Facts read November 6, 2026
Doppler vs Infisical
Infisical is Cuely's default secrets pick when your description doesn't favor either one: open source, self-hostable, with a free plan that covers a small team.
Side by side
| Fact | Doppler | Infisical |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Hosted secrets manager with integrations for most hosts and CI systems. | Open-source secrets manager that syncs environment variables to hosts and CI. |
| Free plan | Developer: free for 3 users, 10 projects, 4 environments, 5 config syncs, 3 days of activity logs. | Free: 5 identities, unlimited projects, 3 environments, 10 secret syncs. |
| Paid from | $8/month per user beyond 3 on Developer; Team: $21/month per user. | Pro: $20 per identity per month billed annually ($23 monthly). |
| At 1,000 users | $0/month | $0/month |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Self-hostable | No | Yes |
| Best for | Teams that want a hosted service with many integrations | One source of truth for env vars across dev, preview and prod; Syncing secrets to Vercel and CI |
| Watch out | Hosted only; the pricing page doesn't mention self-hosting. | Free plan has no secret versioning or rotation, and 3 environments. |
Where they differ
The published scores, from −3 to +3, that decide which one Cuely picks for each need.
| Need | Doppler | Infisical |
|---|---|---|
| prefers open source or self-hosting | −2 Hosted only. | +3 MIT-licensed core; self-hosting the core is free. |
| regulated or compliance-sensitive | 0 No particular strength here. | +1 Audit logs and access controls on paid plans; self-host for full control. |
Sources: Doppler pricing (read November 6, 2026), Infisical pricing (read November 6, 2026). No vendor pays for placement.