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Amazon CloudWatch vs Sentry comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
Amazon CloudWatch enhances ROI by automating monitoring, reducing staffing costs, and improving developer productivity with centralized dashboards.
Sentiment score
3.9
Sentry quickly resolves errors, boosts productivity, reduces downtime, improves user experience, and allows focus on new features.
Automated alerts, centralized dashboards, and log analysis reduce troubleshooting time, improve incident response, and minimize manual monitoring.
Senior Engineer at Airy Software Technologies Private Limited
Amazon CloudWatch offers cost-saving advantages by being an inbuilt solution that requires no separate setup or maintenance for monitoring tasks.
Digital Services & Engagement Senior Manager at AXA
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.5
Amazon CloudWatch support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, though resolution speed varies with support tiers and engineer quality.
Sentiment score
4.0
Sentry's comprehensive documentation and community support reduce reliance on customer service, with support rated 3.5 out of 5.
In recent years, due to business expansion, knowledge levels among support engineers seem to vary.
Digital Services & Engagement Senior Manager at AXA
While using their cloud and cloud resources, if you have an issue with CloudWatch, you must pay additional monthly fees to get time from dedicated tech support.
founder, ceo at Techrev Solutions Pvt Ltd
Customer support for Amazon CloudWatch has been excellent.
Senior Engineer at Airy Software Technologies Private Limited
We have not contacted their technical support because everything is easy to set up under Sentry.
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Amazon CloudWatch is praised for seamless scalability, efficient data handling, and stability, despite some cost concerns.
Sentiment score
7.5
Sentry is praised for its robust scalability, handling large-scale operations efficiently, even with high user volumes and complex environments.
It is already there as a managed service from AWS.
Infrastructure Lead at Danat Fz LLC
The scalability of Amazon CloudWatch is very good, providing high throughput and auto-managing applications alongside auto-dashboard support.
Senior Engineer at Airy Software Technologies Private Limited
Amazon CloudWatch's scalability is managed by AWS.
Digital Services & Engagement Senior Manager at AXA
It has been easy to use and configure across multiple systems, each having several environments.
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Amazon CloudWatch is highly reliable with minimal bugs, though minor delays and some query complexity are occasionally noted.
Sentiment score
7.5
Users praise Sentry's stability, citing few downtimes and robust features contingent on user skills, with high ratings.
I sometimes notice slowness when Amazon CloudWatch agents are installed on machines with less capacity, causing me to use other monitoring tools.
Digital Services & Engagement Senior Manager at AXA
 

Room For Improvement

Amazon CloudWatch users desire more intuitive dashboards, cost-effectiveness, better integration, and improved monitoring and scalability features.
Users seek Sentry improvements in integrations, analytics, customization, interface, debugging, personalization, mapping, documentation, and cloud capabilities.
When using third-party dashboards such as Kibana or Grafana and other visualization tools, there should be a way to feed CloudWatch's data and logging capabilities into these visualization tools.
founder, ceo at Techrev Solutions Pvt Ltd
We are in a process of integrating Grafana, Loki, and Prometheus to have better visualization on Amazon CloudWatch.
Infrastructure Lead at Danat Fz LLC
I wish to see simpler pricing, more intuitive dashboards, easier log queries for beginners, richer visualization options, and strong AI-assisted troubleshooting.
Senior Engineer at Airy Software Technologies Private Limited
Integrations or single sign-on capability with Microsoft would be beneficial for securing all assets.
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers report mixed experiences with Amazon CloudWatch pricing, ranging from affordable to expensive, depending on usage and integration.
Sentry offers flexible, cost-effective pricing with easy plan transitions and customizable options for enterprise users.
Overall, the pricing of Amazon CloudWatch is very expensive.
founder, ceo at Techrev Solutions Pvt Ltd
Amazon CloudWatch charges more for custom metrics as well as for changes in the timeline.
Digital Services & Engagement Senior Manager at AXA
It was very easy to set up because it is built into AWS and does not require separate licensing, being billed based on usage.
Senior Engineer at Airy Software Technologies Private Limited
Compared to New Relic, it provides the necessary features at a cheaper cost, especially since we moved infrastructure monitoring to Azure.
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Valuable Features

Amazon CloudWatch offers real-time monitoring, comprehensive logging, AWS integration, and analytics with cost-effectiveness and detailed data insights.
Sentry provides robust error management, performance monitoring, and seamless integration with platforms, enhancing developer collaboration and application efficiency.
We can quickly fix issues at the point of occurrence, and real-time metrics for microservices provide centralized logging and automated alerts that enable fast incident detection, quicker troubleshooting, and better application reliability.
Senior Engineer at Airy Software Technologies Private Limited
Amazon CloudWatch allows me to set up and view even historical logs, which is one of the features I find valuable.
Digital Services & Engagement Senior Manager at AXA
If there is a CPU spike or system issues, we set alarms to notify us if the system is going down or not reachable.
Infrastructure Lead at Danat Fz LLC
Real-time error tracking helps our Quality Assurance team easily identify the root causes of problems or bugs and promptly inform the developers about specific issues.
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
At this time, I focus on finding and fixing bugs.
React Developer at Rayvarz Software Engineering Company
Sentry provides real-time error tracking which is invaluable for identifying and resolving issues quickly.
Senior QA Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon CloudWatch
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
22nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (19th), Cloud Monitoring Software (15th)
Sentry
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
16th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Debugging (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Amazon CloudWatch is 1.0%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sentry is 1.5%, down from 6.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sentry1.5%
Amazon CloudWatch1.0%
Other97.5%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Azam S M - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Lead at Danat Fz LLC
Has provided reliable monitoring and alerting through extensive metric tracking and dashboard configuration
Amazon CloudWatch itself provides a lot of data. However, for visualization, we need to use third-party tools. We are in a process of integrating Grafana, Loki, and Prometheus to have better visualization on Amazon CloudWatch. We are also integrating Grafana with the application itself to get the application data and logs. Alternatively, there is AWS Kinesis and Glue where you can scrape the logs and have visualization, but a more easy option is Grafana. If you want to get a proper visual representation to see what is happening, then you need to integrate a third-party tool. Amazon CloudWatch has all the data, but to see what is happening, you need some third-party tool.
NM
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real-time error tracking assists the QA team in swiftly identifying and reporting bugs
One of the greatest advantages of Sentry is its support for Azure Web Services, which New Relic does not support. Sentry integrates with common developer communication platforms like Discord and WhatsApp, which allows developers to easily track notifications and findings in the applications. Real-time error tracking helps our Quality Assurance team easily identify the root causes of problems or bugs and promptly inform the developers about specific issues.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise26
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon CloudWatch?
The experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Amazon CloudWatch has been positive. It was very easy to set up because it is built into AWS and does not require separate licensing, bein...
What needs improvement with Amazon CloudWatch?
For improvements, I think Amazon CloudWatch could enhance certain areas, particularly regarding pricing structure. I wish to see simpler pricing, more intuitive dashboards, easier log queries for b...
What is your primary use case for Amazon CloudWatch?
My main use case for Amazon CloudWatch is the monitoring and analytics of the application servers. I basically use Amazon CloudWatch to monitor the microservices and AWS infrastructure, helping me ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sentry?
Sentry is very affordable. We spend less than $200 to $300 a month. Compared to New Relic, it provides the necessary features at a cheaper cost, especially since we moved infrastructure monitoring ...
What needs improvement with Sentry?
Right now, Sentry meets our needs and we have not encountered any bottlenecks. However, additional personalization and easier setup for capturing all the different application logs could be an area...
What is your primary use case for Sentry?
We use Sentry for application performance management and tracking bugs and issues in the application.
 

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Sample Customers

AirAsia, Airbnb, Aircel, APUS, Avazu, Casa & Video, Futbol Club Barcelona (FCBarcelona), National Taiwan University, redBus
Dropbox, Airbnb, Stripe, Uber
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