Amazon CloudWatch

AWSManagementFree tier available

Monitoring and observability for AWS resources and applications with metrics, logs, alarms, dashboards, Container Insights, Lambda Insights, Synthetics canaries, and ServiceLens

Attributes

SLA Uptime
99.9%
Custom Metrics
Yes
Dashboards
Yes

Sub-services (3)

CloudWatch Metrics

Collect and track resource and application metrics

CloudWatch Logs

Centralised log management and analysis

CloudWatch Alarms

Automated actions based on metric thresholds

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPRSOC 2ISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSSFedRAMP

Where this runs

38 regions
27 countries
5sovereign
Sovereign regions (5)
  • AWS GovCloud (US-East) · AshburnAWS GovCloud (US)
  • AWS GovCloud (US-West) · HillsboroAWS GovCloud (US)
  • AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Brandenburg) · BrandenburgAWS European Sovereign Cloud
  • China (Beijing) · BeijingAWS China (Sinnet)
  • China (Ningxia) · YinchuanAWS China (NWCD)
Commercial regions (33)

Europe (8)

  • Europe (Paris)
  • Europe (Frankfurt)
  • Europe (Ireland)
  • Europe (Milan)
  • Europe (Spain)
  • Europe (Stockholm)
  • Europe (Zurich)
  • Europe (London)

North America (7)

  • Canada West (Calgary)
  • Canada (Central)
  • Mexico (Central)
  • US East (N. Virginia)
  • US West (Oregon)
  • US East (Ohio)
  • US West (N. California)

South America (1)

  • South America (São Paulo)

Asia (11)

  • Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
  • Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
  • Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
  • Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
  • Asia Pacific (Osaka)
  • Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
  • Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
  • Asia Pacific (Singapore)
  • Asia Pacific (Seoul)
  • Asia Pacific (Taipei)
  • Asia Pacific (Thailand)

Oceania (2)

  • Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
  • Asia Pacific (Sydney)

Middle East (3)

  • Middle East (Bahrain)
  • Israel (Tel Aviv)
  • Middle East (UAE)

Africa (1)

  • Africa (Cape Town)

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Pricing

Pricing model:pay-as-you-go