpdated 2026-08

Keyshade

by Keyshade · Encrypted secret and environment variable management for development teams

48.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Keyshade stores secrets and non-sensitive configuration variables in a shared store using public key encryption, as a replacement for passing .env files between developers. Teams sync values through a CLI, SDKs and an API, with role-based access control, versioning and rollback, snapshots, and webhook alerts to Discord, Slack or MS Teams.

Best for: Development teams replacing shared .env files with an encrypted, access-controlled secrets store.
Pricing: Free tier, then $7.99 per user/month (Hacker) or $15.99 per user/month (Team), with 20% off yearly billing and custom pricing for Enterprise.
Runs on: WebCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Public key encryption, RBAC and audit logs on every tier
CLI, SDKs, API and pre-commit hooks for in-workflow use
Self-hosting and secret scanning listed on all tiers
Approval step and change discussion before commits

Trade-offs

Secrets capped at 15 (Free), 30 (Hacker) and 100 (Team)
Team plan limited to 40 users; unlimited needs Enterprise
IP allowlisting and blocklisting only from the Team plan up
Free tier support is community-only (Discord and Reddit)

Pricing

Published plans from Keyshade’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Keyshade pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Free	—per user	5 projects, 3 users, 15 secrets, 15 variables 3 environments, 3 integrations, last 5 versions 7 days of audit logs; no IP allow/blocklisting Community support via Discord and Reddit
Hacker	$7.99per user	10 projects, 10 users, 30 secrets, 30 variables 5 environments, 10 integrations, last 20 versions 15 days of audit logs and 10 snapshots General support from the internal team
Team	$15.99per user	Unlimited projects and environments, 40 users 100 secrets, 100 variables, 30 integrations 60 days of audit logs and 30 snapshots Full IP blacklisting and whitelisting
Enterprise	Contact sales	Unlimited users, secrets, variables and integrations Unlimited version history and audit log retention Full secret auditing and IP whitelisting 24/7 live support and a dedicated success engineer

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 50 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 50 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 55 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 85 out of 100
Operational trust: 25 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 60 out of 100
Maintenance: 70 out of 100

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