HashiCorp Vault vs Infisical
Four of fourteen models named HashiCorp Vault first on the direct prompt; zero named Infisical. HashiCorp Vault was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Infisical by thirteen and HashiCorp Vault carries 77 labels and Infisical 43, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the secrets management page.
By framing
HashiCorp VaultFirst choices, of fourteen modelsInfisical
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, HashiCorp Vault and Infisical were named in the same answer 141 times, of the 403 answers naming HashiCorp Vault and the 164 naming Infisical. In those answers Infisical took the first choice forty-six times and HashiCorp Vault thirty-six.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | | |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | | |
HashiCorp Vault Infisical first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, HashiCorp Vault on the left and Infisical on the right.The direct prompt
HashiCorp Vault first, Infisical an alternative
4 of 14 modelsInfisical was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Infisical28%#2 of 11HashiCorp Vault6%#6 of 11HashiCorp Vault31%#1 of 13Infisical15%#3 of 13HashiCorp Vault61%#1 of 12Infisical6%#2 of 12What the models said about HashiCorp Vault
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“for a mid-sized B2B company, it is generally no longer recommended unless you have a dedicated platform team” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Start with Delinea if you need a balanced, mid-market-focused PAM solution, or HashiCorp Vault if you have strong DevOps capabilities” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“HashiCorp Vault remains the most capable and widely deployed, making it ideal if you have multi-cloud environments and complex requirements.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies with a mix of cloud and on-premises needs, HashiCorp Vault is the most flexible and scalable choice” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Infisical
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Infisical Pro at $18/identity/month is often the best value for startups seeking affordable, developer-friendly secrets management with minimal operational overhead.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Infisical is often cited as the best open‑source choice for 2026 because it balances a generous free tier with strong features and a polished developer experience.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“My recommendation for tight budgets: Infisical or HashiCorp Vault (self-hosted)” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.