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AWS Certificate Manager vs Azure Key Vault comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Certificate Manager
Ranking in Certificate Management Software
2nd
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
9.4
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Azure Key Vault
Ranking in Certificate Management Software
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Password Managers (1st), Microsoft Security Suite (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Certificate Management Software category, the mindshare of AWS Certificate Manager is 34.1%, down from 36.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure Key Vault is 36.1%, down from 38.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Certificate Management Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Azure Key Vault36.1%
AWS Certificate Manager34.1%
Other29.799999999999997%
Certificate Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Istiyak Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Facilitates secure data transfer across websites by managing SSL certificates
I use AWS Certificate Manager primarily for managing SSL certificates. This includes issuing certificates for domains hosted in different environments and integrating them with Elastic Load Balancer and EC2 instances AWS Certificate Manager facilitates secure data transfer across websites by…
RituparnaBhattacharya - PeerSpot reviewer
Secret storage and certificate management have been streamlined
I am not on the developer's end. I am primarily the main infrastructure person. I'm not sure what needs improvement. Sometimes, we face issues that the support team is not aware of, necessitating investigation from their end. For example, one of our certificates was not getting deployed, and during that time, the support team was unsure and had to connect with the back-end team for assistance. Improvements can be made in this area, however, it's understandable that not everything can be perfect.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution has an import dashboard where we can import the certificates or create new certificates."
"It is easy to generate, easy to use, easy to integrate, and very cost-effective."
"The most valuable features are definitely the alerts."
"It offers encryption with specific algorithms for better management."
"This solution speeds up the product development life cycle. That is, the time from the development of the product to the time to market is drastically reduced because of the CI/CD pipelines. You can have your code deployed within a matter of minutes."
"Azure Key Vault is very affordable, with charges of less than a dollar for over ten thousand keys."
"A high level of security."
"The GUI was quite easy for me to use."
"With Azure Key Vault, we can generate our own keys and then import them inside the system, which provides a higher level of security than provider-managed keys."
"Stability is very good."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Key Vault are the security and convenience of changing passwords in multiple places."
"The solution's technical support is good. My company received support from Microsoft whenever we needed it."
 

Cons

"One potential improvement could be enabling the extraction of the certificate as a file to be used outside of AWS, even with an additional charge."
"Maybe more integration with third-party certificate authorities would be useful."
"Currently, there is no option to customize beyond the default settings, and it would be beneficial to have the ability to customize certificates to fit specific requirements."
"The AWS Certificate Manager's technical support team is sometimes unavailable."
"The integration with Thales HSM is complex and is not out-of-the-box. Uploading the keys was quite a tedious process."
"It would be great if Azure allowed more third-party vendors into the ecosystem."
"The big problem with Azure Key Vault is key rotation. We haven't found a good way to synchronize the credentials between the databases and Key Vault."
"The platform's configuration process could be easier."
"The whole problem of password rotation could be improved. My security area wants to rotate passwords every day, every week, or every month, depending on the services."
"There are additional charges for data transfers. However, the pricing is mostly reasonable for the licensing overall."
"The solution needs to improve its cost."
"The voucher access policy can be improved by configuring it based on groups, rather than just applications or users."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Currently, the tool's monthly licensing costs are around 1,800 USD for all the environments combined, including the production and pre-production environments."
"It is less expensive compared to other competitors."
"The price of the product is okay for my company."
"It is a cheap option."
"The product has good pricing."
"Currently, the solution's pricing is based on the number of transactions, which is very high in some cases."
"Azure Key Vault is expensive."
"There are no extra costs beyond the standard fees, beyond maybe data transfer charges. It's $0.025 per 10,000 data transactions, so it is quite cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Certificate Manager?
The solution has an import dashboard where we can import the certificates or create new certificates.
What needs improvement with AWS Certificate Manager?
There is room for improvement in AWS Certificate Manager with more customization options for the certificate bits. Currently, there is no option to customize beyond the default settings, and it wou...
What is your primary use case for AWS Certificate Manager?
I use AWS Certificate Manager primarily for managing SSL certificates. This includes issuing certificates for domains hosted in different environments and integrating them with Elastic Load Balance...
Which is better - Azure Key Vault or AWS Secrets Manager?
Azure Key Vault is a SaaS solution. You can easily store passwords and secrets securely and encrypt them. Azure Key Vault is a great solution to ensure you are compliant with security and governanc...
What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Key Vault?
With Azure Key Vault, we can generate our own keys and then import them inside the system, which provides a higher level of security than provider-managed keys.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Key Vault?
The setup cost is low, as my usage is not extensive. I would classify it as low priced.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Microsoft Azure Key Vault, MS Azure Key Vault
 

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
Adobe, DriveTime, Johnson Controls, HP, InterContinental Hotels Group, ASOS
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