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AWS Secrets Manager

Centrally store, encrypt, and manage application secrets with automatic rotation

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Available worldwide

What is AWS Secrets Manager?

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

AWS Secrets Manager pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
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-go

Pay 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

What AWS Secrets Manager does

The capabilities that matter for secrets management tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

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
-
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS

Integrations (30)

Independently observed
  • Alexa for Business
  • AWS App2Container
  • Amazon AppFlow
  • AWS AppSync
  • 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
  • AWS IoT SiteWise
  • Amazon Kendra
  • AWS Launch Wizard
  • Amazon Lookout for Metrics
  • Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka
  • Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow

AWS Secrets Manager FAQ

Common questions about AWS Secrets Manager, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is AWS Secrets Manager?

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. It is indexed under Secrets Management Tools.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm

Is AWS Secrets Manager free?

AWS Secrets Manager offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/secrets-manager/

What platforms does AWS Secrets Manager support?

AWS Secrets Manager supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm

Can AWS Secrets Manager be self-hosted?

We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for AWS Secrets Manager, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm

What does AWS Secrets Manager integrate with?

We have confirmed 30 integrations for AWS Secrets Manager, including Alexa for Business, AWS App2Container, Amazon AppFlow, AWS AppSync, Amazon Athena, AWS CodeBuild, AWS Direct Connect and AWS Directory Service, plus 22 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm

What security certifications does AWS Secrets Manager have?

We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for AWS Secrets Manager. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as AWS Secrets Manager not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/trust-center/?nc1=f_cc

Where is AWS Secrets Manager available?

AWS Secrets Manager is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm

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Balanced composite 78 / 100
medium · 73%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Security posture1000.2120.9✓
Reliability500.094.7✓
Pricing transparency800.054.2✓
Price level800.043.4✓
Capabilities670.053.4✓
Integrations430.052.2✓

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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq7 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesHosting: cloud · Tool type: store · Audit logging: Yes · Fips validated: Yes · Secret rotation: Yes · Fine grained policy: Yesmediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count30mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityHqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
PciYeshighsource · 2026-08-14 · 75%
FedrampYeshighsource · 2026-08-14 · 75%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-08-14 · 75%
HipaaYeshighsource · 2026-08-14 · 75%
Iso27001Yeshighsource · 2026-08-14 · 75%
Soc2Yeshighsource · 2026-08-14 · 75%
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