git-crypt Alternatives

git-crypt is described as 'Enables transparent encryption and decryption of files in a git repository. Files which you choose to protect are encrypted when committed, and decrypted when checked out. git-crypt lets you freely share a repository containing a mix of public and private content' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are nine alternatives to git-crypt for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Self-Hosted and SaaS apps. The best git-crypt alternative is Vault by HashiCorp. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Vault by HashiCorp or Bitwarden Secrets Manager. Other great apps like git-crypt are AWS Secrets Manager, BlackBox, gcrypt and SOPS: Secrets OPerationS.

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  1. Vault by HashiCorp icon

    Vault by HashiCorp

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    This solution manages secrets by providing secure storage, encryption, and integration with trusted identities. It automates password rotations, facilitates secure secret injection into apps, and handles encryption key lifecycles, securing data in untrusted systems for robust protection.

    28 Vault by HashiCorp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    • Vault by HashiCorp is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to git-crypt.

    • Vault by HashiCorp is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to git-crypt.

    • Vault by HashiCorp is Free Personal and Open Sourcegit-crypt is Free and Open Source
  2. Bitwarden Secrets Manager icon

    Bitwarden Secrets Manager

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    Bitwarden Secrets Manager enables developers, DevOps, and cybersecurity teams to centrally store, manage, and deploy secrets at scale. Use Secrets Manager to:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Bitwarden Secrets Manager is the most popular SaaS alternative to git-crypt.

    • Bitwarden Secrets Manager is Freemium and Open Sourcegit-crypt is Free and Open Source
    • Bitwarden Secrets Manager is Privacy focusedgit-crypt is not according to our users
  4. Rot icon

    Rot

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    Rot is an open source command line interface (CLI) tool that facilitates the management of secrets. Its main functionality lies in the encryption and decryption of secrets, with the capacity to generate keys and values using the latest encryption techniques.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     

    • Rot is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to git-crypt.

    • Rot is Free and Open Sourcegit-crypt is also Free and Open Source
  5. AWS Secrets Manager icon

    AWS Secrets Manager

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    AWS Secrets Manager helps you manage, retrieve, and rotate database credentials, application credentials, OAuth tokens, API keys, and other secrets throughout their lifecycles. Many AWS services that use secrets store them in Secrets Manager.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
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    • AWS Secrets Manager is the most popular commercial alternative to git-crypt.

    • AWS Secrets Manager is Paid and Proprietarygit-crypt is Free and Open Source

  6. BlackBox

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    Safely store secrets in a VCS repo (i.e. Git, Mercurial, Subversion or Perforce). These commands make it easy for you to Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG) encrypt specific files in a repo so they are "encrypted at rest" in your repository.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     

    • BlackBox is the most popular Windows alternative to git-crypt.

    • BlackBox is Free and Open Sourcegit-crypt is also Free and Open Source

  7. gcrypt

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    Encrypted git repositories for privacy made easy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  9. SOPS: Secrets OPerationS icon

    SOPS: Secrets OPerationS

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    SOPS is an editor of encrypted files that supports YAML, JSON, ENV, INI and BINARY formats and encrypts with AWS KMS, GCP KMS, Azure Key Vault, age, and PGP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
     

  10. elasticdog/transcrypt

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    A script to configure transparent encryption of sensitive files stored in a Git repository. Files that you choose will be automatically encrypted when you commit them, and automatically decrypted when you check them out.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
     

  11. git-remote-gcrypt

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    git-remote-gcrypt is a git remote helper to push and pull from repositories encrypted with GnuPG. It works with the standard git transports, including repository hosting services like GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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