# Enkryptify vs AWS Secrets Manager

> AWS Secrets Manager is a solid managed vault if you live inside AWS. It stores secrets, hands them out through IAM and rotates AWS databases with no code. Enkryptify is built to span every cloud, rotate the SaaS and AI keys AWS leaves to you, and revoke a leaked secret on its own. Here is an honest look at where each one fits.

## When to choose which

**Choose Enkryptify if**

- Your stack spans more than AWS, and you want one vault across every cloud.
- You rotate SaaS and AI keys like OpenAI or Stripe and do not want to write a Lambda for each.
- A leaked secret should be detected and revoked automatically, in one product.
- You want flat, predictable pricing instead of per-secret and per-call metering.

**Choose AWS Secrets Manager if**

- Your workloads live entirely in AWS and authenticate with IAM.
- You mainly rotate Amazon RDS, Aurora, Redshift or DocumentDB, which it does with no code.
- You want it managed by AWS at AWS scale, in your existing account.
- You need AWS's broad compliance coverage on the same bill.

## AWS secures AWS. Enkryptify secures everything else too.

AWS Secrets Manager is a good fit for AWS-resident workloads. It stores secrets, retrieves them through IAM, integrates cleanly with Lambda, ECS and EKS, and rotates Amazon RDS, Aurora, Redshift and DocumentDB with no code at all. Inside AWS, it is well built and well operated.

The limits show at the edges of AWS. It lives in an AWS account and is governed by AWS IAM, so using it across other clouds means carrying AWS credentials into them. It does not watch for leaked secrets or revoke them. And for SaaS and AI providers like OpenAI or Stripe, rotation means writing and maintaining a Lambda. Enkryptify is provider-neutral, rotates those out of the box, and revokes a leaked secret on its own.

**Where AWS Secrets Manager is the stronger choice**

- Inside AWS it is effortless: secrets resolve through IAM and wire straight into Lambda, ECS and EKS with no extra credentials to carry.
- Turnkey rotation for Amazon RDS, Aurora, Redshift and DocumentDB, handled by AWS with no Lambda to write.
- Compliance breadth on the bill you already have, with SOC 2, PCI DSS and FedRAMP, plus GuardDuty for anomaly detection on AWS workloads.
- AWS-grade scale and regional reach, in the account your team already runs.

## Feature comparison

Last verified June 2026 against public AWS documentation.

### Storage and delivery

| Feature | Enkryptify | AWS Secrets Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Encrypted vault for secrets | Yes | Yes |
| Runtime retrieval, no keys in code | Yes | Yes |
| Works across any cloud (AWS Secrets Manager is scoped to an AWS account and IAM) | Yes | No |

### Rotation

| Feature | Enkryptify | AWS Secrets Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rotate cloud databases with no code (AWS rotates RDS, Aurora, Redshift and DocumentDB natively) | Yes | Yes |
| Rotate SaaS and AI keys without writing a Lambda (AWS covers six partner apps; OpenAI, Stripe and others need a custom Lambda) | Yes | Partial |

### Active defense

| Feature | Enkryptify | AWS Secrets Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Leak detection for secrets in code | Yes | No |
| Automatic revoke or rotate on leak | Yes | No |
| Anomaly detection on access (AWS uses GuardDuty, a separate, paid service) | Yes | GuardDuty |

### AI agents

| Feature | Enkryptify | AWS Secrets Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Scoped secrets for AI coding agents (AWS ships a plugin that hides plaintext from agents, not scoped per-agent grants) | Yes | Leak-prevention |

### Compliance

| Feature | Enkryptify | AWS Secrets Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ISO 27001 certified | Yes | Yes |
| SOC 2 Type 2 | No | Yes |

### Plans and pricing

| Feature | Enkryptify | AWS Secrets Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free to try (Enkryptify includes a 14-day trial; AWS offers a 30-day trial per secret, not a perpetual free tier) | Yes | No |
| Pricing model | Per developer seat | Per secret + per API call |

## Coming from AWS Secrets Manager?

Most teams move because their stack outgrew a single cloud, or because they got tired of maintaining rotation Lambdas. Keep AWS Secrets Manager for AWS-native database rotation if you like, and move the cross-cloud and SaaS secrets to Enkryptify. There is no automated importer yet, so secrets move manually for a focused set.

1. Create a free Enkryptify project and install the CLI with brew install enkryptify/enkryptify/enkryptify.
2. Add the secrets your services and agents use, grouped by project and environment.
3. Sync to AWS, Azure, GCP, GitHub and more, or pull at runtime with the CLI and API.
4. Turn on rotation, leak detection and automatic response across every provider you use.

## FAQ

**Can AWS Secrets Manager rotate secrets automatically?**

Yes, for some. It rotates Amazon RDS, Aurora, Redshift and DocumentDB with no code, and rotates six partner SaaS apps Lambda-free. For other providers like OpenAI, OpenRouter or Stripe you write and maintain a custom Lambda. Enkryptify rotates those providers on a schedule out of the box.

**Does AWS Secrets Manager detect leaked secrets and revoke them?**

No. Secrets Manager itself does not scan your code for exposed secrets or revoke a leaked key. Detection in the AWS world comes from separate tools, and anomaly detection means enabling GuardDuty. Enkryptify detects exposure and revokes or rotates the secret automatically within seconds.

**Can I use AWS Secrets Manager across other clouds?**

It is possible but awkward. Secrets Manager is scoped to an AWS account and governed by AWS IAM, so using it from Azure, GCP or on-prem means carrying AWS credentials into those environments. Enkryptify is provider-neutral and gives you one vault across all of your clouds.

**Does AWS support AI coding agents?**

AWS ships a secret-safety plugin for Claude Code and Codex that blocks agents from reading plaintext secrets, which AWS itself describes as a best-effort defense rather than a security boundary. Enkryptify issues scoped runtime secrets to agents, a different and more direct model.

**Which is cheaper?**

It depends on your usage. AWS charges per secret per month plus per API call, and costs can stack with KMS, Lambda rotation and GuardDuty. Enkryptify uses simple per-seat pricing with a 14-day free trial. For predictable spend across many secrets and providers, flat pricing is usually easier to reason about.

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## Links

- This comparison: https://enkryptify.com/compare/aws-secrets-manager
- Pricing: https://enkryptify.com/pricing
- All integrations and syncs: https://enkryptify.com/syncs
- Documentation: https://docs.enkryptify.com
- Start now: https://app.enkryptify.com