AWS Secrets Manager
Native AWS secrets management service with automatic rotation
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Pricing: $0.40/secret/month + $0.05/10k API calls
Updated February 2026.
What is AWS Secrets Manager?
AWS Secrets Manager is a fully managed service that helps you protect access to your applications, services, and IT resources. It enables you to easily rotate, manage, and retrieve database credentials, API keys, and other secrets throughout their lifecycle.
Best for: Teams already on AWS who want native integration
Key Features
→Automatic secret rotation
→Fine-grained IAM policies
→Native AWS service integration
→Cross-account secret sharing
→CloudFormation support
→Encryption with AWS KMS
→VPC endpoint support
→Audit with CloudTrail
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Sources & references
Where the information on this listing comes from. Always verify pricing and capabilities against the vendor before a purchasing decision.
AWS Secrets Manager — official websitePrimary source
AWS Secrets Manager questions on Stack Overflow
Stack OverflowPricing | AWS Secrets Manager
AWS (official vendor pricing page)Compliance validation for AWS Secrets Manager
AWS official documentation (compliance scope)Amazon Launches AWS Secrets Manager to Securely Store, Distribute, and Rotate Credentials
InfoQ (independent, April 2018 launch coverage)Spot an error, or do you represent AWS Secrets Manager? Request a correction.
Quick Info
| Pricing | $0.40/secret/month + $0.05/10k API calls |
| Model | Per-secret |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Cloud | Yes |
| Self-Hosted | No |
Last updated: Feb 20, 2026
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