Google Cloud Secret Manager vs KeyRack
Google Cloud Secret Manager
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| Figure | Google Cloud Secret Manager | KeyRack |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.01/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 14 | 2 |
| Spec score · Key Management Software | 7.0 (#13) | 7.5 (#8) |
Plans
Google Cloud Secret Manager
- Free tierFree
- Cloud Armor StandardPriced on request
- Cloud NGFW EssentialsPriced on request
- StandardPriced on request
- Cloud NGFW Standard$0.02 a month
- Premium subscription$15,000 a year
- Cloud Armor Enterprise PaygoPriced on request
- Premium tier — 5%Priced on request
- Premium pay-as-you-go: project activation$0.01 a month
- Cloud NGFW Enterprise$0.02 a month
In their own words
Google Cloud Secret Manager
Google Cloud Secret Manager has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
KeyRack
KeyRack is an open-source key management coordination layer that you deploy in your own infrastructure, rather than use as a hosted cloud KMS. It tracks key hierarchies, drives rotation and delegates cryptographic operations to configured backends. Its KEK-wrapping hierarchies support namespace-scoped rules and cascade operations. Authorization is checked on every operation through an external policy decision point such as Cedar or OPA; KeyRack does not bundle an identity provider, but can integrate with OIDC providers including Keycloak, Auth0, Okta, Azure AD and Google Identity Platform. Backend choices include PKCS#11, HashiCorp Vault Transit, a KMIP client and in-process software for development and testing. Audit events can be delivered through NATS, files or stdout, with BLAKE3 hash-chain linking and optional Ed25519 signing. Non-exportable keys in an HSM or Vault provider remain there; exportable keys may leave through authorized export operations. The open-source core costs nothing under AGPL-3.0-or-later. Commercial licensing is available by contacting KeyRack for pricing and evaluation access.