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AWS Secrets Manager vs Pulumi Enterprise comparison

 

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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 Secrets Manager
Ranking in Secrets Management Tools
3rd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Password Managers (3rd)
Pulumi Enterprise
Ranking in Secrets Management Tools
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
AI Infrastructure (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Secrets Management Tools category, the mindshare of AWS Secrets Manager is 39.9%, up from 39.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pulumi Enterprise is 0.4%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Secrets Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Secrets Manager39.9%
Pulumi Enterprise0.4%
Other59.7%
Secrets Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Mahadev Metre - PeerSpot reviewer
Dev Ops 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.
Hammed Akinwale - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps & Platform Engineer at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Managing multi‑cloud infrastructure has become efficient while documentation and community still improve
Pulumi Enterprise could accept more automation, such as creating workflows or frameworks for platforms like YouTube and Spotify. Additionally, it should allow for creating resources on the cloud console with less friction. I would like the documentation feature to enable me to download the documents of my infrastructure from Pulumi Enterprise once it is written. I do not want to have to rewrite documentation after coding; once my infrastructure is written with Pulumi Enterprise, I should be able to get the documentation seamlessly. There should be more investment in building a stronger community around Pulumi Enterprise, as the Pulumi Enterprise community is not that strong compared to its capabilities.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AWS Secrets Manager has impacted my organization positively through security improvements because on that basis, I can rotate my keys and passwords at a certain time."
"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."
"Secrets Manager helps in retrieving the enrollment variables used by the code."
"The solution is very scalable."
"The most valuable feature is security."
"I would highly recommend AWS Secrets Manager for secret management in AWS."
"Overall, this is a good product, we are satisfied with the support, and I recommend it."
"The API is fine and works well."
"Pulumi Enterprise increases efficiency and reliability by providing seamless automation processes and tools while considering security and making secure infrastructure easy."
"Pulumi Enterprise positively impacts my organization as it enables us to manage stacks across different environments."
 

Cons

"The price of the solution could improve."
"It would be good if the AWS Secrets Manager were more customizable."
"The solution's initial setup process is complicated."
"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."
"We contacted AWS support and waited approximately an hour for assistance."
"There is room for improvement in terms of integrating with certain other platforms."
"I have not seen any specific outcome or benefit that I have measured so far, such as saving time, reducing errors, or helping my team in a measurable way."
"There should be more investment in building a stronger community around Pulumi Enterprise, as the Pulumi Enterprise community is not that strong compared to its capabilities."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We purchase a monthly license for the product."
"The solution is expensive."
"The cost is somewhat high."
"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."
"I don't believe there is a license cost for the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Large Enterprise10
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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...
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...
What needs improvement with AWS Secrets Manager?
AWS Secrets Manager could not be better because there has been no frustration with the product.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pulumi Enterprise?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing is that it is fair; there is not much stress regarding that, but I still believe improvements can be made.
What needs improvement with Pulumi Enterprise?
Pulumi Enterprise could accept more automation, such as creating workflows or frameworks for platforms like YouTube and Spotify. Additionally, it should allow for creating resources on the cloud co...
What is your primary use case for Pulumi Enterprise?
I use Pulumi Enterprise to manage infrastructure, specifically cloud-based infrastructure. I manage infrastructure, SSO and security, create infrastructure and secure it, manage identity and access...
 

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