Infisical vs Psono (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Psono grades higher than Infisical: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Infisical grades higher on ease of use. Psono grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Infisical
Secrets, certificate and privileged access platform for developers
Psono
Open-source password manager that a company runs on its own servers
Which one is for you
Pick Infisical if
- Fits if you are a developer team moving off shared .env files
- Makes sense if you sync secrets to CI and cloud services
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you have many pipelines, since every machine identity is billed like a person
- Tight if you outgrow 5 identities, 3 environments or 10 syncs on the free plan
- Watch out: dynamic secrets and custom roles start at Advanced, $40 per identity
- Watch out: SCIM, LDAP, approvals and self-hosting sit under Enterprise, quoted by sales
- Skip it if you want phone apps, as none are listed
Pick Psono if
- Fits if you want to run your own team vault on your own server
- Works for small teams of up to 10 that want business features free
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you do not want to run and update a server
- Tight if you want the paid Business version, which has a 25-user minimum
- Watch out: professional support and SLAs are quoted on request, with no listed price
- Watch out: the SaaS tab of the price page could not be read, so hosted prices are not recorded
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAInfisicalFair | 2.6GPAPsonoGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPro is $20 per identity a month billed yearly, against $5 where the category's dearest tenth begins, and machines count as identities. The free plan is the cheap way in. | CThe free editions are self-hosted, so a C. The Business version is $3 per user a month with a 25-user minimum, which is $75 a month for one person's floor. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree covers 5 identities, 3 environments and 10 secret syncs, and there is a 14-day trial of Pro and Advanced. You will hit those caps with a small team. | BAn open-source edition with unlimited users, and the business edition free for up to 10 users. Both are self-hosted. |
| Features | CEnvironments, syncs, rotation, access control and certificates. Dynamic secrets, custom roles and SOC 2 start at Advanced; SCIM, LDAP and approvals need Enterprise. | BClient-side encryption, team sharing, enterprise sign-in and a gateway for SSH, RDP and VNC. The listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CYou set up projects, environments and syncs, with a command line in the mix. No store rating on record. | DNo store rating on record. The free editions mean running and updating the server yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, Mac, Windows and Linux, with GitHub, Vercel, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and more. No phone apps are listed. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and an extension, with LDAP, SAML, OIDC, SSH and RDP. |
| Best for | developer teams replacing .env files | an open-source team vault with a free self-hosted edition |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Infisical and Psono. How we grade
Price against what you get
Infisical starts at $20 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Psono starts at $3 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Psono scores higher and starts $17 a month lower. Of the other password managers on the chart, 21 score higher than Infisical for less, and 9 score higher than Psono for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Infisical also covers reports.
- Psono also covers passkeys.
At a glance
| Infisical | Psono | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per identity / month, billed annually ($23 billed monthly) | $3 per user / month, billed annually (minimum 25 users) |
| Free plan | Up to 5 identities, unlimited projects, 3 environments, 10 secret syncs, secret sharing and 2FA. | Open-source edition with unlimited users, or the business edition free for up to 10 users, both self-hosted. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on Pro and Advanced | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Infisical | esaqa GmbH |
| Price read from | infisical.com | psono.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Infisical
- Pricing counts every human and machine identity, so CI pipelines and services add to the bill.
- Free is limited to 5 identities, 3 environments and 10 secret syncs.
- Dynamic secrets, custom roles and SOC 2 Type II start at Advanced; SCIM, LDAP and approvals need Enterprise.
- Self-hosting is listed under Enterprise, with pricing quoted by sales.
Psono
- The free editions are self-hosted, so you run and update the server yourself.
- The Business version has a 25-user minimum; its price is shown for the On Premise edition.
- Professional support and service-level agreements are quoted on request, not sold at a listed price.
- The page's SaaS tab could not be read, so hosted prices are not recorded here.
Key features
Infisical
- Secrets by environment
- Secrets live in projects with folders and environments; Free allows 3 environments, Pro 6 per project and Advanced 12.
- Secret syncs and integrations
- Pushes secrets to GitHub, Vercel, AWS and Kubernetes, with 100+ integrations listed; syncs are capped at 10, 25 or 50 by plan.
- Rotation and dynamic secrets
- Rotates credentials on a schedule from Pro, and issues short-lived on-demand secrets from Advanced.
- Access control and SSO
- Role-based permissions from Pro, SAML single sign-on from Pro, custom roles and SSO enforcement from Advanced.
- Certificates and privileged access
- Separate products cover private certificate authorities and session-recorded privileged access; each has its own plans on the pricing page.
- Secret sharing
- Share a secret by an expiring link limited by time or views instead of pasting it into chat or email.
Psono
- Client-side encryption
- Vault data is encrypted in the client before it is sent to the server, then stored encrypted on the server.
- Self-hosted or SaaS
- Run every component on your own servers, or use a hosted edition. The pricing section is split into On Premise and SaaS tabs.
- Open source
- The complete codebase is public, so the security design can be audited independently.
- Team sharing and enterprise sign-in
- Share entries in encrypted form. The business editions add LDAP, SAML and OIDC single sign-on, audit logging and policies.
- Gateway for SSH, RDP and VNC
- The business editions include a gateway for opening remote sessions to servers and desktops.
- Apps on every platform
- Browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari, desktop builds, Android and iOS apps, a web client and a command-line tool.
Plans
Infisical
Free$0
Up to 5 identities with unlimited projects, 100+ integrations, secret sharing, secret references and 2FA.
Pro$20
per identity / month, billed annually ($23 billed monthly)
Adds access controls, secret rotation, SAML SSO, secret versioning, point-in-time recovery and 30-day audit logs.
Advanced$40
per identity / month, billed annually ($46 billed monthly)
Adds dynamic secrets, custom roles, SSO and MFA enforcement, SOC 2 Type II and 90-day audit logs.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds approval workflows, LDAP, SCIM, a 99.99% SLA, SIEM log streaming, and self-hosting or dedicated infrastructure.
Psono
Open Source$0
Free community edition with unlimited users, password sharing, a generator and multifactor login. You host it yourself.
Free business version$0
Full feature set, including SSO, audit logging, policies and the SSH/RDP/VNC gateway, free for up to 10 users.
Business version$3
per user / month, billed annually, min. 25 users
Everything in the free business version for larger companies, with an optional extended support package quoted on request.
Ways to pay less
Infisical
- Annual discount
Save 13% with annual billing
The pricing page shows $20 per identity per month billed annually against $23 billed monthly on Pro, and $40 against $46 on Advanced.
Psono
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Infisical or Psono?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Psono is cheaper to start with: $3 a month for each person, against $20 a month for each person for Infisical. Infisical starts at $20 per identity / month, billed annually ($23 billed monthly), and Psono starts at $3 per user / month, billed annually (minimum 25 users).
Which has a free plan, Infisical or Psono?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Infisical and Psono have a free plan.
Which platforms do Infisical and Psono run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Psono lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app and macOS, Windows and Linux apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.