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Bitwarden Secrets Manager CLIInfisical
Freemium

The CLI is free to download; it works with a Bitwarden Secrets Manager account and its…

 Freemium

The core is open source and self-hostable. The hosted service and enterprise features are…

Windows, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
  • Manage secrets and projects from scripts
  • Backed by Bitwarden's documentation
  • CLI, SDKs and a Kubernetes operator so secrets never sit in .env files in Git
  • Self-hostable, with versioning and audit logs
  • Requires a Bitwarden Secrets Manager account
  • Source is under a proprietary licence
  • Some enterprise features are reserved for paid tiers
  • Self-hosting means operating a database and the service yourself
Downloadable app Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source Open source
License: Proprietary License not stated
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

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Checked September 22, 2026

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