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CIMPRESS Case Study

Secrets Management at Enterprise Scale

Cimpress faced the challenges of high costs, complex usability, and low adoption with their previous secrets management solution. By choosing Akeyless, they transformed their approach, gaining a cost-effective, scalable platform that their teams trust and rely on every day.

At a Glance

About Cimpress

With subsidiaries on nearly every continent, 12,000 employees, and more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Cimpress is the definition of a global organization.

With many teams to manage, they needed a secrets management solution that was flexible, easy to use, and more reliable than their current solution.

+$2B​

Revenue​

in the industry

13​

Global subsidiaries​

supported under 
one unified security
framework

>10,000​

Employees

transitioning to
centralized secrets
management

With Akeyless, they had the benefits of a true SaaS, with fast deployment and zero maintenance. Born in the cloud, Akeyless’ API-driven capabilities allowed Cimpress’ teams to use many integrations out-of-the-box no matter their toolset.

Outcome

SaaS Simplicity

Fast deployment, zero maintenance​

70% cost reduction​

Compared with previous secrets management solution​.

270% higher adoption​

Than previous solution

Flexibility

With easy onboarding and flexible integrations for diverse teams

Introduction

With massive operations, the central Cimpress security team, in comparison, is small but mighty.

With a headcount of 30, the central team’s aim is to support local Cimpress security teams as an MSSP, or a managed security service provider. The team discovers, purchases, and provides services to Cimpress security teams distributed across the globe. By managing relationships with vendors and providing support, their goal is to make it easy for teams at Cimpress to get security done right.

The Cimpress Security team, focused on being lean and mean, is always searching for high-value services that make the most impact for their teams.

The Problem

Compromised credentials are one of the leading causes of malicious data breaches.

However, they struggled with their previous secrets management provider:

High TCO

The team at Cimpress struggled with both heavy licensing and infrastructure costs.​

Usability Issues

Teams struggled to understand and onboard to the previous tool because of its complexity.

Not Reliable

Because of availability concerns, the Cimpress team was never sure if things would go as expected.

The Solution

Cimpress chose Akeyless as their new Secrets Management solution. Akeyless immediately impressed them with surprisingly easy onboarding and the level of support they got from the Akeyless team. Cimpress got up and running within weeks.

After 9 months of working with Akeyless, Cimpress benefited from…

Higher Adoption​

The security team at Cimpress saw adoption soar 270% compared with their previous provider.

More Functionality

With Akeyless, Cimpress could use features that had been missing or difficult to implement with their previous provider.

Lower TCO

Overall, Cimpress reduced costs by 70% compared to their previous provider.

Conor Mancone,

We set Akeyless up 9 months ago and we haven’t had to worry about credential rotation. We haven’t had to worry about credential leakage. All of our software that’s running, it just works — we haven’t really had to think about it since then. It’s been a really smooth, really easy process.

Conor Mancone, Principal Application Security Engineer

Why Akeyless?

Progress needed a secrets management solution that was modern, scalable, and easy to integrate
across their growing ecosystem. By partnering with Akeyless, they found a platform that eliminated
infrastructure challenges, streamlined operations, and delivered unmatched support every step of the way.

SaaS-First Simplicity

Effortless to Deploy, Easy to Scale

No complex infrastructure — Akeyless integrates quickly with lightweight API gateways.

Cost-Effective Flexibility

Pay for What You Use

Consumption-based pricing adapts as
you grow, avoiding unnecessary
upfront costs.

A True Partner

Support You Can Count On

Collaborative engagement with tailored solutions ensures seamless adoption.

Future Plans

With Akeyless, Cimpress is set to expand its secrets management capabilities across its applications, ensuring secure and efficient scaling as they grow through mergers and acquisitions.

“Akeyless allows us to focus on securing our business without the
complexity of managing the underlying infrastructure.”

Transform Your Secrets Management

Struggling with high costs, low adoption, or unreliable secrets management solutions? Cimpress overcame these challenges with Akeyless. Discover how our platform can help you reduce complexity, cut expenses, and deliver seamless security across your organization.