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helm-secrets vs rememory
helm-secrets has 2,029 GitHub stars, 154 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped 9 days ago. rememory has 1,452 stars, 79 forks, 20 open issues and last shipped yesterday. helm-secrets leads on adoption by 40% (2,029 vs 1,452 stars). helm-secrets is written in Shell under Apache-2.0; rememory is written in Go under Apache-2.0. helm-secrets has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, rememory 5%. rememory was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (encryption-tool), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| helm-secrets | rememory | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 2.0K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Shell | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-11 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 154 | ⑂ 79 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick helm-secrets if
- You weight community size — 2.0K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick rememory if
- You want the rememory feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and rememory fits your workflow better
About helm-secrets
helm secrets is a Helm plugin that decrypts encrypted Helm value files on the fly, built for teams that keep Kubernetes secrets in Git or a cloud native secret manager and deploy charts with Helm or a GitOps operator such as ArgoCD.
read the full helm-secrets overview →
About rememory
ReMemory is an Apache 2.0 licensed encryption tool written in Go that seals your files with age encryption, splits the decryption key into separate pieces held by people you trust, and lets a threshold of those people unlock the archive together without any server being involved.
read the full rememory overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is helm-secrets or rememory more popular?
helm-secrets has 2,029 GitHub stars and rememory has 1,452. helm-secrets has the larger community by that measure.
Are helm-secrets and rememory free?
Both are open source. helm-secrets is licensed under Apache-2.0 and rememory under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between helm-secrets and rememory?
helm-secrets is written in Shell and rememory in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, helm-secrets or rememory?
Choose helm-secrets if you want the larger community (2,029 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose rememory if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.