# Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) vs Keeper Secrets Manager (slim)

> Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) scores 73.6 (BB) on agent readiness against Keeper Secrets Manager's 69.4 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Keeper Secrets Manager leads on maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do secrets store. Category scores…

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Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) scores 73.6 (BB) on agent readiness against Keeper Secrets Manager's 69.4 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Keeper Secrets Manager leads on maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do secrets store.

- Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server): BB 73.6, rank #74 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/akeyless.min.md
- Keeper Secrets Manager: B 69.4, rank #159 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/keeper-secrets-manager.min.md
- Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server), good for Enterprises that want agents to use credentials without holding them, through a Gateway they run, and who will sign a quoted contract. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 76; Schema & documentation, 81 against 71; Payments & pricing, 25 against 20. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Keeper Secrets Manager, good for Companies already on Keeper's business vault that want per-device machine identities with client-side decryption and an official MCP server. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 92 against 82; Transparency & trust, 78 against 72.

| Category | Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) | Keeper Secrets Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 76 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 71 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 63 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 89 | 86 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 92 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 78 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) | Keeper Secrets Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model platform | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Akeyless | Keeper Security, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.akeyless.io` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs), closed platform | Proprietary service under Keeper's SaaS Terms of Use. The SDKs, CLI, MCP server and agent kit on GitHub are MIT |
| Tools exposed | none | 19 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-17 | 2026-10-06 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-03-21 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-05 | no date given |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 2 stars, 3.5k npm/wk, 219k PyPI/wk | 117 stars, 52k npm/wk, 45k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |