--- title: AWS Step Functions Reviews meta\_title: 'AWS Step Functions Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 35 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how AWS Step Functions works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 35 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Rapid Application Development (RAD) url: https://www.g2.com/categories/rapid-application-development-rad --- # AWS Step Functions Reviews & Product Details AWS Step Functions makes it easy to coordinate the components of distributed applications and microservices using visual workflows. Building applications from individual components that each perform a discrete function lets you scale and change applications quickly. * * * Seller [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd) Discussions [AWS Step Functions Community](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-step-functions/discuss) Solution Type All-in-One Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-step-functions/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Appian](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Appian") Appian 4.5/5(501) ](https://www.g2.com/products/appian/reviews) [ ![Pega Platform](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pega Platform") Pega Platform 4.2/5(278) ](https://www.g2.com/products/pega-platform/reviews) [ ![UiPath Agentic Automation](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "UiPath Agentic Automation") UiPath Agentic Automation 4.6/5(7,581) ](https://www.g2.com/products/uipath-agentic-automation/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-step-functions/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 35 real user reviews. 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Step functions are best suited when you have automated deployment of your code. It can be used to submit jobs from a Jenkins server for example. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWS Step Functions? Step functions can only submit one spark streaming job in an EMR. It should be enhanced to be able to submit multiple spark streaming jobs in the same EMR in parallel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWS Step Functions solving and how is that benefiting you? Step functions are used to run Spark jobs on EMR. They help for automated code deployment from a remote server. But it has some limitations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about AWS Step Functions? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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