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AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation
(200)
4.4 out of 5
AWS CloudFormation
By Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
(380)
4.3 out of 5
Amazon CloudWatch
By Amazon Web Services (AWS)
At a Glance
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation
Star Rating
(200)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.0% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
Star Rating
(380)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.5% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AWS CloudFormation vs Amazon CloudWatch

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon CloudWatch easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • AWS CloudFormation and Amazon CloudWatch both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that AWS CloudFormation is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of AWS CloudFormation over Amazon CloudWatch.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS CloudFormation
No pricing available
Amazon CloudWatch
No pricing available
Free Trial
AWS CloudFormation
No trial information available
Amazon CloudWatch
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
145
8.6
289
Ease of Use
8.0
147
8.1
289
Ease of Setup
8.2
81
8.4
147
Ease of Admin
8.3
74
8.5
142
Quality of Support
8.6
139
8.3
264
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
69
8.7
134
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
144
8.1
279
Features by Category
Cloud Cost ManagementHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.2
441
Operations
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
7.4
37
Not enough data
8.6
49
Cost Optimization
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
7.9
39
Not enough data
8.1
42
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
7.9
52
Not enough data
8.3
43
Cloud Infrastructure AutomationHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.6
640
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.7
56
Not enough data
8.5
62
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
54
Not enough data
8.2
54
Not enough data
8.4
55
Not enough data
8.9
59
Not enough data
IT Management
8.4
59
Not enough data
9.1
62
Not enough data
8.3
55
Not enough data
Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.3
322
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
8.6
36
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
8.3
30
Analysis
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.0
34
Not enough data
8.2
28
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
AWS CloudFormation and Amazon CloudWatch share no categories
Unique Categories
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation is categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Automation
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch is categorized as Cloud Cost Management and Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
17.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
42.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
40.8%
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
30.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
39.5%
Reviewers' Industry
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation
Information Technology and Services
27.6%
Computer Software
24.7%
Computer & Network Security
5.2%
Financial Services
3.4%
Internet
2.9%
Other
36.2%
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
Information Technology and Services
26.3%
Computer Software
18.3%
Internet
6.5%
Financial Services
4.1%
Marketing and Advertising
2.9%
Other
41.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Consumer Electronics

i like cloudformation template for scripting throw you program in one location to create lots of script and usefull for automation

Most Helpful Critical Review
matheus f.
MF
matheus f.
Verified User in Computer & Network Security

O que eu não gosto no AWS CloudFormation é a curva de aprendizado inicial, que pode ser difícil para iniciantes, e a complexidade na sintaxe dos templates. Além disso, a demora nas atualizações de stacks em ambientes grandes e as limitações em...

Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Dorrin P.
DP
Dorrin P.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Ability to monitor services' stats and alert on them based on my desired limits. Also graphing the stats.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Games

Lambda@edge logs are very difficult to find in Cloudwatch.

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Discussions
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation Discussions
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Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch Discussions
What is AWS CloudWatch metrics?
1 comment
Iago O.
IO
The metrics of AWS CloudWatch are numerical data that represent the performance and state of Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources. They are collected from...Read more
What can CloudWatch monitor?
1 comment
Gabriel M.
GM
Every resource in AWS environment and on-premises tooRead more
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