Envshed vs Infisical
Infisical is open source and strong if you want to run your own. Envshed isn't trying to match that. We're the hosted alternative — one .envshed.json for the whole monorepo, SAML SSO on a self-serve tier, and your first secret pulled in under 30 seconds.
Let's be direct: Infisical is open source, Envshed isn't. If self-hosting your secrets store is a hard requirement — regulatory, air-gapped, or a firm philosophical preference — Infisical is the right pick. The project is mature, the community is active, and self-host is the primary path.
Envshed is the other trade. Hosted-only, and we lean into it. One .envshed.json at the root of your monorepo auto-detects every workspace. SAML SSO and priority support live on the $9/user Business tier, self-serve from the dashboard — not behind an Enterprise call. envshed pull, envshed run, and envshed export are the three commands most small teams actually need. Signup to first secret pulled in under 30 seconds.
Feature comparison
| Envshed | Infisical | |
|---|---|---|
Operational model | Hosted SaaS — we run Postgres, Redis, and the service | Self-host is the primary path · Infisical Cloud available |
Time to first secret | Under 30 seconds from signup to envshed run | Minutes on Cloud · hours to stand up self-host |
CLI DX | envshed pull / push / run / export — one config covers the repo | infisical run / secrets — per-project init |
Monorepo-native config | Yes — .envshed.json auto-detects every workspace | Per-project init required |
SAML SSO tier | $9/user/month on Business — self-serve | Pro tier and up |
Support SLA | Priority support on Business, self-serve | Community-first · paid SLAs on Enterprise |
Starting hosted paid price | $5/user/month (Team) | $18/identity/month (Pro) |
Free tier | 2 users · 3 projects · unlimited secrets | Unlimited self-host · limited hosted tier |
Encryption at rest | AES-256-GCM | AES-256-GCM |
Dynamic secrets / rotation / K8s operator | Not today | Yes — infra-grade feature set |
Source:
Infisical pricing and feature references verified from infisical.com/pricing and public docs on April 18, 2026. Figures change — verify on the source before quoting.
When Infisical is the right choice
- Self-hosting is a hard requirement — regulatory, air-gapped, or policy.
- You want open source and the ability to read, fork, or audit the source.
- You need dynamic secrets, secret rotation, or a Kubernetes operator in production today.
- You have the ops capacity to run Postgres, Redis, and a secrets service as owned infrastructure.
When Envshed is the right choice
- You want hosted with no ops — no Postgres to patch, no secrets service to page you at 3 AM.
- Your code is in a monorepo and one .envshed.json beats per-project setup across every app.
- You want SAML SSO and priority support on a $9/user self-serve tier, not behind an Enterprise contract.
- You want under 30 seconds from signup to your first envshed run in CI.
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