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Best AWS Key Management Service Alternatives in 2026

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17 apps from key management software ranked against AWS Key Management Service on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    AWS Key Management Service vs Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform
  2. 2
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    AWS Key Management Service vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  3. 3
    KeyRack Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.3
    AWS Key Management Service vs KeyRack
  4. 4
    OpenStack Barbican Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.3
    AWS Key Management Service vs OpenStack Barbican
  5. 5
    Entrust Certificate Manager AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted 5.7
    AWS Key Management Service vs Entrust Certificate Manager
  6. 6
    Cryptsoft KMIP Server apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    AWS Key Management Service vs Cryptsoft KMIP Server
  7. 7
    Eviden KMS apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    AWS Key Management Service vs Eviden KMS
  8. 8
    Fornetix Key Orchestration Platform Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.5
    AWS Key Management Service vs Fornetix Key Orchestration Platform
  9. 9
    QuintessenceLabs Trusted Security Foundation apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    AWS Key Management Service vs QuintessenceLabs Trusted Security Foundation
  10. 10
    Utimaco Enterprise Secure Key Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    AWS Key Management Service vs Utimaco Enterprise Secure Key Manager
  11. 12
    OpenKCM (Open Key Chain Manager) apiLinuxself-hosted 5.4
    AWS Key Management Service vs OpenKCM (Open Key Chain Manager)
  12. 13
    Alibaba Cloud Key Management Service Web $500/mo5.3
    AWS Key Management Service vs Alibaba Cloud Key Management Service
  13. 14
    Kleopatra Free plan LinuxWin Free5.2
    AWS Key Management Service vs Kleopatra
  14. 15
    Fortanix Data Security Manager Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.0
    AWS Key Management Service vs Fortanix Data Security Manager
  15. 16
    Futurex CryptoHub apiself-hostedWeb 5.0
    AWS Key Management Service vs Futurex CryptoHub
  16. 17
    Azure Managed HSM Web 4.9
    AWS Key Management Service vs Azure Managed HSM
  17. 18
    Azure Key Vault Web 4.8
    AWS Key Management Service vs Azure Key Vault

AWS Key Management Service alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
3KeyRack6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
4OpenStack Barbican6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
5Entrust Certificate Manager5.7No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Cryptsoft KMIP Server5.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Eviden KMS5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Fornetix Key Orchestration Platform5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9QuintessenceLabs Trusted Security Foundation5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Utimaco Enterprise Secure Key Manager5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12OpenKCM (Open Key Chain Manager)5.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted
13Alibaba Cloud Key Management Service5.3No$500/moWeb
14Kleopatra5.2Free planFreeLinux, Windows
15Fortanix Data Security Manager5.0No—API, self-hosted, Web
16Futurex CryptoHub5.0No—API, self-hosted, Web
17Azure Managed HSM4.9No—Web
18Azure Key Vault4.8No—Web
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Questions about AWS Key Management Service alternatives

What is the best alternative to AWS Key Management Service?

Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform, number 1 in key management software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management, KeyRack, OpenStack Barbican and 13 more.

What is the best free alternative to AWS Key Management Service?

Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 17 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.