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We performed a comparison between AWS Control Tower and SkyKick Cloud Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"AWS Control Tower helps to save a lot of work and manage multiple accounts.""There are two features in Control Tower which are the most valuable. One is the guardrails because it has preventive and detective guardrails.""Security is the most valuable feature of Control Tower.""The solution's initial setup was easy for me.""It offers automated recommendations for security and policies, creating a landing zone and providing a list of policies.""Compliance is the most valuable feature.""It provides centralized solutions for all AWS accounts in one place, customized to meet the organization's specific needs.""It aligns well with the customer's needs and it ultimately fosters a strong customer-company relationship."

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"Technical support has been good."

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Cons
"It is essential to clarify that this isn't necessarily a drawback of the service, but having a clear and concise set of predefined guidelines from AWS for moving existing accounts under AWS Control Tower would be highly beneficial as it would simplify the process and make it more user-friendly.""The process of closing an AWS account using Control Tower needs improvements to simplify it, especially when managing multiple accounts.""There should be more automation security tools in the Control Tower.""The sole drawback is its restriction to enable only one Control Tower.""It could be improved by having a more intuitive graphical interface. It could also include other coding languages like PowerShell and Python, as it would be beneficial for DevOps recommendations.""The integration with other AWS functions has room for improvement.""The tool's setup is very technical. Its pricing can be cheaper.""The solution's stability could be improved."

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"I'm fairly new to the solution and need to explore it further."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The solution is free."
  • "On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing an eight."
  • "The product's affordability depends on the value it brings to specific organizations."
  • "It is expensive but it is an investment in my opinion."
  • "AWS Control Tower is not really that expensive."
  • "The pricing is efficient, not overly expensive but also not very cheap."
  • "The cost is reasonable, but there are opportunities for improvement in terms of pricing for larger enterprises."
  • "It operates on a pay-as-you-go model, meaning we are charged only for the services we actively use within it."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most intriguing feature is the automatic generation of user accounts. Leveraging Active Directory and global company settings, AWS Cloud Tower enables the creation of AWS user accounts based on… more »
    Top Answer:I believe it's free of charge or comes at a very low cost. It's an additional feature. Even if there is a fee, it's minimal. AWS seems to assist customers in gaining a comprehensive view of their… more »
    Top Answer:There aren't any additional features that I feel are missing. However, it's worth noting that Control Tower seems to function as a layer utilizing standard AWS products in the background… more »
    Top Answer:Technical support has been good.
    Top Answer:I am familiar with the pricing and would describe it as fair. It's not too expensive.
    Top Answer:While there is always room for improvement, I cannot speak to an exact feature or aspect. I'm fairly new to the solution and need to explore it further.
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    30th
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    Overview

    AWS Control Tower offers the easiest way to set up and govern a new, secure, multi-account AWS environment. It establishes a landing zone that is based on best-practices blueprints, and enables governance using guardrails you can choose from a pre-packaged list.

    SkyKick is a new kind of migration application that makes it fast, safe, and easy to move small and medium businesses to Office 365. SkyKick’s Application Suite is a cloud based solution consisting of three products that work together to help plan, move, and setup the migration to Office 365.

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    Financial Services Firm16%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Educational Organization9%
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    Small Business60%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise27%
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    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    AWS Control Tower is ranked 11th in Cloud Management with 15 reviews while SkyKick Cloud Manager is ranked 30th in Cloud Management with 1 review. AWS Control Tower is rated 8.2, while SkyKick Cloud Manager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AWS Control Tower writes "A robust protection for efficient cloud governance and security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SkyKick Cloud Manager writes "Robust, reasonably priced, and offers good features". AWS Control Tower is most compared with AWS Trusted Advisor, Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, VMware Aria Automation, Morpheus and VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth, whereas SkyKick Cloud Manager is most compared with CloudSphere.

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