CloudWatch provides AWS-native monitoring with integrated dashboards, alarms and log analytics designed for EC2, Lambda, RDS and other AWS services.
| Pricing from | $0.30 per GB ingested |
| Best for | AWS-centric organisations seeking native monitoring without multi-cloud requirements or legacy on-premise infrastructure |
| Website | aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch |
Strengths and trade-offs
- Zero-setup native integration with AWS services eliminates agent installation complexity for AWS-only deployments
- Cost-effective pricing aligned with AWS consumption models suits organisations with variable workloads
- Limited functionality for multi-cloud or on-premise infrastructure severely restricts non-AWS visibility
- Basic visualisation and querying capabilities lag behind dedicated monitoring platforms limiting advanced analytics
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