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Head-to-head · Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management Software

Sonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall vs AWS IAM Access Analyzer

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Sonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall #2 in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management Software 9.0/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Sonrai
AWS IAM Access Analyzer #6 in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management Software 7.7/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit site

Sonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall leads on 0 checks, AWS IAM Access Analyzer on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreSonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall · 9.0/10
  • Free trialonly Sonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall
  • Most featuresSonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall · 3 of 3

Sonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall scores higher on our rubric for cloud infrastructure entitlement management software: 9.0 against 7.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #6.

Sonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall is the better fit for teams enforcing least privilege with JIT controls. AWS IAM Access Analyzer is the better fit for AWS teams analyzing IAM exposure and usage.

  • Sonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall fits best

    Teams enforcing least privilege with JIT controls

  • AWS IAM Access Analyzer fits best

    AWS teams analyzing IAM exposure and usage

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Side by side

Feature Sonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall 9.0/10 Visit ↗ AWS IAM Access Analyzer 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 7.7
Ranking #2 in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management Software #6 in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management Software
Best for Teams enforcing least privilege with JIT controls AWS teams analyzing IAM exposure and usage
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — $0.20/user/mo
Free plan — Not checked yet
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Phone, Live chat Docs
Integrations 4 integrations 2 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Sonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall 3/3 · AWS IAM Access Analyzer 1/3
Automated remediation ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Just-in-time access ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Policy simulation ✓ ✓
Specs
Supported clouds AWS, Azure, GCP AWS
Cloud account limit 50 accounts Not checked yet
Deployment model Not checked yet Saas
Our review
Pros
  • Uses actual permission usage to restrict unused access
  • Adds JIT access, automatic revocation, and ChatOps approvals
  • Supports AWS, Azure, GCP, policy staging, and audit trails
  • Analyzes external, internal, and unused AWS access
  • Generates policies from AWS CloudTrail activity
  • Previews and validates policies before deployment
Cons
  • No free plan
  • Web platform only
  • 50+ account deployments use custom pricing
  • 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

Sonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall is a cloud entitlement management platform for security, cloud operations, and DevOps teams. It analyzes permission usage across human, machine, service-principal, managed-identity, and AI-agent…

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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…

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  1. Sonrai Cloud Permissions FirewallCloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management Software 9.014-day trial
  2. AWS IAM Access AnalyzerCloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management Software 7.7Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Sonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall — where it wins

    • Uses actual permission usage to restrict unused access
    • Adds JIT access, automatic revocation, and ChatOps approvals
    • Supports AWS, Azure, GCP, policy staging, and audit trails

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan
    • Web platform only
    • 50+ account deployments use custom pricing

  • 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
  • Sonrai Cloud Permissions Firewall9.0/10 · 14-day trial

    A cloud permissions firewall for enforcing least privilege with JIT access and audit trails.

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

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

    Visit siteFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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