Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

AWS Trusted Advisor vs SOAX comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Trusted Advisor
Ranking in Cloud Management
17th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SOAX
Ranking in Cloud Management
71st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of AWS Trusted Advisor is 1.0%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SOAX is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

MuhammadAzhar Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Optimizes cloud strategies with security and cost insights
Trusted Advisor offers features that provide inside information for the entire account, including identifying security gaps and offering cost optimization insights. The key features include security recommendations, cost optimization, and various packages to choose from, depending on the size of the company. It is especially beneficial for larger companies, as the tool provides a comprehensive view of account security, open ports, buckets, and offers recommendations for protection.
WG
Has a great scalable network operation
We use SOAX to access the orchestration process. We have around 15 enterprise clients that use it and I'm the company director I like that the solution has a scalable network operation. Its scalability is a key feature for us.  The product lacks support for microservice and Kubernetes…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The key features include security recommendations, cost optimization, and various packages to choose from, depending on the size of the company."
"Trusted Advisor offers features that provide inside information for the entire account, including identifying security gaps and offering cost optimization insights."
"Trusted Advisor scans the complete infrastructure within the account, providing a consolidated view of all services in use."
"The recommendation feature is really good."
"The cost optimization features are valuable."
"I strongly recommend using Trusted Advisor due to its role in cybersecurity, providing cost-effective solutions compared to external companies."
"I would give it a ten out of ten."
"AWS Trusted Advisor is a tool that we can use to optimize the AWS infrastructure cost."
"The solution has great scalability."
 

Cons

"Maybe if Trusted Advisor could also help us with IP address issues and the status of our VPCs, it would be beneficial."
"The integration between Trusted Advisor and Security Hub sometimes lacks, and I need a way to ensure things come through there."
"Trusted Advisor currently scans the whole system, including development, staging, and QA environments, which increases costs."
"For EC2 instances, we need to install the AWS CloudWatch agent to get the memory metric because we don't have a by-default memory utilization graph on cost optimization."
"Cost is a significant factor that needs improvement."
"I'd like the solution to support clouds beyond AWS."
"Maybe adding more security rules would be great."
"Trusted Advisor currently scans the whole system, including development, staging, and QA environments, which increases costs. It would be better if it could selectively scan only production systems."
"Lacks support for microservice and Kubernetes technology."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Trusted Advisor offers various packages, with the most comprehensive costing $15,000 per month."
Information not available
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Cloud Management solutions are best for your needs.
865,576 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Media Company
9%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Trusted Advisor?
The Security Advisor is the most valuable feature. It instantly informs you about any system misconfigurations, and the best part is, it's completely free.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Trusted Advisor?
The cost of Trusted Advisor is reasonable, though it can be further economized by allowing selective scanning, focusing only on production systems, to avoid unnecessary costs associated with develo...
What needs improvement with AWS Trusted Advisor?
Trusted Advisor currently scans the whole system, including development, staging, and QA environments, which increases costs. It would be better if it could selectively scan only production systems...
Ask a question
Earn 20 points
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
Department of Defense of Spain, Government of Ceará (Brasil), Lithoformas (Banking - Mexico), Adam (Public cloud provider- Spain), Chiptele (Telco-Brasil), Gofone (Telco - Spain), Indra (Government), Thomas Greg&Sons (Finance services - Colombia)
Find out what your peers are saying about Nutanix, VMware, IBM and others in Cloud Management. Updated: July 2025.
865,576 professionals have used our research since 2012.