# OpenBao alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 232 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where OpenBao holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/openbao/alternatives/

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

- HashiCorp Vault: 73
- Doppler: 57
- Infisical: 33
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: 13
- AWS Secrets Manager: 11
- 1Password: 9

## Secrets management

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name OpenBao (OpenBao is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Doppler: first choice in 41 of those 78
- Infisical: first choice in 27 of those 78
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: first choice in 11 of those 78
- 1Password: first choice in 8 of those 78
- AWS Secrets Manager: first choice in 4 of those 78
- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Azure Key Vault: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Google Secret Manager: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name OpenBao (OpenBao is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 29 of those 77
- Doppler: first choice in 14 of those 77
- AWS Secrets Manager: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Infisical: first choice in 4 of those 77
- AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Azure Key Vault: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: first choice in 2 of those 77
- 1Password: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name OpenBao (OpenBao is #7 of 12 at 4%).

- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 40 of those 77
- AWS Secrets Manager: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Akeyless: first choice in 2 of those 77
- CyberArk Secrets Manager: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Doppler: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Infisical: first choice in 2 of those 77
- 1Password Business or Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Azure Key Vault: first choice in 1 of those 77

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