Comparison

AWS Secrets Manager vs Infisical

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

Infisical69

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AWS Secrets ManagerLeader	Infisical
vioscaleAI score	78 / 100medium · 72%	69 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$18
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	30	60
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2, HIPAA, FIPS 140-3
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Finfisical%2Finfisical&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	29,735
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	1
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

AWS Secrets Manager78 / 100medium · 72%

Infisical69 / 100medium · 67%

Pricing

Free tier

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Model

AWS Secrets Managerfreemium

Infisicalfreemium

Price level

AWS Secrets Managerlow

Infisicallow

Starting price

AWS Secrets Manager–

Infisical$18

Transparent

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Integrations

Count

AWS Secrets Manager30

Infisical60

Security

Certifications

AWS Secrets Manager–

InfisicalSOC 2, HIPAA, FIPS 140-3

Disclosure policy

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Fedramp

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical–

Gdpr

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Hipaa

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Iso27001

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical–

Pci

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical–

Soc2

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Trust center

AWS Secrets Managerhttps://aws.amazon.com/compliance/

Infisical–

Vulnerabilities

AWS Secrets Manager–

InfisicalCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Finfisical%2Finfisical&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

AWS Secrets Manager–

Infisical99.99

Status page

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

AWS Secrets Manager–

Infisical0

Github stars

AWS Secrets Manager–

Infisical29,735

Activity

Commits last 30d

AWS Secrets Manager–

Infisical100

Release

Cadence days

AWS Secrets Manager–

Infisical1

History

AWS Secrets Manager–

Infisical20 items

Language

Primary

AWS Secrets Manager–

InfisicalTypeScript

Market

Availability

AWS Secrets ManagerAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

InfisicalAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

AWS Secrets Manager7 items

Infisical7 items

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	Infisical
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

InfisicalSecret store / engine

Dynamic (short-lived) secrets

AWS Secrets Manager-

Infisical✓

Deployment

Hosting

AWS Secrets ManagerCloud only

InfisicalCloud + self-hosted

Lifecycle

Automatic secret rotation

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Crypto

Encryption as a service (transit)

AWS Secrets Manager-

Infisical✓

Compliance

FIPS 140-2/3 validated crypto

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

HSM support

AWS Secrets Manager-

Infisical-

Access

Fine-grained / identity-based policy

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Governance

Audit logging

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Integration

Kubernetes native (CRD / CSI / K8s auth)

AWS Secrets Manager-

Infisical✓

Scope

PKI / certificate authority

AWS Secrets Manager-

Infisical✓

Licensing

Open-source core

AWS Secrets Manager-

Infisical✓

Ecosystem

CNCF maturity

AWS Secrets Manager-

Infisical-

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

Infisical

Open-source platform for centralizing and securing application secrets, certificate lifecycle, and privileged access management. Includes automatic secret rotation, dynamic secret generation, and integration with deployment tools and infrastructure platforms.

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 ↗

Infisical

from $18/identity/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free self-hosted tier. Paid starting at $18/month per identity.

Community EditionFree
- KV secrets storage
- dynamic secrets
- transit encryption
- HTTP API
- CLI
Paid Tier$18/month per identity with up to 50 integrations
- fine-grained RBAC
- secret rotation
- dynamic secrets
- PKI and certificate management
- audit logging
- +1 more

as of 2026-09-10verify ↗

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	Infisical
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

CLI

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Self-hosted

AWS Secrets Manager✗

Infisical✓

On-premise

AWS Secrets Manager✗

Infisical✓

Integrations

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

AWS Secrets Manager

Leader

36 total

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+12 more

Independently observed

Infisical

26 total

Checkly
Vercel
AWS
GitHub
Datadog
Anthropic
Slack
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitLab
GitHub Actions
Okta
Active Directory
Jira
GCP Certificate Manager
LDAP
MCP
Heroku
Cloudflare
Google Cloud
Stripe
Keeper
Let's Encrypt
+2 more

Independently observed

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