Managed OpenBao — secrets management, Swiss hosted

Your OpenBao Competence Center Switzerland — VSHN runs fully managed, dedicated OpenBao instances for secrets management on Swiss cloud infrastructure. We handle operations, backups, high availability, and 24/7 incident response so your team can focus on building secure applications.

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Fully Managed Operations

VSHN handles all operational tasks including OpenBao version updates, security patches, configuration tuning, and infrastructure maintenance. No secrets management expertise required on your side — we run it for you, from provisioning through day-two operations.

Dedicated Instance

Every customer receives a dedicated OpenBao instance — no shared infrastructure, no noisy neighbours. Your secrets engine runs in its own isolated environment with dedicated compute and storage resources, ensuring consistent performance and full data isolation.

Swiss Cloud Hosting

Deploy on leading Swiss cloud providers including cloudscale.ch and Exoscale, both operating data centres exclusively in Switzerland, or on major international platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. Your data stays where you choose.

Automated Backups

Daily automated backups run without intervention, with six retained by default and configurable retention policies. Data is encrypted at rest, and backup infrastructure is powered by K8up on Kubernetes. Up to 500 GB of storage is supported per instance.

Open Source Foundation

OpenBao is an open-source secrets management solution maintained by the Linux Foundation. It is a community-driven fork of HashiCorp Vault, created after the licence change to BSL. OpenBao retains full API compatibility while ensuring the project remains truly open source with no vendor lock-in.

24/7 Support

VSHN engineers are available around the clock for incident response and troubleshooting. Every managed OpenBao instance includes proactive monitoring, alerting, and daily health checks. Security CVE patches are applied immediately, and you have direct access to our team via chat and ticket system.

Included in a VSHN-managed OpenBao Service

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a managed OpenBao service?
A managed OpenBao service means VSHN takes full operational responsibility for your OpenBao secrets management platform. We provision the infrastructure on your chosen cloud provider — whether cloudscale.ch, Exoscale, AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure — install and configure OpenBao, apply updates, perform automated daily backups, and monitor the service 24/7. You connect to a production-ready, enterprise-grade secrets management platform without managing any infrastructure yourself.
What is OpenBao?
OpenBao is an open-source secrets management solution hosted by the Linux Foundation. It is a community-driven fork of HashiCorp Vault, created in response to the licence change from MPL to BSL. OpenBao provides identity-based secrets management, encryption services, dynamic credentials, and secure key-value storage. It retains full API compatibility with Vault, so existing integrations, tooling, and workflows continue to work without modification.
What SLA do you offer for managed OpenBao?
We offer two service tiers. The best-effort plan at CHF 0.11 per hour runs a single instance and is ideal for development environments and non-critical workloads. Our guaranteed availability plan at CHF 0.99 per hour runs three replicas and delivers 99.99% uptime with automatic failover. All SLA commitments are documented in a written service agreement signed before deployment begins.
How does OpenBao compare to HashiCorp Vault?
OpenBao is a direct fork of HashiCorp Vault, maintaining full API and protocol compatibility. The key difference is licensing — OpenBao uses the MPL 2.0 open-source licence while Vault moved to the Business Source License. OpenBao is governed by the Linux Foundation, ensuring community-driven development and long-term open-source sustainability. Existing Vault clients, integrations, and Terraform providers work with OpenBao without code changes.
How are backups handled?
Backups run automatically every day using K8up-powered backup infrastructure on Kubernetes. Six backups are retained by default, with configurable retention policies available. Data is encrypted at rest on all instances. Up to 500 GB of storage is supported per instance. We recommend testing restores regularly as part of your disaster recovery plan, and VSHN engineers can assist with restore procedures.
How is managed OpenBao priced?
VSHN-managed OpenBao starts from CHF 0.11 per hour for a best-effort single instance. The guaranteed availability tier with three replicas and automatic failover starts from CHF 0.99 per hour. Computing resources are charged separately based on your chosen instance size. All prices exclude VAT. Contact us for a personalised quote — we provide a written cost estimate within one business day.
Can I run OpenBao on Swiss cloud infrastructure?
Yes. VSHN deploys managed OpenBao on Swiss cloud providers by default, including cloudscale.ch and Exoscale, both of which operate data centres exclusively in Switzerland. If data residency is a compliance requirement, these providers are the recommended choice. We also support AWS (Zurich region), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure where Swiss regions are available. Your data sovereignty requirements are documented in the service agreement.
Does VSHN offer OpenBao on Kubernetes?
Yes. VSHN provides managed OpenBao on Kubernetes via APPUiO Cloud, our Swiss Kubernetes managed platform. Instances provision automatically via Kubernetes custom resources — request a new secrets engine with a single manifest and VSHN handles the rest. The same 99.99% SLA, automated backups, and 24/7 engineering support apply. This approach reduces latency by placing OpenBao inside your cluster and eliminates egress costs.
How do I get started with managed OpenBao?
Contact us using the form below. Tell us your expected number of secrets, access patterns, preferred cloud provider — for example cloudscale.ch, Exoscale, AWS, or Google Cloud — and whether you need guaranteed availability with replication. We provide a written requirements analysis and cost estimate within one business day. There is no commitment at the requirements stage. Once you decide to proceed, your OpenBao instance is typically production-ready within two business days.

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