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AWS Config vs Vagrant

AWS Config
27 Ratings
Vagrant
39 Ratings

AWS Config

27 Ratings
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Score 9 out of 100

Based on 27 reviews and ratings

Vagrant

39 Ratings
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Score 8.4 out of 100

Based on 39 reviews and ratings

Attribute Ratings

  • AWS Config is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend

Likelihood to Recommend

8.7

AWS Config

87%
6 Ratings
8.0

Vagrant

80%
14 Ratings

Likelihood to Renew

AWS Config

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0

Vagrant

90%
1 Rating

Usability

AWS Config

N/A
0 Ratings
5.5

Vagrant

55%
1 Rating

Performance

9.6

AWS Config

96%
4 Ratings

Vagrant

N/A
0 Ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

AWS Config

It's really good if your infrastructure services is all in AWS, that means everything could be audited and monitored using AWS config. You also can create alarms to notify you or your team about any changes on your AWS resources which is very useful to prevent abuse if you have a fairly large team. It's also very useful whenever some third party wants to audit your AWS resources, if you have a fairly comprehensive AWS config configured, the auditing process will be easy since they only need to look at your AWS config setup.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Vagrant

I would recommend this tool to a colleague looking to create a repeatably deployable local dev environment based on their staging and production environments. I would recommend this mostly for individuals or teams requiring environments with server-side software such as php, et al. There are likely less processor-heavy and smaller tools for simpler projects.

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Brendon Brown | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Pros

AWS Config

  • The ability to track changes in AWS is paramount, AWS config allows you to do this
  • Allows the auditing of an AWS account
  • Can view history of an account that has AWS config enabled

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Vagrant

  • Vagrant is decentralized so anyone can make a container package to get a project started. you aren't limited to wordpress, or even one style of wordpress install (you can make a sage.io wordpress environment).
  • Vagrant easily lets you set ports and URLs for local development.
  • I have yet to have a problem with Vagrant, as opposed to MAMP and DesktopServer, which both gave me SQL or other issues.

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Collin Berg | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Cons

AWS Config

  • It's only AWS, no third party.
  • Not the most intuitive interface, but with a little getting used to it is OK.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Vagrant

  • Because Vagrant is a low-level tool with many ways to configure it, there is a steep learning curve. You don't just have to learn (or install) Vagrant, but also Virtualbox, Ansible and possibly some Vagrant plugins to keep boxes up to date.
  • Support on Windows doesn't seem great. I'm a Mac guy, so it's been very difficult getting things to work as expected when a developer wants to work on Windows.
  • Perhaps I didn't configure it correctly, but the default shared folders are not the best for performance. There are also frequently weird issues regarding file permissions.

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Andrew Shell | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Pricing Details

AWS Config

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

—

Vagrant

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

—

Likelihood to Renew

AWS Config

No score
No answers yet
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Vagrant

Vagrant 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Vagrant is fast, versatile and does exactly what we need it to do: spin up virtual servers for local development fast and without trouble.

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Collin Berg | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Usability

AWS Config

No score
No answers yet
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Vagrant

Vagrant 5.5
Based on 1 answer
A GUI would be nice for entry level users.

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Hernán Silva | TrustRadius Reviewer
Hernán Silva
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Performance

AWS Config

AWS Config 9.6
Based on 4 answers
Would rate lower for other workloads but for AWS workloads its simple to set up, cost effective and customisable. Primary use case is compliance from a governance perspective.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Vagrant

No score
No answers yet
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Alternatives Considered

AWS Config

I do not know or have used any other product in AWS cloud space that matches what AWS Config provides. We have some custom built monitoring and governance, however that is there because AWS Config does not provide it currently.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Vagrant

I liked lando better because lando seemed extremely easy to setup compared to other VM's and it seemed faster though that project was simpler. Virtualbox I ran on windows and it has a gui and has often been slow. The vagrant boxes I used did well but had slightly more problems than lando.

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Josh Stapp | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Return on Investment

AWS Config

  • A "Big Fish" company that is more concerned about the security of their data came aboard with us more easily since they trust us with the AWS config setup
  • Less time to debug or finding out issue on infrastructure whenever it happens
  • Easy and fast to roll back whenever changes that caused issues happen

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Vagrant

  • Vagrant is free - It requires a bit of extra technical knowledge in terms of setup, but since it costs nothing it's an excellent resource
  • It can be time consuming to learn, but once you get a good handle on it you're in good shape.

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Joey Yax | TrustRadius Reviewer
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