Granted is best-in-class for AWS SSO role switching and browser-console isolation. credctl replaces long-lived keys with hardware-bound OIDC federation. They address overlapping but distinct pain points.
Vault is a centralised secrets manager for teams and services. credctl replaces the long-lived AWS keys on your laptop with hardware-bound credentials. They solve different problems — and often work well together.
aws-vault keeps your long-lived AWS keys encrypted in the OS keychain and hands out short-lived STS sessions. credctl replaces the long-lived keys entirely with hardware-bound OIDC federation. Here’s an honest comparison.
