# AWS CloudFormation

> Speed up cloud provisioning with infrastructure as code

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/aws-cloudformation
- **Category:** Infrastructure as Code Tools
- **Homepage:** https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
- **Also known as:** aws-cloudformation
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:20:56.348Z

## Vioscale score

**56 / 100**, confidence 40% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 6 | 480 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 8 | 400 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 45.8 | 16 | 733.1 | ✓ |
| integrations | 20.1 | 8 | 160.8 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 5 | 13 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 8 | 800 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/). Independently observed._

from $0.00/mo · Usage-based · Free tier

> Free for AWS resources. Third-party providers: free first 30 seconds per operation, then $0.00008/second

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| AWS Resource Providers | Free | ✓ | - |
| Third-party Resource Providers | $0.00008/second above first 30 free seconds per operation | - | - |

### AWS Resource Providers

No CloudFormation charge for AWS::* and Alexa::* resources; pay only for underlying AWS resources (EC2, load balancers, etc.)

- EC2 instances
- Elastic Load Balancing
- Other standard AWS services

### Third-party Resource Providers

Handler operations for non-AWS resources

**Included limits:** free_threshold: First 30 seconds per operation

- CREATE operations
- UPDATE operations
- DELETE operations
- READ operations
- LIST operations
- Hook operations

## About

AWS CloudFormation offers an easy and consistent way to model, provision, and manage a collection of related AWS and third-party resources by treating infrastructure as code. You only pay for what you use with no minimum fees and no required upfront commitments.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Integrations (4)

_Independently observed._

- AWS services
- CloudFormation Registry
- Third-party resource providers
- Community libraries

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Infrastructure as Code Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Paradigm | Declarative DSL |
| Language | - |
| **Portability** | |
| Multicloud / cloud-agnostic | ✗ |
| **Architecture** | |
| State management | Vendor-managed |
| **Extensibility** | |
| Pluggable provider ecosystem | ✓ |
| **Governance** | |
| Policy as code | - |
| **Ops** | |
| Drift detection | - |
| GitOps continuous reconciliation | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Managed SaaS offering | ✓ |
| Hosting | Cloud only |
| **Adoption** | |
| Import existing resources | - |
| **Licensing** | |
| Open-source engine | - |
| **Ecosystem** | |
| CNCF maturity | - |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/) | 2026-08-01 | 48% (low) |
| pricing.model | freemium | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 0 | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 4 | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.aws.amazon.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/.well-known/security.txt) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/aws-cloudformation). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*