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Best AWS Key Management Service Alternatives in 2026

Updated

17 platforms 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 Free7.4
    AWS Key Management Service vs Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform
  2. 2
    KeyRack Free plan apiself-hosted Free7.3
    AWS Key Management Service vs KeyRack
  3. 3
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management Free plan apiWeb Free7.3
    AWS Key Management Service vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management
  4. 4
    OpenStack Barbican Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free7.2
    AWS Key Management Service vs OpenStack Barbican
  5. 6
    Cryptsoft KMIP Server apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.9
    AWS Key Management Service vs Cryptsoft KMIP Server
  6. 7
    Entrust Certificate Manager AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted 6.9
    AWS Key Management Service vs Entrust Certificate Manager
  7. 8
    Fornetix Key Orchestration Platform Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.9
    AWS Key Management Service vs Fornetix Key Orchestration Platform
  8. 9
    OpenKCM (Open Key Chain Manager) apiLinuxself-hosted 6.9
    AWS Key Management Service vs OpenKCM (Open Key Chain Manager)
  9. 10
    QuintessenceLabs Trusted Security Foundation apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.9
    AWS Key Management Service vs QuintessenceLabs Trusted Security Foundation
  10. 11
    Utimaco Enterprise Secure Key Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.9
    AWS Key Management Service vs Utimaco Enterprise Secure Key Manager
  11. 12
    Eviden KMS apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.8
    AWS Key Management Service vs Eviden KMS
  12. 13
    Futurex CryptoHub apiself-hostedWeb 6.8
    AWS Key Management Service vs Futurex CryptoHub
  13. 14
    Fortanix Data Security Manager Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.7
    AWS Key Management Service vs Fortanix Data Security Manager
  14. 15
    Alibaba Cloud Key Management Service Web $500/mo5.4
    AWS Key Management Service vs Alibaba Cloud Key Management Service
  15. 16
    Azure Managed HSM Web 5.1
    AWS Key Management Service vs Azure Managed HSM
  16. 17
    Azure Key Vault Web 5.0
    AWS Key Management Service vs Azure Key Vault
  17. 18
    Kleopatra WinLinux 5.0
    AWS Key Management Service vs Kleopatra

AWS Key Management Service alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2KeyRack7.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
3Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management7.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
4OpenStack Barbican7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
6Cryptsoft KMIP Server6.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Entrust Certificate Manager6.9No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Fornetix Key Orchestration Platform6.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9OpenKCM (Open Key Chain Manager)6.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted
10QuintessenceLabs Trusted Security Foundation6.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11Utimaco Enterprise Secure Key Manager6.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12Eviden KMS6.8No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Futurex CryptoHub6.8No—API, self-hosted, Web
14Fortanix Data Security Manager6.7No—API, self-hosted, Web
15Alibaba Cloud Key Management Service5.4No$500/moWeb
16Azure Managed HSM5.1No—Web
17Azure Key Vault5.0No—Web
18Kleopatra5.0No—Windows, Linux
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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 7.4 out of 10. The others here: KeyRack, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Secret Management, 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. 4 of the 17 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.