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

Infisical64

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AWS Secrets ManagerLeader	Infisical
Vioscale score	78 / 100medium · 73%	64 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	30	6
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FInfisical%2Finfisical%2Fk8-operator&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	-	28,974
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 · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

AWS Secrets Manager78 / 100medium · 73%

Infisical64 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✓

Model

AWS Secrets Managerfreemium

Infisicalcommercial

Price level

AWS Secrets Managerlow

Infisicalfree

Transparent

AWS Secrets Manager✓

Infisical✗

Integrations

Count

AWS Secrets Manager30

Infisical6

Security

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✓

Vulnerabilities

AWS Secrets Manager–

InfisicalCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FInfisical%2Finfisical%2Fk8-operator&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–

Infisical28,974

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 · HQ US

InfisicalAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

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

A secrets management solution that provides a single, encrypted repository for storing and controlling access to application credentials, certificates, and privileged access. It enables teams to automatically sync, rotate, and audit secrets across cloud, on-premises, and AI infrastructure while enforcing fine-grained access controls and approval workflows.

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 $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $20/identity/month (annual billing). Free tier available. All paid plans include free trial, no credit card required.

FreeFree
- 5 identities
- Unlimited projects
- 100+ integrations
- Agent Proxy
- Secret Sharing
- +6 more
Pro$20/identity/month billed annually (13% savings vs monthly)
- Unlimited identities
- Unlimited projects
- Access Controls
- Secret Rotation
- SAML SSO
- +8 more
Advanced$40/identity/month billed annually (13% savings vs monthly)
- Everything in Pro
- Dynamic Secrets
- Honey Tokens
- SOC 2 Type II
- Higher Rate Limits
- +7 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Advanced
- Approval Workflows & Access Requests
- LDAP
- SCIM
- Custom Audit log retention and rate limits
- +7 more

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

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

30 total

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Amazon AppFlow
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Amazon Athena
AWS CodeBuild
AWS Direct Connect
AWS Directory Service
Amazon DocumentDB
Amazon RDS
Amazon Redshift
Salesforce
Snowflake
AWS Elemental MediaLive
AWS Elemental MediaConnect
AWS Elemental MediaConvert
Amazon CodeGuru Reviewer
AWS Elemental MediaPackage
AWS Elemental MediaTailor
Amazon EMR
Amazon EventBridge
Amazon FSx
AWS Glue DataBrew
AWS Glue Studio
+6 more

Independently observed

Infisical

6 total

Checkly
Vercel
AWS
GitHub
Datadog
Anthropic

Independently observed

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