AWS CloudFormation Reviews & Product Details

We use cloudformation for managing our AWS Cloud services, it helps us in creating, managing aws resources using different ways like Canvas template, SDKs, CDKs etc

Easy integrate with most popular programming languages like python, javascript, etc

By using this we've automated services creation & updation using classic yaml structure, so that it saves lots of time, and helps us managing resources without issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't think any things, it provides us lots of flexibilities, which provides a more value to us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

easy to use. All resources created in one stack. Cross resource sharing using cloudformation functions. Easy to visualise with the help of aws UI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sometimes it can be bit complicated to understand the template.But aws console helps to overcome this Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the automation which reduces the human error which is possible in the system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Well the dislike about AWS

cloudformation is the ecosystem supported as it's good if we are on AWS system else little difficult Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of integration with the AWS environment, no cost for using cloudformation, configuration files are automatically managed by AWS and all the changes done in state are synced automatically Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Limited to one particular cloud provider . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AWS CloudFormation is working very good with Python using the AWS SDK (Boto3). With CloudFormation we can do things like setting up and managing infrastructure automatically. With Boto3, developers have lots of tools to work with CloudFormation stacks – they can create, update, and delete them easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AWS CloudFormation to set up and manage infrastructure automatically is really useful, but it can be very difficult for beginners to figure it out. The documentation is too long and there are lots of different things to understand and learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

i like cloudformation template for scripting throw you program in one location to create lots of script and usefull for automation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

improve doucmentation in aws docs and steps Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Many things i would say:

1. AWS Cloudformation removes the hastle of provisionining aws resources manually, with a good knowledge about json/yamls one can acheive that comfortably.

2. Integration between the services is easy

3.State managements is something that can be handled using cloudformation, as all the resources metadata/state is stored in an s3 bucket.

4. As cloudformation has a console, one can view the state changes of the resources in the events section which can be used used for auditing or debugging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As cloudformation constantly has the record/state of the resources in place, few actions like stack deletion or stack updation gets tricky (Eg: If a stack is in rollback_failed state, cloudformation sometimes does not allow to update/delete the stack, if the resources under the same stack are not handled properly). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

generic template to use anywhere. even in other accounts or region Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

some automated why should be available in aws like azure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As we all know CloudFormation is a native service of AWS and a very powerful Infrastructure as a Code(IAC). CloudFormation enables you to deploy resources quickly and consistently, removing manual steps prone to errors. It can simplify the provisioning and management of a large number of AWS resources, and it supports almost all AWS services.

As an infra engineer, my major concern in the event of failure is how it is healing. AWS CloudFormation can automatically roll back to the last known good state, which can help avoid resource inconsistencies. Updates to your stack are also managed in a controlled, predictable manner. Templates can be parameterized, which allows for reusing them across different environments, leading to more consistent and maintainable infrastructure deployments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Writing CloudFormation templates can be cumbersome due to the verbose and sometimes complex YAML or JSON syntax, which can be prone to errors also identifying errors in templates can be time-consuming, as errors are often only identified upon stack deployment, which can be frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The aspect I appreciate most about CloudFormation is how it enhances the flexibility and reliability of deploying and managing my AWS resources. You can effortlessly create and delete infrastructure with a simple click for your everyday tasks. Additionally, CloudFormation makes it easy to implement security measures around the infrastructure. Moreover, it boasts deep integration with a wide array of AWS services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only drawback I find with CloudFormation is that if you delete the backend resources, you have to manually resolve it to continue the rollback. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.