AWS CloudFormation
Reviews
Star rating
Rank in Cloud Infrastructure Automation
Pros and cons
Pros
- Infrastructure Automation
- Automation Efficiency
- Ease of Use
- Efficiency
- Deployment Ease
- Easy Integrations
Cons
- Template Complexity
- Learning Difficulty
- Limited Cloud Support
- Understanding Difficulty
- Software Bugs
- Difficult Customization
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Key stats
Adoption by company size
| Segment | Share of reviews |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 17.4% |
| Mid-Market | 39.9% |
| Enterprise | 42.7% |
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Reviews | Star rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3 | 4.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 2026 Q1 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 2026 Q2 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2026 Q3 | 1 | 4.0 |
Satisfaction ratings
What reviewers say
Reliable Infrastructure Automation with AWS CloudFormation
“What I like most about AWS CloudFormation is how seamlessly it integrates with other AWS services, along with the ability to manage infrastructure using reusable templates. For automated deployments, the performance has been reliable, and the UI feels straightforward once you’ve ”
Reusable Templates and CI/CD Integration Make AWS CloudFormation Deployment Easy
“AWS cloudFormation manages clouad infrastructure using reusable template rather than manual setup which i like most not only that it helps in automating deployment for resources like S3,lamda which i mostly use.it integrates with cicd pipeline for automated cloud deployment.”
Automates Deployments but Challenges with Debugging and Maintenance
“I find infrastructure provisioning really easy with AWS CloudFormation. I like that environment setup automation and repeatable deployments are simple to manage. Its ability to automate infrastructure provisioning using templates and define infrastructure as code makes deployment”