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AWS CloudTrail vs TSFactory RecordTS comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

AWS CloudTrail
Ranking in User Activity Monitoring
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TSFactory RecordTS
Ranking in User Activity Monitoring
5th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the User Activity Monitoring category, the mindshare of AWS CloudTrail is 7.5%, down from 10.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TSFactory RecordTS is 11.0%, up from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Activity Monitoring Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
AWS CloudTrail7.5%
TSFactory RecordTS11.0%
Other81.5%
User Activity Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Priyam Vaidya - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides a comprehensive approach to monitoring and security
One of the most valuable features of AWS CloudTrail is its ability to track and monitor API calls detailedly. Whenever somebody logs in, I receive a notification via CloudWatch. It integrates easily with other AWS services, providing a comprehensive approach to monitoring and security. This straightforward solution by AWS greatly enhances our workflow.
it_user763545 - PeerSpot reviewer
Utilize support for installation. They are quick to respond, and quick at getting to the bottom of issues.
Not really. When following the written instructions, it goes pretty smoothly. Sequencing of the products needed for IE: * The database * The dashboard * The licensing server. It is intuitive, but spread throughout the instruction manual. For instance, you have to change the password for the Records service, and it is on a last page. Just read through the whole manual.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AWS CloudTrail helps in accelerating incident investigation and response. It increases it because I pull out the logs to CloudTrail, and from CloudTrail watch, I'll send it to the Security Hub and do a visualization with Prometheus and Grafana."
"The product’s most valuable feature is monitoring. It helps us audit the changes in AWS account at the application and resource level."
"AWS CloudTrail provides significant efficiency gains as it allows thorough monitoring of the environment, contributing substantially to security improvements."
"AWS CloudTrail features a totally cloud-based deployment."
"One of the most valuable features of AWS CloudTrail is its ability to track and monitor API calls detailedly."
"The solution is good as a central logging platform for showing all cloud events."
"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."
"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."
"We have used the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Citrix session recording features, and have found them to be extremely valuable."
 

Cons

"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."
"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."
"AWS CloudTrail does not fit directly into our architecture as it functions more as a helper service, which limited our utilization of its capabilities."
"AWS CloudTrail could benefit from more comprehensive documentation and broader service integration."
"I have not experienced any challenges while using it."
"The solution should incorporate visibility for CloudWatch events."
"AWS CloudTrail can sometimes generate too much information, which might lead to a lot of unnecessary data, particularly false positives."
"Maybe if we could do direct queries on CloudTrail without needing to export it to Athena, that'd be great."
"A built in utility that alerts when connections are made, either via RDP or ICA."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a very cheap service because management is a SaaS offering from AWS."
"AWS CloudTrail is free."
"AWS CloudTrail is a cheap solution."
"CloudTrail itself is free of cost."
"AWS CloudTrail is pretty affordable, and I have to double-check, but the service is free to use. I can add logs on the console, but if I want to store logs long-term, then I have to pay a storage fee, but it's relatively inexpensive."
"The solution is free if you don't need customizations but is not expensive otherwise."
"We went with subscription licensing. It paid off big time for us as we installed the V.3, and just received V.4 without paying for the upgrade."
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Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise3
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS CloudTrail?
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 emplo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CloudTrail?
AWS CloudTrail is categorized into management events, data events, and CloudTrail Insights. For one hundred thousand events, management costs are approximately two dollars, data events ten cents, a...
What needs improvement with AWS CloudTrail?
I have not experienced the Trail feature of AWS CloudTrail in tracking changes to AWS infrastructure. AWS CloudTrail could benefit from more comprehensive documentation and broader service integrat...
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