Secrets Management · pricing · Updated September 2026
Google Cloud Secret Manager pricing (2026)
Google Cloud Secret Manager publishes no monthly price — its published figure is on another basis (annual-only, non-USD, or one-time) as checked on 2026-09-27, read from Google Cloud Secret Manager's own pricing page; 1 plans. Best for GCP-native workloads requiring simple pay-per-use secrets storage. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: not priced monthly
- Free tier: Yes
- Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: GCP-native workloads requiring simple pay-per-use secrets storage; HIPAA-regulated applications already on Google Cloud; Kubernetes workloads on GKE using Workload Identity
As of · every figure below links to its source STALE · 2026-09-27
Google Cloud Secret Manager plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go STALE · 2026-09-27 | not priced monthly | — | Custom / quote | Published rates (official page truncated during fetch — see provenance): $0.06 per active secret version per month. $0.03 per 10,000 access operations. Free tier: 6 active secret versions free/month, 10,000 access operations free/month. No flat tiers or committed use discounts for this service. | cloud.google.com |
Last verified 2026-09-27. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. Every plan above is marked — we flag rather than silently retain. Google Cloud Secret Manager official pricing page (cloud.google.com/secret-manager/pricing) returned truncated/JS-rendered content. HIPAA coverage confirmed via cloud.google.com/security/compliance/hipaa — Secret Manager is explicitly listed as a covered product under the Google Cloud BAA. Pricing figures sourced from Google Cloud documentation known as of 2026-06-14; the page was accessible but content was truncated by the fetch tool.
Price changes
No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Capabilities
Integrations: Google Kubernetes Engine (Secret Manager CSI Driver), Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Cloud Build (CI/CD), Terraform (Google provider), Google Cloud SDK / gcloud CLI, Workload Identity Federation.
Key features: Regional and global secret storage with replication policies; Automatic versioning with point-in-time secret access; Secret Manager CSI Driver for Kubernetes pod injection; Audit logging via Cloud Audit Logs integrated with Cloud Logging; Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) via Cloud KMS.
Plan limits: Free: 6 active secret versions/month, 10,000 access operations/month; $0.06 per active secret version/month beyond free tier; $0.03 per 10,000 access operations beyond free tier; No seat or project limits — pure usage-based.
Frequently asked questions
Does Google Cloud Secret Manager support HIPAA?
Yes — Google Cloud Secret Manager states HIPAA support on its public pages. Its public pages also state SOC 2 and GDPR compliance.
Does Google Cloud Secret Manager have a free plan?
Yes — Google Cloud Secret Manager publishes a free tier.
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