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AWS Secrets Manager vs. Smallstep Platform

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAWS Secrets Manager

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Smallstep Platform

by Smallstep

Overall rating4.54.2
Review count1810
Ease of use8.98.4
Ease of setup9.48.3
Quality of support9.58.1
Meets requirements9.48.6
NPS64.70588230
Small Business22.2%30.0%
Mid-Market27.8%30.0%
Enterprise50.0%40.0%
Total page views221362
Total LLM citations1,2992,457

AWS Secrets Manager

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.

Pros

    Smallstep Platform

    Smallstep is a certificate management and device identity platform that helps organizations automate encryption, authentication, and access control across devices, users, and workloads. It provides a unified approach to establishing digital trust using cryptographic certificates rather than passwords or shared secrets. Smallstep is designed for IT, security, and DevOps teams that manage distributed infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Secure Access
    • Cross-Platform Compatibility
    • Access Control
    • Accessibility
    • Security