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AWS Systems Manager

Composite Score

9.1 /10

CX Score

9.4 /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

98 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+97 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?

3% Negative

2% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 87

Cloud Integration

Configuration Validation

Capacity Management

Cloud Migration

Performance Monitoring Management

Cloud Analytics and Reporting

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Orchestration and Workflow Management

Self Service Cloud Services

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Application Release Automation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 86

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

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AWS Systems Manager Reviews

Adarsh T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Apr 2024

Easy to use cloud system manager

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates AWS Systems Manager from other similar products?

It has a unique set of features and it is very stable and reliable compared to other cloud system managers.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of the product is the incident manager, a great feature in the AWS system manager to track connectivity failures.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One dislike is it is a bit overpriced compared to other system managers.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would say that if you want a reliable and easy-to-use system manager just go for it.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Akshat A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Easy to use, but a bit pricey.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates AWS Systems Manager from other similar products?

The most helpful about AWS system manager is it works with hybrid cloud systems including on-prem systems. Prevent drift by resolving to configure management, OS patches, and inventory. Highly Secure and compliant with industry standards.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The best thing i like about aws systems manager is they provide dashboard category wise such as operations management, application management, node management, shared resources, automation management. It is a centralized access control which also helps us in auditing control.

What do you dislike most about this product?

there are loads of submenus in system manager , so can be a little over whelming when you first go through to this menu, and to start a session it can be annoying with the amount of click you have to do it get on the server you want to remote on.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Access control has gotten completely streamlined to IAM users and roles. I don't need to manage SSH keys for either developers or devops people anymore.

Pros

Efficient Service
Altruistic
Acts with Integrity
Friendly Negotiation

Cons

Charges for Enhancements
Slower Product Innovation

Roxana S.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Retail
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

"A fantastic Systems Manager."

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates AWS Systems Manager from other similar products?

Through AWS System manager, we have been able to copy processes as part of the normal update process and it is very easy to copy the files and doesn't even require SSH access to the instances.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Coupled with the RunCommand to send common commands to multiple servers I have reduced hours of work to minutes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It can be hard to debug issues at times.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I highly recommend it. You do not have to go into each instance and deploy the configuration file. With one click you set up all instances.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

AWS Systems Manager

What is AWS Systems Manager?

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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

98 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+97 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.

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

Cloud Migration Migration of applications and workloads to cloud.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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AWS Systems Manager Reviews

Adarsh T.

Easy to use cloud system manager

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Akshat A.

Easy to use, but a bit pricey.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Roxana S.

"A fantastic Systems Manager."

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Cloud Integration

Configuration Validation

Capacity Management

Cloud Migration

Performance Monitoring Management

Cloud Analytics and Reporting

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Orchestration and Workflow Management

Self Service Cloud Services

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Application Release Automation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training