Top 10 AWS DevOps Tools: Benefits & Features

priyanka kumari

2 min readJan 9, 2024

1.AWS CodeCommit:

Purpose: Source control service for hosting private Git repositories.
Key Features: Secure, scalable, integrates with other AWS services.

2. AWS CodeBuild:

Purpose: Fully managed build service for compiling source code, running tests, and producing software packages.
Key Features: Scales continuously, processes multiple builds concurrently, no need to manage build servers.

3.AWS CodeDeploy:

Purpose: Automates software deployments to various compute services (EC2, AWS Fargate, Lambda, on-premises servers).
Key Features: Reliable deployments, minimal downtime.

4.AWS CodePipeline:

Purpose: Continuous delivery service automating build, test, and deployment phases based on defined release models.
Key Features: Integration with other AWS services and third-party tools, flexible for various workflows.

5.AWS CloudFormation:

Purpose: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) service for describing and provisioning cloud resources.
Key Features: Uses a simple text file, automation, security, multi-region, and multi-account support.

6.AWS Elastic Beanstalk:

Purpose: Easy deployment and scaling of web applications and services.
Key Features: Supports multiple programming languages and environments, handles deployment details.

7. Amazon ECS and EKS:

Purpose: Container management services for running containerized applications.

Key Features: ECS supports Docker containers, EKS is a managed Kubernetes service.

8. AWS Lambda:

Purpose: Serverless computing service for running code without managing servers.
Key Features: Cost-effective, scalable, pay-per-use model.

9. AWS X-Ray:

Purpose: Distributed application analysis and debugging, especially for microservices architectures.
Key Features: Identifies and troubleshoots performance issues and errors.

10. Amazon CloudWatch:

Purpose: Monitoring and observability of AWS resources and applications.
Key Features: Monitors resource usage, application performance, and operational health.

These services collectively provide a comprehensive set of tools for building, testing, deploying, and monitoring applications in a DevOps environment on the AWS cloud.

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