# AWS Secrets Manager vs Doppler

| Attribute | AWS Secrets Manager | Doppler |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 77.6 (73% (medium)) | 77.1 (72% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A platform for storing, managing, and rotating secrets and credentials across cloud and on-premises environments. Supports humans, AI agents, and automated workflows with automatic rotation, comprehensive audit logging, and integrations with popular infrastructure and deployment tools. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","tool_type":"store","audit_logging":true,"fips_validated":true,"secret_rotation":true,"fine_grained_policy":true}` | `{"audit_logging":true,"dynamic_secrets":true,"secret_rotation":true,"kubernetes_native":true,"fine_grained_policy":true}` |
| integrations.count | 30 | 50 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Alexa for Business"},{"name":"AWS App2Container"},{"name":"Amazon AppFlow"},{"name":"AWS AppSync"},{"name":"Amazon Athena"},{"name":"AWS CodeBuild"},{"name":"AWS Direct Connect"},{"name":"AWS Directory Service"},{"name":"Amazon DocumentDB"},{"name":"Amazon RDS"},{"name":"Amazon Redshift"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"AWS Elemental MediaLive"},{"name":"AWS Elemental MediaConnect"},{"name":"AWS Elemental MediaConvert"},{"name":"Amazon CodeGuru Reviewer"},{"name":"AWS Elemental MediaPackage"},{"name":"AWS Elemental MediaTailor"},{"name":"Amazon EMR"},{"name":"Amazon EventBridge"},{"name":"Amazon FSx"},{"name":"AWS Glue DataBrew"},{"name":"AWS Glue Studio"},{"name":"AWS IoT SiteWise"},{"name":"Amazon Kendra"},{"name":"AWS Launch Wizard"},{"name":"Amazon Lookout for Metrics"},{"name":"Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka"},{"name":"Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager"},{"name":"AWS Parameter Store"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"AWS CodePipeline"},{"name":"AWS IAM"},{"name":"Azure Key Vault"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Azure App Service"},{"name":"GCP Secret Manager"},{"name":"GCP Cloud Build"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Travis CI"},{"name":"Terraform Cloud"},{"name":"Vercel"},{"name":"Netlify"},{"name":"Heroku"},{"name":"Fly.io"},{"name":"Railway"},{"name":"Render"},{"name":"DigitalOcean"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Sumo Logic"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"OneLogin"},{"name":"Azure AD"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"Firebase Functions"},{"name":"Cloudflare Workers"},{"name":"Sendgrid"},{"name":"Twilio"},{"name":"Deno Deploy"},{"name":"Qovery"},{"name":"Codefresh"},{"name":"Harness"},{"name":"Hasura Cloud"},{"name":"Laravel Forge"},{"name":"Rippling"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pay-as-you-go","summary":"Pay per secret stored per month and per 10,000 API calls","features":["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"],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing. Free tier available for 6 months with $200 credits for new customers. No upfront costs or contracts.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/secrets-manager/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T09:07:13.027Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Developer","summary":"Free for 3 users, $8/user/mo additional","features":["Doppler CLI","Service tokens","Email alerts","Secrets referencing","Secret value types","API and webhooks"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For solo projects and small teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"10","free_users":"3","config_syncs":"5","environments":"4","service_tokens":"50","activity_log_retention_days":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$21/user/mo (14-day free trial)","features":["Change Requests","SAML SSO","Identity-Based Authentication","Role-Based Access Control","Integration Access Scoping","Automatic secret rotation","Service accounts","Config inheritance","Trusted IPs","Priority support"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":21,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing teams requiring collaboration features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"500","projects":"250","config_syncs":"100","environments":"15","service_tokens":"500","activity_log_retention_days":"90"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["On-prem or Cloud deployment","Change Request Policies","Secret Health Analytics","Custom permissions and roles","User groups","Enterprise SCIM","Terraform management","Proxied Secret Rotation","Enterprise Key Management (EKM)","Dynamic secrets","Log Forwarding","Unlimited config syncs","Custom activity log retention","99.95% SLO","Enterprise support","Dedicated account manager"],"description":"For large organizations with compliance needs","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Custom roles","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"User groups","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Integration syncs","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $8/user/mo for Developer plan. Free tier and 14-day trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.doppler.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:10:16.972Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":21,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | mid |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Secrets Management Tools)

| Capability | AWS Secrets Manager | Doppler |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool type | Secret store / engine | - |
| Dynamic (short-lived) secrets | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | - |
| **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 | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:39:59.095Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*