AWS · Networking

AWS Cloud Map

AWS Cloud Map acts as a centralized registry for your cloud resources, handling service discovery across your infrastructure. It tracks application components and maps them to specific endpoints, simplifying how services locate each other within complex network environments. This abstraction reduces the manual overhead of managing connection details and ensures consistent resource identification across distributed systems.

This fits teams operating large, dynamic AWS environments where tracking ephemeral resources becomes cumbersome. The primary trade-off is the lack of a free tier, meaning costs begin immediately upon usage. Since pricing requires direct contact with AWS, budgeting is less transparent than fixed-rate services, making it harder to predict expenses for smaller projects or early-stage prototypes.

• Free tier No
• Pricing Contact sales
• Regions 15 · 6 continents
• SLA uptime 99.99%
• Compliance 13 certifications
• Provider health A