Comparison

AWS Secrets Manager vs HashiCorp Vault

On the evidence we track, AWS Secrets Manager leads this comparison with a composite score of 78/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★AWS Secrets Manager78

HashiCorp Vault68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AWS Secrets ManagerLeader	HashiCorp Vault
Vioscale score	78 / 100medium · 73%	68 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	30	5
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.5
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fhashicorp%2Fvault%2Fapi&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	8,444
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	36,179
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	16
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

AWS Secrets Manager78 / 100medium · 73%

HashiCorp Vault68 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault✓

Model

AWS Secrets Managerfreemium

HashiCorp Vaultcommercial

Price level

AWS Secrets Managerlow

HashiCorp Vaultfree

Transparent

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault✓

Integrations

Count

AWS Secrets Manager30

HashiCorp Vault5

Security

Disclosure policy

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault✓

Fedramp

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault–

Gdpr

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault–

Hipaa

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault–

Iso27001

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault✓

Pci

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault–

Scorecard

AWS Secrets Manager–

HashiCorp Vault6.5

Soc2

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault✓

Vulnerabilities

AWS Secrets Manager–

HashiCorp VaultCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fhashicorp%2Fvault%2Fapi&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

AWS Secrets Manager–

HashiCorp Vault8,444

Github stars

AWS Secrets Manager–

HashiCorp Vault36,179

Activity

Commits last 30d

AWS Secrets Manager–

HashiCorp Vault100

Release

Cadence days

AWS Secrets Manager–

HashiCorp Vault16

History

AWS Secrets Manager–

HashiCorp Vault20 items

Language

Primary

AWS Secrets Manager–

HashiCorp VaultGo

Market

Availability

AWS Secrets ManagerAvailable worldwide · HQ US

HashiCorp Vault–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for secrets management tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Secrets Management Tools
Capability	AWS Secrets Manager	HashiCorp Vault
Core
Tool type	Secret store / engine	Secret store / engine
Dynamic (short-lived) secrets	-	✓
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud only	Cloud + self-hosted
Lifecycle
Automatic secret rotation	✓	✓
Crypto
Encryption as a service (transit)	-	✓
Compliance
FIPS 140-2/3 validated crypto	✓	-
HSM support	-	✓
Access
Fine-grained / identity-based policy	✓	✓
Governance
Audit logging	✓	✓
Integration
Kubernetes native (CRD / CSI / K8s auth)	-	-
Scope
PKI / certificate authority	-	-
Licensing
Open-source core	-	✓
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity	-	-

Core

Tool type

AWS Secrets ManagerSecret store / engine

HashiCorp VaultSecret store / engine

Dynamic (short-lived) secrets

AWS Secrets Manager-

HashiCorp Vault✓

Deployment

Hosting

AWS Secrets ManagerCloud only

HashiCorp VaultCloud + self-hosted

Lifecycle

Automatic secret rotation

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault✓

Crypto

Encryption as a service (transit)

AWS Secrets Manager-

HashiCorp Vault✓

Compliance

FIPS 140-2/3 validated crypto

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault-

HSM support

AWS Secrets Manager-

HashiCorp Vault✓

Access

Fine-grained / identity-based policy

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault✓

Governance

Audit logging

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault✓

Integration

Kubernetes native (CRD / CSI / K8s auth)

AWS Secrets Manager-

HashiCorp Vault-

Scope

PKI / certificate authority

AWS Secrets Manager-

HashiCorp Vault-

Licensing

Open-source core

AWS Secrets Manager-

HashiCorp Vault✓

Ecosystem

CNCF maturity

AWS Secrets Manager-

HashiCorp Vault-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

AWS Secrets Manager

Leader

A cloud-based service that stores and manages sensitive credentials, API keys, and other secrets for applications and services. It provides encryption at rest and in transit, fine-grained access control through IAM policies, automatic secret rotation, multi-region replication, and comprehensive audit logging.

Independently observed

HashiCorp Vault

Provides secure secret storage, dynamic credential generation, encryption services, and fine-grained access control with detailed audit logging for applications and infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

AWS Secrets Manager

Leader

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing. Free tier available for 6 months with $200 credits for new customers. No upfront costs or contracts.

Pay-as-you-goPay per secret stored per month and per 10,000 API calls
- Rotate secrets automatically
- Replicate secrets for disaster recovery
- Fine-grained IAM access control
- Audit and monitor secret usage
- Integration with AWS logging and monitoring services

as of 2026-08-01verify ↗

HashiCorp Vault

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	AWS Secrets Manager	HashiCorp Vault
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault✓

CLI

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

AWS Secrets Manager✓

HashiCorp Vault✓

Self-hosted

AWS Secrets Manager✗

HashiCorp Vault✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

AWS Secrets Manager

Leader

30 total

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AWS Glue Studio
+6 more

Independently observed

HashiCorp Vault

5 total

AWS
SQL databases
Consul
OCI
Okta

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.