--- title: AWS Key Management Service (KMS) Reviews meta\_title: 'AWS Key Management Service (KMS) Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 34 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how AWS Key Management Service (KMS) works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 34 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Data Security url: https://www.g2.com/categories/data-security --- # AWS Key Management Service (KMS) Reviews & Product Details AWS Key Management Service (KMS) is a service that help to create and control the encryption keys used to encrypt data, and uses Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) to protect the security of keys. * * * Seller [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd) Discussions [AWS Key Management Service (KMS) Community](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-key-management-service-kms/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-key-management-service-kms/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Azure Key Vault](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Azure Key Vault") Azure Key Vault 4.5/5(55) ](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-key-vault/reviews) [ ![IBM Vault (formerly HashiCorp Vault)](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "IBM Vault (formerly HashiCorp Vault)") IBM Vault (formerly HashiCorp Vault) 4.3/5(53) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-vault-formerly-hashicorp-vault/reviews) [ ![Egnyte](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Egnyte") Egnyte 4.4/5(1,162) ](https://www.g2.com/products/egnyte/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-key-management-service-kms/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 34 real user reviews. 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Data security with KMS to achieve encryption at rest Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Key Management Service (KMS)? Nothing at this point for our requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Key Management Service (KMS) solving and how is that benefiting you? Encryption of data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") CI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/25/2018 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Efficient key management service for public cloud (AWS)" 4/5 What do you like best about AWS Key Management Service (KMS)? Ease of use, creating keys, rotating them per best practices under the well architected framework Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Key Management Service (KMS)? UI can be improved as a larger number of key management needs more of a dev ops feel Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering AWS Key Management Service (KMS): Try KMS in a lab scenario or dev environment before moving to larger workloads, signing certain calls for S3 endpoints/solutions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Key Management Service (KMS) solving and how is that benefiting you? KMS was implemented for a customer solution for a proof of concept utilizing tokenization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") AF Verified User in Financial Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/7/2018 "KMS " 4/5 What do you like best about AWS Key Management Service (KMS)? The best way to protect data and store and manage keys. It helps us meet regulatory and compliance needs. Want to have a centralized management for keys this is the way to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Key Management Service (KMS)? There is no major issue that I do not like about this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Key Management Service (KMS) solving and how is that benefiting you? centralized key management and for generating keys on the fly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain") AL Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/19/2016 "Easy Service To Maintain Security" 5/5 What do you like best about AWS Key Management Service (KMS)? AWS KMS has very clear use cases and walks you through exactly what needs to be done to set up keys. After it's been set up, you can assign keys to different applications through a few clicks, and ensures that your applications are always secure the way you want them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Key Management Service (KMS)? Once you generate keys, you cannot download them after the initial download process. Although I dislike it, from a security perspective it makes sense. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Key Management Service (KMS) solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm solving the problem of securing my applications. AWS KMS allows me to limit access (mainly SSH access) to certain individuals or certain systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about AWS Key Management Service (KMS)? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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