We performed a comparison between Amazon CloudWatch and Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."CloudWatch immediately hooks up and connects to the KPIs and all the metrics."
"Monitoring time and ensuring ease in it is the most valuable feature."
"I have found the memory metrics and the CPU metrics valuable."
"The tool's UI is good. One can scroll through the logs very easily."
"The solution gives us very good real-time data."
"It is a robust analytical tool and it goes beyond mere functionality and extends into the realm of providing comprehensive insights."
"Every time we get an alarm or have an incident, CloudWatch is always there. We use it not only for resources we've spun up in the cloud, but also for some of our on-premises resources."
"Scheduling is a valuable feature."
"The tool is efficient in collecting, monitoring and evaluating logs."
"The Add data feature lets you gather any type of log and easily analyze it."
"The solution's basic visibility is one of its most valuable features. So, it is a solution that is easy to use...The solution's initial setup process was straightforward."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the data integration."
"It is a great resource for us because we have so many different data sources and to be able to aggregate that and put it through a concise dashboard or an alert really helps."
"I find the monitoring console very helpful. With one click, I can see how we are performing, and at the same time, I can see what data is flowing."
"The most valuable thing that we have seen within our group is the ability to ingest all this raw data and have it organized in a certain way so that different groups can get effective alerting from this massive amount of raw data that is out there."
"The product retains a lot of log data for subsequent analysis."
"We'd like the interface to be as easy as Datadog."
"The configuration capabilities could be better."
"Some of our customers want to use Kubernetes to monitor their CICD flow but Amazon CloudWatch does not support it. We need to use another solution, such as Datadog or Dynatrace has the needed capability."
"There is room for improvement in terms of stability."
"The solution's pricing is a bit higher."
"There could be further enhancements through CloudWatch's partnerships."
"The solution's integration could be easier for laypersons."
"Right now, in relation to monitoring services, there are too many services and too many metrics per service."
"The end-to-end visibility is lacking because Splunk cannot directly monitor network devices."
"It does not have a user-friendly interface and it is difficult to use."
"Splunk could be better integrated with configuration manager solutions so we can automatically resolve issues without human interference."
"The solution's stability is an area that has room for improvement. It needs to provide constant stability to its users."
"A lot of customers had a hard time effectively searching within the data in Splunk. There is a learning curve from searches to indexes and using all the macros that we have created. It is a little difficult for somebody who has not used it quite a bit and does not have a lot of practice with it, but the AI features that we have been hearing about through Splunk will make it a lot easier for us to use human language to search this data. That is big. That is pretty powerful, and that will help a lot with our customers."
"The clustering part of indexes can be more refined."
"The solution should have more sensors regarding fiber intelligence for security measures."
"The product collects a lot of data but it does not assure that it collects all of it."
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Amazon CloudWatch is ranked 9th in Cloud Monitoring Software with 40 reviews while Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring is ranked 13th in Cloud Monitoring Software with 24 reviews. Amazon CloudWatch is rated 8.0, while Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Amazon CloudWatch writes "Instantaneous response when monitoring logs and KPIs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring writes "Helps to ingest a massive amount of raw data and use it effectively". Amazon CloudWatch is most compared with Zabbix, Datadog, Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver), Dynatrace and New Relic, whereas Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring is most compared with ServiceNow IT Operations Management, Nagios XI, Cisco Intersight, ITRS Geneos and Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence). See our Amazon CloudWatch vs. Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring report.
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