--- description: Review of Amazon CloudWatch Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Amazon CloudWatch | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Observability Software](/directory/4534/observability/software) > [Amazon CloudWatch](/software/390574/amazon-cloudwatch) # Amazon CloudWatch Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/390574/amazon-cloudwatch Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/390574/amazon-cloudwatch?page=2) > Amazon CloudWatch is an automated testing software designed to help DevOps engineers, IT managers, developers and site reliability engineers (SREs) monitor application performances. The platform enables administrators to set up alarms, detect anomalous behavior and troubleshoot issues across environments. Managers can respond to performance changes and track the operational health of infrastructures on a unified interface. Amazon CloudWatch allows teams to collect and analyze metrics from distributed AWS applications including Amazon S3 and Amazon DynamoDB. Additionally, supervisors can also gain insights into log analytics and address operational issues in real-time. Amazon CloudWatch lets businesses integrate the system with AWS Identity and Access Management to configure role-based access permissions for staff members. Pricing is based on monthly subscriptions and support is extended via FAQs, knowledge base, forums, > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 94 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 94 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Amazon Web Services - **Location**: Seattle, US - **Founded**: 2006 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: No up-front commitment or minimum fee; you simply pay for what you use. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Alerts/Notifications - Analytics - Asset Discovery - Availability Testing - Cost Management - Dashboard - Diagnostic Tools - Event Logs - KPI Monitoring - Monitoring - Multi-Cloud Management - Performance Analysis - Performance Metrics - Policy Management - Prioritisation - Real-Time Monitoring - Release Management - Resource Management - Risk Management ## Integrations (8 total) - AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) - AWS Key Management Service (KMS) - AWS Lambda - Amazon API Gateway - Amazon DynamoDB - Amazon EC2 - Amazon ECS - Amazon S3 ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Observability Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4534/observability/software) ## Related Categories - [Observability Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4534/observability/software) - [Cloud Integration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4676/cloud-management/software) - [Vulnerability Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4286/vulnerability-management/software) - [DevOps Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4380/devops/software) - [Application Performance Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4140/application-performance-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Site24x7](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/360425/site24x7) — 4.7/5 (372 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Perfect for easy business uses" — 5.0/5 > **Brandon** | *19 March 2026* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Amazing software and easy to use, I find that it meets all my business needs, and I can find what I am looking for > > **Cons**: Too many features sometimes, I appreciate the many different options on this software, but I feel it could be trimmed down a bit. > > Easy to use, well laid out, so useful, I go to this software all the time on a daily basis and never feel frustrated ----- ### "My review is Amazon cloudwatch" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *11 June 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Amazon CloudWatch provides detailed metrics and real-time data that assist in optimizing cloud utilization and monitoring apps effectively. It offers robust integration with AWS services, enabling automation through alarms and metrics and facilitating resource scaling and task automation. CloudWatch simplifies logging by collecting logs from various sources like Lambda and providing a single dashboard for comprehensive monitoring and analysis. Its reliability and ease of setup make it a preferred choice for both cloud and on-premises resources, with technical support rated highly by users. The service helps in cost savings as an inbuilt solution for AWS, offering essential monitoring features without requiring additional setup or maintenance. > > **Cons**: Amazon CloudWatch lacks features such as real-time data stream monitoring and application performance monitoring, requiring third-party tools for comprehensive monitoring. The search functionality is limited, lacking advanced search capabilities and fuzzy matching, which hampers efficient issue tracking and troubleshooting. Log streaming in Amazon CloudWatch is slow, often taking up to 24 hours, and requires an external setup with Kibana or Splunk for faster performance. Alerts and alerting mechanisms in Amazon CloudWatch need to be more flexible, as current configurations are limited and not user-friendly. Amazon CloudWatch's pricing, particularly for custom metrics, is considered high and lacks a straightforward approach to pricing improvements. > > My overall experience with the aws cloudwatch service has been positive. Its been an reliable tool for monitoring and logging, giving me an valuable insights into my applications and infrastructure.It has helped me keep track of performance and quickly troubleshoot any issues. ----- ### "Effective for Metrics and Alarms, but Log search needs some improvments" — 3.0/5 > **Jitae** | *16 September 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: Most useful and great feature for our use-case is Logs and Metrics. We been using those features since we deployed lambda/ECS/RDS. It is cost-effective and good integration with all other aws services. > > **Cons**: especially for log search, its almost useless. There is a function, "Search all log streams" in Log events and when I type some strings in search bar, it always show nothing in results even though logs has that strings. Also, it takes forever to search some strings in log events > > In overall, its not bad because its 'pay as you go' and some free tier for basic monitoring. We are utilizing lots of alarms to monitor specific metrics and notifications when it hits its thresholds. Also we can create customized dashboard showing all metrics in real time. ----- ### "An awesome system\!" — 5.0/5 > **Deborah** | *8 June 2025* | Computer Networking | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: They are so reliable, the best\! I love the fact that I can get everything I need in a snap of fingers\! That is absolutely awesome\! > > **Cons**: No conts\! Honestly there are none, cause, Amazon is the platform I use daily, I do all my stuff in there\! > > Very good. Top\! I use their services yearly, I love also how quick they are when supporting me... supporting us, rather\! ----- ### "Great for AWS Metrics, UI Could Be Better" — 5.0/5 > **sirjan** | *12 June 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I liked most about Amazon CloudWatch is how seamlessly it integrates with other AWS services. It made it really easy to set up custom metrics, dashboards, and alarms without needing extra tools. The real-time monitoring and the ability to dive into logs when something goes wrong were super helpful for troubleshooting and keeping everything running smoothly. > > **Cons**: The pricing can be a bit confusing, especially when dealing with high-volume logs or custom metrics. Also, the UI feels a bit clunky at times—it works, but navigating between logs, metrics, and alarms isn’t as smooth as it could be. > > Overall experience is great. The way I can create alerts , alarms has helped me a lot in production. I have been using it from past 2 years and I am satisfied. ----- Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/390574/amazon-cloudwatch?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/390574/amazon-cloudwatch) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data