AWS Config
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VisitAWS Config vs CGPulse
What both publish
| Fact | AWS Config | CGPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The feature page describes integrations with AWS Organizations, CloudTrail, Security Hub CSPM, Audit Manager, Systems Manager, Firewall Manager, EC2 Dedicated Hosts, and Application Load Balancers. | CGPulse provides a REST API and an MCP server for AI assistants including Claude and Copilot. |
| Intended users | AWS identifies security and governance teams, administrators in larger organizations, information security experts, compliance users, and infrastructure operators as beneficiaries. | The documentation presents workflows for cloud security engineers, compliance officers, GRC managers, DevOps and platform engineers, and CTOs or VPs of Engineering. |
| Purpose | AWS Config assesses, audits, and evaluates the configurations of AWS resources. | CGPulse scans Azure and AWS resources for misconfigurations and tracks cloud compliance against policy rules and frameworks. |
AWS Config plans
- Pay as you go—
CGPulse plans
- FreeFree
- Team€99 a month
- Business€299 a month
Pick AWS Config if…
AWS Config is suited to security and governance teams, compliance users, administrators, and infrastructure operators who need configuration history and policy assessments across AWS accounts and Regions.
Pick CGPulse if…
CGPulse may suit cloud security engineers, compliance officers, GRC managers, DevOps and platform engineers, and technology leaders who manage Azure or AWS environments.