AWS CloudWatch Logs Insights and CloudWatch Metrics are two distinct features of AWS CloudWatch, each designed to handle different aspects of monitoring and analysis within AWS environments.
| Aspect | CloudWatch Logs Insights | CloudWatch Metrics |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Log analysis and querying | Performance and resource utilization monitoring |
| Data Type | Unstructured log data (text, JSON) | Structured numeric data (e.g., CPU utilization) |
| Data Source | Logs from AWS services or custom applications | Metrics from AWS resources (e.g., EC2, RDS) |
| Querying and Analysis | Interactive queries for detailed log inspection | Predefined metrics with aggregation and alarms |
| Visualization | Tables, graphs, charts from log data | Time-series graphs, charts of metrics data |
| Alerting | Indirectly through metric filters and alarms | Direct alarms based on metric thresholds |
| Use Case | Troubleshooting, error tracking, log analysis | Monitoring system performance, resource usage |