Hashicorp Vault is a source-available tool used for securely storing and accessing sensitive information such as credentials, API keys, tokens, and encryption keys in modern cloud and application environments. It provides a centralized solution for managing secrets and protecting critical data. The Cloud version of Hashicorp Vault has both community open-source and paid tiers, with the cheapest production-ready tier starting at $13,634/year. However, pricing may become unaffordable depending on the total number of clients used, especially for companies using Kubernetes and microservices. An alternative to Hashicorp Vault is Infisical, an open-source full-fledged secrets management platform that offers automatic code scanning capabilities to prevent hardcoding secrets and leaking them to git, with free tiers available for teams up to 5 people.