# AWS CloudFormation vs Env0

**Leader by Vioscale score:** AWS CloudFormation

| Attribute | AWS CloudFormation | Env0 |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.3 (73% (medium)) | 53.4 (63% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","language":"JSON, YAML, TypeScript, Python, Java, .NET","paradigm":"declarative_dsl","multicloud":false,"policy_as_code":true,"drift_detection":true,"import_existing":true,"state_management":"vendor_managed","open_source_engine":false,"provider_ecosystem":true,"gitops_reconciliation":true,"managed_saas_offering":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","language":"Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, CloudFormation","paradigm":"declarative_dsl","multicloud":true,"policy_as_code":true,"drift_detection":true,"import_existing":true,"state_management":"vendor_managed","provider_ecosystem":true,"gitops_reconciliation":true,"managed_saas_offering":true}` |
| integrations.count | 21 | 23 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Atlassian Opsgenie"},{"name":"JFrog"},{"name":"Trend Micro"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Aqua Security"},{"name":"FireEye"},{"name":"Sysdig"},{"name":"Snyk"},{"name":"Check Point"},{"name":"Spot by NetApp"},{"name":"Gremlin"},{"name":"Stackery"},{"name":"Iridium"},{"name":"AWS CDK"},{"name":"AWS SAM (Serverless Application Model)"},{"name":"Visual Studio"},{"name":"Kiro"},{"name":"AWS CloudFormation Registry"},{"name":"AWS Partner Network (APN)"}]` | `[{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"OpenTofu"},{"name":"Pulumi"},{"name":"CloudFormation"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"OPA"},{"name":"Checkov"},{"name":"Trivy"},{"name":"Lightlytics"},{"name":"CloudQuery"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"OIDC"},{"name":"Google SSO"},{"name":"Microsoft SSO"},{"name":"Stripe"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Third-party Resources & Custom Hooks","summary":"$0.0009/handler operation after 1,000 free ops/month","features":["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"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"handler operation"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0009,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"second"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00008,"currency":"USD","description":"Duration overage beyond 30 seconds per operation"}],"description":"Pay-per-operation model for third-party resource providers and custom hooks","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_handler_operations":"1,000/month","free_duration_per_operation":"30 seconds"}}],"summary":"Usage-based: $0.0009/handler operation + $0.00008/sec overage. 1,000 free operations/month. Data transfer at AWS rates.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:36:19.015Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.00008,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}}` | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever tier","features":["250 runs per month","30 active environments","Unlimited users & agents","All features of Cloud Navigator","Community support"],"description":"Explore env zero completely free","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"runs_per_month":"250","users_and_agents":"Unlimited","active_environments":"30"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud Navigator","summary":"Custom pricing per successful apply or environment","features":["IaC automation & GitOps","Basic drift detection and monitoring","Managed self-service with environment discovery","Dashboards and visibility","Private registry","RBAC access controls","Ready-to-use policy templates","VCS and IaC framework integrations","Slack/Teams notifications"],"description":"Cloud provisioning toolbox for maturing enterprises","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_runs":"Unlimited","active_environments":"Up to 100","monthly_deployments":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud Pilot","summary":"Custom pricing per successful apply or environment","features":["All Cloud Navigator features","Cloud Analyst AI agent and dashboards","Advanced drift cause analysis and remediation","Cost management and alerting","Self-hosted VCS support","Proof-of-Value guarantee","Advanced integrations: IDP, FinOps, Observability, PAC/SAST"],"description":"AI-powered cloud governance for sophisticated enterprises","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_runs":"Unlimited","active_environments":"Unlimited","monthly_deployments":"Unlimited"}}],"summary":"Free tier with 250 runs/month. Paid plans custom-quoted per successful deployment or environment.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.env0.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T21:10:18.937Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Infrastructure as Code Tools)

| Capability | AWS CloudFormation | Env0 |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Paradigm | Declarative DSL | Declarative DSL |
| Language | JSON, YAML, TypeScript, Python, Java, .NET | Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, CloudFormation |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| Multicloud / cloud-agnostic | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| State management | Vendor-managed | Vendor-managed |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Pluggable provider ecosystem | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Policy as code | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Drift detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| GitOps continuous reconciliation | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Managed SaaS offering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Adoption** |  |  |
| Import existing resources | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source engine | ✗ | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| CNCF maturity | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:39:20.460Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*