Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to SAML.to

Developer-friendly AWS role assumption and CLI

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SAML.to launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Easily assume AWS roles from the terminal▲7

   Easily assume AWS roles in your terminal. Contribute to remind101/assume-role development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Stop Putting AWS Credentials in GitHub Secrets▲88

   Greetings! I've created a GitHub action that works that allows GitHub Actions to exchange a GitHub token for AWS Access Credentials. I've cultivated a few examples of it in action: https://github.com/saml-to/aws-assume-role-action-examples I've always found management of AWS Credentials has been a pain. So this setting up this Action works like this: 1) A SAML Identity Provider is created in AWS 2) A Role in AWS is set up to trust that Identity Provider 3) A config file is added to the repository indicating which role can be assumed 4) The GitHub Action exchanges the Repo…

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Saml.to: I've Turned GitHub into a SAML Identity Provider▲23

   Assume AWS roles from the command line, GitHub Actions and Codespaces.

   2022 · saml.to · its alternatives →

4. 4
   A Go Library for Better Access Control▲158

   A SDK for access control policies: authorization for the microservice and IoT age. Inspired by AWS IAM policies. Written for Go. - ory/ladon

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   IAM Agent▲17

   Automate AWS IAM role setup with a single click

   2025 · skylineopsai.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bash-My-AWS – CLI Commands for AWS▲155

   Bash-my-AWS is a simple but powerful set of CLI commands for managing resources on Amazon Web Services.

   2019 · bash-my-aws.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Terminal UI for AWS▲390

   Terminal UI for AWS (taws) - A terminal-based AWS resource viewer and manager - huseyinbabal/taws

   Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   SSOReady▲144

   Open source developer tools for enterprise single sign-on

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Lazy AWS▲98

   A keyboard-driven home for your AWS resources

   6d ago · lazyaws.xyz · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Open source SAML SSO (by BoxyHQ)▲151

    Integrate enterprise SSO with just a few lines of code

    2022 · ory.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Cronyo – A simple CLI to manage your cron jobs on AWS▲86

    The missing cron CLI for AWS Cloudwatch and Lambda - cronyo/cronyo

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    AWS credentials management CLI tool▲24

    POC Nathan Accacio. Contribute to iamarkadyt/aws-auth development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Get AWS Credentials in GitHub Codespaces▲25

    hey everyone I've written a devcontainer feature that allows you to get AWS credentials for a role in GitHub Codespaces. No copy paste of AWS tokens needed! Let me know what you think!

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Movicorn▲105

    Move to AWS with one click

    2022 · movicorn.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A command-line utility for deploying serverless applications to AWS▲68

    A command-line utility for deploying serverless applications to AWS. Complete with custom domains, deploy previews, TypeScript support, and more. - JakePartusch/serverlessui

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Stdlib – Service Registry and Framework for Microservices Atop AWS Lambda▲5

    Autocode CLI and standard library tooling. Contribute to acode/cli development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Stackery CLI for AWS Serverless▲7

    Local dev & debugging for any AWS Lambda

    2019 · stackery.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AWS Automation Builder by TotalCloud▲92

    The easiest and fastest way to automate AWS

    2019 · totalcloud.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    “AWS Lambda, the CLI Way”▲10

    AWS Lambda using CLI, an introductory cookbook. Contribute to nsriram/lambda-the-cli-way development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    CodeShield▲78

    Detect and fix IAM privilege escalations in your AWS account

    2022 · codeshield.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ssh2, simplifying EC2 ssh'ing▲51

    SSH for EC2. Contribute to soheil-zz/ssh2 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    S3kit – AWS S3 command-line tool for tags/versions/lock management etc.▲23

    AWS S3 CLI tooklit. Contribute to jdevelop/s3kit development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    CLI for authentication into AWS right from your terminal (supports MFA)▲9

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Awless, a Powerful CLI for AWS in Go▲6

    A Mighty CLI for AWS. Contribute to wallix/awless development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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