HashiCorp pricing context

HashiCorp Vault is available in three main tiers. Community Edition is free and open-source (Business Source License 1.1) but lacks enterprise features such as namespaces, DR replication, and HSM support. HCP Vault Dedicated (fully managed, hosted on AWS or Azure) uses pay-as-you-go hourly billing: Development tier (extra-small cluster) starts at ~$0.616/hr (~$450/month); Essentials (production-grade, 99.9% SLA) small cluster starts at ~$1.578/hr (~$1,152/month) plus $72.92/client/month per authenticated identity; Standard tier adds performance replication, Sentinel policies, and Gold support at ~$1.843/hr for a small cluster plus the same per-client fee. A $500 trial credit is available on HCP. Vault Enterprise (self-managed) pricing is not publicly disclosed and requires contacting sales; community reports indicate low-to-mid six figures annually as a baseline, with significant variance. HCP Vault Secrets was discontinued with end-of-sale June 30, 2025. Vault Radar is billed at $7.00/active user/month (Essentials).