AWS Secrets Manager is an excellent option for managing secrets within the AWS ecosystem. Keeper Secrets Manager extends these capabilities beyond AWS, enabling organizations to secure credentials and secrets across multi-cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments.
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| Deployment model | Keeper is a zero-knowledge, cloud-based secrets management solution that supports hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Keeper is designed for secure and flexible deployment across AWS, Azure, GCP, on-prem environments and air-gapped systems using the Keeper Gateway. | AWS Secrets Manager is a cloud-only solution tightly integrated with AWS infrastructure. AWS Secrets Manager cannot be deployed on-premises or outside of AWS, limiting flexibility for hybrid and multi-cloud organizations. |
| Integrations | Keeper is built to integrate seamlessly with modern DevOps and CI/CD pipelines. | AWS Secrets Manager is optimized for AWS-native tools and infrastructure. Integrations are centered around AWS CLI, SDKs and services like Lambda and CloudFormation. AWS Secrets Manager lacks native support for external sharing or third-party toolchains. |
| Security and Compliance | Keeper is architected for maximum security with a zero-knowledge encryption model. Secrets are encrypted client-side before being transmitted to the Keeper Cloud. Keeper also offers fine-grained Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), detailed audit logs, SIEM integration, and supports major compliance frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA. | AWS Secrets Manager follows a cloud security model that provides encryption, but is not zero-knowledge. AWS services can access secrets when they run, and permissions are managed using IAM. To track access, you need to enable logging with CloudTrail. Compliance is shared — AWS handles the infrastructure, you handle your setup. |
| Usability and management | Keeper is user-friendly, with centralized management across secrets, credentials and infrastructure. Admins can manage secrets through the Keeper Web Vault or Desktop App, and automate tasks with Keeper Commander CLI. Discovery, import, rotation and sharing are simple and policy-driven. | AWS Secrets Manager is managed primarily through the AWS Console or CLI. It requires familiarity with IAM, lacks native discovery/import tools and can be more complex to configure for teams without deep AWS expertise. |
| Privileged access management | Keeper Secrets Manager is a part of the wider KeeperPAM® platform, which enables added capabilities such as session recording, remote browser isolation, Just-in-Time (JIT) access and zero-trust gateway connections to protect organizations beyond just secrets vaulting. | AWS Secrets Manager does not provide PAM capabilities; securing privileged sessions requires additional AWS services or third-party tools. |
Securely store AWS and non-AWS secrets in a unified, zero-knowledge, multi-cloud vault to simplify management and auditing.
Use Keeper Gateway to rotate IAM keys and other AWS credentials on demand while maintaining AWS IAM policies and security best practices.
Trigger scripts after rotation to restart services, refresh connections or clear caches, ensuring changes take effect across systems.
Integrate with Lambda, EC2, ECS and EKS using Keeper's REST API, SDKs or Commander CLI for seamless DevOps workflows.
Manage credentials for Azure, GCP, on-premises servers, Kubernetes and other environments alongside AWS secrets.
View activity logs across AWS and non-AWS secrets in one place, with alerts sent directly to Microsoft Teams, Slack or other systems.
Keeper Secrets Manager is a zero-trust, zero-knowledge platform for managing infrastructure secrets such as API keys, passwords and certificates. Designed for DevOps and engineering teams, it encrypts data end-to-end and enables secure access to secrets across machines, CI/CD pipelines and developer environments. Keeper also secures Non-Human Identities (NHIs) — including applications, automation scripts and microservices — by enabling machine-to-machine authentication without exposing credentials. It integrates with SIEM platforms for centralized auditing, alerting and compliance monitoring.
AWS Secrets Manager is a secrets management service for applications running in the AWS cloud. It helps rotate, manage and retrieve credentials like passwords and API keys. While it's effective within AWS environments, it lacks a user-friendly front end and is limited outside of AWS.
Keeper complements AWS Secrets Manager by centralizing secrets from all environments — not just AWS — into a secure vault. It helps prevent secret sprawl across platforms like Azure, Google Cloud, CI/CD tools and third-party apps. Keeper Secrets Manager enables secure storage, access control, rotation and compliance auditing, supporting a unified and secure approach to managing secrets across your entire infrastructure. Learn how to integrate Keeper Secrets Manager with AWS.
Yes, Keeper Secrets Manager offers advanced features like Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), automated secret rotation and detailed audit logs. It supports unlimited secrets and environments, enhances compliance and secures secrets across multi-cloud and non-AWS systems, making it a strong choice for managing and protecting an organization's sensitive data.
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