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Should I use Last Week in AWS?

AWS News Sprinkled With a Side of Snark - lastweekinaws.com

Worth it. Subscribe if you build on AWS and want weekly news with expert cost commentary — it's free. Don't expect a product: this is a newsletter and podcasts, not software, and coverage is AWS-centric.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14 public sources; strong reputation evidence, thin on pricing and support.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depthMedia product — no software features to score
  • Support qualityNo support model; commentary only
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Newsletter

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • AWS engineers tracking weekly service changes
  • Cloud cost-optimization teams
  • Podcast-commuting infrastructure folks
  • Teams weighing AWS architecture decisions

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — this is commentary, not a tool
  • Azure- or GCP-first shops wanting primary coverage
  • Multi-cloud strategies — the editor is openly hostile to them
  • Readers wanting neutral, tone-free vendor analysis

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Guess: AWS-centric lens colors coverage; multi-cloud teams get one-sided takes

low

Guess: sponsor-funded content; expect vendor ads woven into issues and episodes

low

Only integration is an email signup — no API, alerts, or data export

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Weekly AWS news digest with expert context
  • Two active podcasts: Last Week in AWS and Screaming in the Cloud
  • Repeatedly recommended on r/aws as a top AWS resource
  • Author Corey Quinn is a recognized AWS cost authority
  • Syndicated on and YouTube

Cons

  • Opinionated, snark-heavy voice — commentary, not neutral analysis
  • Strongly anti-multi-cloud editorial stance
  • Media, not software — no dashboards, alerts, or bill analysis
  • Primarily one author's voice; coverage width depends on Corey Quinn

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/30/2026 - 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x3security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free content, high signal
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Email signup and podcast apps; zero setup
  • Feature depth. Media product — no software features to score
  • Support quality. No support model; commentary only
  • Security posture: 4/5. Publishes security page; no findings in review
  • $0 Starting price Newsletter, podcasts and YouTube are free
  • 6.22K YouTube subscribers Last Week in AWS channel
  • 2 Podcasts Last Week in AWS + Screaming in the Cloud

Pricing

Newsletter

Free

  • Weekly AWS news email
  • Podcasts and YouTube also free
  • Guess: monetized via sponsorship, not subscriptions

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reddit threads repeatedly name Last Week in AWS among the go-to resources for keeping up with AWS updates.

Alternatives

Compare Last Week in AWS with each alternative.

  • AWS What's New

    AWS's official announcement feed; primary source, zero opinion.

  • aws-news.com

    Quick, skimmable page of AWS What's New items.

    Last Week in AWS vs aws-news.com

  • r/aws subreddit

    Free community news and discussion, many perspectives.

Full analysis

Based on 14 public sources; strong reputation evidence, thin on pricing and support.

Free, snarky weekly AWS newsletter and podcasts — great for AWS engineers; it's media, not a tool.

Methodology

Based on 14 public sources; strong reputation evidence, thin on pricing and support.

Sources

  1. Last Week in AWS — homepagelastweekinaws.com
    official
  2. Last Week in AWS on YouTubeyoutube.com
    official
  3. Multi-Cloud is the Worst Practice (podcast)lastweekinaws.com
    official
  4. AMA with Corey Quinn — r/awsreddit.com
    review
  5. Resources to keep in touch with AWS updates — r/awsreddit.com
    review
  6. AWS news feed sources — r/awsreddit.com
    review
  7. Product security pagelastweekinaws.com
    security
  8. Last Week in AWS posts on daily.devdaily.dev
    news

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