AWS Control Tower

AWS ManagementFree tier available

Multi-account landing-zone service that automates the creation of a secure, well-architected AWS environment with account factory, proactive and detective guardrails, Account Factory for Terraform (AFT), and a centralised home region with pre-configured logging and audit accounts

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Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ

USSeattle, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations

APACCNEEAEUUKUSOther40 regions across 7 jurisdictions

Sovereign option

Yes — 6 sovereign-flagged regions available

Full scorecard for this service →US lens detail →Sovereign cloud coverage map →

Attributes

SLA Uptime: 99.9%

Sub-services (4)

Account Factory

Automated vending of new AWS accounts with baseline networking and guardrails

Guardrails

Preventive (SCP) and detective (Config Rule) controls enforced across OUs

Account Factory for Terraform

GitOps-driven account provisioning using Terraform modules and pipelines

Customisations for Control Tower

Extend the landing zone with your own CloudFormation StackSets and SCPs

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPR SOC 2 ISO 27001 HIPAA PCI DSS FedRAMP

Where this runs

40 regions

28 countries

6sovereign

Sovereign regions (6)

AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Brandenburg) · BrandenburgAWS European Sovereign Cloud
AWS GovCloud (US-East) · AshburnAWS GovCloud (US)
AWS GovCloud (US-West) · HillsboroAWS GovCloud (US)
AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Brandenburg) · BrandenburgAWS European Sovereign Cloud
China (Beijing) · BeijingAWS China (Sinnet)
China (Ningxia) · YinchuanAWS China (NWCD)

Commercial regions (34)

Europe (8)

Europe (Paris)
Europe (Frankfurt)
Europe (Ireland)
Europe (Milan)
Europe (Spain)
Europe (Stockholm)
Europe (Zurich)
Europe (London)

North America (7)

Canada West (Calgary)
Canada (Central)
Mexico (Central)
US East (N. Virginia)
US West (Oregon)
US East (Ohio)
US West (N. California)

South America (1)

South America (São Paulo)

Asia (11)

Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
Asia Pacific (Thailand)

Oceania (3)

Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)

Middle East (3)

Middle East (Bahrain)
Israel (Tel Aviv)
Middle East (UAE)

Africa (1)

Africa (Cape Town)

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Pricing

Pricing model:pay-as-you-go