Parameter Store vs Secrets Manager

Question 1

What is the Parameter Store?

Answer 1

Its a component of the Amazon’s System Manager that allows for parameters to be stored encrypted (via KMS) or as plain text to secure configuration and secrets details in serverless storage.

Question 2

How much does Parameter Store costs?

Answer 2

It’s FREE for 10k parameters per account

Question 3

What is the Secrets Manager?

Answer 3

It’s used to generate secrets that someone usually uses in the code
It’s similar to the System Manager Parameter Store but it can automatically rotate secrets, and apply the new key/password in RDS.

Question 4

How much does Secrets Manager cost?

Answer 4

charges per secret stored and per 10.00 API Calls