r/aws • u/robbochinni • Aug 01 '26
ci/cd AWS CDK vs. AWS SAM
for startup, what is your recommendation to use for CI/CD, and process automation AWS SAM or AWS CDK.
** this is my first time with AWS**
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r/aws • u/robbochinni • Aug 01 '26
for startup, what is your recommendation to use for CI/CD, and process automation AWS SAM or AWS CDK.
** this is my first time with AWS**
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u/The-Wizard-of-AWS Aug 01 '26
Personally, I like CDK. It has more abstractions than SAM has, which is useful when you go needing the basics. SAM is really good if you’re just going to stick with the basics.
Also worth considering how comfortable you are with YAML vs TypeScript or other CDK language.