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AWS Secrets Manager vs KeyEnv

AWS Secrets Manager

aws.amazon.com

KeyEnv

keyenv.dev

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FigureAWS Secrets ManagerKeyEnv
Price from$0.40/mo$3.33/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WebYesYes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
APIYesYes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published24
Spec score · Secrets Management Tools8.5 (#3)8.4 (#6)
EncryptionSecrets Manager encrypts secrets at rest with AWS Key Management Service keys and transmits retrieved secrets over TLS.The maker says secrets are encrypted on the device using AES-256-GCM and that KeyEnv does not have access to the encryption keys or plaintext secrets.
IntegrationsListed AWS integrations include Amazon RDS, Amazon Redshift, Amazon DocumentDB, Amazon MSK, Amazon SageMaker, AWS CodeBuild, and AWS Transfer Family.The maker lists SDKs, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, serverless integrations, and framework integrations including Next.js, Django, Laravel, Spring Boot, and Rails.

Plans

AWS Secrets Manager

  • AWS Free TierFree
  • Pay-as-you-go$0.40 a month

AWS Secrets Manager pricing →

KeyEnv

  • FreeFree
  • Team$4 a month
  • Team (annual billing)$40 a year
  • EnterprisePriced on request

KeyEnv pricing →

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KeyEnv

KeyEnv manages environment variables and secrets across development workflows. Its CLI lets teams run, inject, and manage secrets from the terminal, while separate development, staging, and production configurations allow environment-specific overrides. A scanner checks for hardcoded keys, tokens, and passwords across more than 149 patterns. KeyEnv can schedule PostgreSQL and MySQL credential rotation using a two-secret approach intended to avoid downtime. Integrations include SDKs, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, serverless tools, and frameworks such as Next.js, Django, Laravel, Spring Boot, and Rails. The maker says secrets are encrypted on the device with AES-256-GCM and that it cannot access encryption keys or plaintext secrets; data in transit uses TLS 1.3, with Argon2id for key derivation. Access controls include roles, environment isolation, revocable scoped tokens, and audit logs. KeyEnv runs on Linux, macOS, web, API, and self-hosted deployments. The Free plan includes up to three projects and 100 secrets per environment. Team is $3.33/user/mo (annual) or $4.00 per user/month; new accounts get a 14-day Team-feature trial without a credit card.

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