--- description: Review of AWS CloudTrail Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: AWS CloudTrail | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [API Software](/directory/4343/api-management/software) > [AWS CloudTrail](/software/390818/aws-cloudtrail) # AWS CloudTrail Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/390818/aws-cloudtrail Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/390818/aws-cloudtrail?page=2) > AWS CloudTrail is a cloud-based solution that helps businesses manage and view all the events and activities across AWS accounts on a centralized platform. Professionals can detect threats, vulnerabilities, or anomalous behavior across accounts, including an increase in resource provisioning or other available services. AWS CloudTrail allows organizations to centralize log files and encrypt them to secure confidential information and prevent unauthorized data exploitation. Managers can conduct security analysis, ensure compliance with various regulatory standards and perform troubleshooting operations. AWS CloudTrail integrates with Amazon CloudWatch Events, which enables businesses to configure workflows according to requirements. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 19 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 19 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Amazon Web Services - **Location**: Seattle, US - **Founded**: 2006 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Please contact Amazon Web Services for pricing details. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Compliance Management - Monitoring - Real-Time Data - Real-Time Monitoring - Search/Filter - Third-Party Integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [API Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4343/api-management/software) ## Related Categories - [API Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4343/api-management/software) - [Privileged Access Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4241/privileged-access-management/software) - [Audit Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4188/audit/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Here’s what stands out the most. > > **Cons**: CloudTrail generates a huge number of logs, especially in environments with many AWS services and API calls. > > AWS CloudTrail is an essential tool for security, compliance, and auditing in AWS environments. It provides detailed tracking of all API calls and user activities, making it a must-have for monitoring and governance. ----- ### "A Reliable Foundation for Governance and Security in AWS" — 5.0/5 > **Giovanny** | *24 December 2025* | Biotechnology | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I appreciate most about AWS CloudTrail is how it provides deep visibility and governance across all AWS account activity. For example: Comprehensive Auditing and Transparency Strong Security Posture Integration with Monitoring and Analytics > > **Cons**: While AWS CloudTrail is a powerful auditing and governance tool, there are a few areas that can feel limiting or challenging in day‑to‑day enterprise use. For example: Log Volume Can Become Overwhelming Querying Logs Isn’t Always Straightforward Event Delivery Latency > > My overall experience with AWS CloudTrail has been very positive, especially from an enterprise and governance perspective. CloudTrail delivers the level of visibility, accountability, and traceability that’s essential for operating securely in AWS at scale. ----- ### "User controls and auditing" — 3.0/5 > **Andy** | *18 December 2022* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Cloudtrail is important to monitor activities across multiple resources - such as programmatic changes that were made to resources or even bad actors since it fully logs all activities on AWS resources (such as various DBs). > > **Cons**: The biggest challenge with using Cloudtrail is effectively filtering for activity you're interested in. This is more from the nature of the problem than Cloudtrail itself. The thoroughness of the information being logged within Cloudtrail includes quite a bit of information that is not necessarily relevant for incident management. ----- ### "User activities on Cloud Trail" — 4.0/5 > **Sathish** | *2 December 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: We can track and audit all the AWS users api calls in a central dashboard. > > **Cons**: In cloud trail, every API calls made by the users will cost you, so it is pretty expensive and compare to any other Cloud in the market. > > It was good because we can track all the user activities ----- ### "Robust Cloud activity auditing and alert tool" — 5.0/5 > **Avineet** | *5 July 2020* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The smart feature of managing each device being run on the cloud and the alerting capability of the tool. > > **Cons**: The graphs could be better and integration with various other tools could be more versatile. Cost could be lower. > > Used to audit the activities on the cloud devices and alert for services on a threshold setup once breached. Storing of logs easily in S3. Amazing analytics provided by the trace logging. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/390818/aws-cloudtrail?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/390818/aws-cloudtrail) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data