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vaulted vs envchain: catalog facts
vaulted	envchain
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Stores environment variables, AWS credentials and SSH keys Starts sessions with secrets from a vault	Stores credential variables in system secret stores Sets variables only when explicitly launching a command
The SSH agent can still access keys from the parent environment	Requires a supported secret service Linux builds need readline, libsecret and D-Bus
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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