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PROS

AWS CloudTrail is praised as a central logging platform that provides valuable context for cloud events and environment monitoring.
It significantly aids audits by tracking and monitoring changes at the application and resource level.
It enhances incident investigation and response by integrating with services like AWS Config, Security Hub, Prometheus, and Grafana.
The tool has proven stability and scalability, with no reported issues regarding performance or glitches.
AWS CloudTrail is reasonably priced, highly recommended, and regarded as essential for AWS environments.

CONS

AWS CloudTrail filtering multiple values within the console is missing, allowing only a single dimension search.
Direct queries on AWS CloudTrail without exporting to Athena would improve functionality.
Operational visibility in AWS CloudTrail is limited and could be enhanced.
New controls are needed in AWS CloudTrail to view logs directly without incurring S3 storage charges.
Searching logs in AWS CloudTrail is challenging and requires significant effort.
 

AWS CloudTrail Pros review quotes

CR
Principal Technical Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jun 20, 2025
AWS CloudTrail features a totally cloud-based deployment.
Mahadev Metre - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at Paydoh
Jul 16, 2025
AWS CloudTrail is currently underutilized and has potential for many more use cases.
SA
System and Cloud Admin at Future Tech 4 All
Oct 31, 2025
AWS CloudTrail is very reasonably priced and I definitely recommend AWS CloudTrail to those who are planning or considering using it; it is a must-have service in the AWS environment, and it should be used.
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reviewer2382693 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Delivery Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Mar 27, 2025
AWS CloudTrail provides significant efficiency gains as it allows thorough monitoring of the environment, contributing substantially to security improvements.
KJ
Security Operations Engineer at Nitro
Apr 2, 2025
I have not encountered any stability issues, glitches, or performance problems with AWS CloudTrail.
NabeelHassan - PeerSpot reviewer
AWS Trainer at National Vocational and Technical Training Commission
Oct 14, 2024
The management events and CloudTrail Insights are valuable.
Priyam Vaidya - PeerSpot reviewer
AWS Administrator at Vohra Wound Physicians
Nov 22, 2024
One of the most valuable features of AWS CloudTrail is its ability to track and monitor API calls detailedly.
reviewer2382693 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Delivery Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Mar 25, 2024
In one specific scenario, we encountered a situation where a terminated employee still had access to our environment without our knowledge. With AWS CloudTrail, we could track and monitor the employees' activities, revealing that they were downloading specific files from our customer's environment. Without it enabled, we wouldn't have been aware of this.
reviewer2089773 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Engineer at a government with 201-500 employees
Feb 1, 2023
What I found most valuable in AWS CloudTrail is that it provides a good context of what's happening in the environment, so it's an excellent way to baseline what's occurring. I also like that AWS CloudTrail helps with audits.
Bireshwar Adhikary - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at ATOS
Jan 20, 2023
The solution is good as a central logging platform for showing all cloud events.
 

AWS CloudTrail Cons review quotes

CR
Principal Technical Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jun 20, 2025
AWS CloudTrail only supports AWS, and Azure has its functions, GCP has their own. Dynatrace offers more flexible dashboards and services, making it more adaptable compared to AWS CloudTrail.
Mahadev Metre - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at Paydoh
Jul 16, 2025
AWS CloudTrail could benefit from more comprehensive documentation and broader service integration.
SA
System and Cloud Admin at Future Tech 4 All
Oct 31, 2025
Searching the logs is not very easy; it requires a lot of patience and hard work to find the right information in the log.
Learn what your peers think about AWS CloudTrail. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: May 2026.
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reviewer2382693 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Delivery Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Mar 27, 2025
AWS CloudTrail should be redesigned to capture non-API calls. It would be more effective to have one tool that can perform multiple tasks instead of relying on multiple services for non-API activities.
KJ
Security Operations Engineer at Nitro
Apr 2, 2025
AWS CloudTrail can sometimes generate too much information, which might lead to a lot of unnecessary data, particularly false positives.
NabeelHassan - PeerSpot reviewer
AWS Trainer at National Vocational and Technical Training Commission
Oct 14, 2024
More controls should be introduced in CloudTrail, especially to see the logs in CloudTrail itself without saving them in S3, as S3 starts to incur charges.
Priyam Vaidya - PeerSpot reviewer
AWS Administrator at Vohra Wound Physicians
Nov 22, 2024
I have not experienced any challenges while using it.
reviewer2382693 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Delivery Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Mar 25, 2024
Once the organization defines its policies, it must immediately enable AWS CloudTrail and integrate it with auto-remediation procedures using Lambda functions. This ensures that the main administrator can receive information quickly and on time without delay.
reviewer2089773 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Engineer at a government with 201-500 employees
Feb 1, 2023
Filtering multiple values within the console is a feature that has yet to exist in AWS CloudTrail. You can look up a user identity, service, or action, but you can't search for multiple dimensions.
Bireshwar Adhikary - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at ATOS
Jan 20, 2023
The solution should incorporate visibility for CloudWatch events.