AWS Well-Architected Tool
Learn best practices and apply important design considerations
How it works
The AWS Well-Architected Tool is designed to help you review the state of your applications and workloads against architectural best practices, identify opportunities for improvement, and track progress over time.

Available in the AWS Management Console, the AWS WA Tool provides a trusted framework for you to evaluate your cloud architecture and implement designs that will scale over time.
Use cases
Workload sharing and collaboration
Provide shared visibility into high-risk issues (HRIs) identified in workloads, and streamline collaboration with other workload reviewers.
Tailor guidance with custom lenses
Combine your best practices with AWS WA best practices in a single location to gain insight into your overall architectural health.
Realize sustainability goals
Use the AWS WA sustainability pillar during your workload reviews to learn best practices for minimizing environmental impact.
How to get started
Have questions?
Review the FAQs to learn about the AWS WA Tool, availability, and pricing.
Learn more in documentation
Gain an understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework and access tutorials.
Find AWS WA Partners
AWS Partner program members have in-depth training and can help you implement best practices.