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Best AWS Key Management Service Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    Entrust Certificate Manager AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted 7.3
    AWS Key Management Service vs Entrust Certificate Manager
  2. 2
    Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    AWS Key Management Service vs Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform
  3. 3
    KeyRack Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.3
    AWS Key Management Service vs KeyRack
  4. 4
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    AWS Key Management Service vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  5. 5
    OpenStack Barbican Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.2
    AWS Key Management Service vs OpenStack Barbican
  6. 7
    Cryptsoft KMIP Server apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.8
    AWS Key Management Service vs Cryptsoft KMIP Server
  7. 8
    OpenKCM (Open Key Chain Manager) apiLinuxself-hosted 5.8
    AWS Key Management Service vs OpenKCM (Open Key Chain Manager)
  8. 9
    Eviden KMS apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.7
    AWS Key Management Service vs Eviden KMS
  9. 10
    Fornetix Key Orchestration Platform Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.7
    AWS Key Management Service vs Fornetix Key Orchestration Platform
  10. 11
    QuintessenceLabs Trusted Security Foundation apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.7
    AWS Key Management Service vs QuintessenceLabs Trusted Security Foundation
  11. 12
    Utimaco Enterprise Secure Key Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.7
    AWS Key Management Service vs Utimaco Enterprise Secure Key Manager
  12. 13
    Alibaba Cloud Key Management Service Web $500/mo5.6
    AWS Key Management Service vs Alibaba Cloud Key Management Service
  13. 14
    Futurex CryptoHub apiself-hostedWeb 5.6
    AWS Key Management Service vs Futurex CryptoHub
  14. 15
    Fortanix Data Security Manager Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.5
    AWS Key Management Service vs Fortanix Data Security Manager
  15. 16
    Azure Managed HSM Web 5.2
    AWS Key Management Service vs Azure Managed HSM
  16. 17
    Azure Key Vault Web 5.1
    AWS Key Management Service vs Azure Key Vault
  17. 18
    Kleopatra WinLinux 5.1
    AWS Key Management Service vs Kleopatra

AWS Key Management Service alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Entrust Certificate Manager7.3No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3KeyRack6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
4Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
5OpenStack Barbican6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
7Cryptsoft KMIP Server5.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8OpenKCM (Open Key Chain Manager)5.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted
9Eviden KMS5.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Fornetix Key Orchestration Platform5.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11QuintessenceLabs Trusted Security Foundation5.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12Utimaco Enterprise Secure Key Manager5.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Alibaba Cloud Key Management Service5.6No$500/moWeb
14Futurex CryptoHub5.6No—API, self-hosted, Web
15Fortanix Data Security Manager5.5No—API, self-hosted, Web
16Azure Managed HSM5.2No—Web
17Azure Key Vault5.1No—Web
18Kleopatra5.1No—Windows, Linux
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Questions about AWS Key Management Service alternatives

What is the best alternative to AWS Key Management Service?

Entrust Certificate Manager, number 1 in key management software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform, KeyRack, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management 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. 4 of the 17 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.