AWS Control Tower vs Cloud Cruiser comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Cloud Management category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.7, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #54. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 1.4% mindshare in CM, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution.

AWS Control Tower

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Control Tower

Ranking in Cloud Management

7th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Cloud Cruiser

Ranking in Cloud Management

54th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Operations Analytics (6th), Cloud Analytics (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of AWS Control Tower is 1.4%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cloud Cruiser is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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MuhammadAzhar Khan

Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group

Unified security management ensures comprehensive compliance for account safety

Control Tower offers many valuable features for managing all account security. I can manage user security and user IAM, firewall, and other security-related tasks via Control Tower. The unified security management is a crucial aspect, and whenever an AWS organization is used, Control Tower is typically included to ensure comprehensive compliance fulfillment.

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Educational Organization

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Control Tower?

The most intriguing feature is the automatic generation of user accounts. Leveraging Active Directory and global company settings, AWS Cloud Tower enables the creation of AWS user accounts based on...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Control Tower?

Control Tower within the AWS Organization does not have a charge. It is free and does not incur additional charges.

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What needs improvement with AWS Control Tower?

There is a sync issue within the organization. It is important that the system syncs automatically instead of requiring me to manually choose sync options.

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Overview

AWS Control Tower offers the easiest way to set up and govern a new, secure, multi-account AWS environment. It establishes a landing zone that is based on best-practices blueprints, and enables governance using guardrails you can choose from a pre-packaged list.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Cloud Cruiser provides a SaaS application that meters and manages your multi-cloud usage and spend. With push-button collectors, you integrate cloud usage and rate data, map to your business entities and view real-time analytics. You make fast decisions with reliable data and optimize your cloud services. Quickly you gain clarity, control and agility. Track AWS, Azure usage by user and more. Get up and running in minutes.

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