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Phase vs Keyshade
Phase has 923 GitHub stars, 70 forks, 78 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Keyshade has 768 stars, 263 forks, 78 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. Phase leads on adoption by 20% (923 vs 768 stars). Phase is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Keyshade is written in TypeScript under MPL-2.0. Phase has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Keyshade 34%. Phase was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| Phase | Keyshade | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 923 | ★ 768 |
| License | Custom / other | MPL-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-04-08 |
| Forks | ⑂ 70 | ⑂ 263 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Phase if
- You weight community size — 923 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 Keyshade if
- You want the Keyshade feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Keyshade fits your workflow better
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 →
About Keyshade
Keyshade is an open source secret and configuration management tool that encrypts secrets with public key cryptography and pushes them to application runtimes in real time, built in TypeScript for teams that currently keep configuration in a cloud provider's dashboard.
read the full Keyshade overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Phase or Keyshade more popular?
Phase has 923 GitHub stars and Keyshade has 768. Phase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Phase and Keyshade free?
Both are open source. Phase has no licence declared in this registry, and Keyshade is licensed under MPL-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Phase and Keyshade?
Phase is written in TypeScript and Keyshade 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, Phase or Keyshade?
Choose Phase if you want the larger community (923 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Keyshade if its feature set, stack or MPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.