AWS CloudFormation vs Env0
On the evidence we track, AWS CloudFormation leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for infrastructure as code tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
AWS CloudFormation
LeaderA managed service for provisioning and managing AWS and third-party cloud resources through declarative templates (JSON/YAML) or programmatic languages. Automates infrastructure deployment across regions and accounts, detects configuration drift, and provides automatic rollback on errors.
Env0
A self-service infrastructure platform that manages cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud through infrastructure-as-code, providing developers with controlled access while enforcing organizational policies, cost controls, and compliance requirements.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
AWS CloudFormation
LeaderUsage-based: $0.0009/handler operation + $0.00008/sec overage. 1,000 free operations/month. Data transfer at AWS rates.
- Third-party Resources & Custom Hooks$0.0009/handler operation after 1,000 free ops/month
- Unlimited AWS::* and Alexa::* resource operations (no handler charges)
- Third-party resource provisioning
- Custom hook support
- Handler operation billing after free tier
- Duration overage billing
Env0
Free tier with 250 runs/month. Paid plans custom-quoted per successful deployment or environment.
- FreeFree
- 250 runs per month
- 30 active environments
- Unlimited users & agents
- All features of Cloud Navigator
- Community support
- Cloud NavigatorContact sales
- IaC automation & GitOps
- Basic drift detection and monitoring
- Managed self-service with environment discovery
- Dashboards and visibility
- Private registry
- +4 more
- Cloud PilotContact sales
- All Cloud Navigator features
- Cloud Analyst AI agent and dashboards
- Advanced drift cause analysis and remediation
- Cost management and alerting
- Self-hosted VCS support
- +2 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
AWS CloudFormation
Leader- MongoDB
- Datadog
- Atlassian Opsgenie
- JFrog
- Trend Micro
- Splunk
- Aqua Security
- FireEye
- Sysdig
- Snyk
- Check Point
- Spot by NetApp
- Gremlin
- Stackery
- Iridium
- AWS CDK
- AWS SAM (Serverless Application Model)
- Visual Studio
- Kiro
- AWS CloudFormation Registry
- AWS Partner Network (APN)
Env0
- Terraform
- OpenTofu
- Pulumi
- CloudFormation
- Kubernetes
- Helm
- OPA
- Checkov
- Trivy
- Lightlytics
- CloudQuery
- AWS
- Azure
- Google Cloud
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- GitHub
- Bitbucket
- SAML
- OIDC
- Google SSO
- Microsoft SSO
- Stripe
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.