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AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a web service that enables you to securely control access to AWS services and resources. It allows you to manage permissions, ensuring that only authenticated and authorized users can access specific resources. IAM provides the infrastructure necessary to control authentication and authorization for your AWS accounts. Key Features and Functionality: - Centralized Access Control: Manage all users and their permissions from a single place, allowing for streamlined administration of access rights. - Granular Permissions: Define precise permissions for users, specifying which actions they can perform on which resources, facilitating the principle of least privilege. - Identity Federation: Allow users who already have passwords elsewhere—for example, in your corporate network or with an internet identity provider—to access your AWS account. - Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Enhance security by requiring users to provide additional verification beyond just a password, such as a code from a configured device. - Temporary Security Credentials: Grant temporary security credentials for workloads that access your AWS resources using IAM, reducing the risk associated with long-term credentials. Primary Value and Problem Solved: IAM addresses the critical need for secure and efficient access management within AWS environments. By providing centralized control over user identities and permissions, IAM helps organizations enforce security policies, comply with regulatory requirements, and minimize the risk of unauthorized access. It enables the implementation of fine-grained access controls, ensuring that users and applications have only the permissions necessary to perform their tasks, thereby enhancing overall security posture. * * * Seller [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd) Discussions [AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Community](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-identity-and-access-management-iam/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Lokesha K Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Return on Investment 9 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-identity-and-access-management-iam/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Okta](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Okta") Okta 4.5/5(1,366) ](https://www.g2.com/products/okta/reviews) [ ![Microsoft Entra ID](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Microsoft Entra ID") Microsoft Entra ID 4.5/5(912) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-entra-id/reviews) [ ![WSO2 Identity Platform](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "WSO2 Identity Platform") WSO2 Identity Platform 4.5/5(110) ](https://www.g2.com/products/wso2-identity-platform/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-identity-and-access-management-iam/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 165 real user reviews. 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E Eric . Customer Onboarding and Support Executive Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/24/2026 "Powerful and Essential Access Control Tool for Secure Cloud Environments" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? As a user, what I like most about AWS IAM is the strong control and security it provides for managing access to AWS resources. It supports very granular permission management, so users only receive access to what they actually need. Features like role-based access, policies, and permission boundaries make it easier to follow security best practices and keep permissions well-scoped. Once the initial setup is in place, it runs reliably in the background without requiring much day-to-day attention. I also appreciate how smoothly IAM integrates with other AWS services, which helps keep access management consistent across the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? The biggest challenge with IAM is the learning curve. For people who aren’t security or cloud experts, IAM policies can be difficult to understand at first—especially the JSON-based policy structure. Even a small mistake in a policy can cause access issues that take time to track down and troubleshoot. From a user’s perspective, the error messages also aren’t always very descriptive, which can make debugging harder. That said, once you become familiar with how IAM works, it gets much easier to use and manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) solving and how is that benefiting you? AWS IAM addresses the critical need to control who can access what within a cloud environment. Rather than sharing credentials or granting overly broad permissions, IAM enables secure, role-based access for both users and services. This strengthens overall security and helps reduce the risk of unauthorized access. For me, it means I can access the resources I need to do my job with confidence, without worrying about accidental over-permissioning. It also supports the organization in staying compliant and keeping access management organized as the cloud environment grows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise.G2 IconCurrent UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Niharika M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Niharika M.") NM Niharika M. Developer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/14/2026 "Simple, Secure Access Control with AWS IAM" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? The best thing in AWS IAM is controlling access to AWS resources and services is simple and secure. Setting up is easy and interface is straight forward. It integrates smoothly with AWS services. Mainly it manages permissions all at one place. Without any extra tool integration, it works well. IAM gives features like roles, policies etc. which helps us to keep accounts and data safe. One more thing that I like about IAM is that it saves time and reduces mistake. Instead of manually adding permissions for each service, we can add or create one policy and apply them easily. There is a document made from AWS which helps the customer when guidance is required. I was using IAM frequently when I worked in my previous project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? I dislike about AWS IAM is that it is sometimes complicated while creating detailed policies. Sometimes understanding JSON policy syntax takes time. Managing a large number of users and roles can be confused. There is no simple way to visualize permissions. Integration with other AWS services works well but setting up access and permissions can be little tricky. Mistakes made in policy configurations; this can lead to access issues. Setting up permissions and configurations requires extra care. Customer support can sometimes feel slow for detailed IAM issues. Advanced configurations are a bit challenging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) solving and how is that benefiting you? AWS IAM solves the problem of who should be allowed to do what in the cloud account. IAM lets us to create users, group and roles with right permissions. This prevents from unauthorized access, keeps sensitive resources (like s3 buckets) safe. Features like Multiple Factor authentication (MFA) and password policies help us to protect data and account. The major benefit is control and safety. It reduces mistakes by letting reuse standard policies and makes audits easier. For daily DevOps work, IAM is smoother integrations with code build, device farm, s3, SNS. Overall, it saves time, reduces risk. This is how IAM worked better when I used it for my previous DevOps project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 1/22/2026 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rishabh P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rishabh P.") RP Rishabh P. Software Engineer Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/16/2026 "Comprehensive, Yet Complex IAM Solution" 4/5 What do you like best about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? I like AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) because it provides ease of access and the ability to fine-tune permissions. I appreciate how I can create service roles and attach them to virtual machines or containers, allowing these roles to access specific resources like CloudWatch, S3, and SES. The fine-grained resource-level permissions make it invaluable for managing user access control and service role management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? Having a lot of options is another reason I hesitate to play around with roles that work fine. I am sometimes unsure if I will break my already existing role that works fine. Also, the initial setup was complex until I got more familiar with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) solving and how is that benefiting you? I use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for user access control and service role management, allowing me to finely tune permissions to limit resource access, like granting access only to specific services. Its ease of access and ability to fine-tune permissions are particularly beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite NK Nilesh K. Wow Automation Specialist Banking Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/16/2026 "AWS Integration" 5/5 What do you like best about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? AWS IAM provides very granular and flexible access control, allowing us to precisely define permissions using policies, roles, and conditions. The tight integration with all AWS services makes it easy to enforce least-privilege access across the environment. IAM roles for workloads (EC2, EKS, Lambda) are especially helpful because they eliminate long-lived credentials and improve security by design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? IAM can be complex and difficult to manage at scale, especially as the number of policies, roles, and accounts grows. Policy syntax is powerful but not always intuitive, which increases the risk of misconfiguration. Troubleshooting permission issues can be time-consuming, and the user interface is not always friendly for understanding effective permissions. Managing IAM across multiple accounts often requires additional tooling and governance layers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) solving and how is that benefiting you? AWS IAM solves the problem of securely controlling access to cloud resources in a scalable and auditable way. It allows us to enforce least-privilege access for both users and applications, reduce the risk of credential leakage, and centralize permission management across AWS accounts. This directly benefits us by improving security posture, supporting compliance requirements, enabling safe automation, and reducing operational risk as our cloud environment grows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Nisar A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nisar A.") NA Nisar A. System Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/15/2026 "Fine-Grained Access Control and Strong Security with AWS IAM" 5/5 What do you like best about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? What I like best about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is its ability to provide fine-grained access control and strong security. It allows you to manage users, groups, and roles with precise permissions, ensuring that each user or service has only the access they need. IAM supports multi-factor authentication, temporary credentials, and seamless integration with other AWS services, making it easy to secure and manage resources at scale while following best security practices, Ease to use, Implement Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? One thing I dislike about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is that it can be complex and difficult to manage at scale. Creating and maintaining policies for many users, roles, and services can become confusing, especially when permissions overlap or are inherited. Mistakes in policy configuration can lead to either overly restrictive access or unintended permissions, making it challenging for teams to ensure consistent and error-free security without careful planning and auditing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) solving and how is that benefiting you? AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) solves the problem of securely managing access to cloud resources. In any organization, it’s crucial to control who can access what, and IAM provides a centralized way to define permissions, roles, and policies for users and services. This helps prevent unauthorized access, reduces security risks, and ensures compliance with best practices. For me, IAM is beneficial because it simplifies access management, enforces the least-privilege principle, and allows secure collaboration across teams and applications, making cloud operations safer and more efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Chandan D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chandan D.") CD Chandan D. Staff Software Development Engineer Test Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/14/2026 "Unmatched IAM Granularity for Least-Privilege Control and Compliance Audits" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? The level of granularity AWS IAM provides is truly unmatched. It lets us apply the "Principle of Least Privilege" with real, surgical precision. Whether I’m creating Service-Linked Roles, building complex Condition Keys, or using Identity Federation to sync with our corporate directory (like Okta or Azure AD), IAM handles it smoothly. I also really appreciate the IAM Access Analyzer, which proactively flags resources that are shared with external entities—it’s been a lifesaver during compliance audits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? The learning curve for writing JSON policies can be steep, especially for newcomers. Although the Visual Editor has improved a lot, tracking down the source of a “Deny” within a complex hierarchy of SCPs (Service Control Policies), resource-based policies, and identity-based policies can still be challenging—and at times it feels like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) solving and how is that benefiting you? AWS IAM addresses the critical need for centralized access management. Before we moved to IAM, handling individual credentials was a security nightmare. Now we rely on IAM Roles for our EC2 instances and Lambda functions, which has completely eliminated the need for hardcoded "Long-term keys" in our code. As a result, we’ve significantly reduced our attack surface and made our secret rotation process far more automated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite AS Ajay S. Senior System Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/13/2026 "Essential and Well-Documented Access Management for AWS" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? AWS IAM is available by default in every AWS account, requiring no separate setup or licensing. Creating users, roles and policies can be done via: AWS console, CLI, Infrastructure as code. AWS provide excellent documentation,, best practice guides and examples of IAM. IAM is one of the most frequently used AWS services because every AWS service depends on it, it's used daily access control, role based access and automation. IAM integrated seamlessly with other AWS services i.e EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? IMA policies are very powerful but also complex. When access is denied, identifying which policy caused the denial can be time consuming. In large AWS environments, it becomes difficult to track unused permissions, identify over privileged users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) solving and how is that benefiting you? IAM enables unique identities, roles and temporary credentials, allowing me to enforce least privilege access and eliminate shared or hard coded credentials. IAM integrates with cloudtrail, enabling full audit trails, easier compliance reporting and faster incident investigations. IAM supports federation with Active Directory and third party IdPs, allowing me to use existing identities wit sso and centralized identity management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") CI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/13/2026 "Effortless Access Management with Seamless AWS Integration" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? AWS IAM is a very easy to use, integrated application within the AWS ecosystem that allows for simple access management for individuals, groups, etc. within one unified section that can apply to all services used through AWS. It has a very simple and user-friendly UI for IT teams and syncs with all other AWS services that use IAM allowing for one application to control an entire enterprise's access management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? AWS IAM can get overwhelming and complicated to manage as enterprises or companies get larger making the overall experience a little more complex. There is also a fairly steep learning curve especially when transitioning to AWS for the first time, as well as the semi-requirement of ability to use JSON syntax. Also, IAM isn't particularly useful unless the organization functions mostly or entirely off of AWS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) solving and how is that benefiting you? AWS makes it very simple and unified to use across all AWS services and applications, acting as a one-stop application for controlling all the organization's access management in AWS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Bharath M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bharath M.") BM Bharath M. Solution specialist Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/19/2026 "Granular, Policy-Based Access Control That Scales Across AWS" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? The granular, policy-based access control lets you enforce least-privilege permissions across every AWS service, making it easy to manage security at scale without compromising flexibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? The policy syntax can be complex and verbose, and debugging permission errors is frustrating — the error messages rarely tell you exactly which policy is blocking access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) solving and how is that benefiting you? It centralizes user access control and eliminates the need for shared credentials, ensuring only the right people and services have access to the right resources — significantly reducing security risk. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rahul c.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rahul c.") RC Rahul c. Senior System Adminstrator Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/15/2026 "Seamless SaaS Integrations with Strong SAML/OAuth/MFA and Audit-Ready Reporting" 5/5 What do you like best about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? As I’ve found, the platform integrates smoothly with most mainstream SaaS applications and supports modern authentication standards such as SAML, OAuth, and MFA. The reporting and access logs are detailed enough to meet security and audit requirements, without having to rely too heavily on third-party tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? From my point of view, the initial setup is complex and not very beginner-friendly. While documentation is available, it often assumes prior IAM experience, which can slow down configuration for teams that are new to identity management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) solving and how is that benefiting you? From my understanding, the platform addresses fragmented access control and inconsistent authentication across systems. It helps enforce least-privilege access, reduces security risk from orphaned accounts, and strengthens the overall compliance posture. From an operational standpoint, it also lowers the IT workload by automating access requests, approvals, and deprovisioning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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