AWS Secrets Manager vs External Secrets Operator
AWS Secrets Manager is a managed service for securely storing, retrieving, and rotating secrets such as database credentials, API keys, and tokens. It provides automatic rotation, fine-grained access control through IAM, and audit logging via CloudTrail.
External Secrets Operator Kubernetes operator that synchronizes secrets from external providers like AWS, Vault, and GCP into Kubernetes secrets.
Quick Facts
AWS Secrets Manager
External Secrets Operator
Pricing
AWS Secrets Manager
Paid
Pay-as-you-go: usage-based/monthly
External Secrets Operator
Free
Open Source: Free/One-time
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