Services

Databases

Service Name	Category	Use Case	Key Features
Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service)	Relational Databases	Managed relational databases for web and mobile apps	Fully managed, supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MariaDB, automatic backups, scaling, high availability.
Amazon Aurora	Relational Databases	High-performance managed relational database, MySQL and PostgreSQL compatible	Fully managed, high availability, automated backups, replication, scalability, multi-AZ.
Amazon DynamoDB	NoSQL Databases	Managed NoSQL database for applications with high performance and scalability	Serverless, high availability, low latency, supports key-value and document data models.
Amazon ElastiCache	In-Memory Data Stores	In-memory caching for faster data retrieval in web applications	Managed Redis and Memcached, low latency, scalability, improves performance of database-heavy applications.
Amazon DocumentDB	NoSQL (Document Database)	Managed document database, compatible with MongoDB	Fully managed, scalable, document-oriented, integrates with MongoDB APIs and tools.
Amazon Neptune	Graph Databases	Managed graph database for connected data and relationships	Supports property graphs (TinkerPop) and RDF graphs (SPARQL), highly available and scalable.
Amazon Keyspaces	NoSQL (Wide-Column Store)	Managed Cassandra-compatible database for large-scale, low-latency applications	Scalable, serverless, supports Cassandra query language (CQL), highly available.
Amazon Timestream	Time Series Database	Purpose-built database for time-series data (IoT, logs, etc.)	Fast ingestion, time-series optimized, supports SQL querying, cost-effective for time-based data.
Amazon QLDB	Ledger Databases	Managed ledger database for tracking changes in data over time	Immutable and transparent, cryptographically verifiable, fully managed, used for tracking financial transactions and logs.
Amazon Aurora Serverless	Relational Databases (Serverless)	On-demand, auto-scaling relational database for intermittent workloads	Automatically scales up and down based on demand, MySQL and PostgreSQL compatible, pay per second usage.
Amazon Managed Blockchain	Blockchain Databases	Managed blockchain networks for applications like supply chain	Supports Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum, secure, scalable, fully managed.

Analytics

Service Name	Category	Use Case	Key Features
Amazon Redshift	Data Warehousing & Analytics	Data warehousing, fast querying of large datasets	Fully managed, supports SQL queries, integrates with AWS services, scalable, secure.
Amazon Athena	Query Service	Query data directly in Amazon S3 using SQL	Serverless, no infrastructure management, fast querying of structured and semi-structured data.
Amazon QuickSight	Data Visualization & BI	Interactive dashboards, data visualizations, business intelligence	Cloud-based BI, integrates with AWS data sources, machine learning insights, scalable.
Amazon EMR	Big Data Processing	Big data processing with Hadoop, Spark, and other tools	Managed clusters, supports open-source tools (Hadoop, Spark), scalable, cost-effective.
AWS Glue	ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)	Data integration, transformation, and preparation for analytics	Serverless, automated data cataloging, integrates with multiple AWS services, supports Python/Scala.
AWS Data Pipeline	Data Workflow Orchestration	Automating data workflows, scheduling, and transformation	Managed data pipelines, integration with AWS services, flexible data scheduling.
Amazon Kinesis	Real-Time Streaming Analytics	Collecting, processing, and analyzing real-time data	Real-time data ingestion and processing, integrates with AWS services, scalable.
AWS Lake Formation	Data Lakes	Building and managing data lakes on AWS	Simplifies data lake setup, automated ingestion and access control, integrates with analytics services.
Amazon Elasticsearch Service	Search & Log Analytics	Real-time search and log analytics	Managed Elasticsearch, full-text search, integrates with Kibana, real-time analytics.
Amazon CloudSearch	Search Service	Adding search capabilities to applications	Managed search service, supports full-text search, geo-search, and indexing.
AWS Clean Rooms	Data Collaboration	Secure and private collaboration and analysis of shared data	Privacy-focused data sharing and analysis, sensitive data protection, secure collaboration.
AWS Data Exchange	Data Marketplace	Sharing and subscribing to third-party data	Marketplace for exchanging datasets, integrates with AWS services for analysis.
Amazon Pinpoint	Customer Analytics	Targeted marketing, customer engagement analytics	Real-time analytics, customer segmentation, personalized messaging, multi-channel campaigns.

Machine Learning / AI

Service Name	Category	Use Case	Key Features
Amazon SageMaker	ML Model Training & Deployment	Building, training, and deploying ML models	Pre-built algorithms, Jupyter notebooks, distributed training, model hosting, hyperparameter tuning, automatic scaling, MLOps pipeline integration.
Amazon Rekognition	Computer Vision	Image and video analysis	Object detection, facial recognition, text in images, celebrity recognition, moderation, image and video tagging.
Amazon Polly	Speech Synthesis	Text-to-speech conversion	Converts text into lifelike speech, multiple languages and voices, supports SSML for customizations.
Amazon Transcribe	Speech-to-Text	Automatic speech recognition	Converts speech to text in multiple languages, supports speaker identification, custom vocabulary, and transcription of media files.
Amazon Translate	Machine Translation	Real-time text translation	Translates text between multiple languages, customizable with parallel data for domain-specific translation.
Amazon Lex	Conversational AI	Building chatbots and conversational agents	Natural language understanding, automatic speech recognition, chatbot creation, integrates with other AWS services.
Amazon Comprehend	NLP & Text Analytics	Text analysis, sentiment analysis, entity recognition	Language detection, entity recognition, sentiment analysis, topic modeling, document classification.
Amazon Kendra	Enterprise Search	Intelligent search and question-answering from documents	Natural language search, customizable relevance ranking, document indexing from various data sources (S3, SharePoint, Salesforce).
AWS Deep Learning AMIs	ML Frameworks	Custom ML model training	Pre-installed deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, MXNet), GPU support, customizable environments for training.
AWS Deep Composer	Music & Audio	AI-powered music creation	Generates original music from melodies, supports different musical genres, AI-driven orchestration, and composition.
AWS DeepLens	Edge AI	Deep learning at the edge for image and video analytics	On-device inference, customizable models, pre-trained models, supports TensorFlow, MXNet, and Caffe.
Amazon Forecast	Time Series & Forecasting	Demand forecasting, sales prediction	Time series forecasting with ML models, integrates with S3 and other data sources, custom and pretrained models.
Amazon Personalize	Recommendation Systems	Real-time personalized recommendations	Personalization for websites, e-commerce, content recommendations, and user behavior tracking.
Amazon Textract	Document Processing	Extracting text, forms, and tables from documents	Optical character recognition (OCR), extracts structured data (tables/forms), detects text in images and documents.
AWS Translate	Language Services	Real-time language translation	Translates text in multiple languages using a deep learning model.
Amazon Fraud Detector	Fraud Detection	Identifying potentially fraudulent activities	Custom machine learning models to detect fraud in real-time using historical data and patterns.
Amazon Polly Neural TTS	Speech Synthesis (Advanced)	Lifelike text-to-speech synthesis	Uses deep learning models for natural-sounding speech in multiple languages with enhanced expressiveness.
AWS Glue (ML)	Data Processing & ML	Data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) for ML	Extracts data from multiple sources, prepares datasets for ML models, integrates with SageMaker and other AI services.
Amazon Augmented AI (A2I)	ML Operations	Human review of machine learning model predictions	Provides workflows to integrate human feedback into ML models for higher accuracy in predictions.
AWS CodeGuru	Developer Tools (AI)	Code review, error detection, and optimization	Reviews code to identify bugs, security vulnerabilities, and recommend performance improvements using ML.
AWS DevOps Guru	DevOps & Monitoring AI	Automatically identifying operational issues in applications	Uses machine learning to detect anomalies and recommends corrective actions for operational issues.

Management and governance

Service Name	Category	Use Case	Key Features
AWS Auto Scaling	Resource Management	Automatically adjusts the number of EC2 instances, containers, and other resources based on demand.	Scalable resource management, adjusts capacity based on real-time demand, integrates with EC2, ECS, and DynamoDB.
AWS CloudFormation	Infrastructure Automation	Automate the setup and management of AWS resources using infrastructure-as-code templates.	Infrastructure as Code (IaC), template versioning, automatic provisioning of resources, supports AWS and third-party resources.
AWS CloudWatch	Monitoring & Observability	Monitor AWS resources and applications, collect logs and metrics, set alarms for operational efficiency.	Real-time metrics, log monitoring, alarms, dashboards, integration with Lambda for automated responses.
AWS CloudTrail	Monitoring & Security	Track user activity and API usage to ensure governance, compliance, and security monitoring.	API call logging, detailed event history, integration with CloudWatch for monitoring and alerting, supports auditing.
AWS Config	Compliance & Governance	Track AWS resource configurations and ensure compliance with internal or external regulations.	Resource configuration tracking, compliance auditing, customizable rules, integrates with CloudTrail and AWS Config Rules.
AWS Control Tower	Governance & Security	Automate the setup of a secure, multi-account AWS environment following best practices.	Pre-configured blueprints, centralized governance, multi-account management, security baselines, integrates with AWS Organizations.
AWS Trusted Advisor	Cost Optimization & Best Practices	Provides real-time guidance to help optimize AWS infrastructure for cost, performance, and security.	Recommendations for cost optimization, security best practices, fault tolerance, performance improvements, and service limits.
AWS Organizations	Resource Management	Manage and organize multiple AWS accounts, consolidate billing, and apply policies across accounts.	Multi-account management, consolidated billing, Service Control Policies (SCPs), account structure for organization.
AWS Health Dashboard	Monitoring & Support	Provides insights into the health of AWS services, tracking outages or service degradation.	Personalized health alerts, detailed event information, integration with CloudWatch for notification of issues.

Security and identify

Service Name	Category	Use Case	Key Features
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)	Identity & Access Management	Control user access and permissions to AWS resources.	Fine-grained access control, roles and policies, integration with other AWS services.
AWS IAM Identity Center (formerly AWS SSO)	Identity & Access Management	Centralized management of access to AWS accounts and business apps.	Single sign-on (SSO) for multiple AWS accounts and applications, user group management.
AWS Organizations	Identity & Access Management	Manage multiple AWS accounts within an organization, centralize billing, and apply policies across accounts.	Account management, consolidated billing, Service Control Policies (SCPs), account structure.
Amazon Cognito	Identity & Access Management	Provide authentication, authorization, and user management for web and mobile applications.	User pools for sign-up/sign-in, identity pools for federated identities, multi-factor authentication (MFA).
AWS Directory Service	Identity & Access Management	Integrate Microsoft Active Directory with AWS resources for identity management.	Managed AD, Simple AD, AD Connector, support for existing on-prem AD integration.
Amazon Cognito Identity Pools	Identity & Access Management	Provide temporary AWS credentials for users, enabling authenticated and unauthenticated access.	Federation with social login providers (e.g., Google, Facebook), integration with IAM for temporary credentials.
AWS Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)	Authentication & Authorization	Add an additional layer of security by requiring a second form of authentication for AWS user sign-ins.	Hardware and virtual MFA devices, SMS-based MFA, helps protect IAM users and root accounts.
AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF)	Network Security	Protect web applications from common web exploits and bots that may affect availability, security, or performance.	Rules for SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), bot mitigation, integration with Amazon CloudFront.
AWS Shield	Network Security	Protect AWS applications against DDoS attacks, ensuring availability and minimizing downtime.	Managed DDoS protection (Standard & Advanced), integration with Amazon CloudFront and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB).
Amazon GuardDuty	Threat Detection & Monitoring	Detect and respond to malicious activity, threats, and unauthorized behavior within AWS environments.	Continuous threat detection, anomaly detection, integration with AWS CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, and AWS Lambda.
AWS Security Hub	Threat Detection & Monitoring	Centralized service to monitor, manage, and respond to security findings across AWS services.	Aggregates findings from services like GuardDuty, Macie, and Inspector, customizable security standards (e.g., CIS, PCI).
Amazon Macie	Data Protection	Automatically discover, classify, and protect sensitive data (e.g., PII) stored in AWS.	Machine learning-driven data classification, compliance reporting, encryption and access control integration.
AWS Detective	Threat Detection & Monitoring	Investigate security findings and analyze security incidents in detail to understand the root cause.	Visualizations of security events, integrates with GuardDuty and CloudTrail for deeper insights into activity patterns.
AWS Config	Compliance & Governance	Continuously track configuration changes to AWS resources, helping maintain security compliance.	Configuration monitoring, compliance auditing, integration with AWS CloudTrail, rule-based governance.
AWS Key Management Service (KMS)	Encryption & Data Protection	Create and manage encryption keys used to protect data across AWS services.	Centralized key management, encryption at rest, key rotation, compliance with standards like FIPS 140-2.
AWS CloudHSM	Encryption & Data Protection	Manage and use hardware security modules (HSM) to generate and store cryptographic keys for secure operations.	FIPS 140-2 compliant, dedicated HSMs for cryptographic operations, integration with KMS for key management.
AWS Secrets Manager	Encryption & Data Protection	Securely store, manage, and retrieve sensitive information such as database credentials, API keys, etc.	Secrets rotation, encrypted storage, fine-grained access control, integration with IAM and KMS.
AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)	Encryption & Data Protection	Provision, manage, and deploy SSL/TLS certificates for securing websites and applications.	Automated certificate provisioning, integration with CloudFront and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), certificate renewal.
AWS CloudTrail	Compliance & Governance	Record and log all AWS API calls for auditing, compliance, and operational troubleshooting.	Event logging, visibility into API activity, integration with CloudWatch for monitoring and alerting.
AWS Artifact	Compliance & Governance	Access compliance reports, certifications, and legal agreements to meet regulatory and audit requirements.	On-demand access to AWS compliance documents, SOC, ISO, PCI reports, and more.
AWS Audit Manager	Compliance & Governance	Automate evidence collection and assessments for compliance audits.	Pre-built frameworks for regulatory standards, automation of audit evidence, centralized report generation.
AWS License Manager	Compliance & Governance	Track and manage software licenses and ensure compliance across AWS and on-premises environments.	License tracking, alerts for overages or non-compliance, integration with AWS services.
AWS Firewall Manager	Network Security	Centralized management of firewall policies across AWS accounts and resources.	Centralized rule management for AWS WAF, Shield Advanced, and VPC security groups.

Application Integration

Service Name	Category	Use Case	Key Features
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)	Messaging & Notifications	Pub/Sub messaging for distributed systems, application alerts, and notifications to multiple endpoints (e.g., email, SMS, Lambda).	Scalable pub/sub messaging, multiple endpoint support (email, SMS, Lambda, HTTP), message filtering, high availability.
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)	Messaging & Queuing	Decouple and scale microservices by storing messages for processing in a secure, highly available queue.	Fully managed message queuing, supports FIFO and standard queues, long polling, message retention, dead-letter queues.
Amazon MQ	Messaging & Queuing	Managed message broker service for cloud applications that need to communicate using standard protocols like JMS, MQTT, AMQP.	Supports popular messaging protocols (e.g., JMS, MQTT), open-source broker compatibility (e.g., ActiveMQ), managed service.
Amazon EventBridge	Event Bus & Integration	Event-driven architecture to connect applications using events and trigger workflows across AWS and third-party services.	Real-time event streaming, serverless event buses, integration with AWS services and SaaS applications, event filtering.
Amazon AppFlow	Data Integration	Transfer data securely between AWS services and SaaS applications to enable automation and analytics.	Low-code, bi-directional data transfer, integrates with popular SaaS apps (e.g., Salesforce, ServiceNow), encryption.

Development tools

Service Name	Category	Use Case	Key Features
AWS CloudShell	Developer Tools	Provides a browser-based shell for managing AWS resources and running commands without local setup.	Pre-configured with AWS CLI and SDKs, persistent storage, integrates with AWS services, no installation required.
AWS CodeArtifact	Developer Tools	Managed artifact repository for storing and sharing software packages and dependencies.	Supports multiple package formats (npm, Maven, Python), integrates with AWS services like CodeBuild and CodePipeline.
AWS CodeBuild	Developer Tools	Fully managed build service for compiling source code, running tests, and producing deployable artifacts.	Automated builds, integrates with GitHub, CodePipeline, Docker support, scalable infrastructure, test automation.
AWS CodeDeploy	Developer Tools	Automates application deployments to EC2, Lambda, and on-premises servers.	Blue/green and rolling deployments, automatic rollback, integrates with CodePipeline, supports Lambda and EC2.
AWS CodePipeline	Developer Tools	Continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) service for automating release pipelines.	Fully managed CI/CD pipelines, integrates with other DevOps tools (e.g., CodeBuild, CodeDeploy), customizable stages.
AWS X-Ray	Developer Tools	Distributed tracing service for debugging and analyzing the performance of applications in real-time.	Tracing across AWS services, visual service maps, latency insights, anomaly detection, integrates with Lambda and EC2.
AWS Amplify	Application Development	Full-stack development platform for building modern web and mobile applications.	Fast development of full-stack apps, integrates with AWS backend services, hosting, real-time data, and authentication.
AWS AppSync	Application Development	Managed GraphQL service to connect applications to data sources in real-time.	Real-time data synchronization, fully managed GraphQL API, offline capabilities, integrates with DynamoDB, Lambda, etc.

Misc

Service Name	Category	Use Case	Key Features
Amazon Connect	Contact Center	Cloud-based contact center solution to provide customer service and support through various communication channels.	Omni-channel support (voice, chat, email), AI-powered customer insights, automatic scaling, real-time analytics.
Amazon SES	Email Services	Simple, cost-effective email sending and receiving service for marketing, transactional emails, and notifications.	High deliverability, email tracking, content filtering, DKIM and SPF support, scalable, easy integration with apps.
Amazon AppStream 2.0	Application Streaming	Stream desktop applications securely to users’ devices without managing infrastructure.	Secure streaming of desktop apps, scalable, integrates with AWS services (e.g., S3, IAM), customizable app experiences.
Amazon WorkSpaces	Virtual Desktops	Managed virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution for secure cloud-based desktops.	Fully managed virtual desktops, integrates with Active Directory, supports Windows and Linux desktops, secure access.
AWS IoT Core	IoT Services	Managed cloud service for securely connecting IoT devices to the cloud and processing data.	Device connectivity, secure communication, real-time data processing, integrates with AWS analytics and machine learning.
AWS IoT Greengrass	IoT Services	Edge computing service that allows devices to run local compute, messaging, data caching, and sync with AWS.	Local execution of AWS Lambda functions, data storage, seamless device communication, operates in offline mode.