Choose Kryptic over Infisical so local development does not start with infisical run, and audit logs are not a Pro upgrade.
Kryptic injects secrets through a local daemon. Log in once. After that, npm run dev, dotnet run, and F5 receive secrets over a local socket. The daemon, CLI, SDKs, and encryption engines are open source (GPL-3.0 and Apache-2.0). The server stores ciphertext it cannot open. Machine identities are unlimited and never consume a seat.
github.com/dev-krypticInfisical is a broad open-source security platform: secrets, scanning, certificates, SSH, and an agent proxy. Local apps still get secrets through infisical run -- or a cloud SDK. Audit logs and secret rotation require Infisical Pro.
| Kryptic | Infisical | |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | OffersYes. Daemon and CLI are GPL-3.0. Encryption engines and SDKs are Apache-2.0, at github.com/dev-kryptic. The control plane is commercial. | OffersYes. MIT-licensed core, source-available enterprise directory. |
| Blind store | OffersThe server stores ciphertext only. There is no decrypt path. | PartialVaries by deployment and configuration. |
| Self-hosting | OffersFull platform on Business and Enterprise. Docker Compose or Helm. | OffersYes. Self-host or Infisical Cloud. |
| Nothing on disk | OffersDecrypted values live in daemon memory for at most five minutes, then inside the running process. | PartialLocal development commonly falls back to exported or synced files. |
| Kryptic | Infisical | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily workflow | OffersLogin once, then npm run dev, dotnet run, or F5. No prefix. | Does notinfisical run -- npm run dev, or a cloud SDK call. |
| CLI wrapper | OffersNone. A local daemon plus one SDK line. | Does notRequired for the usual local path. |
| Language packages | Offers.NET, Node.js, Python, Java, Go, Ruby, C++, Rust. | PartialCLI-first, with SDKs around the platform API. |
| Scope of the product | OffersDeveloper secrets: local, CI, Kubernetes, audit, scanning. | OffersSecrets plus certs, SSH, KMS, and an agent proxy. |
| Kryptic | Infisical | |
|---|---|---|
| SSO on Free | OffersGoogle, Microsoft, and GitHub on every plan, including Free. | PartialGoogle and GitHub SSO are free. SAML and OIDC require Pro. |
| Audit log on Free | OffersImmutable audit log on Free (7-day retention). Values are never logged. | Does notAudit logs require Infisical Pro. |
| Secret rotation | OffersUpdate values and set reminders on every plan. | Does notSecret rotation is listed under Infisical Pro. |
| Machine identities | OffersUnlimited and free. They never consume a developer seat. | PartialFree covers 5 identities. Pro is priced per identity, humans and machines alike. |
Kryptic wrote this comparison. Infisical details are as advertised on its public pricing and documentation pages in September 2026. Products change, so check Infisical's current pages before you decide.
For a daemon instead of infisical run --, and for audit logs, rotation, and unlimited machine identities on Free. Infisical is broader (certs, SSH, agent proxy) and open-source at the core.
Kryptic publishes everything that can see plaintext: daemon and CLI (GPL-3.0), encryption engines and SDKs (Apache-2.0). The control plane is commercial, with self-hosting on Business and Enterprise. Infisical publishes more of the platform. Kryptic publishes the trust boundary.
No. That is a different category: fake tokens swapped at an outbound HTTP boundary for untrusted autonomous agents. Kryptic keeps secrets out of files and injects them into local processes.
Kryptic Free includes SSO, audit logs, rotation reminders, CI, and the Kubernetes operator for up to 3 developers. Infisical prices paid plans per identity and lists audit logs and rotation under Pro. Kryptic Team is 12 euros and Business is 22 euros per developer per month. Machines are never seats.
