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Infisical vs Phase
Infisical has 29,299 GitHub stars, 2,263 forks, 789 open issues and last shipped today. Phase has 923 stars, 70 forks, 78 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Infisical leads on adoption by 3,074% (29,299 vs 923 stars). Infisical is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Phase is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Infisical has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Phase 8%. Infisical was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (environment-variables, open-source), 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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| Infisical | Phase | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 923 |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 70 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Infisical if
- You weight community size — 29K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Phase if
- You want the Phase feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Phase fits your workflow better
About Infisical
Infisical is an open source platform for managing secrets, certificates, and privileged access within development teams. It operates in the security infrastructure space, targeting developers and DevOps engineers who need centralized, auditable control over sensitive configuration data. Built with TypeScript and Go, it provides both a self hosted option and a hosted cloud service.
read the full Infisical overview →
About Phase
Phase is an open source secrets management platform, written in TypeScript, that lets fast moving engineering teams secure, deploy, and manage application secrets and environment variables from development through to production.
read the full Phase overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Infisical or Phase more popular?
Infisical has 29,299 GitHub stars and Phase has 923. Infisical has the larger community by that measure.
Are Infisical and Phase free?
Neither Infisical nor Phase declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Infisical and Phase?
Infisical is written in TypeScript and Phase in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Infisical or Phase?
Choose Infisical if you want the larger community (29,299 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Phase if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.