Amazon CloudWatch vs Elastic Stack comparison

Amazon CloudWatch

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We performed a comparison between Amazon CloudWatch and Elastic Stack based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon CloudWatch

Ranking in Log Management

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Monitoring Software (9th)

Elastic Stack

Ranking in Log Management

15th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Featured Reviews

Alex Kabugo

System Engineer at Wipro Limited

Aug 21, 2023

A cloud solution for monitoring the devices with a scheduling feature

When you set up CloudWatch, you can't even take a lot without checking on them or without going through the whole configuration because we're configuring. It's not a frequent feature you always work on. The integration requires a lot of permissions and the tool delays in providing notifications. Sometimes, receiving a notification after an update takes a long time. So, we prefer using a monitoring tool like New Relic or Grafana. Another area of improvement is scheduling. CloudWatch is complicated when it comes to scheduling. If you want to monitor the component, the configuration is not straightforward. You need good knowledge for something to be added there.

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reviewer2326461

senior site reliability engineer at viiva

Dec 26, 2023

A useful product to monitor and collect logs that need to improve its licensing part

I use the solution to monitor and collect logs The most valuable features of the solution are automatic analysis, anomaly detection, and new features. The main issue related to Elastic Stack is in the area of its licensing. The licenses of the product have changed, and the community-driven…

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Pros

"The solution is easy to use."

"Amazon CloudWatch is a cheap and easy-to-use solution."

"The solution offers very detailed metrics for their services."

"CloudWatch immediately hooks up and connects to the KPIs and all the metrics."

"I can put it in a simple term, its simplicity is always there."

"The monitoring features are valuable."

"Monitoring time and ensuring ease in it is the most valuable feature."

"We have found the pricing to be reasonable."

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"The solution's technical support is good...Elastic Stack offers good value for value for money based on the product's features and what they offer."

"I think the ecosystem is well supported, and for logs, it was faster compared to our previous previous log management."

"It is a very scalable solution...I didn't face any problem with this scalability part of the solution since we only have a few pieces of equipment in our company."

"The tool is huge, and it performs brilliantly. I tested it for malware, and within two weeks of launching, the product alerted me about a network intrusion. This was a tough test for it, but it performed admirably. The alerting system is excellent, and searching through logs is incredibly efficient. What's impressive is that all three products or options are integrated into one solution. This means I don't need separate logging, monitoring, or antivirus solutions."

"I have experienced a return on investment from the use of the solution."

"The detection rules in Elastic Stack are the most valuable feature. The search capabilities are excellent and fast. As we collect logs from workstations and devices, the detection rules run on top of the logs and detect any suspicious activity, raising alerts accordingly. Integration with Elastic Stack depends on the specific integration. Elastic provides some bridging integrations that make it easy, but require custom integration. Most integrations are simple, but customization can be challenging because we need to do some parsing. There's something called Elastic Common Schema, and we need to parse the source logs to match this schema, which can be a bit challenging."

"The tool's most powerful aspect is its search engine capability. It's a highly effective and powerful solution for searching. We use it in professional and student projects at universities, and it delivers promising results."

"The biggest strength of Elastic Stack is its brilliant archiving capabilities."

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Cons

"Amazon CloudWatch's pricing needs improvement."

"It's not an advanced way of monitoring."

"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."

"It is hard to configure; it is not a straightforward tool."

"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."

"The dashboard of Amazon CloudWatch is not very customizable right now."

"The graphical interface has room for improvement. CloudWatch only gives you a breakdown of what's wrong. However, it would be nice if it could automatically remedy the problems it identifies. You should be able to configure it so that when a specific condition arises, it will take a predefined action."

"We'd like the interface to be as easy as Datadog."

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"AI-enablement would be a big improvement in Elastic Stack...If there is room for an ML model in Elastic Stack, then it would be good."

"Improvements are needed in the solution in areas like SOAR and TIP, where there are certain shortcomings."

"Elastic Stack should work on their dashboards and integration process."

"The implementation of dashboards in the solution needs to be made easier...I had some issues with the ports and configuration since it was kind of complex to implement with Docker."

"The solution is expensive, particularly the training and certification. If customers want to increase their use of Elastic Stack, they should consider reducing the cost of certification and training."

"The tool's pricing can be improved."

"When people try to move the data from another source to Elastic Stack for visualization, they face challenges when connecting to Elastic Stack from such different sources."

"The main issue related to Elastic Stack is in the area of its licensing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I consider it as a medium-priced solution."

"It’s an open-source solution."

"The solution is expensive."

"What's were using is the free service of Amazon CloudWatch, so they're not charging us. As for hidden fees, we're not aware of them because we're using what our clients provided us."

"The pricing model is pay-as-you-go so you have to be mindful of usage to manage costs."

"Amazon CloudWatch has very cheap pricing, and it hardly costs my company $25-$30 a month for fifty systems, so it's pretty affordable."

"The price of Amazon CloudWatch is reasonable. When the rate of data collection is done the price will increase. The price is less than other solutions."

"The pricing can be considered reasonable, especially when already operating on a cloud platform."

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"It depends on the specifics, but generally, Elastic is economical for certain use cases."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"We are using the open-source community version of the product."

"I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."

"If I compare Elastic Stack to the other products in the market, I would say that the tool is available at a competitive price."

"I used the open-source version of Elastic Stack, because of which I did not have to pay anything."

"The product is expensive."

"Ultimately, the pricing depends upon the capacity planning that the enterprise architect does."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

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By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon CloudWatch?

The monitoring features are valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon CloudWatch?

The pricing is average.

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What needs improvement with Amazon CloudWatch?

CloudWatch doesn’t monitor disk throughput by default. It is part of EC2. If EC2 forwards the logs, then we can do it.

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What do you like most about Elastic Stack?

The tool is huge, and it performs brilliantly. I tested it for malware, and within two weeks of launching, the product alerted me about a network intrusion. This was a tough test for it, but it per...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Elastic Stack?

If I compare Elastic Stack to the other products in the market, I would say that the tool is available at a competitive price. I don't like to compare Elastic Stack with a vendor like Fortinet, whi...

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What needs improvement with Elastic Stack?

The tool's pricing can be improved.

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Compared 5% of the time

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Overview

Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring and observability service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It allows users to collect and track metrics, collect and monitor log files, and set alarms. With CloudWatch, users can gain insights into their applications, infrastructure, and services, enabling them to make informed decisions and take necessary actions.

It provides a unified view of AWS resources and applications, making it easier to troubleshoot issues and optimize performance. CloudWatch offers a range of features including customizable dashboards, automated actions, and integration with other AWS services.

The product is a scalable and reliable solution that helps businesses ensure the availability and performance of their applications and infrastructure.

It's comprised of Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash (also known as the ELK Stack) and more. Reliably and securely take data from any source, in any format, then search, analyze, and visualize.
Built on a foundation of free and open, Elasticsearch and Kibana pave the way for diverse use cases that start with logging and span as far as your imagination takes you. Elastic features like machine learning, security, and reporting compound that value — and since they’re made for Elastic, you'll only find them.

Sample Customers

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

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