AWS Secrets Manager vs Delinea Secret Server comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Delinea are both solutions in the Enterprise Password Managers category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #2 with an average rating of 9.0, while Delinea is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.1. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 16.5% mindshare in EPM, compared to Delinea’s 6.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Delinea users who would recommend it.

AWS Secrets Manager

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 16, 2024

Delinea Secret Server and AWS Secrets Manager compete in the secret management category. Delinea Secret Server has an upper hand in advanced features like session monitoring and remote password changing, while AWS Secrets Manager stands out for its integration with AWS infrastructure.

Features: Delinea Secret Server offers password management, privileged access management, and session monitoring with features like session recording, report generation, and remote password changing. AWS Secrets Manager provides seamless integration with AWS services, a robust API interface, and reliable credential storage.

Room for Improvement: Delinea Secret Server needs enhancements in session recording and API integration, better documentation, and more customization options. AWS Secrets Manager could benefit from expanded integration options beyond AWS services, improved pricing models, and more comprehensive customization capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Delinea Secret Server supports on-premises, hybrid, and public cloud environments providing flexible deployment options, along with generally reliable customer service despite some delays. AWS Secrets Manager, primarily cloud-based, aligns with AWS infrastructure and offers straightforward public cloud deployment, with well-rated customer support.

Pricing and ROI: Delinea Secret Server is seen as having high pricing but delivers significant ROI through advanced security, with various licensing options. AWS Secrets Manager's per-secret-per-month pricing is economical for low-frequency use, although costs can increase with more usage. Both solutions provide substantial ROI when fully utilized.

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Secrets Manager

Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers

2nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Delinea Secret Server

Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Privileged Access Management (PAM) (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Enterprise Password Managers category, the mindshare of AWS Secrets Manager is 16.5%, down from 21.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Delinea Secret Server is 6.6%, down from 6.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Password Managers Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
AWS Secrets Manager	16.5%
Delinea Secret Server	6.6%
Other	76.9%

Enterprise Password Managers

Featured Reviews

Mahadev Metre

DevOps Engineer at Paydoh

Consistent security and efficiency improvements optimize IT infrastructure with effective management

When creating AWS Secrets Manager, it should be automated using tools such as Terraform, Puppet, or Ansible. With Terraform code, you specify the encryption key, secret name, rotation policy, and secret replication. Human error occurs when feeding secret values manually, especially with large amounts of secrets to input. Secrets should never be protected only by IAM. They should be protected by multiple layers, such as IAM and one or two KMS keys. Additional security measures could be beneficial if necessary. The rotation policy is crucial because some secrets may become obsolete, require updates, or get compromised. With a weekly rotation policy, if unauthorized access occurs, the exposure is limited to seven days. The rotation policy can be customized according to needs.

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Avinash Gopu.

Associate VP and Cyber Security Specialist at US Bank

Effective for password rotation policies triggered by audit requirements, it helps maintain compliance standards and seamless integration with third-party tools

The "App to App" feature has been most impactful. It allows secure communication between applications without requiring direct user access, which is crucial for several applications. Additionally, working in the finance department, we are heavily focused on enhancing audit reporting and compliance. So, the GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) capabilities of Delinea Secret Server have also been crucial for us. We implemented a custom reporting system that can automatically send reports to auditors daily, weekly, or according to your organization's needs. We also upgraded the audit role within Secret Server, allowing auditors to access and analyze the reports directly. Additionally, Secret Server provides comprehensive logging capabilities. Auditors can see what data users access, their access levels, and their activities, including check-in and check-out times. Furthermore, Secret Server helped us manage privileged, elevated access, which we call "K2K." As the lead for this project, I could identify users with the highest access levels and implement specific policies to monitor their activity on servers.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's highly scalable, so I'd rate it a ten out of ten."

"I would highly recommend AWS Secrets Manager for secret management in AWS."

"AWS Secrets Manager plays a significant role in optimizing IT infrastructure security and efficiency."

"The product is easy to use and is inexpensive."

"The API is fine and works well."

"The most valuable feature of AWS Secrets Manager is its seamless integration with various AWS services."

"The solution is very scalable."

"The most valuable feature of AWS Secrets Manager is the ability to keep data secret and assign access permissions to people to grant or restrict access."

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"Ease of use because of its monolithic software."

"It offers the possibility of secure administration of hardware devices, as well as Linux systems administration from a Windows environment."

"The product provides a native user experience without requiring users to install additional software or agents."

"I have found the password management and the secret management features to be the most valuable. Our customers find its ease of integration and the use of power shells really attractive."

"The technical support services are excellent."

"I like that it is Windows-based. It is good that primarily, it is not an appliance. Some of the other applications in the space, such as a Quest Software CPAM or a Safeguard, are appliances, so you can't deploy the ends of them. With Thycotic, you can either install your Temporal Protection module physically in the VM host, or you can use BouncyCastle for high-security module capabilities."

"The solution is scalable."

"Delinea Secret Server offers features similar to CyberArk and BeyondTrust, such as maintaining and securing privileged passwords and session monitoring."

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Cons

"There is room for improvement in terms of integrating with certain other platforms."

"If you don't have enterprise support, then you will not be able to get through to them to get the help. It is not only applicable to AWS Secrets Manager. It is also applicable to any service on AWS."

"AWS Secrets Manager could support hybrid infrastructure."

"The sidecar feature has room for improvement."

"If you add one more layer of security to AWS Secrets Manager, even the programmer will not be able to see the secrets."

"The price of the solution could improve."

"There is a need for better environmental implementation, such as having a security fund as a solution."

"It would be good if the AWS Secrets Manager were more customizable."

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"They could improve the container platform and SPO."

"Cybersecurity is constantly evolving, so there will be features needed in the future."

"The tool should integrate additional features like OCR."

"The integration with the ticketing system ServiceNow is complex."

"It is expensive compared to other solutions in this category and for what it does."

"I would like to see the shadowing of ongoing terminal sessions (Remote Desktop Mirroring)."

"What needs improvement? The product can be improved by reducing the number of updates provided."

"Installation can sometimes be difficult, depending on the environment."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We've observed that AWS Secrets Manager pricing is based on a per-secret-per-month model. As a result, we prefer to divide our secrets into individual pieces to increase security and grant specific access permissions to certain secrets, systems, or individuals. However, this approach results in higher costs. Therefore, we have been exploring ways to combine our secrets into groups to reduce expenses and simplify management. Nonetheless, we acknowledge that this issue may not be related to the secret manager's functionality."

"We purchase a monthly license for the product."

"I don't believe there is a license cost for the solution."

"The solution is expensive."

"The cost is somewhat high."

"It is very expensive, and its price should be lower."

"There is an annual license needed to use Delinea Secret Server."

"Its price is okay. We don't compete on pricing. We seldom use price to win over our competitors. We prefer it this way because if we can sustain the price, we make more margin as well. We don't want the price to go down to the bottom where despite the win, there's no margin at all."

"Secret Server is expensive when compared to the cost to some alternatives."

"Compared to other solutions, Delinea Secret Server is competitively priced but on the higher side."

"I would give the price a four on a scale from one to ten, with one being the cheapest and ten being the most expensive. We pay for the license on a yearly basis, and we paid for three years. It costs around 5000 a year."

"The tool's pricing is expensive."

"It would be beneficial if it were reduced."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	24

Questions from the Community

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...

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Which is better - HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager?

HashiCorp Vault was designed with your needs in mind. One of the features that makes this evident is its ability to work as both a cloud-agnostic and a multi-cloud solution. As a cloud-agnostic sol...

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What do you like most about AWS Secrets Manager?

The most valuable feature of AWS Secrets Manager is its seamless integration with various AWS services.

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Looking for recommendations and a pros/cons template for software to detect insider threats

This is an inside-out --- outside-in --- inside-in question, as an insider can be an outsider as well. There is no short answer other than a blend of a PAM tool with Behavioral Analytics and Endpo...

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What do you like most about Thycotic Password Reset Server?

The "App to App" feature has been most impactful. It allows secure communication between applications without requiring direct user access, which is crucial for several applications.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Thycotic Password Reset Server?

The price of Delinea Secret Server is okay, however, the solution is considered expensive when compared to others.

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Comparisons

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Overview

AWS Secrets Manager helps you protect secrets needed to access your applications, services, and IT resources. The service enables you to easily rotate, manage, and retrieve database credentials, API keys, and other secrets throughout their lifecycle.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Secret Server is a fully-featured Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution available both on premise and in the cloud. It empowers security and IT ops teams to secure and manage all types of privileged accounts and offers the fastest time to value of any PAM solution.

Delinea

Sample Customers

Autodesk, Clevy, Stackery

Secure-24, University of San Diego, International Rescue Committee, San Francisco Ballet, Perkins Coie, University of San Diego, D.S.S. Limited, Turbo's Hoet, Eclipse Computing, Cathay Bank, Stellarise, J&R Consulting

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