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AWS Certificate Manager vs Azure Key Vault comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 20, 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
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 (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Certificate Management Software category, the mindshare of AWS Certificate Manager is 36.4%, up from 36.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure Key Vault is 38.9%, up from 35.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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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

"It offers encryption with specific algorithms for better management."
"The most valuable features are definitely the alerts."
"It is easy to generate, easy to use, easy to integrate, and very cost-effective."
"The solution has an import dashboard where we can import the certificates or create new certificates."
"I find the simplicity of key management to be the most valuable feature. Key management has always been a difficult function to do, especially in the cloud premises. Azure Key Vault provides you with a mechanism for managing keys, without having to worry about protecting secrets is valuable."
"Its customer service is excellent."
"The solution's technical support is good. My company received support from Microsoft whenever we needed it."
"Azure Key Vault allows only identified users to get the credentials and rotates the keys automatically."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Key Vault are the security and convenience of changing passwords in multiple places."
"There is advanced data protection available. We're working in a highly regulated environment, and this is essential to us."
"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."
"The platform provides straightforward integration with most of the other Azure services."
 

Cons

"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."
"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."
"They should add a key vault feature for the databases temporarily integrated into hybrid clouds."
"If multiple clouds are to be used it can be difficult and a third party should assist in the implementation."
"The whole problem of password rotation could be improved."
"One of my previous clients was one of the big banks here in the Netherlands and the EU courts have stated that Microsoft Azure Key Vault is not, according to their perspective, secure due to the fact that Microsoft has access to Key Vault."
"While it is reliable, enhancing security and protection should always be the priority."
"We encountered a few problems where Azure had infrastructure problems like the DMS."
"The skill level of the support staff is also questionable."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is inexpensive."
"I give the price of the solution a ten out of ten."
"The product is affordable, in my opinion."
"Pricing is quite reasonable and support is included, although premium support is available for an additional fee."
"The price of the product is okay for my company."
"It is less expensive compared to other competitors."
"The cost of the Azure Key Vault is very high and the pricing model is based on the number of keys that you store and retrieve."
"I find the pricing of Azure Key Vault to be reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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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

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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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