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| Field | SOPS | Lychee | Miller |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal | Universal | Universal, MCP, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Stars | 23593 | 4085 | 10055 |
| Last activity | October 27, 2026 | October 26, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Install complexity | MODERATE | — | EASY |
| Category | Security, DevOps | Testing, Workflow | Workflow, Data |
| Best use | Ideal for a developer or small platform team that wants encrypted configuration beside code with readable Git diffs. Use it for YAML, JSON, ENV and INI files and tightly scoped CI or runtime access. It is not a replacement for dynamic secret issuance or source-system credential rotation. | For documentation authors and small teams checking references locally or in CI. Start with a specific file and interpret findings; it does not establish complete site or login functionality. | Ideal for developers, data analysts, and operators who need to clean a CSV export, inspect JSON Lines, or summarize a large file from the terminal without starting a Python project. Use it for quick, repeatable file processing; concurrent transactions and advanced visual analysis still call for a database or complementary analytics tool. |