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AWS Control Tower vs Snyk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 11, 2026

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
6.8
AWS Control Tower simplifies multicloud management, enhances security, centralizes governance, though ROI may require full implementation and strategic planning.
Sentiment score
6.5
Snyk boosts developer productivity by saving hours daily, improving vulnerability visibility, and offering potential ROI up to 70%.
I can see that Snyk saves the costs of hiring security developers for vulnerability scanning and security checks, as that responsibility is now managed by Snyk.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.7
AWS Control Tower receives high praise for support but faces delays at higher levels, with mixed user experiences.
Sentiment score
7.6
Snyk's technical support is highly rated for responsiveness, direct engineer communication, but needs improvement in response time and coverage.
Our long-standing association has ensured smooth communication, resulting in favorable support experiences and satisfactory issue resolution.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Their response time aligns with their SLA commitments.
Information Security Strategy at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
We could understand the implementation of the product and other features without the need for human interaction.
Senior DevSecOps at V8
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
AWS Control Tower offers scalable, cost-effective management, integrating seamlessly into infrastructures despite some account handling and pricing limitations.
Sentiment score
7.2
Snyk offers scalable, efficient scanning with high adoption despite minor delays, integrating seamlessly into cloud environments for developers.
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.
Snyk allows for scaling across large organizations, accommodating tens of thousands of applications and over 60,000 repositories.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Snyk is very scalable and can handle my organization's growth and changing needs.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

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
7.8
Users rate Snyk stability highly, citing minimal downtime and reliable performance, despite occasional documentation and upgrade-related issues.
It is a stable solution managed by AWS.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
 

Room For Improvement

AWS Control Tower could improve integration, security, customization, setup ease, UI consistency, pricing, and regional deployment management.
Snyk needs improved language support, analysis tools, and integrations, alongside better UI, notifications, compliance features, and user resources.
It is important that the system syncs automatically instead of requiring me to manually choose sync options.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
It lacks the ability to select branches on its Web UI, forcing users to rely on CLI or CI/CD for that functionality.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
The inclusion of AI to remove false positives would be beneficial.
Director at Marsh
As we are moving toward GenAI, we expect Snyk to leverage AI features to improve code scanning findings.
Information Security Strategy at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

AWS Control Tower provides centralized management; costs vary with complexity, beneficial for enterprises but potentially costly for small businesses.
Snyk's enterprise pricing is competitive, scalable, and feature-rich, offering clear, user-based models ideal for large organizations.
It is free and does not incur additional charges.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
Snyk is recognized as the cheapest option we have evaluated.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
After negotiations, we received a special package with a good price point.
Information Security Strategy at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Snyk is less expensive.
Senior DevSecOps at V8
 

Valuable Features

AWS Control Tower streamlines account management with automation, security, compliance, and centralized solutions, enhancing ease of use and governance.
Snyk offers simple, cost-effective vulnerability scanning, integrates with development tools, and supports multiple languages with actionable advice.
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
Our integration of Snyk into GitHub allows us to automatically scan codebases and identify issues, which has improved efficiency.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Snyk helps detect vulnerabilities before code moves to production, allowing for integration with DevOps and providing a shift-left advantage by identifying and fixing bugs before deployment.
Director at Marsh
Snyk has positively impacted my organization by improving the security posture across all software repositories, resulting in fewer critical vulnerabilities, more confidence in overall product security, and faster security compliance for project clients.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Control Tower
Ranking in Cloud Management
18th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Snyk
Ranking in Cloud Management
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (16th), Application Security Tools (7th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (8th), GRC (4th), Vulnerability Management (13th), Container Security (6th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (1st), Software Development Analytics (2nd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (15th), DevSecOps (2nd), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (2nd), AI Security (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of AWS Control Tower is 1.5%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snyk is 2.1%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Snyk2.1%
AWS Control Tower1.5%
Other96.4%
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

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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.
Abhishek-Goyal - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Improves security posture by actively reducing critical vulnerabilities and guiding remediation
Snyk's main features include open-source vulnerability scanning, code security, container security, infrastructure as code security, risk-based prioritization, development-first integration, continuous monitoring and alerting, automation, and remediation. The best features I appreciate are the vulnerability checking, vulnerability scanning, and code security capabilities, as Snyk scans all open-source dependencies for known vulnerabilities and helps with license compliance for open-source components. Snyk integrates into IDEs, allowing issues to be caught as they appear in the code dynamically and prioritizes risk while providing remediation advice. Snyk provides actionable remediation advice on where vulnerabilities can exist and where code security is compromised, automatically scanning everything and providing timely alerts. Snyk has positively impacted my organization by improving the security posture across all software repositories, resulting in fewer critical vulnerabilities, more confidence in overall product security, and faster security compliance for project clients. Snyk has helped reduce vulnerabilities significantly. Initially, the repository had 17 to 31 critical and high vulnerabilities, but Snyk has helped manage them down to just five vulnerabilities, which are now lower and not high or critical.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise21
 

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...
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...
How does Snyk compare with SonarQube?
Snyk does a great job identifying and reducing vulnerabilities. This solution is fully automated and monitors 24/7 to find any issues reported on the internet. It will store dependencies that you a...
What do you like most about Snyk?
The most effective feature in securing project dependencies stems from its ability to highlight security vulnerabilities.
What needs improvement with Snyk?
There are a lot of false positives that need to be identified and separated. The inclusion of AI to remove false positives would be beneficial. So far, I've not seen any AI features to enhance vuln...
 

Also Known As

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Fugue, Snyk AppRisk
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
StartApp, Segment, Skyscanner, DigitalOcean, Comic Relief
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