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HashiCorp Vault (HCP) pricing (2026)

HashiCorp Vault (HCP) starts at $0/mo (Community Edition (Self-Hosted)), across 5 plans. Best for Large enterprises requiring self-hosted secrets infrastructure with full control. Every figure links to HashiCorp Vault (HCP)'s own page and the date we captured it.

At a glance

Entry price: $0/mo (Community Edition (Self-Hosted))
Free tier: Yes
Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR —
Best for: Large enterprises requiring self-hosted secrets infrastructure with full control; Teams building zero-trust architectures with dynamic credentials; Organizations with strict data residency or HSM requirements; Kubernetes-heavy deployments using Vault Agent Injector or CSI Driver

HashiCorp Vault (HCP) plans & pricing

All published HashiCorp Vault (HCP) plans. Sourced per row; quote-only tiers show no price.
Plan	Monthly	Annual	Billing	Notes	Source
Community Edition (Self-Hosted)	$0	—	flat	Open source, self-hosted. No HA, no disaster recovery, no namespaces. Infrastructure costs borne by operator.	developer.hashicorp.com
HCP Vault Dedicated — Development (XS)	Quote-only	—	flat	VERIFIER NOTE (2026-06-15): monthlyUsd set to null — figure unconfirmed. The Infisical blog source listed ~$0.62/hr (~$450/mo), but official HashiCorp docs (developer.hashicorp.com/hcp/docs/vault tiers-and-features) and independent sources (EnvManager) consistently price the single-node Development tier at ~$0.03/hr (~$22/mo) with no per-client fee (max 25 clients included). The $450 figure conflicts with the official-leaning sources and could not be independently confirmed, so it was nullified rather than asserted. Per-client fee of $72.92/month per client applies only on Essentials/Standard tiers, not Development.	infisical.com
HCP Vault Dedicated — Essentials Small	$1152	—	flat	~$1.58/hr (~$1,152/mo). Additional per-client fee of $72.92/month per client. Medium ~$3.16/hr (~$2,307/mo), Large ~$7.49/hr (~$5,468/mo). Source is Infisical's 2026 pricing guide citing official HCP portal rates.	infisical.com
HCP Vault Dedicated — Standard Small	$1345	—	flat	~$1.84/hr (~$1,345/mo). Medium ~$3.69/hr (~$2,694/mo), Large ~$9.41/hr (~$6,870/mo). Additional per-client fee of $72.92/month per client. Source is Infisical's 2026 pricing guide citing official HCP portal rates.	infisical.com
Vault Enterprise (Self-Hosted)	Quote-only	—	custom	Quote-only. Annual subscription pricing. Includes DR replication, namespaces, HSM support, Sentinel policies. Street pricing reportedly ~$14,238/year for small deployments per third-party sources.	hashicorp.com

Last verified 2026-06-14. Official HashiCorp pricing page (hashicorp.com/en/pricing?tab=vault) returned only Terraform pricing with no Vault USD figures. HCP Vault Dedicated cluster pricing sourced from Infisical's 2026 HashiCorp Vault Pricing guide (infisical.com/blog/hashicorp-vault-pricing) which cites official HCP portal rates. NOTE: HCP Vault Starter tier and HCP Vault Secrets SaaS were discontinued as of August 2025. Vault Community Edition remains free and self-hosted. Enterprise pricing is quote-only.

Capabilities

Integrations: AWS (IAM, KMS, RDS), Azure Active Directory, GCP, Kubernetes (CSI Driver, Agent Injector), Terraform, LDAP / Active Directory, PKI / Certificate Authority, GitHub Actions.

Key features: Dynamic secrets — generates short-lived credentials per request for databases, cloud IAM, PKI; Lease and renewal system for automatic secret expiry; Namespace isolation for multi-tenant deployments (Enterprise); HSM integration and FIPS 140-2/3 support (Enterprise); Comprehensive plugin ecosystem for auth methods and secret engines.

Plan limits: Community Edition: self-hosted only, no HA, no DR, no namespaces, no Enterprise features; HCP Vault Development cluster: max 25 clients; HCP Vault Secrets SaaS: discontinued August 2025; Enterprise: per-node or per-client pricing, quote-only.

Frequently asked questions

How much does HashiCorp Vault (HCP) cost?

HashiCorp Vault (HCP) starts at $0/mo (Community Edition (Self-Hosted)); it has 5 published plans. Verified 2026-06-14.

What are cheaper alternatives to HashiCorp Vault (HCP)?

Cheaper secrets management than HashiCorp Vault (HCP) (entry $0/mo) include 1Password (Secrets Automation) at $7.99/mo, Doppler at $8/mo, Infisical at $18/mo. Verified 2026-06-14.

Does HashiCorp Vault (HCP) support HIPAA?

HashiCorp Vault (HCP) HIPAA support: —. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: —.

Does HashiCorp Vault (HCP) have a free plan?

HashiCorp Vault (HCP) free tier: Yes.

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