The Showdown

HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) Vaultvsvault-operator

Why pay monthly fees for HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) Vault when you can self-host vault-operator for free? Let's look at the facts.

HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) Vault

The Expensive Option

  • Closed Source (Black box)
  • Expensive monthly fees per user
  • Data stored on their servers
WINNER

vault-operator

The Freedom Choice

  • 100% Open Source Code
  • Free forever (Self-hosted)
  • You own your data completely
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Calculate Your "SaaS Tax"

SaaS pricing is designed to scale with your success. See how much wealth transfers from your bank account to HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) Vault's shareholders.

10 people
150100200+
$

*Estimated standard pricing for HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) Vault. Adjust if needed.

Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
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Calculations based on 10 users at $12/mo.

Detailed Breakdown

0
Managed by HashiCorp
Automated via Operator
1
Tiered pricing limits
K8s native scaling
2
Hosted on provider infra
Full control of storage