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At a Glance
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation
Star Rating
(205)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
Star Rating
(385)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon CloudWatch

AWS CloudFormation vs Amazon CloudWatch

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon CloudWatch easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • AWS CloudFormation and Amazon CloudWatch both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that AWS CloudFormation is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of AWS CloudFormation over Amazon CloudWatch.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS CloudFormation
No pricing available
Amazon CloudWatch
No pricing available
Free Trial
AWS CloudFormation
No trial information available
Amazon CloudWatch
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
150
8.6
294
Ease of Use
8.0
152
8.1
294
Ease of Setup
8.3
87
8.4
152
Ease of Admin
8.3
77
8.5
147
Quality of Support
8.6
144
8.3
269
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
72
8.7
139
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
149
8.2
284
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.3
67
Operations
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
7.5
39
Not enough data
8.7
52
Cost Optimization
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
8.1
44
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
55
Not enough data
7.9
55
Not enough data
8.3
46
Agentic AI - Cloud Cost Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Infrastructure AutomationHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.6
78
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
59
Not enough data
8.3
59
Not enough data
8.4
60
Not enough data
8.8
64
Not enough data
IT Management
8.4
64
Not enough data
9.1
67
Not enough data
8.3
60
Not enough data
Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
Not enough data
8.2
43
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
7.3
29
Not enough data
8.0
33
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
8.1
35
Not enough data
8.0
37
Not enough data
8.2
31
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure 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
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
AWS CloudFormation and Amazon CloudWatch share no categories
Unique Categories
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation is categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Automation
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch is categorized as Cloud Cost Management and Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
41.9%
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
30.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
39.2%
Reviewers' Industry
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation
Information Technology and Services
26.8%
Computer Software
24.6%
Computer & Network Security
5.0%
Financial Services
3.9%
Internet
2.8%
Other
36.9%
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Computer Software
18.3%
Internet
6.7%
Financial Services
4.1%
Marketing and Advertising
3.2%
Other
41.9%
Alternatives
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation Alternatives
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Google Cloud Deployment Manager
Google Cloud Deployment Manager
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Azure Automation
Azure Automation
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Progress Chef
Progress Chef
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Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch Alternatives
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Datadog
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Dynatrace
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IBM Turbonomic
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Discussions
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
AWS CloudFormation has no discussions with answers
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch Discussions
What is AWS CloudWatch metrics?
1 Comment
Iago O.
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
Gabriel M.
GM
Every resource in AWS environment and on-premises tooRead more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Amazon CloudWatch has no more discussions with answers