--- title: AWs Well-Architected Tool Reviews meta\_title: 'AWs Well-Architected Tool Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 12 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how AWs Well-Architected Tool works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 12 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-07-12' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # AWs Well-Architected Tool Reviews & Product Details The AWS Well-Architected Tool helps you review the state of your workloads and compares them to the latest AWS architectural best practices. * * * Seller [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd) Discussions [AWs Well-Architected Tool Community](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-well-architected-tool/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![pgAdmin](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "pgAdmin") pgAdmin 4.1/5(73) ](https://www.g2.com/products/pgadmin/reviews) [ ![Firstbase](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Firstbase") Firstbase 4.8/5(50) ](https://www.g2.com/products/firstbase-firstbase/reviews) [ ![BMC AMI Ops](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "BMC AMI Ops") BMC AMI Ops 4.1/5(48) ](https://www.g2.com/products/bmc-ami-ops/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-well-architected-tool/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 12 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/14/2021 "A Worthwhile Tool To Get You Started" 3.5/5 What do you like best about AWs Well-Architected Tool? The well-architected tool serves as a reliable tool to have in your toolbox to start the conversation of how you could be better building your solutions. Having this set of guidelines that you can simply pick up and apply is invaluable. This isn't the only place you can get this information, but it is nice having a place where you know you can get these types of insights in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWs Well-Architected Tool? While a useful tool, it can be a bit much to consume. Having a smaller set of guidelines and better cliff-notes versions would be beneficial. The tool itself is less interesting than the documents with all the guidance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering AWs Well-Architected Tool: It's a solid place to start to know where to go next. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWs Well-Architected Tool solving and how is that benefiting you? It can often be challenging to know where to start; this tool helps accomplish that. It is also helpful in that you can point other stakeholders to the tool, and that can help drive home that industry experts are expecting these changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Hospitality](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Hospitality") EH Verified User in Hospitality Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/4/2022 "A should-have tool to use for AWS infrastructure" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWs Well-Architected Tool? The AWS Well-Architected Tool helps you review your workloads against current AWS best practices and provides guidance on how to improve your cloud architectures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWs Well-Architected Tool? The need to setup the workloads rather than AWS scanning what is already created in the account or instance. More automation of this tool would be great to simplify the process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWs Well-Architected Tool solving and how is that benefiting you? Apply a consistent process to help you review and measure your cloud architectures. Understand potential risks in your workloads and use the results of the review to identify next steps for improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jonathan A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jonathan A.") JA Jonathan A. CTO Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/17/2021 "Very Good Tool" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWs Well-Architected Tool? The best of this tool is the simplicity and powerful results. Also, it's free, which enables every AWS user access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWs Well-Architected Tool? The interface sometimes is too simple. It would be nice to have more options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering AWs Well-Architected Tool: It's perfect tool, for beginners and advanced users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWs Well-Architected Tool solving and how is that benefiting you? We have many customers, each one with its own account behind AWS Organization. We use AWS Well-Architected Tool to make every environment compliant with the best pratices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Stojancho (Stole) C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Stojancho (Stole) C.") SC Stojancho (Stole) C. Bitcoin Trader Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/31/2022 "Network solution architecture lead automation architect" 5/5 What do you like best about AWs Well-Architected Tool? All good. There are nothing to be improved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWs Well-Architected Tool? Nothing. Fantastic piece of software. Thank you for your time! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWs Well-Architected Tool solving and how is that benefiting you? I run a startup on AWS for network automation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Deshawn B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Deshawn B.") DB Deshawn B. Chief Executive Officer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/5/2022 "Tech Overload!" 5/5 What do you like best about AWs Well-Architected Tool? Ease of use, we also use AWS for our cloud environments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWs Well-Architected Tool? I dislike nothing, the product is so easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWs Well-Architected Tool solving and how is that benefiting you? Client Success Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Hospital & Health Care](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Hospital & Health Care") CH Verified User in Hospital & Health Care Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/20/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "One of the best tool" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWs Well-Architected Tool? It is a complete managed tool, and complete the complete control is one the best advantage it brings Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWs Well-Architected Tool? Nothing as of now, it is one of the best tool in the market Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWs Well-Architected Tool solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps in reviewing the current state of workload and then compare with the best architectural practices from the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jeffrey S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jeffrey S.") JS Jeffrey S. Senior Solutions Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 9/15/2020 "This tool guides you through a many of the questions needed for well constructed solutions in AWS." 4/5 What do you like best about AWs Well-Architected Tool? I like that the tool is based on the AWS operational pillars framework. It aligns well with their architecture training and the supporting documentation. It asks questions that are applicable to the majority of the solutions you would deploy to AWS. It allows for easy reporting of the results in PDF format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWs Well-Architected Tool? The wizard is very subjective and it is hard to know if you are being honest in your evaluation. When using the tool, exporting the results to other formats requires conversion of the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering AWs Well-Architected Tool: It is free and included with your AWS account. I would use it as a checkpoint that you have considered many of the best practices offered by AWS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWs Well-Architected Tool solving and how is that benefiting you? This is a great list of considerations when designing and implementing new solutions on AWS. It can help spark conversations with AWS technical experts when consulted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite PR Prakash R. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/29/2020 "Ease of use" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWs Well-Architected Tool? Clearly & concise. step by step workflow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWs Well-Architected Tool? not covering all the resources. new resources take time to be added Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWs Well-Architected Tool solving and how is that benefiting you? helps like a peer review Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Maria S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Maria S.") MS Maria S. Managing Engineer Telecommunications Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/7/2019 "Just like a PT for AWS best practices" 4/5 What do you like best about AWs Well-Architected Tool? Great way to get aligned with AWS best practices; Consistent and structured approach; Strategy-oriented; Also supports on-premises and hybrid cloud workloads; Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWs Well-Architected Tool? There's room for improvement in auto-assessment and descovery areas; Largely dependent on self-assessment; Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering AWs Well-Architected Tool: Getting aligned with the best practices is always a good idea, and AWS Well-Architected Tool is a great resource for those getting into AWS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWs Well-Architected Tool solving and how is that benefiting you? We're moving most of our infrastructure, platforms and workloads to the cloud, so it's critical for us to make sure we're doing things right. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") AH Verified User in Higher Education Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/30/2019 "Like how it is starting out" 4.5/5 What do you like best about AWs Well-Architected Tool? This tool is extremely powerful, and we are just starting to get a handle on everything. Based on how AWS services evolve, this is going to become one of our main resources within our environment to make sure we are following what we are supposed to. This includes both from an AWS perspective, and EWU. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about AWs Well-Architected Tool? There is a bit of a learning curve. I highly recommend having your goals/processes document/known before starting with the AWS tool. This will allow you to quickly get yourself up to speed and make the result relevant to your environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering AWs Well-Architected Tool: I mentioned this already, but the key for us is to have our goals/requirements documented and well-known ahead of time. That way the information we get from AWS is useful and helps us maintain and improve our environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is AWs Well-Architected Tool solving and how is that benefiting you? We have specific requirements form both the state and the university. This allows us to make sure we are following both AWS best practices and our own rules/processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about AWs Well-Architected Tool? 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