Amazon CloudWatch Logs vs Splunk Enterprise
Amazon CloudWatch Logs
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Splunk Enterprise
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| Figure | Amazon CloudWatch Logs | Splunk Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.03/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 1 |
| Spec score · Log Analysis Software | 9.2 (#1) | 7.8 (#15) |
| Spec score · Log Management Software | 9.2 (#5) | 8.5 (#24) |
| Spec score · Log Monitoring Tools | 9.1 (#5) | 7.7 (#22) |
| Archive export | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment options | cloud | self-hosted |
| Founded | 2006 | 2003 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, United States | San Jose, California, United States |
| Log pipelines | Yes | Yes |
| Structured log parsing | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Amazon CloudWatch Logs
- Logs data ingestion$0.50 a month
- Logs archive storage$0.03 a month
- Pay-as-you-goPrice not published
- Free tierFree
- Paid usagePrice not published
In their own words
Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Amazon CloudWatch Logs collects and stores logs from AWS resources, applications, services, on-premises systems, and other clouds. It offers log pipelines, structured parsing, archive export, and live tailing through web and API access. Logs Insights lets users query records with filters, aggregations, and regular expressions, then visualize time-series data or export results to CloudWatch Dashboards. Logs are available in Standard for real-time monitoring and advanced analytics, or Infrequent Access for ad-hoc queries and forensic analysis. Live Tail provides a central interactive view of streaming logs, while anomaly detection uses machine learning to identify patterns and changes. Users can search and analyze logs across accounts from a monitoring account at no additional cost. The free tier includes 5 GB for ingestion, archive storage, and query scans, plus 1,800 Live Tail minutes per month. Usage-based charges are billed at month end, with no upfront commitment or minimum fee; rates vary by Region.
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.