Amazon CloudWatch vs Dead Man's Snitch

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Amazon CloudWatch

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USD · US · source: aws.amazon.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Free Tier	Free Free tier	Usage · monthly free allowances	Standalone · Free
Pay as you go	USD 0.3 monthly $0.30 per custom metric/month at the first paid tier in US East	Usage · per custom metric per month	Standalone · Usage based

Dead Man's Snitch

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USD · US · source: deadmanssnitch.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
The Lone Snitch — tiny	Free Free Plan	Flat · monthly	Standalone · Free
Little Birdy — small Highlighted	USD 5 monthly $ 5 monthly	Flat · monthly	Standalone · Fixed
Private Eye — medium	USD 19 monthly $ 19 monthly	Flat · monthly	Standalone · Fixed
Surveillance Van — large	USD 49 monthly $ 49 monthly	Flat · monthly	Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Amazon CloudWatch

Free Tier

Plan card Logs: 5 GB

Included
Plan card Custom metrics: 10

Included
Plan card Custom dashboards: 3

Included

Pay as you go

Plan card Live Tail overage: $0.01/minute

Included
Plan card OpenTelemetry metrics ingest: $0.50/GB

Included
Plan card Volume-tiered usage pricing: Included

Dead Man's Snitch

The Lone Snitch — tiny

Highlights Snitches: 1

Included

Little Birdy — small

Highlights Snitches: 3

Included
Highlights Intervals: Basic

Included
Highlights API Field Agent: Included

Included
Highlights Team Members: Unlimited

Included

Private Eye — medium

Highlights Snitches: 100

Included
Highlights Intervals: Enhanced

Included
Highlights API Field Agent: Included

Included
Highlights Team Members: Unlimited

Included
Highlights Integrations: Included

Included

Surveillance Van — large

Highlights Snitches: 300

Included
Highlights Intervals: Enhanced

Included
Highlights API Field Agent: Included

Included
Highlights Team Members: Unlimited

Included
Highlights Integrations: Included

Included
Highlights Smart Alerts: Included

Included
Highlights Error Notices: Included

Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

Amazon CloudWatch

August 27, 2026 Source
- Free Tier: Free
- Pay as you go: USD 0.3 monthly

Dead Man's Snitch

August 27, 2026 Source
- The Lone Snitch — tiny: Free
- Little Birdy — small: USD 5 monthly
- Private Eye — medium: USD 19 monthly
- Surveillance Van — large: USD 49 monthly