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4.3 out of 5 stars

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

10 months

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Users consistently praise the product for its seamless integration with AWS services, making it easy to monitor and manage resources from a single platform. The ability to set custom alerts and visualize metrics enhances operational efficiency, allowing users to respond quickly to issues. However, some users note that the user interface could be improved for better navigation and usability.

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cloud support
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Good real -time monitoring solution for AWS"
What do you like best about Amazon CloudWatch?

what i like most about the Amazon Cloud Watch is its ability to detect the issues early and helps me to resolve them proactively.it collects logs and provides real-time alerts through automated alarms making monitoring the entire system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon CloudWatch?

one drawback which i dislike about the amazon cloudewatch is that i can be little it complex to configure and navigate and pricing and managing cost are bit challenging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sai kiran narayana .
S
software engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Essential Monitoring Made Easy with Seamless Integration"
What do you like best about Amazon CloudWatch?

This is a good option for basic monitoring, allowing you to view and debug logs, as well as track metrics and alarms. You only need a basic understanding of AWS to get started. In general, most AWS services automatically send alerts to CloudWatch, which is also the case in our application. I use it daily to check production logs. We have integrated CloudWatch with Datadog to gain more effective insights. Setting up this integration is straightforward, much like working with other loggers such as SLF4J and Log4J. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon CloudWatch?

I found it to be somewhat expensive compared to other software options, and I also thought the user interface was cluttered and difficult to understand. AWS CloudWatch offers only basic dashboards. In my opinion, a tool like Datadog might be a better alternative to this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simran T.
ST
Full-stack Developer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Effortless Log Management and Seamless Integrations"
What do you like best about Amazon CloudWatch?

basically it stores the logs of the product as well as know about the development part as well as easy to access as well as connecting with email campaigns of ses for tracking logs of the email in it and moreover we can integrate it with other services to get to know about the details of errors as well while deployment happens Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon CloudWatch?

nothing just easy to make on the basis of services logs will be better to understand otherwise going according to time is quite harder Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bharath M.
BM
Solution specialist
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Real-Time Monitoring and Centralized Logging That Keep Systems Stable"
What do you like best about Amazon CloudWatch?

Amazon CloudWatch is its real-time monitoring and centralized logging, which makes it easy to track system performance and health. The alerts and automated scaling integrations help quickly detect issues and maintain application stability with minimal manual effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon CloudWatch?

The interface and configuration can feel complex for new users, especially when setting up custom metrics and alarms. Pricing can also become confusing as log ingestion and detailed monitoring increase, making cost management important. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Full stack developer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Centralized Server Management Made Effortless"
What do you like best about Amazon CloudWatch?

we have used it for getting the console as well as helps us to manage our server timing if there is server down happens when check our logs as well as knowing about the logs of it with server configuration issue with knowing all the results into one place Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon CloudWatch?

Nothing everything is fine just group on time can be better if it will be timezone based as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Powerful Log Querying and Dashboard Creation Made Easy"
What do you like best about Amazon CloudWatch?

Ability to query the logs using Log Insight, Create the dashboards using logs for a quick view, search and debug using the stored logs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon CloudWatch?

User interface could be improved to find things quickly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

TR
MTS 2
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Seamless AWS Integration and Powerful Log Search"
What do you like best about Amazon CloudWatch?

Amazon CloudWatch offers excellent integration with all AWS products. You can connect it to EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, and essentially anything capable of generating logs, making it highly versatile. Additionally, it features a SQL-like search capability for logs, which I find very useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon CloudWatch?

I don't think there is anything to dislike about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Luca P.
LP
Chief Operations Officer DEQUA Studio | Formerly CTO in MarTech
Marketing and Advertising
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"AWS built-in Monitoring Solution"
What do you like best about Amazon CloudWatch?

The native AWS integration represents CloudWatch’s strongest advantage, seamlessly collecting metrics from virtually every AWS service without requiring complex configurations. This deep integration extends across the entire AWS ecosystem, from EC2 instances and RDS databases to Lambda functions and DynamoDB tables, providing a unified monitoring experience that eliminates the fragmentation common with third-party solutions.

The real-time monitoring capabilities excel at providing immediate visibility into system performance. CloudWatch automatically tracks essential metrics like CPU utilization, memory usage, network I/O, and disk performance, while simultaneously allowing custom metric collection from applications and services.

This dual approach ensures comprehensive coverage of both infrastructure and application-level performance indicators.

CloudWatch Alarms provide sophisticated alerting mechanisms that go beyond simple threshold monitoring. The service supports composite alarms, anomaly detection, and metric math expressions, enabling complex monitoring scenarios. The integration with SNS, Auto Scaling, and Lambda creates powerful automated response workflows that can resolve issues before they impact users.

The dashboard functionality offers exceptional visualization capabilities with customizable widgets, real-time graphs, and flexible time range selections. You can create multiple dashboards tailored to different teams or use cases, from high-level executive summaries to detailed technical monitoring views. The ability to share dashboards and embed them in external applications enhances collaboration across teams.

CloudWatch Logs provides centralized log management with advanced querying capabilities through Logs Insights. The service supports structured logging, real-time log streaming, and powerful search functionality using SQL-like queries. Log groups and streams organize data logically, while retention policies manage storage costs effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon CloudWatch?

The pricing model becomes expensive at scale, particularly for high-frequency custom metrics and log ingestion. While the free tier covers basic needs, production environments with extensive logging and detailed monitoring can generate significant monthly costs.

The pricing structure around API calls, storage, and data transfer can make cost forecasting challenging for growing applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dhanush P.
DP
DevOps Engineer
Computer Software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Cloudwatch Review"
What do you like best about Amazon CloudWatch?

I have been using cloudwatch service in AWS from past 4 years. It is the best service for obtaining logs of different AWS services especially from EC2 and Lambda. Use it daily to monitor logs and incidents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon CloudWatch?

Clouwatch can easily be integrated with any aws service and implemented for daily analysis of services working state. Solves its purpose completely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RajKumar A.
RA
Customer Success Director (Amazon, Walmart Advertising) - Retail Media Management
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easy to Use and Accurate, but Data Pulls Can Be Slow"
What do you like best about Amazon CloudWatch?

It is very easy to use and ensure the data is accurate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon CloudWatch?

At times, the time to pull data might be high Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

10 months

Average Discount

9%

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