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AWS Control Tower vs CloudAware comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
AWS Control Tower simplifies multicloud management, enhances security, centralizes governance, though ROI may require full implementation and strategic planning.
Sentiment score
8.4
CloudAware boosted ROI with over 2 CR savings, enhanced efficiency, reduced costs, improved compliance, and significant time savings.
AWS Control Tower significantly reduced the time required to onboard new AWS accounts, as what previously could take days of manual configuration can now be completed in a matter of hours with a standardized setup.
Head Of IT, Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
The real-time database management for risk management has improved, with twenty-four-seven customer care resolving incidents within twenty-four hours, making my clients very happy.
Senior Manager at Agriculture Skill Council of India
This vertical has been operational for two years and helps us reduce IT issues by leveraging predictive analytics to proactively address potential threats.
Project Manager at ASCI
I utilized it in one of the use cases for workload assessment and definitely it has brought in the value as a return of investment to us, because that was the assessment I was doing for one of our end customers.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
AWS Control Tower receives high praise for support but faces delays at higher levels, with mixed user experiences.
Sentiment score
8.8
CloudAware is praised for quick, helpful support and engagement, though users desire 24/7 availability despite higher costs.
Whenever I have interacted with them, I got the required response from them.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
Our feedback has been answered quickly in a professional manner without pressure to commit.
Senior Manager at Agriculture Skill Council of India
I request them to extend it to 24/7 to enhance ticket resolution speed.
Project Manager at ASCI
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
AWS Control Tower offers scalable, cost-effective management, integrating seamlessly into infrastructures despite some account handling and pricing limitations.
Sentiment score
6.5
CloudAware adeptly manages organizational growth, supporting detailed tracking, compliance, and resource management across multiple cloud providers.
It is beneficial because it is totally managed by AWS, meaning I do not have to worry about scalability or durability.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
The solution is scalable enough; it just has limitations in terms of commercial pricing.
Head Of Platform Engineering at Ascend Group Co., Ltd.
The scalability as a centralized hub provides access to pre-built compliance standards, simplifying resource monitoring across multiple cloud providers.
Senior Associate Infrastructure at Publicis Sapient
CloudAware scales well for us, and we have expanded from monitoring a few workloads to a large multi-cloud environment without any issues.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
CloudAware's scalability meets our organization's growth and changing needs.
Project Manager at ASCI
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
AWS Control Tower offers generally stable performance, with occasional disruptions and challenges, particularly in configurations and non-integrated accounts.
Sentiment score
8.5
CloudAware is praised for its stability and reliability, showing no recent downtime, with users considering offering references and use cases.
It is a stable solution managed by AWS.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
CloudAware has been stable in our experience, and we have not had major outages or interruptions;
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
CloudAware is absolutely stable and reliable, allowing us to integrate multiple systems quickly with less downtime compared to before.
Project Manager at ASCI
 

Room For Improvement

AWS Control Tower could improve integration, security, customization, setup ease, UI consistency, pricing, and regional deployment management.
CloudAware requires enhanced cloud logs management, cost-effective customization, better UI, integration, AI, and threat management for improved usability.
It is important that the system syncs automatically instead of requiring me to manually choose sync options.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
Easier integration with existing enterprise environments.
Head Of IT, Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Approximately seventy percent of organizations are focused on threat management across their cloud servers, a space where CloudAware excels, and additional customization would enhance overall security while increasing CloudAware's revenue.
Senior Manager at Agriculture Skill Council of India
I need some cost optimization solution for a workload running in AWS.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
A more guided onboarding experience with step-by-step instructions would make it easier for new team members to get up to speed quickly on the tool.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
 

Setup Cost

AWS Control Tower provides centralized management; costs vary with complexity, beneficial for enterprises but potentially costly for small businesses.
CloudAware offers reasonable pricing and manageable setup, bypassing AWS Marketplace for a straightforward licensing process despite some cost concerns.
It is free and does not incur additional charges.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
The pricing was fair given the feature set.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
Our initial licensing was smooth, costing approximately $1,000 for basic setup.
Project Manager at ASCI
I found it quite reasonable from the cost perspective.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
 

Valuable Features

AWS Control Tower streamlines account management with automation, security, compliance, and centralized solutions, enhancing ease of use and governance.
CloudAware enhances visibility, automates management, reduces costs, and improves security with customizable features, earning high user satisfaction.
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.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
The best features AWS Control Tower offers are automated landing zone deployment, Account Factory for standardized account provisioning, preventive and detective guardrails, integration with AWS Organizations, centralized logging and audit capabilities, well-built-in security governance, a dashboard for compliance monitoring, and multi-account management at scale.
Head Of IT, Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
We have workload running in Kubernetes, Docker, EC2, RDS. I need a single platform that will monitor all these services which are being running in the cloud platform.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
CloudAware's best feature is that it is very easy to integrate with other Oracle Cloud or Google Cloud servers.
Senior Manager at Agriculture Skill Council of India
CloudAware has positively impacted us by reducing costs by 10 to 15% and improving compliance reporting speed, saving several hours per audit.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Control Tower
Ranking in Cloud Management
21st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
CloudAware
Ranking in Cloud Management
34th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (28th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of AWS Control Tower is 1.4%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CloudAware is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Control Tower1.4%
CloudAware0.5%
Other98.1%
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

Sharkrit Impat - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Platform Engineering at Ascend Group Co., Ltd.
Streamlines governance and security management but requires effort in managing hidden costs
I believe AWS Control Tower could be improved. I compare it with Huawei Cloud's enterprise project, which is a similar concept but different implementation. In Huawei Cloud, you partition in one single account, but in AWS, you have to separate many accounts. You end up with maybe 20 or 30 accounts if you try to separate. It has limitations; you pay a fixed amount for 15 accounts, but if you exceed that, you have to pay more. It could be useful for implementing a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) for multiple organizations, but for one organization, I would advise against it; it is too much overhead and adds hidden costs. There are limitations on the Landing Zone feature as well. If we implement AWS Control Tower, we need to implement Landing Zone and the security policy, guardrails, and Account Factory; it is not one single product. Using another cloud's enterprise project, you can just create the project and manage it already. It requires some learning curve to get hands-on. For pricing and licensing of AWS Control Tower, it has hidden costs. The Control Tower itself does not cost much, but the child accounts created from AWS Control Tower add costs for checking all configurations, logging, and metrics.
PK
Project Manager at ASCI
Unified multi cloud visibility has simplified governance and strengthened security oversight
Our tech team has reported a few bugs in certain areas, such as cloud logs. Whenever there are new updates happening on the cloud system, the logs need to be updated regularly, but we sometimes feel there are lapses in terms of log accounts or traces. Once we report the issue, the ticket gets resolved, but a more streamlined cloud logs system would be helpful. Additionally, establishing a full-fledged audit control reporting structure is needed, especially since we conduct risk assessments. The team is working aggressively on these improvements, and I am in conversation with them on a fortnightly basis. For user experience, I would advise their team to organize more orientation workshops and feedback sessions on a weekly basis. Currently, they take place monthly, but aggressive training on navigation, data reading, and understanding matrices is essential for newcomers. Enhancing training and capacity building is crucial, and there are no significant issues with integration, but further enhancement of integration features could also be beneficial. I choose 8 out of 10 because while the functionalities and features are excellent, there are areas that need improvement in terms of capacity building, training, and developing new features. Additionally, addressing the downtime issues, especially on weekends when our operations often run, is crucial to avoiding data access disruptions during busy periods.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Insurance Company
7%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What needs improvement with AWS Control Tower?
I believe AWS Control Tower could be improved. I compare it with Huawei Cloud's enterprise project, which is a similar concept but different implementation. In Huawei Cloud, you partition in one si...
What is your primary use case for AWS Control Tower?
I use AWS Control Tower to enhance governance, enhance security, and manage multiple subsidiaries. We sunset the AWS Control Tower that I implemented, but it was a new project that we implemented. ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudAware?
The pricing was fair given the feature set, and setup required some initial time, but it is manageable, and licensing is straightforward, as with other tools, once we decided on our needs.
What needs improvement with CloudAware?
The only thing I feel CloudAware could improve upon is the customization options available. We are a very flexible and slim organization in terms of monitoring and managing our customized features ...
What is your primary use case for CloudAware?
Currently, we are using CloudAware for many of our consulting areas. We use Oracle Cloud, Google Cloud, and AWS servers for most of our work, and all storage, government documents, and data storage...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
Sony, AOL, Thomson Reuters, Pearson
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