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PROS

Amazon CloudWatch provides real-time data and detailed metrics, allowing users to optimize cloud utilization and monitor for any unusual behavior.
It offers robust integration with AWS services, enabling automation of actions such as launching new instances based on set thresholds.
Users appreciate its ease of use, including straightforward initial setup and valuable data analytics features.
Amazon CloudWatch supports comprehensive monitoring, including key performance indicators and essential metrics.
It is cost-effective, providing scalability and extensive features that integrate seamlessly with AWS platforms without additional setup costs.

CONS

Amazon CloudWatch has limitations in application performance monitoring and lacks real-time data stream monitoring and mobile app monitoring.
Integration with on-prem services and third-party tools is challenging, and CloudWatch's API interface needs enhancement for custom configurations.
Configuration and alert mechanisms are difficult, requiring more user-friendly and flexible options.
Log streaming and search functionalities are slow and inadequate, requiring more development effort and advanced search capabilities.
Amazon CloudWatch's pricing is relatively high, especially with its premium version not offering significant added value, according to some users.
 

Amazon CloudWatch Pros review quotes

it_user842139 - PeerSpot reviewer
Acquisitions Leader at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 20, 2020
The solution gives us very good real-time data.
OH
Head of Information Technologies at Daily Food
Feb 24, 2020
The solution offers very detailed metrics for their services.
NR
Vice President at American Technology Consulting
Mar 9, 2020
Most of it's around optimizing utilization, their cloud utilization. They're making sure that they're getting the most out of their in-cloud environments and their instances. Making sure that there's no strange behavior in the environment.
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FC
Tech Lead & Solutions Architect at DXC
Apr 1, 2021
The solution is easy to use.
UM
DevOps Engineer at Talabat
Aug 16, 2021
You can enable alarms and metrics, and it has robust integration with AWS services. You can also trigger events. For example, if the CPU utilization is above 80%, it can launch a new instance for you.
Santosh Devara - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Architect at Mercedes-Benz
Jan 24, 2022
Setting up this product was easy. I found data analytics as its most valuable feature.
Sofiane  Mekhaba - PeerSpot reviewer
Scrum Master / Team Leader at Algeofleet
Apr 6, 2022
I have found the memory metrics and the CPU metrics valuable.
Shaamil Ashraff - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect - Database Administration at Mitra Innovation
Jun 3, 2022
We have found the pricing to be reasonable.
JR
Director at Fidelity Investments
Jun 29, 2022
Our team finds it overall quite useful.
SB
Head of Data Architect at LendingTree
Jul 25, 2022
CloudWatch immediately hooks up and connects to the KPIs and all the metrics.
 

Amazon CloudWatch Cons review quotes

it_user842139 - PeerSpot reviewer
Acquisitions Leader at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 20, 2020
The drill-down aspect on the dashboard of the solution needs improvement. We get a very good high-level overview, but when we drill down, it becomes a little less clear. We have given this feedback to AWS as well and hope they will improve this in the future.
OH
Head of Information Technologies at Daily Food
Feb 24, 2020
Right now, in relation to monitoring services, there are too many services and too many metrics per service.
NR
Vice President at American Technology Consulting
Mar 9, 2020
Better reporting is always something needed. That could be an answer to just about anything. But you always want better reporting, better dashboards, things that are just more dynamic and more accessible.
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FC
Tech Lead & Solutions Architect at DXC
Apr 1, 2021
The configuration capabilities could be better.
UM
DevOps Engineer at Talabat
Aug 16, 2021
For monitoring applications or for APM, CloudWatch has some limitations. You cannot monitor application performance from CloudWatch, and you have to go for a third-party tool.
Santosh Devara - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Architect at Mercedes-Benz
Jan 24, 2022
This product lacks some features: real-time data stream monitoring, application performance monitoring, mobile app monitoring, and live dashboards. Its workflows also need improvement.
Sofiane  Mekhaba - PeerSpot reviewer
Scrum Master / Team Leader at Algeofleet
Apr 6, 2022
I would like to monitor inbound and outbound transfer. I would also like to control the traffic for load balancing.
Shaamil Ashraff - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect - Database Administration at Mitra Innovation
Jun 3, 2022
I do not know whether or not CloudWatch can be integrated with on-prem services.
JR
Director at Fidelity Investments
Jun 29, 2022
We'd like the interface to be as easy as Datadog.
SB
Head of Data Architect at LendingTree
Jul 25, 2022
It would be beneficial for CloudWatch to provide an API interface and some kind of custom configuration.