AWS Directory Service
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Adoption by company size
| Segment | Share of reviews |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 19.0% |
| Mid-Market | 57.1% |
| Enterprise | 23.8% |
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Reviews | Star rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q3 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2026 Q3 | 1 | 4.0 |
Satisfaction ratings
What reviewers say
Strong, scalable identity and access management, data protection, and compliance
“What I like best about AWS Cloud Security is the seamless integration across services, particularly the centralized control offered by AWS IAM and AWS Organizations. It enables fine-grained access management, strong compliance alignment, and automated security best practices, whi”
Great choice for a managed directory service
“No domain controller servers to manage! I like that it natively integrates with almost every AWS service. Being in the DoD and having a managed service does help us since it is one less server to STIG. We also do not have Domain or Enterprise admin users, which makes achieving Au”
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“Like the ablity to quick.y configure an AD environment without having to stand up EC2 instances”