# AWS Config: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/aws-config

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cloud security posture management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-security-posture-management/index.md) | 0% | 19 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you have no money at all: Stick with Native Tools (AWS Security Hub / Azure Defender)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, CSPM)
- "AWS Security Hub offers a 30-day free trial and low per-check pricing afterward." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CSPM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named AWS Config, from 2 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 2
- bearhug.cloud: 1
- cloudaware.com: 1
- cloudmatos.ai: 1
- cloudorbis.com: 1
- cloudsecurityalliance.org: 1
- coalitioninc.com: 1
- comparitech.com: 1
- cotocus.com: 1
- csoonline.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://bearhug.cloud/compare/best-cspm-for-startups: 1
- https://cloudaware.com/blog/top-cloud-security-posture-management-vendors: 1
- https://cloudmatos.ai/blog/affordable-cspm-for-smbs-enterprise-protection: 1
- https://cloudorbis.com/blog/cloud-security-posture-management: 1
- https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2021/12/16/what-if-we-saw-an-end-to-alert-fatigue: 1
- https://coalitioninc.com/blog/security-labs/alert-fatigue-reducing-prioritizing-cyber-smbs: 1
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-cspm-tools: 1
- https://cotocus.com/blog/top-10-cloud-security-posture-management-cspm-features-pros-cons-comparison: 1

## In its own words

What AWS Config's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Assess, audit, and evaluate configurations of your resources (https://aws.amazon.com/config)
- For: Any AWS customer looking to improve their security and governance posture on AWS by continuously evaluating the configuration of their resources (https://aws.amazon.com/config/faqs)
- Price stated: Pay for only what you use, with no minimums or upfront commitments (https://aws.amazon.com/config)
- Starting price: 0.003 (https://aws.amazon.com/config/pricing)
- Integrations claimed: 9 (https://aws.amazon.com/config/features)
- Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, HIPAA
- Hosting: AWS Regions, public AWS Regions, US East (N. Virginia)

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.