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Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)

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Analyst
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"easy to use, understand, and implement"
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

the ability and ease at which I can organize my inflow inputs and outputs of tasks, as well as easy to understand navigation - keep historical logs of workflows, easily organize and see any upcoming workload Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

can be difficult to integrate with some tasks and programs, but that is the outlier, easier to work with AWS programs, which can add up in cost Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Morgan G.
MG
Senior Software Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Simple, easy to use Work flow."
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

What I like about AWS Simple Work Flow is it has all kind of APIs that connect all AWS services together for your use and runs stable. You can design your work flow very easily and scale it with simple configuration. It has the ability to scale to match your business growth. I also like the notification it pushes to system operators that we don't have to manually check where the workflow is now. Overall, I am very happy about AWS SWF brought to our team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

I have not found anything I do not like yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Austin C.
AC
Solutions Architect
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Old, bulky, and not generalizable"
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

SWF is good at holding state for a very long time and integrating with a lot of different services. It's one of few services good at integrating with human feedback when a portion of your workflow occurs in the real, physical world. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

It is extremely bulky and finicky. We had issues with it failing to recognize events and querying the state is extremely unwieldy. We used a serverless system to query the workflow to figure out current state and it was terrible to do, because it required downloading the entire history of the entire workflow to get to the most recent events. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Simple Workflows get stuff done"
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

SWF is a quick and efficient solution to triggering workflows and getting work done in an automated fashion. It can be combined with Lambda for serverless solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

Based on my usage of Amazon Simple Workflow so far, there haven't been any opportunities for me to dislike something about the console.

In regards to the technology in general though, it is hard to think of solutions in a step function fashion. CloudWatch also has limitations in terms of latency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Broadcast Media
EB
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Managing Complex Workflows Across Platforms and Geographical Locations"
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

SWF is a great framework for formalizing complex workflows. It establishes a standard methodology that facilitates the integrations of tasks and jobs that are designed and fulfilled in disparate locations so that the various teams get the necessary visibility into the processes that precede as well as follow their own tasks. This applies at the human level as well as the software level where applications notify each other of progress in a methodical manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

As can be expected of such a powerful tool, the ramp up process is difficult. It is possible that the workflow control will have to be adjusted several times to account for unforeseen situations before a stable workflow is achieved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Human Resources
UH
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"The SWF Experience "
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

AWS API directly (using the .Net SDK).

If you are using Java Or Ruby amazon provider a higher level library for SWF called Flow Framework. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

Rate Limiting and Throttling. More specifically, limiting number of operations per second. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

TK
I am a security Advisor at my organization
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Scalable and very easy to work with"
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

This AWS simple work flow is very good such that the logical separation of the control flow happens very quick and the flow is very flexible to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

I do not dislike anything as of now If there is any I will inform to G2 Crowd Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Felix N.
FN
SEO and BI Analytics Associate
Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Amazing experience and easy to "
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

Great user interface with simple navigation. Easy to monitor via Amazon Cloudwatch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

The number of operations per seconds are limited and could be difficult to raise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Executive Office
CE
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Very helpful & beneficial!"
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

I like the smoothness of it all, along with the accurateness! Easy to understand & flow thru the process! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

Nothing really! It has been easy to process thru things & quite understandable! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SM
CEO
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Not simple as it is called"
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

It makes workflows work great which enabled us make different systems run interactively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)?

But it is not as simple as it is called. It is hard to configure and a bad interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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