We performed a comparison between AWS Secrets Manager and CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Password Managers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."AWS Secrets Manager is used for storing secret information that has to be a secret from your customer and your employees."
"All our workloads are running on AWS, so integration with our workload is much easier on AWS Secrets Manager than going with another solution such as Thycotic."
"Integrating with other services was straightforward, especially within the AWS environment."
"It's highly scalable, so I'd rate it a ten out of ten."
"The API is fine and works well."
"The most valuable feature is the management of credentials."
"The most valuable feature is usability, as it is quite user-friendly."
"The solution is very scalable."
"The ability to monitor privileged accounts throughout the enterprises."
"If properly set up, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault has good stability, and is a very solid tool. It can run by itself. Its most valuable features are auto password recycling and PSM."
"The accounts are maintained automatically. Hence, resource and administration costs are less."
"The password protection itself is the most important feature. It's something we didn't have before."
"Our privileged accounts are now stored in a more secure location and lateral movement within the network have been lessened."
"I haven't really thought about anything that I want to use it for, that I couldn't use it for."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to delegate access to admins when they need it."
"Super stable and easy to scale"
"We occasionally have problems with rate limits, although that is a problem more generally with AWS."
"If you add one more layer of security to AWS Secrets Manager, even the programmer will not be able to see the secrets."
"There is a need for better environmental implementation, such as having a security fund as a solution."
"AWS Secrets Manager could support hybrid infrastructure."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"It would be good if the AWS Secrets Manager were more customizable."
"If you don't have enterprise support, then you will not be able to get through to them to get the help. It is not only applicable to AWS Secrets Manager. It is also applicable to any service on AWS."
"An area for improvement in AWS Secrets Manager could be expanding integration options beyond AWS services."
"The architecture needs to be improved."
"There are upwards of six components you need to set it up. And you might need anywhere from two to five servers. It takes some work to set that up, especially in a larger environment."
"It is complicated to deploy for Windows servers compared to other vendors."
"CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault's GUI has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"I'd like it to be a little more granular. I want a little bit more control over exactly what we do. I know if you do that, you add more knobs and dials to deal with, but that's just my personal approach: granular access."
"To get it to a ten it should give other possibilities to select if you could follow the keystrokes. It should have a flexibility with things where people can use it a lot faster."
"We require IAM (identify and access management) capability at the administrator level because we need more identification."
"The solution is too big and complex for any businesses that are small or medium-sized. They should offer a more compact version or make a solution better suited to smaller businesses."
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AWS Secrets Manager is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Password Managers with 12 reviews while CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault is ranked 4th in Enterprise Password Managers with 48 reviews. AWS Secrets Manager is rated 8.8, while CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of AWS Secrets Manager writes "Seamlessly integrates with various AWS services while offering reasonable pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault writes "Helps to store system accounts ". AWS Secrets Manager is most compared with Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault, 1Password, Delinea Secret Server and BeyondTrust Password Safe, whereas CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault is most compared with Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault, Delinea Secret Server, BeyondTrust Password Safe and LastPass. See our AWS Secrets Manager vs. CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault report.
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