--- title: AWS Config Reviews meta_title: 'AWS Config Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 52 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how AWS Config works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.4 review_count: 52 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-11-09' parent_category: name: CI/CD Tools url: https://www.g2.com/categories/ci-cd-tools ---

AWS Config Reviews & Product Details

Profile Status

This profile is currently managed by AWS Config but has limited features.

Are you part of the AWS Config team? Upgrade your plan to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile!

Pricing

Pricing provided by AWS Config.

Basic

$0.00

User Insights

Average based on 52 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

3 months

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

Typical contract price

$0k - $0k

Sign in to view

AWS Config Reviews FAQs

Generated using AI

Last updated: Nov 04, 2026

What is AWS Config, and what problem is it built to solve?

AWS Config helps teams track the configurations of AWS resources and review how they change over time. It addresses the need for visibility into infrastructure changes and for checking whether resources meet defined compliance requirements.

What company sizes and industries is AWS Config the best fit for?

Positive experiences span small businesses, mid-market organizations, and enterprises, with industry representation strongest across several technology and regulated or operational sectors.
  • Company sizes: Small businesses, mid-market organizations, and enterprises.
  • Industries: Computer software, IT services, healthcare, financial services, and telecommunications.

What customer support options does AWS Config provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

Support is available through email/help desk and chat, alongside self-service resources. The support experience comes across as mixed and generally serviceable rather than consistently exceptional.

Is AWS Config considered safe and secure for handling data?

AWS Config is used to track configuration changes, review resource history, and check resources against compliance rules—useful for audit and security oversight. It can help surface misconfigurations, but the coverage and depth of checks depend on supported resource types and how teams configure their rules.

AWS Config Reviews (52)

View 1 Video Reviews
Reviews

AWS Config Reviews (52)

View 1 Video Reviews
4.4
52 reviews

What do users say?

Generated using AI from real user reviews

Pros & Cons

Generated from real user reviews
View All Pros and Cons
Search reviews
Filter Reviews
Clear Results
G2 reviews are authentic and verified.
Kingshuk S.
KS
Kingshuk S.
Senior Security Architect
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Configuration Management in Cloud"
5/5
What do you like best about AWS Config?

Provide customization to the requirements Ease to build compliance rules and also implementation Configuration Management across the AWS environment helps in managing the changes in the cloud Helps maintain security compliance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Config?

I like the product currently don't see any disadvantages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Naveen C.
NC
Naveen C.
DevOps Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"AWS Config Service Review"
4.5/5
What do you like best about AWS Config?

Most of the times we will having tracking system for application level changes using version control systems. But, by using AWS Config we can track the configuration changes as well from time to time. Good thing is, it is extendable to on-prem environment as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Config?

While it supports most of the AWS services, as of it is not supporting few services. Compared to other services I feel AWS Config is a little bit costly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mohammad J.
MJ
Mohammad J.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"great service for audit and compliance purpose"
5/5
What do you like best about AWS Config?

The best thing is, it provides AWS managed rule for making your resources benchmark in both option compliant

on compliant. However the basic function is quite awesome for auditing purpose that records all the configuration changes with detailed view. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Config?

AWS managed predefined rule is ok but if you have to implement deeper level of compliant

on complaint configuration then you have to go for code base practice that supports aws lamda and RDK Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SUMIT S.
SS
SUMIT S.
Optical Engineer
Telecommunications
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good Experience with AWS Config."
5/5
What do you like best about AWS Config?

This is very useful for us by choosing the required configuration we want and we can configure it as per our requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Config?

there are so many configurations available that need to be categorized more as per basic requirements or we can go with most used by ourselves as well as the public. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rohit S.
RS
Rohit S.
IT Specialist
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"AWS Architecture"
5/5
What do you like best about AWS Config?

I really liked the AWS platform which is really helpful in business tasks. We can monitor online on the website servers and we can create our own website. IAM and S2 features are really impressive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Config?

I didn't face any disappointment as of now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joel t.
JT
Joel t.
DevOps Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Experience"
5/5
What do you like best about AWS Config?

It is very good to learn new tools and it is very useful for my career Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Config?

It takes too much time and I believe it will fix soon in the future Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vinit S.
VS
Vinit S.
Engineer I
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easy config"
4/5
What do you like best about AWS Config?

AWS config helps maintain configuration related to certificates, EC2 instances, and other resources. it's beneficial for audit and configuration management Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Config?

As of now AWS config is available in limited amount of AWS regions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Awais S.
AS
Awais S.
Business Development Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A free tool that can do big things"
5/5
What do you like best about AWS Config?

Ease of configuration and access. I seriously didn't know about it till I experienced it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Config?

Slow speed is something that killed it but it was my first time so got to know how to get the best out of it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Renu J.
RJ
Renu J.
Workday Senior Specialist
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy to use and implement"
4.5/5
What do you like best about AWS Config?

Easy to use and implement with advance features which it provides. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Config?

Most compatible with various other ERP systems just lacks full coverage with AWS services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

tarun t.
TT
tarun t.
Fullstack Developer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Fanstastic resiurce managemet tool"
3.5/5
What do you like best about AWS Config?

It simplifies resource inventory. Custom rule based evaluation is the best thing about AWS config Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Config?

As of now, not much. Documenacan be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Questions about AWS Config? 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.

GU
Guest User
•
Last activity almost 3 years ago

What is AWS Config used for?

0 Upvotes
1
Join the conversation

Pricing Options

Pricing provided by AWS Config.

Basic

$0.00
AWS Config Comparisons