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Google Cloud Secret Manager vs KeyRack

Google Cloud Secret Manager

cloud.google.com

KeyRack

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FigureGoogle Cloud Secret ManagerKeyRack
Price from$0.01/moFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYes—
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published142
Spec score · Key Management Software7.0 (#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

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KeyRack

  • Open source coreFree
  • Commercial licensingPriced on request

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Google Cloud Secret Manager

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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.

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