Amazon CloudWatch vs Raindrop

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

Raindrop

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USD · US · source: www.raindrop.ai

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Hobby — default	Free $0 /mo	Flat · per month	Standalone · Free

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

Raindrop

Hobby — default

Highlights Events included: 1,000 events

Included
Highlights Event definition: Included
Highlights Tracing Search: Included
Highlights Slack Notifications: Included
Highlights Data Retention: 14 days

Included
Highlights Custom Signals: 1

Included
Highlights Agent Messages: 15 messages

Included
Highlights MCP / Query SDK: Included
Highlights Stumbles (preview): 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

Raindrop

August 27, 2026 Source
- Hobby — default: Free