SOPS — Benchmarks
Scope
Performance characteristics, scaling limits, and resource consumption for SOPS.
| File Size |
Encrypt Time |
Decrypt Time |
Notes |
| 1KB (few secrets) |
< 100ms |
< 100ms |
Typical config file |
| 10KB |
100-200ms |
100-200ms |
Large config |
| 100KB |
200-500ms |
200-500ms |
Unusual for secrets |
| Provider |
Encrypt |
Decrypt |
Notes |
| age |
< 50ms |
< 50ms |
Fastest, local-only |
| PGP |
50-100ms |
50-100ms |
Local key |
| AWS KMS |
100-300ms |
100-300ms |
Network roundtrip |
| GCP KMS |
100-300ms |
100-300ms |
Network roundtrip |
| Azure Key Vault |
100-500ms |
100-500ms |
Regional latency |
GitOps Integration
| Tool |
Decrypt Method |
Overhead |
| Flux |
sops-controller |
< 1s per secret |
| ArgoCD |
argocd-vault-plugin |
1-3s per secret |
| Helm Secrets |
helm-secrets plugin |
< 1s per secret |