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AWS Cloud​Formation

Composite Score
8.9 /10
CX Score
9.1 /10
Category
AWS Cloud​Formation
8.9 /10

What is AWS Cloud​Formation?

AWS CloudFormation provides a common language for you to describe and provision all the infrastructure resources in your cloud environment. CloudFormation allows you to use a simple text file to model and provision, in an automated and secure manner, all the resources needed for your applications across all regions and accounts. This file serves as the single source of truth for your cloud environment.

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AWS Cloud​Formation Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love AWS Cloud​Formation?

0% Negative
5% Neutral
95% Positive

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Fair
  • Helps Innovate
  • Efficient Service

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Dynamic Scalability

89

Configuration Management

88

Systems Administration

87

Resource Availability

87

Task Process Automation

87

Resource Definition

86

Service Templates

86

Agent or Agentless

86

Workflow Support

85

Multi Tenancy

84

Scripting Support

84

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 86

Business Value Created

89

Breadth of Features

88

Vendor Support

86

Quality of Features

86

Ease of Data Integration

86

Ease of Customization

86

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

85

Ease of IT Administration

85

Availability and Quality of Training

84

Ease of Implementation

84

Usability and Intuitiveness

83

AWS Cloud​Formation Reviews

Avleen K.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Communications
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Good product if you rely on AWS fully

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates AWS Cloud​Formation from other similar products?

Supports all the deployments and features provided by AWS Takes time to build IAAC using different tools when there is a new service created by AWS

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Dependency Handling Custom UI to check which component is breaking

What do you dislike most about this product?

It only provides AWS resources

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Cloudformation is best and fast but if you are on multi cloud then you can check terraform as well as with HCL all cloud providers are supported along with some opensource tools/platforms

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Inspires Innovation
  • Client's Interest First

Mayank K.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Retail
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Easy to use bit with a bit of cost

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates AWS Cloud​Formation from other similar products?

Handle dependencies better Handles new features fastly . If you rely primarly on Aws then its a win-win situation Better support from cloud provider that other competitors

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

New features support comes first with cloudformation Better support as compared to other vendors

What do you dislike most about this product?

Its in diff syntax all together , so one needs to know code better

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

We can either go for terraform if you have better support in case and if you are on multi cloud and wants to manage code all together in same configurations and if you are primarily relying on AWS then Cloudformation is best

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Ravinder C.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Best Fit for AWS-Centric Teams

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates AWS Cloud​Formation from other similar products?

There are several points when comparing AWS CloudFormation with similar products. let me mention For example, it comes at no additional cost, offers native integration with AWS services, and provides tight integration with IAM. Additionally, features like drift detection are especially helpful.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It define your entire cloud environment as code, making deployments consistent and repeatable. Features like change sets, drift detection and stack sets are my favorite.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The syntax (especially in JSON/YAML), handling nested stacks, and debugging template errors can be time-consuming. It would benefit from being more beginner-friendly and offering clearer error messages.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is powerful tool, especially for teams already working within the AWS ecosystem, It brings more value in automating and managing infrastructure. It does come with learning curve so i would recommend setting aside time for proper training and starting with small use cases. ThankYou

Pros

  • Saves Time
  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
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