--- title: "Akeyless vs Google Cloud Secret Manager: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Akeyless or Google Cloud Secret Manager more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Secrets management platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/akeyless-vs-google-cloud-secret-manager" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Akeyless vs Google Cloud Secret Manager: Which is searched more? Is Akeyless or Google Cloud Secret Manager more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Secrets management platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Akeyless and Google Cloud Secret Manager - **Competitive set**: Secrets management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Akeyless Share of Search**: 0.23% - **Google Cloud Secret Manager Share of Search**: 0.15% ## Is Akeyless or Google Cloud Secret Manager more popular in search? - In September 2026, Akeyless had more branded searches than Google Cloud Secret Manager among secrets management platforms worldwide. Akeyless had about 2,900 branded searches, while Google Cloud Secret Manager had 1,900. Akeyless made up 0.23% of all secrets management platform searches we track, and Google Cloud Secret Manager accounted for 0.15%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Akeyless took it in January 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Akeyless’ share of searches among secrets management platforms worldwide moved from 0.29% to 0.23%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Cloud Secret Manager’s share of searches among secrets management platforms worldwide moved from 0.44% to 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 1.9K. ## Top secrets management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Akeyless was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Google Cloud Secret Manager was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Akeyless and Google Cloud Secret Manager were each listed first in two of the four answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Vault | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Infisical | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | AWS Secrets Manager | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | 1Password | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Akeyless | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Doppler | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Google Cloud Secret Manager | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about secrets management platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which secrets management platform should I use?": 1. Vault, 2. AWS Secrets Manager, 3. Infisical, 4. Google Cloud Secret Manager, 5. 1Password - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best secrets management platforms?": 1. Vault, 2. AWS Secrets Manager, 3. Google Cloud Secret Manager, 4. Infisical, 5. Doppler, 6. Akeyless, 7. 1Password - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best secrets management platform for small dev team?": 1. Infisical, 2. Doppler, 3. 1Password, 4. AWS Secrets Manager, 5. Vault - Searched Google, AI Overview "secrets management platform": 1. Vault, 2. Akeyless, 3. Infisical, 4. AWS Secrets Manager, 5. Doppler, 6. 1Password - Searched Google, AI Overview "store secrets securely": 1. 1Password, 2. Vault, 3. Akeyless, 4. AWS Secrets Manager Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for secrets management platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Google Cloud Secret Manager worldwide fell 56.8% over 12 measured months, from 4.4K to 1.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Akeyless estimated searches | Akeyless Share of Search | Akeyless rank | Google Cloud Secret Manager estimated searches | Google Cloud Secret Manager Share of Search | Google Cloud Secret Manager rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 0.29% | 7 | 4.4K | 0.44% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 0.31% | 7 | 4.4K | 0.47% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 0.26% | 7 | 3.6K | 0.39% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 0.28% | 6 | 2.4K | 0.23% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 0.31% | 6 | 2.4K | 0.26% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 0.32% | 6 | 2.9K | 0.25% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 0.32% | 6 | 2.4K | 0.21% | 7 | | May 2026 | 3.6K | 0.32% | 6 | 1.9K | 0.17% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 0.34% | 6 | 1.9K | 0.18% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 0.18% | 6 | 1.9K | 0.1% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 0.26% | 6 | 2.4K | 0.21% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 2.9K | 0.23% | 6 | 1.9K | 0.15% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Akeyless’ and Google Cloud Secret Manager’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Akeyless**: Measured on the search term “akeyless”. - **Google Cloud Secret Manager**: Measured on the search term “google cloud secret manager”. - [Akeyless profile](/demand/global-en/brands/akeyless) - [Google Cloud Secret Manager profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-cloud-secret-manager) - [All secrets management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/secrets-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Akeyless or Google Cloud Secret Manager more popular in search? In September 2026, Akeyless had more branded searches than Google Cloud Secret Manager among secrets management platforms worldwide. Akeyless had about 2,900 branded searches, while Google Cloud Secret Manager had 1,900. Akeyless made up 0.23% of all secrets management platform searches we track, and Google Cloud Secret Manager accounted for 0.15%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Akeyless vs Google Cloud Secret Manager: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/akeyless-vs-google-cloud-secret-manager This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/akeyless-vs-google-cloud-secret-manager. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.