What is AWS Step Functions?
A visual workflows for distributed applications that provides serverless orchestration for modern applications. The solution helps developers use AWS services to build distributed applications, automate processes, orchestrate microservices, and create data and machine learning (ML) pipelines.
Use cases
- Automate extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes - Ensures that multiple long-running ETL jobs run in order and complete successfully, without the need for manual orchestration.
- Orchestrate large-scale parallel workloads - Iterate over and process large data-sets such as security logs, transaction data, or image and video files.
- Orchestrate microservices - Combine multiple AWS Lambda functions into responsive serverless applications and microservices.
- Automate security and IT functions - Create automated workflows, including manual approval steps, for security incident response.
Categories & Use Cases
Technical Details
| Deployment Types | SaaS |
|---|---|
| Mobile Application | No |
FAQs
What is AWS Step Functions?
A visual workflows for distributed applications that provides serverless orchestration for modern applications. The solution helps developers use AWS services to build distributed applications, automate processes, orchestrate microservices, and create data and machine learning (ML) pipelines.
What are AWS Step Functions's top competitors?
Boomi, Jitterbit, and TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo) are common alternatives for AWS Step Functions.