# AWS Secrets Manager alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 116 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where AWS Secrets Manager holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/aws-secrets-manager/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Doppler: 28
- HashiCorp Vault: 19
- Infisical: 18
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: 5
- Akeyless: 4
- 1Password: 2

## Secrets management

**Small business**: 38 of 84 answers did not name AWS Secrets Manager (AWS Secrets Manager is #3 of 11 at 9%).

- Doppler: first choice in 19 of those 38
- Infisical: first choice in 9 of those 38
- 1Password: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Akeyless: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: first choice in 1 of those 38
- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Passbolt: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Mid-market**: 35 of 84 answers did not name AWS Secrets Manager (AWS Secrets Manager is #4 of 12 at 6%).

- Infisical: first choice in 7 of those 35
- Doppler: first choice in 6 of those 35
- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 6 of those 35
- Secret Manager: first choice in 1 of those 35

**Enterprise**: 43 of 84 answers did not name AWS Secrets Manager (AWS Secrets Manager is #5 of 12 at 2%).

- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 12 of those 43
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: first choice in 4 of those 43
- Akeyless: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Doppler: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Infisical: first choice in 2 of those 43
- 1Password: first choice in 1 of those 43
- CyberArk Secrets Manager: first choice in 1 of those 43
- OpenBao: first choice in 1 of those 43

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