Akeyless
Akeyless provides a cloud-native Identity Security Platform designed to secure all types of identities, including machines, AI agents, and human users.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Unified identity security for machines, AI agents, and humans in the AI era.
Who should look elsewhere
Pricing model can be complex with multiple units (clients, HSM integrations, connectors, certificates, transactions).
Pros
- +Unified platform for human, machine, and AI agent identity security.
- +Cloud-native, agentless, and API-first architecture.
- +Reduces maintenance and provisioning time (up to 70% reported).
- +Provides zero-knowledge assurance with Distributed Fragments Cryptography™ (DFC).
- +Supports both Pure SaaS and Hybrid SaaS deployment options.
Cons
- −Pricing model can be complex with multiple units (clients, HSM integrations, connectors, certificates, transactions).
- −Requires understanding of various identity types and security concepts for optimal utilization.
Key features
- ✓Secrets Management
- ✓AI Agent Identity Security
- ✓Workload Identity Federation
- ✓Certificate Lifecycle Management & PKI
- ✓Encryption & Multi-Cloud KMS
- ✓Modern Privileged Access Management (PAM)
- ✓Multi-Vault Governance
- ✓Password Management
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | — | month | 5 Clients; 500 Static Secrets; 5 Dynamic Secrets |
| Enterprise | — | month | Clients (custom quantity); Universal Secret Connector (custom quantity); Encryption Key (DFC/Classic) (custom quantity) |