Reduce AWS Secrets Manager costs with these tips

Rotate, manage, and retrieve secrets

AWS Secrets Manager cost saving tips

Optimize your AWS Secrets Manager costs with these tips

Rotate Secrets Regularly

Automatically rotate secrets on a schedule, reducing storage costs for unused secrets.

Store Used Secrets Only

Only store secrets referenced by applications and delete unnecessary ones, avoiding unnecessary storage costs.

Use Shorter Secrets

Use shorter secrets instead of long strings, cost is calculated per character, meaning shorter secrets result in lower costs.

Service information & pricing

About AWS Secrets Manager

About AWS Secrets Manager

AWS Secrets Manager is a tool for managing, retrieving, and rotating database credentials, API keys, etc. It provides secure encryption, central auditing, and fine-grained access management with AWS IAM and resource-based policies. Features include automated secrets rotation for security, compliance, and replicated secrets for disaster recovery and multi-region applications.

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AWS Secrets Manager pricing

AWS Secrets Manager's pricing is based on the number of secrets stored and API calls made. There are no upfront costs or long-term contracts. AWS charges per secret per month, and also charges per 10,000 API calls. The fee for secrets stored for less than a month is prorated. If a large volume of secrets shall be used, the organization is advised to contact AWS. AWS also offers a 30-day free trial period for AWS Secrets Manager.

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