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

Azure Policy

by Microsoft

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AWS Config

by AWS

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Overview

What it is

Azure Policy

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

AWS Config

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

Product type

Azure Policy

Cloud Governance and Policy Service

AWS Config

Cloud Security Posture & Configuration Compliance Service

Best for

Azure Policy

Cross-industry

AWS Config

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

Pricing

Pricing model

Azure Policy

Contact Vendor

AWS Config

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Azure Policy

AWS Config

Deployment

Deployment options

Azure Policy

Cloud

AWS Config

Cloud

Deployment details

Azure Policy

Cloud; Azure

AWS Config

Cloud; AWS Cloud-native managed service

Data residency

Azure Policy

Selected Azure region

AWS Config

Regional configuration recording with centralized multi-account aggregation

Key features

What it offers

Azure Policy

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

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

Platform & access

API access

Azure Policy

AWS Config

Single sign-on (SSO)

Azure Policy

AWS Config

Role-based access (RBAC)

Azure Policy

AWS Config

Multi-tenant

Azure Policy

AWS Config

Mobile app

Azure Policy

AWS Config

Supported platforms

Azure Policy

Azure resources

AWS Config

Broad AWS resource ecosystem and custom third-party resources

Compliance

Azure Policy

Azure compliance portfoliopolicy regulatory mappings vary

AWS Config

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

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Azure Policy

Azure Resource ManagerMicrosoft Defender for CloudAzure Monitor

AWS Config

AWS Systems ManagerAWS Security HubAWS CloudTrailAWS OrganizationsAmazon EventBridgeAmazon SNS

Industries

Azure Policy

Cross-industry

AWS Config

Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorRetailManufacturing

Regions

Azure Policy

Azure regions

AWS Config

Global (all AWS Regions)

Vendor

Company

Azure Policy

Microsoft

AWS Config

AWS

Headquarters

Azure Policy

Redmond, Washington, USA

AWS Config

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company size

Azure Policy

200,000+

AWS Config

100,000+

Founded

Azure Policy

1975

AWS Config

2006