OpenBao (open source)

OpenBao is an open source secrets manager and fork of Vault, managed by the Linux Foundation's OpenSSF. You run it on your own infrastructure under an OSI-approved open-source license.

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OpenBao (open source) is a developer tools perk from OpenBao, offering open source, self-run (OSI license), with no funding required.

Value: See offer
Who qualifies: No funding needed
Benefit type: Free plan
Terms: Verified

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What you get

Inside OpenBao (open source)

OpenBao encrypts secrets before writing them to persistent storage, creates dynamic secrets for systems such as Kubernetes and SQL databases, and revokes them when their lease ends. The community provides the software under an OSI-approved open-source license, led under open governance principles. No hosted plan is described on openbao.org.

Source: The provider's official program page

Eligibility

Who it's for

Open source Free plan

Funding / backing: No funding needed
Geography: Global
Recurring / expiry: Open source with no time limit.
Other requirements: Software you run yourself. No hosted plan is described on openbao.org.

How to claim

How to apply for OpenBao (open source)

Steps to apply

1Download it from openbao.org and run it yourself.
2No application is needed.

Good to know: Plans read on openbao.org on October 28, 2026.

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Source: The provider's official program page

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