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Sealed Secrets vs SOPS
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Sealed Secrets | SOPS |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Stars | 9.3k | 23k |
| Latest | v0.40.0 | v3.13.3 |
| Last push | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | about 34 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 9 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Sealed Secrets replaces SOPS. Alternatives to SOPS →
PartialKubernetes Secrets only, encrypted against a key held by the cluster controller and decrypted there.
Sealed Secrets
- helm-v2.20.02026-09-10Helm chart for the sealed-secrets controller.
- v0.40.02026-09-10sealed-secrets-v0.40.0
- helm-v2.19.32026-08-20Helm chart for the sealed-secrets controller.
- v0.39.12026-08-20sealed-secrets-v0.39.1
- helm-v2.19.22026-08-18Helm chart for the sealed-secrets controller.
SOPS
- v3.13.32026-07-23To install sops, download one of the pre-built binaries provided for your platform from the artifacts attached to this…
- v3.13.22026-06-30To install sops, download one of the pre-built binaries provided for your platform from the artifacts attached to this…
- v3.13.12026-05-16To install sops, download one of the pre-built binaries provided for your platform from the artifacts attached to this…
- v3.13.02026-05-08To install sops, download one of the pre-built binaries provided for your platform from the artifacts attached to this…
- v3.12.22026-03-18To install sops, download one of the pre-built binaries provided for your platform from the artifacts attached to this…
Sealed Secrets
✓ signed The latest release, v0.40.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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SOPS
✓ signed The latest release, v3.13.3, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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