Infisical vs AWS Secrets Manager

Infisical9.3Visit AWS Secrets Manager8.3Visit

Higher score Infisical #2 in Secrets Management Tools 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Infisical

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AWS Secrets Manager #12 in Secrets Management Tools 8.3/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit site

• Infisical fits best

  Open-source teams needing broad coverage

• AWS Secrets Manager fits best

  AWS-native applications

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Side by side

Feature	Infisical 9.3/10 Visit ↗	AWS Secrets Manager 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.3
Ranking	#2 in Secrets Management Tools	#12 in Secrets Management Tools
Best for	Open-source teams needing broad coverage	AWS-native applications
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$20/user/mo	$0.40/unit/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Email, Docs	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	100+ integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Infisical 5/5 · AWS Secrets Manager 4/5
Secret rotation	✓	✓
Dynamic secrets	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
CI/CD injection	✓	✓
Kubernetes integration	✓	✓
Audit logs	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Both	Cloud
Free secret limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes five identities, unlimited projects, and 100+ integrations Supports rotation, dynamic secrets, recovery, audit logs, and access controls Works across web, API, self-hosted, CI/CD, and Kubernetes workflows	Automatic scheduled or on-demand secret rotation IAM access control with KMS-encrypted storage CodeBuild injection and Amazon EKS secret mounting
Cons	Unlimited identities begin with the Pro plan at $20 per identity monthly Dynamic secrets and temporary access require the Advanced plan Approval workflows, LDAP, and SCIM are reserved for Enterprise	Cloud-only deployment model No permanent free plan No verified dynamic secrets capability
Our verdict	Infisical is an open-source platform for developers, infrastructure teams, and security teams that need to store, deliver, rotate, and audit application secrets. It supports Infisical Cloud and self-hosted deployment, with delivery through… Read the review →	AWS Secrets Manager is a managed cloud service for storing, retrieving, controlling access to, and rotating database credentials, application credentials, OAuth tokens, API keys, and other secrets. It is designed for teams running… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Infisical — where it wins

  • Free plan includes five identities, unlimited projects, and 100+ integrations
  • Supports rotation, dynamic secrets, recovery, audit logs, and access controls
  • Works across web, API, self-hosted, CI/CD, and Kubernetes workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Unlimited identities begin with the Pro plan at $20 per identity monthly
  • Dynamic secrets and temporary access require the Advanced plan
  • Approval workflows, LDAP, and SCIM are reserved for Enterprise

• AWS Secrets Manager — where it wins

  • Automatic scheduled or on-demand secret rotation
  • IAM access control with KMS-encrypted storage
  • CodeBuild injection and Amazon EKS secret mounting

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud-only deployment model
  • No permanent free plan
  • No verified dynamic secrets capability

• Infisical9.3/10 · Free plan

  A broad secrets platform with a free tier, dynamic credentials, rotation, and Kubernetes support.

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• AWS Secrets Manager8.3/10 · Paid

  A managed AWS service for storing, rotating, auditing, and delivering application secrets.

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