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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 141 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://it-ai-index.com/vendors/aws-secrets-manager/alternatives/

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

- Doppler: 33
- Infisical: 29
- HashiCorp Vault: 20
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: 9
- 1Password: 5
- AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store: 2

## Secrets management

**Small business**: 50 of 84 answers did not name AWS Secrets Manager (AWS Secrets Manager is #5 of 11 at 6%).

- Doppler: first choice in 23 of those 50
- Infisical: first choice in 20 of those 50
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: first choice in 8 of those 50
- 1Password: first choice in 4 of those 50
- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Mid-market**: 42 of 84 answers did not name AWS Secrets Manager (AWS Secrets Manager is #4 of 13 at 8%).

- Doppler: first choice in 10 of those 42
- Infisical: first choice in 7 of those 42
- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 3 of those 42
- AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store: first choice in 2 of those 42
- 1Password: first choice in 1 of those 42
- SOPS: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Enterprise**: 49 of 84 answers did not name AWS Secrets Manager (AWS Secrets Manager is #4 of 12 at 4%).

- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 16 of those 49
- Infisical: first choice in 2 of those 49
- OpenBao: first choice in 2 of those 49
- 1Password Business or Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Akeyless: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Bitwarden Secrets Manager: first choice in 1 of those 49
- CyberArk Conjur: first choice in 1 of those 49
- CyberArk Identity Security Platform: first choice in 1 of those 49

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.