# Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) vs AWS Secrets Manager (slim)

> AWS Secrets Manager has a score of 78.1 (A) against Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server)'s 73.7 (BB). Both do secrets store. The largest gap is agent ergonomics, 27 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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AWS Secrets Manager has a score of 78.1 (A) against Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server)'s 73.7 (BB). Both do secrets store. The largest gap is agent ergonomics, 27 points.

- Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server): BB 73.7, rank #55 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/akeyless.min.md
- AWS Secrets Manager: A 78.1, rank #15 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/aws-secrets-manager.min.md
- Pick Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) for payments & pricing (+5), maintenance & community (+17). Pick AWS Secrets Manager for schema & documentation (+15), agent ergonomics (+27), transparency & trust (+6).

| Category | Akeyless (SecretlessAI and MCP server) | AWS Secrets Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 87 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 96 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 90 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 89 | 88 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 65 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 73 | 79 |