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Amazon CloudWatch VS Azure Monitor_
As of 4 November 2026, Azure Monitor is named by 982 companies and Amazon CloudWatch by 2,291; Amazon CloudWatch skews to companies under 200 people (43% vs 28%), Azure Monitor to companies over 1,000 (46% vs 30%).
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Amazon CloudWatch's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Azure Monitor rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Amazon CloudWatch: 2–200 employees
- 43%
- Azure Monitor: 2–200 employees
- 28%
- Amazon CloudWatch: 1,000+ employees
- 30%
- Azure Monitor: 1,000+ employees
- 46%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.5 · 2.7
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | Amazon CloudWatch | share | Azure Monitor | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 53 | 2% | 8 | 1% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 168 | 7% | 49 | 5% | Amazon CloudWatch |
| 11-50 employees | 309 | 13% | 81 | 8% | Amazon CloudWatch |
| 51-200 employees | 517 | 23% | 147 | 15% | Amazon CloudWatch |
| 201-500 employees | 323 | 14% | 144 | 15% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 235 | 10% | 105 | 11% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 322 | 14% | 195 | 20% | Azure Monitor |
| 5001-10000 employees | 106 | 5% | 83 | 8% | Azure Monitor |
| 10,001+ employees | 258 | 11% | 170 | 17% | Azure Monitor |
| Segment | Amazon CloudWatch | share | Azure Monitor | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 1,214 | 53% | 405 | 41% | Amazon CloudWatch |
| Business & finance services | 508 | 22% | 232 | 24% | even |
| Manufacturing & industry | 164 | 7% | 100 | 10% | Azure Monitor |
| Media & content | 89 | 4% | 19 | 2% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 65 | 3% | 34 | 3% | even |
| Commerce & trade | 52 | 2% | 43 | 4% | Azure Monitor |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 46 | 2% | 38 | 4% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 36 | 2% | 23 | 2% | even |
| Property & construction | 32 | 1% | 22 | 2% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 28 | 1% | 20 | 2% | even |
| Automotive | 22 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Hospitality & travel | 18 | 1% | 11 | 1% | even |
| Health care | – | – | 26 | 3% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Amazon CloudWatch | share | Azure Monitor | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,482 | 65% | 551 | 56% | Amazon CloudWatch |
| United Kingdom | 174 | 8% | 91 | 9% | even |
| India | 80 | 3% | 32 | 3% | even |
| Canada | 62 | 3% | 44 | 4% | even |
| Germany | 54 | 2% | 39 | 4% | even |
| Brazil | 39 | 2% | 12 | 1% | even |
| Australia | 35 | 2% | 17 | 2% | even |
| France | 35 | 2% | 15 | 2% | even |
| Singapore | 33 | 1% | 11 | 1% | even |
| Japan | 25 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Spain | 15 | 1% | 9 | 1% | even |
| Italy | 13 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Netherlands | – | – | 19 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Switzerland | – | – | 12 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Amazon CloudWatch | share | Azure Monitor | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 3,728 | 50% | 1,144 | 36% | Amazon CloudWatch |
| IT operations & business systems | 1,729 | 23% | 1,119 | 35% | Azure Monitor |
| Data & AI | 853 | 11% | 364 | 12% | even |
| Engineering (non-software) | 108 | 1% | 46 | 1% | even |
| Customer service & success | 77 | 1% | 26 | 1% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 53 | 1% | 23 | 1% | even |
| Sales | 28 | 0% | 15 | 0% | even |
| construction and civil | 11 | 0% | 3 | 0% | even |
| General management & consulting | 8 | 0% | 5 | 0% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 8 | 0% | 9 | 0% | even |
| Education & training | 6 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Unclassified | 6 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Administration & office | 4 | 0% | 5 | 0% | even |
| hospitality and food service | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 3 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| skilled trades and field service | 3 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| public safety and protective services | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| arts media and entertainment | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Design & UX | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| facilities cleaning and security | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Finance & accounting | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| manufacturing and production | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Marketing & communications | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| procurement and purchasing | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Human resources | – | – | 2 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Business development & strategy | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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Azure Monitor is named by 982 companies in job postings and Amazon CloudWatch by 2,291; 269 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/amazon-cloudwatch-vs-azure-monitor)
Read from the source, not self-reported
Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
- Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
- SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
- Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
Amazon CloudWatch vs Azure Monitor: questions
Which is more used, Amazon CloudWatch or Azure Monitor?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Amazon CloudWatch (2,291) over Azure Monitor (982). By website-and-DNS footprint, Azure Monitor (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Amazon CloudWatch?
43% of Amazon CloudWatch companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 28% for Azure Monitor. 30% of Amazon CloudWatch companies have over 1,000 employees, against 46% for Azure Monitor.
Do companies run both?
269 companies name both in their postings, usually Amazon CloudWatch in marketing and Azure Monitor in sales, or during a migration.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.
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