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At a Glance
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
Star Rating
(121)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.8% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Star Rating
(20)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.6% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) excels in managing complex workflows, with reviewers mentioning its ability to handle long-running processes effectively, which is crucial for businesses with intricate operational needs.
  • Reviewers mention that AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) offers a more intuitive experience for developers, highlighting its ease of use and setup, which allows for faster deployment of cloud resources compared to SWF.
  • G2 users indicate that the quality of support for AWS CDK is notably higher, with a score of 8.6, while SWF's support is rated lower at 7.4, suggesting that users may find more responsive assistance when using AWS CDK.
  • Users on G2 report that both products meet requirements equally well, scoring 8.8, but AWS CDK shines in product direction with a score of 9.5, indicating a more positive outlook on future developments and enhancements.
  • Reviewers say that while SWF is favored by small businesses for its workflow management capabilities, AWS CDK is more popular among enterprise users, reflecting its robust features that cater to larger-scale applications.
  • Users say that the ease of administration is comparable for both products, with both scoring 8.1, but AWS CDK's higher ease of use score (8.4) suggests a more user-friendly interface for managing cloud infrastructure.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
No pricing available
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
No pricing available
Free Trial
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
No trial information available
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
90
8.8
17
Ease of Use
8.4
90
7.6
17
Ease of Setup
8.1
38
7.4
7
Ease of Admin
8.1
34
8.1
7
Quality of Support
8.6
90
7.4
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
34
8.8
7
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
86
6.6
17
Categories
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AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) and Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) are categorized as Other IT Infrastructure
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Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
32.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
34.8%
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
55.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
16.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
27.8%
Reviewers' Industry
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
Computer Software
29.6%
Information Technology and Services
21.7%
Financial Services
8.7%
Computer & Network Security
7.0%
Hospital & Health Care
2.6%
Other
30.4%
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Computer Software
16.7%
Marketing and Advertising
11.1%
Information Technology and Services
11.1%
Research
5.6%
Medical Devices
5.6%
Other
50.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Networking

I like that there are so many options when filtering with AWS. You can filter by trend, agent, channel, duration, as well as have access to historical and agent data. If you are working in an RTA position, AWS is a great tool to meeting 95/105, adherence...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Kushagra S.
KS
Kushagra S.
Verified User in Financial Services

Amazon is since trending therefore AWS CDK got a fame but it has every single feature which is required and going forward in future our preference will be to use AWS CDK and its components only so no more stuff to dislike about it.

Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Felix N.
FN
Felix N.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Great user interface with simple navigation. Easy to monitor via Amazon Cloudwatch.

Most Helpful Critical Review
LaTisha H.
LH
LaTisha H.
Verified User in Civic & Social Organization

Haven't used others programs to compare it to for me to dislike

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Discussions
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) Discussions
Will they provide support to other language as well?
1 comment
adinaidu k.
AK
EC2 instance creation and VPC creation, RDS, CloudFormation.Read more
What other thinks of it
1 comment
adinaidu k.
AK
EC2 instance creation and VPC creation, RDS, CloudFormationRead more
How does AWS CDK work?
1 comment
GAURAV K.
GK
Cdk is nothing but service platform that premit us to use resources, write code using javascript, python or java and complies thè user code for...Read more
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) Discussions
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Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) has no discussions with answers