# AWS Secrets Manager

AWS Secrets Manager is a Secrets Management product by Amazon Web Services, Inc. It runs in the cloud. Pricing is commercial (contact sales).

A fully managed service that securely stores, rotates, and manages sensitive data such as database credentials and API keys.

Checked October 2026.

## What is AWS Secrets Manager?

AWS Secrets Manager makes it easy to rotate, manage, and secure sensitive data such as API keys, database credentials, and other secrets. It provides a secure, highly available, and fully managed service that makes it easy to rotate, manage, and secure sensitive data such as database credentials and API keys.

With AWS Secrets Manager, you can:

* Store, manage, and retrieve database credentials, API keys, and other sensitive data
* Rotate and update sensitive data automatically
* Monitor and audit access to sensitive data
* Integrate with AWS services such as AWS Lambda, Amazon EC2, and Amazon RDS

AWS Secrets Manager provides a secure, highly available, and fully managed service that makes it easy to rotate, manage, and secure sensitive data such as database credentials and API keys.

Try AWS Secrets Manager for free for 30 days.

Tags: AWS, Secrets Management

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Protect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-protect-program-small-team): helps you prevent attacks and keep data safe.

## Quick facts

- Category: [IAM](https://cybersectools.com/categories/iam) · [Secrets Management](https://cybersectools.com/categories/secrets-management)
- Vendor: [Amazon Web Services, Inc.](https://cybersectools.com/companies/amazon-web-services-inc)
- Deployment: Cloud
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Commercial (contact sales)
- Website: aws.amazon.com

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best IAM Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-iam-solutions).

## AWS Secrets Manager FAQ

### What is AWS Secrets Manager?

AWS Secrets Manager is a product by Amazon Web Services, Inc. in the Secrets Management category. It covers AWS and Secrets Management.

### What is the pricing for AWS Secrets Manager?

AWS Secrets Manager is a commercial product. For pricing, visit https://aws.amazon.com/secrets-manager/ or contact Amazon Web Services, Inc..

### What are alternatives to AWS Secrets Manager?

Alternatives to AWS Secrets Manager listed on CybersecTools:

1. [IBM Cloud Secrets Manager](https://cybersectools.com/tools/ibm-cloud-secrets-manager) - Centralized secrets management service for IBM Cloud powered by HashiCorp Vault (Commercial)
2. [Thales CipherTrust Secrets Management](https://cybersectools.com/tools/thales-ciphertrust-secrets-management) - Secrets management solution for DevOps tools and cloud workloads (Commercial)
3. [Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault](https://cybersectools.com/tools/delinea-devops-secrets-vault) - Cloud-native secrets vault for DevOps credentials, API keys, and certificates (Commercial)
4. [Akeyless Secrets Management](https://cybersectools.com/tools/akeyless-secrets-management) - Secrets management platform for storing and managing credentials (Commercial)
5. [HashiCorp Vault](https://cybersectools.com/tools/hashicorp-vault) - Identity-based secrets mgmt platform for credentials, certs, keys & encryption (Commercial)

Compare all AWS Secrets Manager alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/aws-secrets-manager](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/aws-secrets-manager)

### What deployment and organization size does AWS Secrets Manager fit?

AWS Secrets Manager is available as a cloud service. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. Pricing is commercial. Ask Amazon Web Services, Inc. for pricing and support terms.

## Compare AWS Secrets Manager with similar solutions

- [AWS Secrets Manager vs IBM Cloud Secrets Manager](https://cybersectools.com/compare/aws-secrets-manager-vs-ibm-cloud-secrets-manager)
- [AWS Secrets Manager vs Thales CipherTrust Secrets Management](https://cybersectools.com/compare/aws-secrets-manager-vs-thales-ciphertrust-secrets-management)
- [AWS Secrets Manager vs Delinea DevOps Secrets Vault](https://cybersectools.com/compare/aws-secrets-manager-vs-delinea-devops-secrets-vault)

All alternatives to AWS Secrets Manager: [/alternatives/aws-secrets-manager](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/aws-secrets-manager)

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