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Who AI recommends for secrets management & identity infrastructure
199 answers to 35 questions across 8 engines, Oct 13 to Oct 13, 2026.
The bar behind each point is its likely range (95%). Brands whose ranges overlap share a rank (=).
Engine by engine.
The same questions, answered differently.
| ChatGPT | Gemini (coding) | Gemini | Google AI Mode | Google AI Overviews | Codex | Perplexity | Perplexity (coding) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HashiCorp Vault | 86% | 75% | 93% | 79% | 82% | 75% | 68% | 40% |
| AWS Secrets Manager | 54% | 25% | 43% | 43% | 33% | 30% | 29% | 15% |
| Doppler | 25% | 25% | 32% | 39% | 33% | 20% | 32% | 25% |
| Infisical | 18% | 25% | 36% | 25% | 33% | 5% | 29% | 5% |
| CyberArk | 11% | 5% | 36% | 14% | 18% | 5% | 21% | 5% |
| cert-manager | 14% | 25% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 25% | 11% | 10% |
| 1Password Connect | 11% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 20% | 7% | 15% |
| Azure Key Vault | 11% | 5% | 25% | 7% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 5% |
| Kubernetes Secrets | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 21% | 15% |
| External Secrets Operator | 7% | 15% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 15% | 4% | 5% |
| OpenBao | 11% | 0% | 18% | 11% | 18% | 0% | 7% | 5% |
| AWS IAM Roles Anywhere | 11% | 5% | 18% | 11% | 11% | 0% | 4% | 5% |
Chat and code disagree.
Developers ask their editor, not just a chatbot. The same questions, asked both ways.
About the coding lane| Brand | Chat | Coding | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| HashiCorp Vault | 81% | 63% | -18 |
| AWS Secrets Manager | 40% | 23% | -17 |
| Doppler | 32% | 23% | -9 |
| Infisical | 28% | 12% | -16 |
| CyberArk | 20% | 5% | -15 |
| cert-manager | 14% | 20% | +6 |
| 1Password Connect | 11% | 17% | +6 |
| Azure Key Vault | 14% | 8% | -6 |
| Kubernetes Secrets | 13% | 12% | -1 |
| External Secrets Operator | 9% | 12% | +3 |
How it's measured.
We ask each engine the category's questions as a buyer would, read every answer, and count which brands it names. The last 90 days are pooled; each answer counts once. A board is published once it covers most of the category's questions.
Rates carry a 95% range. A brand's rank counts only the brands clearly ahead of it, so close calls tie.
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