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AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS)

byAmazon Web Services (AWS)
in Event Brokers
4.6

Overview

Product Information on AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS)

Updated 13th October 2025

What is AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS)?

AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS) is a cloud-based messaging software that enables the coordination of communication between distributed systems and microservices. It provides message delivery from publishers to subscribers using topics, supporting both push and pub/sub messaging patterns. The software supports multiple protocols including SMS, email, and HTTP endpoints. AWS Simple Notification Service enables automation by triggering workflows, distributing notifications to users, or integrating with other AWS services for event-driven applications. It focuses on facilitating scalable, flexible, and efficient messaging, addressing business needs for timely and reliable communications across different platforms and systems.

AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS) Pricing

AWS Simple Notification Service is a software that uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model based on the number of published and delivered messages, with additional costs for data transfer and subscription types such as HTTP, HTTPS, email, SMS, mobile push, and application endpoints. There are no upfront fees or long-term commitments required.

Overall experience with AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS)

Engineer
500M - 1B USD, Healthcare and Biotech
FAVORABLE

“Simple Product Design Enables Easy Duplication and On-Demand Functionality”

5.0
Jul 16, 2025
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software engineer
50M - 250M USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Reliability and Scalability in Real-Time AWS Messaging Services”

3.0
Jan 4, 2025
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 6th March 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS), established in 2006, is focused on providing essential infrastructure services to businesses globally in the form of cloud computing. The key advantage offered through cloud computing, particularly via AWS, is its capacity to shift fixed infrastructure expenses into flexible costs. Businesses have been able to forgo extensive planning and procurement of servers and other Information Technology (IT) resources, owing to AWS. AWS seeks to provide businesses with prompt and cost-effective access to resources using Amazon's expertise and economies of scale, as and when their business requires. Currently, AWS offers a robust, scalable, economic infrastructure platform on the cloud powering an extensive array of businesses worldwide. It operates across numerous industries with data center locations in various parts of the globe including U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Japan.

Company Details

Updated 23rd December 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2006
Head office location
Seattle, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://aws.amazon.com

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AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS) Reviews and Ratings

4.6

(9 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

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  • Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Simple Product Design Enables Easy Duplication and On-Demand Functionality

    5.0
    Jul 16, 2025
    does what i need it to do easily on demand, and easy to duplicate
  • Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Simple Product Design Enables Easy Duplication and On-Demand Functionality

    5.0
    Jul 16, 2025
    does what i need it to do easily on demand, and easy to duplicate
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AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS) Likes & Dislikes

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Although it is a good service, there are some things which need to be improved like it has limited message retention and lack of message persistence.

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Although it is a good service, there are some things which need to be improved like it has limited message retention and lack of message persistence.

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Although it is a good service, there are some things which need to be improved like it has limited message retention and lack of message persistence.

Performance of AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS) Across Market Features
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