# Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) vs Phase (slim)

> Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) scores 73.6 (BB) on agent readiness against Phase's 68 (B), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Both do secrets store. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) scores 73.6 (BB) on agent readiness against Phase's 68 (B), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Both do secrets store.

- Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server): BB 73.6, rank #74 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/akeyless.min.md
- Phase: B 68, rank #194 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/phase.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 Schema & documentation, 81 against 58; Agent ergonomics, 63 against 56; Security & auth, 89 against 83. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Runs on your own machine.
- Phase, good for Small teams that want an open-source secrets manager hosted in the EU or self-hosted, with coding agents kept away from values through the CLI. Also Open source.

| Category | Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) | Phase |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 91 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 58 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 56 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 89 | 83 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 25 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 83 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 73 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) | Phase |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model platform | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Akeyless | Phi Security Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.akeyless.io` | `https://api.phase.dev` |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs), closed platform | MIT outside the `ee/` directories, which are under the proprietary Phase Console Enterprise licence |
| Last release | 2026-09-17 | 2026-10-04 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-03-21 | 2025-10-06 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-05 | 2026-03-11 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 2 stars, 3.5k npm/wk, 219k PyPI/wk | 928 stars, 2.5k npm/wk, 235 PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |