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Side-by-side comparison of AWS Config, Azure Policy
Product	AWS Config by AWS View product	Azure Policy by Microsoft View product
Overview
What it is	AWS Config by AWS: automated remediation runbooks. Ideal for change tracking. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Cloud Security alternatives.	Azure Policy: policy definitions, compliance assessment and remediation. Built for cloud governance and compliance enforcement. Compare Cloud Security alternatives.
Product type	Cloud Security Posture & Configuration Compliance Service	Cloud Governance and Policy Service
Best for	Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Retail, Manufacturing	Cross-industry
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	Cloud
Deployment details	Cloud; AWS Cloud-native managed service	Cloud; Azure
Data residency	Regional configuration recording with centralized multi-account aggregation	Selected Azure region
Key features
What it offers	Continuous resource configuration recording Managed and custom Config Rules Conformance Packs for compliance standards Multi-account multi-region aggregation Automated remediation runbooks Configuration timeline history Cloud security posture management (CSPM) Continuous compliance auditing	Policy definitions Compliance assessment Remediation Initiatives Exemptions Regulatory compliance mappings Cloud governance Compliance enforcement
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: yes	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Broad AWS resource ecosystem and custom third-party resources	Azure resources
Compliance	SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High	Azure compliance portfoliopolicy regulatory mappings vary
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	AWS Systems ManagerAWS Security HubAWS CloudTrailAWS OrganizationsAmazon EventBridgeAmazon SNS	Azure Resource ManagerMicrosoft Defender for CloudAzure Monitor
Industries	Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorRetailManufacturing	Cross-industry
Regions	Global (all AWS Regions)	Azure regions
Vendor
Company	AWS	Microsoft
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, USA	Redmond, Washington, USA
Company size	100,000+	200,000+
Founded	2006	1975

AWS Config

by AWS

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Azure Policy

by Microsoft

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Overview

What it is

AWS Config

AWS Config by AWS: automated remediation runbooks. Ideal for change tracking. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Cloud Security alternatives.

Azure Policy

Azure Policy: policy definitions, compliance assessment and remediation. Built for cloud governance and compliance enforcement. Compare Cloud Security alternatives.

Product type

AWS Config

Cloud Security Posture & Configuration Compliance Service

Azure Policy

Cloud Governance and Policy Service

Best for

AWS Config

Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Retail, Manufacturing

Azure Policy

Cross-industry

Pricing

Pricing model

AWS Config

Contact Vendor

Azure Policy

Contact Vendor

Free trial

AWS Config

Azure Policy

Deployment

Deployment options

AWS Config

Cloud

Azure Policy

Cloud

Deployment details

AWS Config

Cloud; AWS Cloud-native managed service

Azure Policy

Cloud; Azure

Data residency

AWS Config

Regional configuration recording with centralized multi-account aggregation

Azure Policy

Selected Azure region

Key features

What it offers

AWS Config

Continuous resource configuration recording
Managed and custom Config Rules
Conformance Packs for compliance standards
Multi-account multi-region aggregation
Automated remediation runbooks
Configuration timeline history
Cloud security posture management (CSPM)
Continuous compliance auditing

Azure Policy

Policy definitions
Compliance assessment
Remediation
Initiatives
Exemptions
Regulatory compliance mappings
Cloud governance
Compliance enforcement

Platform & access

API access

AWS Config

Azure Policy

Single sign-on (SSO)

AWS Config

Azure Policy

Role-based access (RBAC)

AWS Config

Azure Policy

Multi-tenant

AWS Config

Azure Policy

Mobile app

AWS Config

Azure Policy

Supported platforms

AWS Config

Broad AWS resource ecosystem and custom third-party resources

Azure Policy

Azure resources

Compliance

AWS Config

SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High

Azure Policy

Azure compliance portfoliopolicy regulatory mappings vary

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

AWS Config

AWS Systems ManagerAWS Security HubAWS CloudTrailAWS OrganizationsAmazon EventBridgeAmazon SNS

Azure Policy

Azure Resource ManagerMicrosoft Defender for CloudAzure Monitor

Industries

AWS Config

Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorRetailManufacturing

Azure Policy

Cross-industry

Regions

AWS Config

Global (all AWS Regions)

Azure Policy

Azure regions

Vendor

Company

AWS Config

AWS

Azure Policy

Microsoft

Headquarters

AWS Config

Seattle, Washington, USA

Azure Policy

Redmond, Washington, USA

Company size

AWS Config

100,000+

Azure Policy

200,000+

Founded

AWS Config

2006

Azure Policy

1975