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cert-manager vs. IBM Vault

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
cert-manager
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
cert-manager is an open source software for machine identity automation in cloud native environments. It aims to make it easy for developers to secure applications in Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms, automating X.509 certificate issuance and renewal from a certificate provider of choice.N/A
IBM Vault
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
IBM Vault (formerly Hashicorp Vault) is an encryption tool for managing secrets including credentials, passwords and other secrets, providing access control, audit trail, and support for multiple authentication methods. It is available open source, or under an enterprise license.
$0.03
Pricing
cert-managerIBM Vault
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Cloud - HCP Vault
$0.03/hr
Open Source
Free
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
cert-managerIBM Vault
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
cert-managerIBM Vault
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.3
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
cert-managerIBM Vault
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
No answers on this topic
IBM
HashiCorp Vault, in my opinion, is a defacto standard for any cloud or automation implementation. They're the best of the best as far as products for secrets management and the ability to use it against relatively any service you have is unheard of for other products. HashiCorp has really taken out all the stops when it comes to creating a nice, extensible tool that people can use to suit their needs.
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Anonymous
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Pros
Open Source
No answers on this topic
IBM
  • The HTTP API you use to write and read secrets is open and can be used by any application.
  • It keeps our sensitive data/credentials out of our GitLab repositories.
  • Sealing and unsealing the Vault on demand adds an additional layer of security.
Jeffrey Severance | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jeffrey Severance
Senior Solutions Engineer
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Cons
Open Source
No answers on this topic
IBM
  • Session Management is terrible to manage
  • Monitoring is hard and not enough information
  • User management
  • Configuration is too complex
  • More user friendly UI
FZ
Fabricio Zubelli
DevOps Engineer
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Likelihood to Renew
Open Source
No answers on this topic
IBM
HashiCorp Vault is the best there is out there, and it has become critical to our secret management use cases. It would be difficult to find anything that would suit our needs better and that would be beneficial for us to switch over to.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Usability
Open Source
No answers on this topic
IBM
We spent a little more time than we imagined to conceptually understand how HashiCorp Vault operates, as well as how it is configured. This is not trivial, and keep in mind that you will need to take some time to get a thorough understanding of the tool. The documentation could be more helpful in this regard.
Erlon Sousa Pinheiro | TrustRadius Reviewer
Erlon Sousa Pinheiro
DevOps Engineer
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Support Rating
Open Source
No answers on this topic
IBM
Hashicorp has been very responsive to our questions and inquiries up to this point. We are currently working on them to develop a more granular permissions model within Vault. We are very close to achieving our objectives with the help of their support team. We do not seem to be in the same time zone which makes it hard for escalated issues.
Jeffrey Severance | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jeffrey Severance
Senior Solutions Engineer
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
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IBM
HashiCorp Vault is way better than Azure Key Vault; it has more features and it goes beyond a key-value secret store.
Marco Urrea | TrustRadius Reviewer
Marco Urrea
DevOps Engineer
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Return on Investment
Open Source
No answers on this topic
IBM
  • Helped us reach our security compliance goals.
  • Helped us strengthen our security position in our infrastructure by improving on poor secret management practices.
Verified User
Anonymous
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ScreenShots

IBM Vault Screenshots

Screenshot of an example of writing a secret to Vault. Secrets are always encrypted and written to backend storage.Screenshot of the secrets menu to manage integrated secrets engines. Secrets Engines are components which store, generate, or encrypt data and are enabled at a path in Vault.Screenshot of where vault identity has support for groups. A group can contain multiple entities as its members. A group can also have subgroups.Screenshot of HCP Vault, which provides all of the power and security of Vault, without the complexity and overhead of managing it yourself.Screenshot of where to view entity client and non-entity client counts.Screenshot of MFA is built on top of the Identity system of Vault.