Compare Amazon CloudWatch and Splunk AppDynamics
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
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Amazon CloudWatch
Star Rating
(400)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.8% of reviews)
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Splunk AppDynamics
Star Rating
(375)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
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Amazon CloudWatch vs Splunk AppDynamics
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Splunk AppDynamics easier to use. However, Amazon CloudWatch is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon CloudWatch overall.
- Amazon CloudWatch and Splunk AppDynamics both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon CloudWatch is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Splunk AppDynamics over Amazon CloudWatch.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon CloudWatch
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End-to-end monitoring of key business transactions within your applications
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- Core APM Functionality with the flexibility to switch between languages; includes basic infrastructure monitoring
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Amazon CloudWatch
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
309
8.6
258
Ease of Use
8.1
309
8.5
257
Ease of Setup
8.5
166
7.9
118
Ease of Admin
8.5
148
8.1
117
Quality of Support
8.4
284
8.3
248
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
140
8.5
113
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
298
8.3
233
Features by Category
Operations
8.6
48
Not enough data
8.7
54
Not enough data
7.5
42
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
Cost Optimization
8.5
43
Not enough data
7.8
41
Not enough data
8.0
44
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
58
Not enough data
7.9
65
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Cost Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Performance
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
Monitoring
9.0
45
8.8
22
8.6
42
9.1
22
8.3
40
8.9
22
8.6
43
8.7
21
8.3
6
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
40
9.0
21
7.2
29
8.5
20
7.9
34
8.5
22
8.3
5
Not enough data
Analysis
8.1
36
8.9
22
8.1
39
8.9
22
8.1
31
8.7
19
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
9.2
27
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.8
25
Management
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.4
27
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.2
15
Management
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
9.3
17
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.8
10
Response
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
8.9
26
Not enough data
8.5
25
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.5
25
Alerts management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon CloudWatch and Splunk AppDynamics are categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Unique Categories
Amazon CloudWatch is categorized as Cloud Cost Management
Splunk AppDynamics is categorized as AIOps Platforms, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), ServiceNow Store Apps, Container Monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Enterprise Monitoring, Observability Software, and SAP Store
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon CloudWatch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Splunk AppDynamics
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
26.5%
Computer Software
17.8%
Internet
6.4%
Financial Services
3.9%
Marketing and Advertising
3.3%
Other
42.1%
Information Technology and Services
25.7%
Computer Software
10.1%
Financial Services
8.1%
Banking
5.4%
Insurance
5.1%
Other
45.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is AWS CloudWatch metrics?
1 Comment
IO
The metrics of AWS CloudWatch are numerical data that represent the performance and state of Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources. They are collected from...Read more
What can CloudWatch monitor?
1 Comment
GM
Every resource in AWS environment and on-premises tooRead more
Amazon CloudWatch has no more discussions with answers
What is AppDynamics used for?
1 Comment
JK
It is used as an APM tool(application performance monitoring).Read more
