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AWS Systems Manager

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

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What is AWS Systems Manager?

AWS Systems Manager is a secure end-to-end management solution for hybrid cloud environments.

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Awards & Recognition

AWS Systems Manager won the following awards in the Cloud Management category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024

9 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

7 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

AWS Systems Manager Ratings

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90 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love AWS Systems Manager?

4% Negative

3% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Performance Enhancing
Fair
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Cloud Integration

Configuration Validation

Cloud Migration

Cloud Analytics and Reporting

Performance Monitoring Management

Capacity Management

Application Release Automation

Orchestration and Workflow Management

Self Service Cloud Services

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

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AWS Systems Manager Reviews

Enitan A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Communications
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

“Excellent features, and effectiveness”

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates AWS Systems Manager from other similar products?

Provides varied prices for different instance kinds according to capacity and performance. Storage prices for services like Amazon S3 and Amazon EBS are determined by capacity and usage trends.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

You can load the necessary software and services for your application in a virtual environment with AWS. While maintaining the ability to create new solutions, this facilitates the migration process for current applications

What do you dislike most about this product?

The EC2 Limits of Amazon. AWS's resource limitation by region is a second drawback

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Suggestions for cost optimisation that may help you save money. These checks point out areas where you may cut costs and underutilised resources

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Effective Service
Saves Time
Client Friendly Policies

Joseph O.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Excellent tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates AWS Systems Manager from other similar products?

AWS system Manager stands out due to its deep integration with AWS services, providing a unified operational hub for managing AWS resources and on-premises servers. AWS system manager allows you to manage, monitor and automate AWS infrastructure and on-premises resources from a single interface.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

A favorite aspect of AWS system manager would be its seamless automation and centralized management capabilities for AWS resources. As automating operational tasks like patch management, resource provisioning and system updates is straightforward and scalable.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One thing a kind of dislike about AWS systems manager is it’s limited multi-cloud support. Yes its offers great tools for managing AWS resources and other hybrid environments, it is heavily tied to the AWS ecosystem.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

To recommend AWS system manager to someone, if the infrastructure is primarily on AWS,systems manager is a great choice for simplifying management, automating tasks and enhancing visibility. It provides built-in tools for patch management, configuration compliance and secure automation, making it perfect for regulated industries.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Carissa M.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

The Ultimate Tool for Cloud Control

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates AWS Systems Manager from other similar products?

AWS Systems Manager is unique because it has a central dashboard that makes it easy to automate, monitor, and fix issues across AWS and hybrid setups.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I really like how the platform automates routine tasks, helping save time and avoid mistakes in managing cloud systems.

What do you dislike most about this product?

AWS Systems Manager relies on correctly setting up IAM roles, and if they’re not done right, it can cause access problems.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you’re thinking about using AWS Systems Manager, set up IAM roles properly, start with small tasks to understand its features, and use its automation tools to make your work easier.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

AWS Systems Manager Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love AWS Systems Manager?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Cloud Integration Includes real-time data integration, APIs, and data quality.

Configuration Validation Reviews resources within a cloud footprint to confirm required configurations and standards.

Cloud Migration Migration of applications and workloads to cloud.

Cloud Analytics and Reporting The ability to track, report and vizualize cloud resource consumption to support life-cycle management, capacity planning, and (optionally) chargeback/showback

Performance Monitoring Management Provide visibility into & control over the performance of servers/VMs, network, storage

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Application Release Automation Continuously manage the release and maintenance of applications.

Orchestration and Workflow Management Orchestrating IT Processes such as Provisioning and RunBook Automation across on-prem and cloud workloads

Self Service Cloud Services Self-service provisioning (infrastructure, middleware, application) automation, including a service catalog and policy-based life-cycle management capabilities

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity Ability to scale horizontally to more instances when extra throughput or storage is required.

Cloud SLA Management Governance Collects, aggregates and manages data to ensure adherence to committed service levels.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

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AWS Systems Manager Reviews

Enitan A.

“Excellent features, and effectiveness”

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Joseph O.

Excellent tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Carissa M.

The Ultimate Tool for Cloud Control

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Cloud Integration

Configuration Validation

Cloud Migration

Cloud Analytics and Reporting

Performance Monitoring Management

Capacity Management

Application Release Automation

Orchestration and Workflow Management

Self Service Cloud Services

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization