Published Oct 15, 2026
AWS has continued to extend the Well-Architected Tool capabilities (for example, custom lenses, integrations with other AWS services, and APIs), indicating continued product maintenance and incremental feature additions.
| Starting Price | Published with no additional service charge for the core tool | Published as no additional charge for the core self-assessment; partner workshops may incur vendor-priced fees | Depends on AWS Support plan tier for full checks; basic checks available in some tiers |
| Primary users / use case | AWS-centric teams conducting structured architecture reviews, tracking HRIs, and recording improvements | Azure-centric teams performing framework-aligned assessments and exporting recommendations | Account-level automated checks for cost, security, and reliability issues |
| Key capabilities | Alignment with AWS Well-Architected pillars; workload tracking and improvement plan management; custom lenses; organization sharing | Self-assessment workflow aligned to Microsoft guidance; integration with Azure Advisor and exportable recommendations | Automated, account-level checks with limited architecture-review narrative |
| Key limitations | Questionnaire-driven; not a continuous scanner by itself; outcome quality depends on reviewer expertise and follow-through | Not applicable for organizations with majority AWS workloads; partner offerings vary in depth | Not a full architecture review framework; it provides fewer narrative artifacts for governance |
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