"The most valuable feature is usability, as it is quite user-friendly."
"The API is fine and works well."
"All our workloads are running on AWS, so integration with our workload is much easier on AWS Secrets Manager than going with another solution such as Thycotic."
"This solution is easy to use and to integrate."
"The most valuable feature of HashiCorp Vault is that it's an open source solution. Second, it's cloud agnostic, so it's very easy to maintain and control, which is why we prefer HashiCorp."
"It can still be configured by a separate team other than developers. That's why I think it's more secure."
"The interface is very simple to navigate."
"It would be good if the AWS Secrets Manager were more customizable."
"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."
"We occasionally have problems with rate limits, although that is a problem more generally with AWS."
"We could use more documentation, primarily to do with integrations."
"The technical support was hard to get a hold of and lacking in service."
"I don't think there are any major improvements required—so far, so good. However, I think that having more training materials, such as videos, and documentation available would be helpful. I would prefer to have more videos available either on the official site or on YouTube."
"The documentation is very general; it should have more examples and more use cases."
AWS Secrets Manager is ranked 7th in Enterprise Password Managers with 3 reviews while HashiCorp Vault is ranked 4th in Enterprise Password Managers with 4 reviews. AWS Secrets Manager is rated 9.0, while HashiCorp Vault is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of AWS Secrets Manager writes "An intuitive product that comes with an easy API interface and integrates well with AWS workload". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HashiCorp Vault writes "Easy to use and integrate, but the documentation needs to be updated and improved". AWS Secrets Manager is most compared with Microsoft Azure Key Vault, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault, Thycotic Secret Server, LastPass Business and 1Password, whereas HashiCorp Vault is most compared with Microsoft Azure Key Vault, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault, Thycotic Secret Server, LastPass Business and Keeper. See our AWS Secrets Manager vs. HashiCorp Vault report.
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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 solution, HashiCorp Vault allows you to be flexible in the cloud infrastructure that you choose to use. It is completely compatible and integratable with a myriad of different platforms. You can determine what you want to use and HashiCorp Vault will function without issue, regardless of what you choose. If you are using HashiCorp Vault as a multi-cloud solution, then you have an even greater number of platform options. You will be able to mix and match which cloud platforms you like to use to customize your data protection. The only limits on your customization will end up being your imagination.
HashiCorp Vault’s user interface is simple for you to both use and navigate. The UI was designed to be basic enough for users to manage without forcing an organization to spend a great deal of time and resources having to train employees in its use. It might be a little confusing for employees when they start using it. However, once they have used it for a little while they will be proficient in its use. Should an organization choose to invest in training employees in the use of this UI, the required investment will be minimal.
AWS Secrets Manager is an extremely user-friendly solution. It is intuitive in its design, which makes it a valuable product. However, AWS Secrets Manager lacks the level of cloud flexibility that HashiCorp Vault offers.
Conclusion:
While AWS Secrets Manager is a fairly competent product, we found HashiCorp Vault to be superior. HashiCorp Vault‘s greater flexibility and integration capabilities make it the more robust solution.