AWS Secrets Manager
Secrets Manager stores sensitive information-API keys, database credentials, certificates-and rotates them automatically.
Our verdict
Who it's for
AWS service for storing and rotating secrets securely
Who should look elsewhere
Per-secret pricing adds up
Pros
- +Managed secrets storage
- +Automatic rotation
- +Audit logging
- +Integration with AWS services
- +Cross-account access
Cons
- −Per-secret pricing adds up
- −AWS only
- −Less flexible than Vault
- −Rotation setup complex
- −Region-specific
Key features
- ✓Secret storage
- ✓Rotation
- ✓Fine-grained access
- ✓Audit
- ✓AWS integration
- ✓Encryption
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per Secret | $0.4 | month | Automatic rotation; Fine-grained policies; Audit with CloudTrail |
| API Calls | $0.05 | month | GetSecretValue; All API operations; SDK integration |