Pick Doppler if
app teams who will stay on Developer at $0 for three users while they edit a first secrets table, then buy Team at $21/user/month when they need Change Requests, SAML, and 90-day logs.
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Our take
Pick Doppler if app teams who will stay on Developer at $0 for three users while they edit a first secrets table, then buy Team at $21/user/month when they need Change Requests, SAML, and 90-day logs. Pick Unkey if aPI teams who will stay on API Management Free $0 (150k valid requests, 1k keys, no card) while they issue a first keyspace, then buy Pro at $25/month when they need 250k requests and team workspaces — or
Best for
Doppler Secrets you start at $0 for three people
Unkey Keys you start at $0 / 150k verifications, or Deploy from $5
Free plan
Doppler No free plan
Unkey $0 · /month. 150k valid requests. 1k API keys. 1-day logs. 3-day audit. Unlimited APIs
Lowest paid
Doppler Developer $8/mo
Unkey Usage rates $0.000006944/mo
Next step up
Doppler Team add-ons $9/user/mo
Unkey Starter $5/mo
Coding agent
Doppler Seats / access
Unkey
Runs where
Doppler Local; you host it
Unkey
Watch out
Doppler Developer is free for three humans
Unkey Free API Management is 150k valid requests and 1k keys
Last checked
Doppler 2026-10-23 · doppler.com/pricing
Unkey 2026-10-22 · unkey.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Unkey if
aPI teams who will stay on API Management Free $0 (150k valid requests, 1k keys, no card) while they issue a first keyspace, then buy Pro at $25/month when they need 250k requests and team workspaces — or start Deploy Starter at $5 when they also want the container host.
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