--- description: Review of AWS Step Functions Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: AWS Step Functions | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Workflow Management Software](/directory/4272/workflow/software) > [AWS Step Functions](/software/390550/aws-step-functions) # AWS Step Functions Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/390550/aws-step-functions Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/390550/aws-step-functions?page=2) > AWS Step Functions is a visual workflow designing service that allows businesses to build, execute and monitor event-driven workflows across the organizations. Administrators can utilize real-time diagnostics dashboards to track execution logs for failed steps, inputs and outputs using integration with AWS CloudTrail and Amazon CloudWatch. Businesses can use AWS Step Functions’ built-in service primitives to handle data migration between microservices and other states, exceptions and timeouts. Other features include workflow abstraction, error handling, visual monitoring and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 19 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 19 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Amazon Web Services - **Location**: Seattle, US - **Founded**: 2006 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature - **Pricing Details**: Pricing is available on pay per use basis - **Target Audience**: 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Analytics - Business Process Automation - Collaboration Tools - Design Templates - Diagramming - Drag & Drop - Graphical Workflow Editor - Monitoring - Process Builder - Real-Time Data - Role-Based Permissions - Task Management - Third-Party Integrations - Visual Workflow Management - Workflow Configuration ## Integrations (2 total) - AWS CloudTrail - Amazon CloudWatch ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Workflow Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4272/workflow/software) ## Related Categories - [Workflow Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4272/workflow/software) - [Flowchart Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4357/flowchart/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Even It was not very hard to configure AWS Step Functions. > > **Cons**: In my experience, there is not much negative about the AWS Step Functions but one area where they can improve is their UI, if they make their process a little easier, it will be really good. > > I am really satisfied with the AWS Step Functions. It really helps us a lot to automate our processes which helped us a lot of time. ----- ### "Powerful Diagrammable Engine" — 5.0/5 > **Flavio** | *11 March 2026* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: For complex flows, step functions help me a lot to understand the cascade of events in its diagrams. For example on onboarding new customers, there's a few third parties integration during the onboarding process and Step Functions helps me to track any failure during the onboarding journey. Integration with AWS Lambda and Cloudwatch happens seamless, so it's easy to identify bugs and track deffect root causes. > > **Cons**: No major issue to report using Step Functions. On large pipelines sometimes execution duration can be a bit challenging as workflows have limits on state transitions per second. ----- ### "Step Function Review" — 4.0/5 > **Jigar** | *9 January 2023* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Majorly the software maintains the state of the application and hence tracking exactly in workflow becomes easy. It also has build in error handling which handles exception and errors. > > **Cons**: We want support of python scripts in Step functions as currently it only support JSON. ----- ### "AWS Step Functions" — 5.0/5 > **Swaibu** | *26 February 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Visual workflow automation, seamless AWS service integration, error handling, and scalability. > > **Cons**: Limited cross-region support, high execution costs for complex workflows, and state transition limits. > > Powerful for orchestrating workflows, but can be costly and complex for large-scale use cases. ----- ### "Step functions an AWS integration engine" — 5.0/5 > **Vidya** | *2 October 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's easy to design workflows using step functions > > **Cons**: Integration with other services is little complex > > It's good to design workflows involving multiple services and run them as needed ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/390550/aws-step-functions?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/390550/aws-step-functions) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data