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Amazon CloudWatch alternatives_

As of 4 November 2026, 33 metrics monitoring are named by companies instead of Amazon CloudWatch: Grafana by 5,645 companies, Prometheus by 4,675, Azure Monitor by 982.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Amazon CloudWatch, companies in postings
2,291
Most used alternative
Grafana · 5,645
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Grafana
Alternatives ranked
33
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

metrics monitoring companies choose instead of Amazon CloudWatch

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Amazon CloudWatchpostings, 90 dCompare
1
GrafanaGrafana Labs
5,645246%17,071Amazon CloudWatch vs Grafana →
2
PrometheusCloud Native Computing Foundation
4,675204%12,746Amazon CloudWatch vs Prometheus →
3
Azure MonitorMicrosoft
98243%2,635Amazon CloudWatch vs Azure Monitor →
4
ZabbixZabbix
77634%1,664Amazon CloudWatch vs Zabbix →
5
NagiosNagios Enterprises
63328%1,322Amazon CloudWatch vs Nagios →
6
32514%580Amazon CloudWatch vs PRTG Network Monitor →
7
22410%568Amazon CloudWatch vs Google Cloud Monitoring →
8
1607%348Amazon CloudWatch vs System Center Operations Manager →
9
Grafana MimirGrafana Labs
1416%269soon
10
CheckmkCheckmk GmbH
1336%193Amazon CloudWatch vs Checkmk →
11
1205%304soon
12
LogicMonitorLogicMonitor
914%247soon
13
ThanosCNCF
793%150soon
14
IcingaIcinga
783%114soon
15
773%187soon
16
CentreonCentreon
733%186soon
17
713%255soon
18
Grafana LGTMGrafana Labs
653%100soon
19
GraphiteGraphite project
623%103soon
20
583%93soon
21
Grafana CloudGrafana Labs
462%415soon
22
CactiThe Cacti Group
422%68soon
23
VMware vRealize OperationsVMware
422%78soon
24
TelegrafInfluxData
382%60soon
25
HP OpenViewOpenText
311%69soon
26
SiteScopeOpenText
231%20soon
27
SensuSensu
211%27soon
28
ZenossZenoss
191%35soon
29
FoglightQuest Software
171%17soon
30
VMware Aria OperationsBroadcom
161%94soon
31
WhatsUp GoldProgress Software
131%33soon
32
ChronospherePalo Alto Networks
110%54soon
33
WavefrontVMware
110%19soon
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33 metrics monitoring are named by companies instead of Amazon CloudWatch: Grafana by 5,645 companies, Prometheus by 4,675, Azure Monitor by 982, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/amazon-cloudwatch/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Amazon CloudWatch alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Amazon CloudWatch?

Grafana: 5,645 companies name it in their own job postings, against 2,291 for Amazon CloudWatch.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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