We use the solution for API keys. We are migrating most of the data, including the application built in react native from the IBM server to Azure. AWS Key Vault stores secret keys and API keys.
Product Owner at Software Technology
A cloud solution for storing API keys but could be cheaper
Pros and Cons
- "AI has been introduced to Azure."
- "The solution could be cheaper."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Azure has its SLAs and Vault. We were never worried about the impact on security or any compliance with GDPR or others.
What is most valuable?
The product is very helpful. AI has been introduced to Azure. The services are being introduced thoroughly in Azure, especially in AI and IoT.
What needs improvement?
The solution could be cheaper.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Azure Key Vault for a year. We started migrating 20-22 applications from IBM server to Azure.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is stable. A few others are dynamic in Azure. We might need an extension for those. So, we moved to the cloud.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We've around three to four million users in one application.
How are customer service and support?
During the migration process, we utilized Microsoft support for Azure Key Vault. We encountered a couple of issues that the vendor couldn't resolve, so we had to turn to Microsoft support for assistance.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. We have migrated around 20 applications in six months with the help of a vendor. There were a few architecture glitches otherwise it had a good impact on the deployment.
We have conducted this code assessment using the tool. Initially, we had two environments; development and production. We have set up multiple environments including development, and production. Additionally, we have initiated a force support assessment. We have commenced licensing for a few applications, utilizing both the relationship method and the refactor method. We have undertaken additional work on the porting part for a couple of applications. We are also focusing on automating this process as DevOps has been introduced.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Azure Key Vault is more expensive than Amazon.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend the solution.
Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

Head of IT Security Division at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Stable product with a valuable integration feature
Pros and Cons
- "The product’s advantageous feature is integration."
- "It is complicated to use different services and products along with Azure Key Vault."
What is most valuable?
The product’s advantageous feature is integration.
What needs improvement?
It is complicated to use different services and products along with Azure Key Vault. There should be a single vault for virtual servers, containers, and other services. It could be universal with the possibility to use all types of technologies.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Azure Key Vault for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is stable as it is cloud-based.
How are customer service and support?
We have an enterprise agreement for support services. We encountered difficulties in communicating with the first-line support team.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We use other products in parallel, including ARIS, AWS, HashiCorp, etc.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Azure Key Vault an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Manager of Systems at Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
Provides excellent features to secure content and resources and has high availability
Pros and Cons
- "The access policy feature helps secure content and resources."
- "The product must provide AI features."
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution for saving keys. We use it to manage encryption keys and secrets in our applications.
What is most valuable?
It is a good solution. I use it to deploy my services. All the features are valuable. The access policy feature helps secure content and resources. We use the automated key rotation feature to secure the deployments and the development process. It can be used to secure resources. The availability is high. We can integrate the tool with VMs, storage, and Azure App Service.
What needs improvement?
The product must provide AI features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for three to four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool has high stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool’s scalability is high. Our clients are small, medium, and enterprise businesses.
How are customer service and support?
The support must be improved.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. The deployment took a few minutes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is normal. The product is neither cheap nor expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I am an implementer and designer. I will recommend the product to others to keep keys, secrets, and related information secure. Overall, I rate the product a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Implementer
Sr. Cloud Solution Architect at Green Point Technology Services (I) Pvt. Ltd
Helps to store secrets but needs improvement in cost
Pros and Cons
- "We use Azure Key Vault to store secrets."
- "The solution needs to improve its cost."
What is our primary use case?
We use Azure Key Vault to store secrets.
What needs improvement?
The solution needs to improve its cost.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Azure Key Vault's stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product's scalability is perfect. My company has around 100-200 users for the solution.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's installation is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We did the solution's deployment in-house.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the tool a ten out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Senior Software Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Secures DevOps processes and stores secrets
Pros and Cons
- "The integration with other Azure services is one of the standout features for me. It allows us to use secrets from the Azure Key Vault seamlessly without direct interaction.Additionally, the ability to easily mark secrets for expiration and receive notifications is invaluable."
- "One area for improvement is the notification system for secret expiration. It would be beneficial if the service could handle this more autonomously, eliminating the need for additional integrations."
What is our primary use case?
I primarily use the solution to secure our DevOps processes and store all the essential secrets for our project's services.
What is most valuable?
The integration with other Azure services is one of the standout features for me. It allows us to use secrets from the Azure Key Vault seamlessly without direct interaction.Additionally, the ability to easily mark secrets for expiration and receive notifications is invaluable.
What needs improvement?
One area for improvement is the notification system for secret expiration. It would be beneficial if the service could handle this more autonomously, eliminating the need for additional integrations.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Azure Key Vault for about three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution's stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate Azure Key Vault's scalability an eight out of ten. My company has more than 50 users. We use it daily.
How was the initial setup?
I rate the tool's deployment an eight out of ten. It takes less than a minute to complete. You need two resources to handle it; no maintenance is involved since it is a managed service.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I rate the solution's pricing a four out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Developer and Administrator at PibyThree
Provides good reusability and safety, but has a lot of glitches
Pros and Cons
- "The solution's most valuable features are reusability and safety."
- "Azure Key Vault has a lot of glitches."
What is our primary use case?
Azure Key Vault is used for passwords. Instead of adding the password to everything, you can add them to Azure Key Vault and directly use it whenever required, in whichever place it's needed.
What is most valuable?
The solution's most valuable features are reusability and safety. You don't have to type everything every time or remember things. Regarding safety, you don't have to keep track of the passwords. You can directly access those particular things in one go and at one particular location. You don't have to worry about password protection because it is handled by Azure.
What needs improvement?
Azure Key Vault has a lot of glitches. The solution's trial version should provide some more facilities so that people can try them and then decide whether to implement the tool in their project.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Azure Key Vault for three months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Azure Key Vault has a lot of glitches. We faced an outage yesterday because some of our flow executes on ADF, and it failed. We have to continuously raise tickets with the support team. The outages impact our daily jobs.
I rate the solution’s stability a seven out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Azure Key Vault's scalability is good because it's a cloud-based solution. It is far better than on-premises tools, which is a good thing.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support is fine. However, I am not happy with the kind of acknowledgment Azure provides. If you're making changes to the tool that will impact the end user, you should inform them beforehand.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
The solution’s initial setup is easy. Since Azure Key Vault is a cloud-based service, you don't have to install it.
What was our ROI?
With Azure Key Vault, you get everything in one portal and don't have to go anywhere else, which is a good thing.
What other advice do I have?
The solution's access policy is important. You can directly provide the kind of access you want to grant to any particular user or batch of users rather than monitor which particular user should assign which particular task and what things can be seen by which particular user. Those kinds of restrictions can be added directly using the access policy.
You need to maintain the solution. If the credentials are getting expired, you have to provide an update on that. One person is more than enough to maintain the solution.
Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: Aug 6, 2024
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Has excellent performance and helps to store secrets
Pros and Cons
- "Azure Key Vault's performance is excellent. It makes infrastructure management easier."
- "The solution needs to improve reliability and protection."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for a lending platform in the BFSI domain. It helps to store secrets.
What is most valuable?
Azure Key Vault's performance is excellent. It makes infrastructure management easier.
What needs improvement?
The solution needs to improve reliability and protection.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the product for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Azure Key Vault is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Microsoft's support is good.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's deployment is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Azure Key Vault is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Azure Key Vault an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Managing Director at IdeaBytes
An affordable solution that can be used to store security credentials, which only authorized users can access
Pros and Cons
- "Azure Key Vault allows only identified users to get the credentials and rotates the keys automatically."
- "The solution's usage can be a little better from the user interface point of view."
What is our primary use case?
Users can store all the security credentials in Azure Key Vault, which only authorized users can access.
What is most valuable?
Azure Key Vault allows only identified users to get the credentials and rotates the keys automatically.
What needs improvement?
The solution's usage can be a little better from the user interface point of view. Azure Key Vault is a little complex from the usage point of view, and users should be able to use it in a much simpler way.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Azure Key Vault for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Azure Key Vault is a highly stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Azure Key Vault is a highly scalable solution. Our clients for Azure Key Vault are mostly medium-sized businesses.
I rate Azure Key Vault an eight or nine out of ten for scalability.
How are customer service and support?
Azure Key Vault’s technical support is very good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
I rate Azure Key Vault a four or five out of ten for the ease of its initial setup.
What about the implementation team?
Azure Key Vault's deployment doesn't take much time and can be done in a few minutes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Azure Key Vault is an affordable solution. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Azure Key Vault's pricing a three out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I am working with the latest version of Azure Key Vault. I would recommend Azure Key Vault to other users because it is scaling up and getting better than other cloud solutions.
Overall, I rate Azure Key Vault an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner

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