HashiCorp Vault Pricing 2026
Complete pricing guide with plans, and cost analysis
HashiCorp Vault has a free plan. Paid plans start at $450/month (HCP Vault Dedicated — Development) and go up to $6870/month.
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All HashiCorp Vault Plans & Pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Best For |
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| Community Edition | Free | Free | Developers and teams who can self-manage infrastructure |
| What's included at Community Edition Best for: Developers and teams who can self-manage infrastructure
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| HCP Vault Dedicated — Development | $450 /per cluster/month | — | Non-production sandboxing and prototyping |
| What's included at HCP Vault Dedicated — Development Best for: Non-production sandboxing and prototyping
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| HCP Vault Dedicated — Essentials | $1152 /per cluster/month (Small), plus $72.92/client/mo | — | Production workloads needing managed Vault with 99.9% SLA |
| What's included at HCP Vault Dedicated — Essentials Best for: Production workloads needing managed Vault with 99.9% SLA
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| HCP Vault Dedicated — Standard | $1345 /per cluster/month (Small), plus $72.92/client/mo | — | Organizations with compliance, governance, and multi-region replication needs |
| What's included at HCP Vault Dedicated — Standard Best for: Organizations with compliance, governance, and multi-region replication needs
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| Vault Enterprise (self-hosted) | Contact Sales | Contact Sales | Large enterprises requiring full infrastructure control and advanced compliance |
| What's included at Vault Enterprise (self-hosted) Best for: Large enterprises requiring full infrastructure control and advanced compliance
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View all features by plan (compare side-by-side)
Community Edition
- Core secrets management
- Dynamic secrets
- Encryption as a service
- Self-hosted deployment
- Community support
HCP Vault Dedicated — Development
- Single-node cluster
- Up to 25 clients
- No SLA
- HashiCorp-managed
- Pay-as-you-go
HCP Vault Dedicated — Essentials
- 99.9% SLA
- High availability
- Audit logging
- Backup and restore
- Silver Support
- Per-client billing
HCP Vault Dedicated — Standard
- Performance Replication
- Sentinel Policies
- Control Groups
- Advanced Data Protection
- Gold Support
- 99.9% SLA
Vault Enterprise (self-hosted)
- Self-managed deployment
- HSM support
- Disaster recovery replication
- Custom topology
- Advanced governance
- Custom SLA
What does HashiCorp Vault actually cost you?
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List price by tier (annualized, per seat)
Per-seat list price across HashiCorp Vault's plans, annualized. Custom-priced tiers show a hatched bar.
Buyers actually pay a median of $2.8K/yr for HashiCorp Vault contracts (Vendr deal flow, n=3). That's a contract total — the more seats, the more leverage to negotiate down.
HashiCorp Vault costs Free to $6.9K per month as of June 2026, with 5 plans available including a free tier. Plans: Community Edition (free), HCP Vault Dedicated — Development at $450/month, HCP Vault Dedicated — Essentials at $1152/month, and HCP Vault Dedicated — Standard at $1345/month. Enterprise pricing is available on request. The median contract is $2,800/year based on 3 verified purchases.
Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.
- Free tier: Yes
HashiCorp Vault offers 5 pricing tiers: Community Edition, HCP Vault Dedicated — Development, HCP Vault Dedicated — Essentials, HCP Vault Dedicated — Standard, Vault Enterprise (self-hosted). A free plan is available. Paid plans include HCP Vault Dedicated — Development at $450/per cluster/month, HCP Vault Dedicated — Essentials at $1152/per cluster/month (Small), plus $72.92/client/mo, HCP Vault Dedicated — Standard at $1345/per cluster/month (Small), plus $72.92/client/mo. The HCP Vault Dedicated — Development plan is non-production sandboxing and prototyping.
Compared to other secrets management software, HashiCorp Vault is positioned at the premium price point.
- Median contract: $2,800/yr from 3 purchases 0
How much does HashiCorp Vault cost?
HashiCorp Vault Pricing Overview
HashiCorp Vault has 5 pricing plans, including a free tier. Paid plans range from $0 to $6,870/month. The Community Edition plan is free and is best for developers and teams who can self-manage infrastructure. The HCP Vault Dedicated — Development plan costs $450/month, best for non-production sandboxing and prototyping. The HCP Vault Dedicated — Essentials plan costs $1,152/month, best for production workloads needing managed vault with 99.9% sla. The HCP Vault Dedicated — Standard plan costs $1,345/month, best for organizations with compliance, governance, and multi-region replication needs. The Vault Enterprise (self-hosted) plan requires contacting sales for a custom quote and is designed for large enterprises requiring full infrastructure control and advanced compliance.
The median HashiCorp Vault customer pays $2,800/year based on 3 verified purchases.
This pricing was last verified in June 9, 2026 from 1 independent source.
HashiCorp Vault is free as an open-source self-hosted tool. The managed cloud service, HCP Vault Dedicated, starts at approximately $450/month for a development cluster ($0.62/hr) and $1,152/month for the smallest production-grade Essentials cluster ($1.58/hr), with an additional $72.92/month per authenticated client on Essentials and Standard tiers.
HCP Vault Dedicated is available in three tiers — Development, Essentials, and Standard — across Small, Medium, and Large cluster sizes. The Standard tier adds Performance Replication, Sentinel Policies, and Advanced Data Protection on top of Essentials, starting at $1,345/month for a Small cluster. A Standard Small cluster with 50 authenticated clients would cost roughly $4,990/month in total.
HCP Vault Secrets, the simpler per-secret cloud product, reached end of sale on June 30, 2025 and is no longer available to new customers. Organizations evaluating Vault today choose between the free Community Edition (self-managed), HCP Vault Dedicated (managed cloud), or Vault Enterprise (self-managed with advanced features under a custom annual license).
Vault Enterprise pricing is not published and requires a sales engagement. Community reports indicate low six-figure annual contracts as a starting point for smaller deployments, with discounts of 28–74% commonly negotiated depending on deal size.
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The median HashiCorp Vault buyer pays $2,800/year based on 3 verified purchase transactions.
How HashiCorp Vault Pricing Compares
| Software | Starting Price | Top Price |
|---|---|---|
| HashiCorp Vault | Free | $6870/month |
| 1Password Business | $2.99/user/month | $72/user/month |
| AWS Secrets Manager | Free | $0.4/secret/month |
| Doppler | Free | $21/user/month |
| Infisical | Free | $18/identity/month |
| Azure Key Vault | $0.03/10,000 transactions | $3.2/10,000 transactions |
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HashiCorp Vault Pricing FAQ
01 How much does HCP Vault Dedicated cost per month?
HCP Vault Dedicated starts at approximately $450/month for a Development tier cluster (single-node, no SLA). Production clusters start at $1,152/month for Essentials Small and $1,345/month for Standard Small. Essentials and Standard tiers also charge $72.92/month per authenticated client (each unique app, service, or user that connects to Vault).
02 Is HashiCorp Vault free?
Yes — Vault Community Edition is fully free and open source. You self-host it on your own infrastructure. It includes core secrets management, dynamic secrets, and encryption-as-a-service. There is no usage fee, though you are responsible for all infrastructure and operations costs.
03 What is the per-client fee in HCP Vault Dedicated?
On Essentials and Standard tiers, HCP Vault charges $72.92/month for each authenticated client — any unique application, service account, or user that authenticates to Vault. This per-client cost is in addition to the base cluster cost and can significantly increase the monthly bill at scale. Development tier clusters do not charge per-client fees but cap clients at 25.
04 What is the difference between HCP Vault Dedicated Essentials and Standard?
Both are production-grade managed clusters with HA and 99.9% SLA. Standard adds Performance Replication (multi-region), Sentinel Policies for fine-grained access controls, Control Groups for multi-party approvals, and Advanced Data Protection. Standard also includes Gold Support vs. Silver in Essentials. Standard Small starts at ~$1,345/month vs. ~$1,152/month for Essentials Small.
05 How is Vault Enterprise priced?
Vault Enterprise is a self-managed option with custom annual licensing — pricing is not published and requires a sales conversation. Community reports consistently describe starting quotes in the low six figures annually for smaller deployments. Discounts of 28–74% are commonly negotiated. Pricing scales with the number of authenticated clients.
06 Is HCP Vault Secrets still available?
No. HCP Vault Secrets (the per-secret cloud product at $0.50/secret/month) reached end of sale on June 30, 2025 and end of life on July 1, 2026. It is no longer available to new customers. Existing users were directed to migrate to Community Edition, HCP Vault Dedicated, or Vault Enterprise.
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