C3M Cloud Control vs AWS IAM Access Analyzer

C3M Cloud Control7.9Visit AWS IAM Access Analyzer7.7Visit

Higher score C3M Cloud Control #5 in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management Software 7.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit C3M

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AWS IAM Access Analyzer #6 in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management Software 7.7/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit site

• C3M Cloud Control fits best

  Teams wanting CIEM with posture management

• AWS IAM Access Analyzer fits best

  AWS teams analyzing IAM exposure and usage

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Side by side

Feature	C3M Cloud Control 7.9/10 Visit ↗	AWS IAM Access Analyzer 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	7.7
Ranking	#5 in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management Software	#6 in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management Software
Best for	Teams wanting CIEM with posture management	AWS teams analyzing IAM exposure and usage
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$0.20/user/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features C3M Cloud Control 0/3 · AWS IAM Access Analyzer 1/3
Automated remediation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Just-in-time access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Policy simulation	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Supported clouds	Not checked yet	AWS
Cloud account limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Saas
Our review
Pros	Combines cloud identity and entitlement governance with posture management Provides multicloud inventory, compliance reporting, and policy governance Adds infrastructure-as-code scanning and automated remediation playbooks	Analyzes external, internal, and unused AWS access Generates policies from AWS CloudTrail activity Previews and validates policies before deployment
Cons	Kubernetes security is not included Pricing requires contacting sales The free assessment is not a perpetual free product plan	Supports AWS rather than multiple cloud providers Internal analysis applies to selected business-critical resources Usage-based pricing scales with resource and identity scope
Our verdict	C3M Cloud Control is an agentless cloud security platform for organizations operating public-cloud infrastructure. It brings together cloud security posture management, cloud identity and entitlement governance, multicloud asset inventory,… Read the review →	AWS IAM Access Analyzer is a cloud service for analyzing, validating, and refining permissions across AWS accounts and organizations. It is designed for AWS security, identity, and development teams managing IAM roles, users, and supported… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• C3M Cloud Control — where it wins

  • Combines cloud identity and entitlement governance with posture management
  • Provides multicloud inventory, compliance reporting, and policy governance
  • Adds infrastructure-as-code scanning and automated remediation playbooks

  Where it doesn't

  • Kubernetes security is not included
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • The free assessment is not a perpetual free product plan

• AWS IAM Access Analyzer — where it wins

  • Analyzes external, internal, and unused AWS access
  • Generates policies from AWS CloudTrail activity
  • Previews and validates policies before deployment

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports AWS rather than multiple cloud providers
  • Internal analysis applies to selected business-critical resources
  • Usage-based pricing scales with resource and identity scope

• C3M Cloud Control7.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad agentless platform combining CIEM, CSPM, compliance, and remediation.

  Visit C3MFull verdict →
• AWS IAM Access Analyzer7.7/10 · Paid

  A focused AWS tool for finding excessive, external, internal, and unused access.

  Visit siteFull verdict →