# AWS CloudFormation vs Kubernetes Comparison

| | AWS CloudFormation | Kubernetes | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 210 | 157 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (42.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (38.4% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### AWS CloudFormation

Pros:
- Automation Efficiency (7 reviews)
- Infrastructure Automation (7 reviews)

Cons:
- Template Complexity (6 reviews)
- Learning Difficulty (4 reviews)

### Kubernetes

Pros:
- Auto-scaling (6 reviews)
- Auto-Scaling (5 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (9 reviews)
- Difficult Learning (7 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | AWS CloudFormation | Kubernetes | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.6 (154 reviews) | 9.2 (130 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.0 (156 reviews) | 7.9 (138 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.3 (91 reviews) | 7.4 (92 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.3 (78 reviews) | 8.0 (71 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (148 reviews) | 8.4 (112 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (73 reviews) | 8.9 (57 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.2 (152 reviews) | 9.7 (125 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### AWS CloudFormation

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Kubernetes

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Cloud Infrastructure Automation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS CloudFormation** | 8.6/10 | 82 |
| **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration 

| Feature | AWS CloudFormation | Kubernetes | 
|---|---|---|
| **Administration Console** | 8.7 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Task Management** | 8.7 (61 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards and Visualizations** | 8.5 (67 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Access Control** | 9.0 (67 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Automation

| Feature | AWS CloudFormation | Kubernetes | 
|---|---|---|
| **Test Automation** | 8.2 (59 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Intelligent Automation** | 8.3 (59 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Release Automation** | 8.4 (61 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Provisioning** | 8.8 (65 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### IT Management

| Feature | AWS CloudFormation | Kubernetes | 
|---|---|---|
| **Workflow Management** | 8.4 (65 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Infrastructure Management** | 9.1 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **IT Discovery** | 8.3 (60 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Container Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS CloudFormation** | N/A | N/A |
| **Kubernetes** | 9.0/10 | 76 |

#### Management

| Feature | AWS CloudFormation | Kubernetes | 
|---|---|---|
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.9 (70 reviews) | 
| **Network Isolation** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **File Isolation** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Organization

| Feature | AWS CloudFormation | Kubernetes | 
|---|---|---|
| **Packaging ** | Not enough data | 9.1 (65 reviews) | 
| **Container Networking** | Not enough data | 9.1 (71 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | Not enough data | 9.6 (74 reviews) | 

#### Development

| Feature | AWS CloudFormation | Kubernetes | 
|---|---|---|
| **Developer Toolkit** | Not enough data | 8.7 (54 reviews) | 
| **Architecture** | Not enough data | 9.1 (70 reviews) | 
| **Datacenter** | Not enough data | 9.0 (55 reviews) | 
| **Virtualization** | Not enough data | 9.0 (57 reviews) | 

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## Categories

**Unique to AWS CloudFormation (1):** [Cloud Infrastructure Automation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-infrastructure-automation)

**Unique to Kubernetes (2):** [Container Orchestration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration), [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | AWS CloudFormation | Kubernetes | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 16.9% | 28.5% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 41.0% | 33.1% | 
| **Enterprise** | 42.1% | 38.4% | 

### By Industry

#### AWS CloudFormation

- **Information Technology and Services:** 26.8%
- **Computer Software:** 24.0%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 4.9%
- **Financial Services:** 4.4%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.7%
- **Internet:** 2.7%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.2%
- **Retail:** 2.2%
- **Education Management:** 2.2%
- **Broadcast Media:** 1.6%
- **Other:** 26.2%

#### Kubernetes

- **Computer Software:** 33.1%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 21.2%
- **Telecommunications:** 9.3%
- **Financial Services:** 5.3%
- **Banking:** 3.3%
- **Internet:** 3.3%
- **Government Administration:** 2.6%
- **Retail:** 2.0%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.0%
- **Computer Networking:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 15.9%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to AWS CloudFormation

- [Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (377 reviews)
- [Google Cloud Deployment Manager](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-deployment-manager/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (27 reviews)
- [Azure Automation](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-automation/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (42 reviews)
- [Progress Chef](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-chef/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (102 reviews)
- [Puppet Enterprise](https://www.g2.com/products/puppet-enterprise/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (43 reviews)
- [GitLab](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (890 reviews)
- [GitHub](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2347 reviews)
- [IBM Terraform (formerly HashiCorp Terraform)](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-terraform-formerly-hashicorp-terraform/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (102 reviews)
- [Harness Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/harness-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (281 reviews)
- [Azure Resource Manager](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-resource-manager/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (50 reviews)

### Alternatives to Kubernetes

- [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 reviews)
- [Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (282 reviews)
- [Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://www.g2.com/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (281 reviews)
- [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://www.g2.com/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (259 reviews)
- [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-kubernetes-service-aks/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (115 reviews)
- [Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (294 reviews)
- [Google Cloud Run](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-run/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (241 reviews)
- [SUSE Rancher](https://www.g2.com/products/suse-rancher/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (122 reviews)
- [Cloud Foundry](https://www.g2.com/products/cloud-foundry/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews)
- [Apache Mesos](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-mesos/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (16 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### AWS CloudFormation

No discussions available for this product.

### Kubernetes

- Title: [What does Kubernetes do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-kubernetes-do) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Container orchestration and container management.
You can also configure properties on the basis of which scaling of pods will be done.
It makes your..."
- Title: [What are the main features of Kubernetes?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-main-features-of-kubernetes) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "- Container orchestration utilising available hardware or VMs, thus decreasing costs
- High Availability within a data center / availability zone
- Ability..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/aws-aws-cloudformation-vs-kubernetes)