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AWS State Machines

Last updated May 19, 2025, generated by Sumble

What is AWS State Machines?

AWS Step Functions is a serverless orchestration service that lets you combine AWS Lambda functions and other AWS services to build business-critical applications. Through a graphical console, you can visualize and manage complex workflows as state machines, making it easier to build, debug, and change your applications. It is commonly used for automating IT and business processes, building data processing pipelines, and orchestrating microservices.

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What other technologies are related to AWS State Machines?

AWS State Machines Competitor Technologies

AWS Step Functions

AWS Step Functions is a direct competitor as it provides similar state management and orchestration capabilities.

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AWS State Machines Complementary Technologies

API Gateway

API Gateway can trigger state machine executions, acting as a front-end for state machine workflows. It allows external systems to initiate processes managed by the state machine.

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AWS DynamoDB

DynamoDB can be used by the state machine tasks to store and retrieve data. It's a common data store used in conjunction with State Machines.

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AWS Lambda

Lambda functions are often used as tasks within a state machine, performing the actual work during the state transition. Lambda provides the compute to perform actions in the state machine.

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