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Amazon CloudWatch VS Grafana_

As of 4 November 2026, Grafana is named by 5,645 companies and Amazon CloudWatch by 2,291; Amazon CloudWatch skews to companies under 200 people (43% vs 47%), Grafana to companies over 1,000 (27% 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, Grafana 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%
Grafana: 2–200 employees
47%
Amazon CloudWatch: 1,000+ employees
30%
Grafana: 1,000+ employees
27%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.5 · 3.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
2,291companies name Amazon CloudWatch
5,645companies name Grafana
1,172name both
5,835 · 17,071postings in 90 days, Amazon CloudWatch · Grafana
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAmazon CloudWatchshareGrafanashareLeans
Self-employed532%1613%even
2-10 employees1687%4939%even
11-50 employees30913%88516%Grafana
51-200 employees51723%1,27022%even
201-500 employees32314%82315%even
501-1000 employees23510%5159%even
1001-5000 employees32214%75313%even
5001-10000 employees1065%2234%even
10,001+ employees25811%5229%Amazon CloudWatch
By industry
SegmentAmazon CloudWatchshareGrafanashareLeans
Technology & software1,21453%3,00753%even
Business & finance services50822%1,06919%Amazon CloudWatch
Manufacturing & industry1647%5289%Grafana
Media & content894%2084%even
Consumer services & leisure653%1242%even
Commerce & trade522%1322%even
Utilities & infrastructure462%1693%even
Public, community & associations362%1022%even
Property & construction321%541%even
Transport, logistics & rental281%902%even
Automotive221%581%even
Hospitality & travel181%––outside top 12
Health care––571%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAmazon CloudWatchshareGrafanashareLeans
United States1,48265%3,01153%Amazon CloudWatch
United Kingdom1748%4328%even
India803%1593%even
Canada623%1032%even
Germany542%3666%Grafana
Brazil392%1392%even
Australia352%––outside top 12
France352%2184%Grafana
Singapore331%––outside top 12
Japan251%––outside top 12
Spain151%591%even
Italy131%––outside top 12
Netherlands––862%outside top 12
Switzerland––741%outside top 12
Poland––681%outside top 12
Sweden––641%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAmazon CloudWatchshareGrafanashareLeans
Software engineering3,72850%12,82458%Grafana
IT operations & business systems1,72923%3,38115%Amazon CloudWatch
Data & AI85311%1,5487%Amazon CloudWatch
Engineering (non-software)1081%5352%even
Customer service & success771%3612%even
Product, program & project management531%2351%even
Sales280%2061%even
construction and civil110%80%even
General management & consulting80%330%even
Quality, safety & environment80%580%even
Education & training60%90%even
Unclassified60%340%even
Administration & office40%170%even
hospitality and food service30%10%even
Legal, compliance & risk30%130%even
skilled trades and field service30%180%even
public safety and protective services20%30%even
arts media and entertainment10%110%even
Design & UX10%120%even
facilities cleaning and security10%90%even
Finance & accounting10%150%even
manufacturing and production10%80%even
Marketing & communications10%460%even
procurement and purchasing10%10%even
logistics warehouse and transport––130%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––30%outside top 12
Human resources––30%outside top 12
research and science––30%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––20%outside top 12
real estate and property––10%outside top 12
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Grafana is named by 5,645 companies in job postings and Amazon CloudWatch by 2,291; 1,172 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/amazon-cloudwatch-vs-grafana)
How we know

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.
FAQ

Amazon CloudWatch vs Grafana: questions

Which is more used, Amazon CloudWatch or Grafana?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Grafana (5,645) over Amazon CloudWatch (2,291). By website-and-DNS footprint, Grafana (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 47% for Grafana. 30% of Amazon CloudWatch companies have over 1,000 employees, against 27% for Grafana.

Do companies run both?

1,172 companies name both in their postings, usually Amazon CloudWatch in marketing and Grafana 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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