# Doppler vs Infisical

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/compare/doppler-vs-infisical/

Every value below is read from Doppler's and Infisical's own documentation. See https://inetgeek.com/methodology/ for how.

## At a glance

| Criterion | Doppler | Infisical |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry paid plan | Team plan: $21/month per user, with a 14-day free trial. | Pro tier: $20/identity/month billed annually, or $23/identity/month billed monthly. |
| Pricing model | Per-seat pricing for human team members. AI agents and non-human identities are not billed. | Billed per identity per month. An identity is any principal that authenticates to Infisical, human or machine. |
| Audit logs | 3 days of activity log retention on Developer (free), 90 days on Team, custom retention on Enterprise. | None on Free. 30-day retention on Pro, 90-day on Advanced, custom retention on Enterprise. |
| Dynamic (short-lived) secrets | Not included on Developer or Team. Available on Enterprise. | Not included on Free or Pro. Included from Advanced: dynamic secrets. |

## Where they differ

### Entry paid plan

- Doppler: Team plan: $21/month per user, with a 14-day free trial. ([source](https://www.doppler.com/pricing))
- Infisical: Pro tier: $20/identity/month billed annually, or $23/identity/month billed monthly. ([source](https://infisical.com/pricing))

### Pricing model

- Doppler: Per-seat pricing for human team members. AI agents and non-human identities are not billed. ([source](https://www.doppler.com/pricing))
- Infisical: Billed per identity per month. An identity is any principal that authenticates to Infisical, human or machine. ([source](https://infisical.com/pricing))

### Audit logs

- Doppler: 3 days of activity log retention on Developer (free), 90 days on Team, custom retention on Enterprise. ([source](https://www.doppler.com/pricing))
- Infisical: None on Free. 30-day retention on Pro, 90-day on Advanced, custom retention on Enterprise. ([source](https://infisical.com/pricing))

### Dynamic (short-lived) secrets

- Doppler: Not included on Developer or Team. Available on Enterprise. ([source](https://www.doppler.com/pricing))
- Infisical: Not included on Free or Pro. Included from Advanced: dynamic secrets. ([source](https://infisical.com/pricing))

## Which should you choose?

Pick Doppler if Teams whose secrets access is dominated by CI/CD and service identities rather than human users — those ride free, so cost tracks headcount, not automation volume.

Pick Infisical if Teams that want per-identity pricing that treats a machine credential the same as a human one, or that value the option to self-host the same open-source engine the cloud product runs.

Consider something else: Doppler — Dynamic (short-lived) secrets are a requirement now — that's an Enterprise-only feature here, where a competitor may offer it lower in the plan tier.

Consider something else: Infisical — Dynamic secrets are needed immediately — that's an Advanced-tier feature here, two tiers above the entry paid plan.

## Documented by only one

- Secret versioning: Infisical: Not included on the free tier. Included from Pro: secret versioning and point-in-time recovery.

## Questions this comparison answers

**Entry paid plan: Doppler or Infisical?**

Doppler: Team plan: $21/month per user, with a 14-day free trial.
Infisical: Pro tier: $20/identity/month billed annually, or $23/identity/month billed monthly.

**Should I choose Doppler or Infisical?**

Pick Doppler if Teams whose secrets access is dominated by CI/CD and service identities rather than human users — those ride free, so cost tracks headcount, not automation volume.
Pick Infisical if Teams that want per-identity pricing that treats a machine credential the same as a human one, or that value the option to self-host the same open-source engine the cloud product runs.