Shelve

Key features

• Variables per project and environment Secrets and environment variables are organized by project and environment, so development, staging, and production values stay separated in one store.[1]

• Central secret management The homepage positions Shelve as an all-in-one secret manager for storing, encrypting, sharing, and automating secret operations from one place.[1]

• CLI for local workflows A dedicated CLI package can be downloaded and installed so developers can work with secrets directly from their local setup.[1][2]

• GitHub sync GitHub synchronization connects team repositories to the secrets store, keeping env values flowing into existing development workflows.[1][2]

• Crypto utilities and generators Built-in cryptography utilities and generators cover key creation and secret generation without reaching for separate tools.[1][2]

• Team workspaces with roles Team workspaces with roles and members let groups share secrets with scoped access instead of passing values around by hand.[1]

• Self-hosting on four targets Official guides cover self-hosting on Docker, Coolify, Vercel, and Railway, so teams can run Shelve on their own infrastructure.[1]

• Migration guides from four incumbents Documented migration paths from Doppler, Vault, Infisical, and 1Password give teams moving off an existing store a defined route.[1]

Who will love it

• Small teams centralizing env sprawl Teams whose secrets are scattered across chat messages, docs, and local files get one store per project and environment with scoped sharing.[1][2]

• Developers who live in the terminal CLI-first developers who want secrets available where they already work get local access plus GitHub sync into their repos.[1][2]

• Self-hosters avoiding vendor lock-in Operators who prefer to hold their own secrets infrastructure get Apache-2.0 code with documented Docker and platform deploys.[1][2]

Who should avoid it

• Teams needing documented SSO or SLAs No SSO or enterprise support plan appears on the inspected official pages, so buyers with those procurement requirements should verify before committing.[1][2]

• Self-hosting needs an operator Running Shelve yourself means taking on deployment, updates, and availability across the documented Docker, Coolify, Vercel, or Railway targets.[1]

• The deciding trade If you want an open-source secrets store with a CLI and GitHub sync that you can run yourself, choose Shelve; if you need a fully managed service with documented SSO and support SLAs, choose a vendor that states them.[1][2][3]

Fit and portability