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On the recordRead 15 Oct 202649 facts
AWS Network Synthetic Monitor
Plans and prices
Pay-as-you-go Network Synthetic Monitor
$0.10usage-based
$0.10 per monitored resource-hour in US East example · 4 destination IPs per subnet included by default · additional probes and metrics charged
Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Pay as you go
$0.10usage-based
$0.10 per monitored resource per hour in the example · each resource covers four on-premises IP addresses by default · standard CloudWatch metrics pricing applies
Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
On the record
- Access security
- API clients must use TLS 1.0 or later, with TLS 1.2 or later recommended, and sign requests using IAM-associated credentials or temporary AWS STS credentials.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Account requirement
- Monitor source subnets must belong to the same AWS account as the monitor.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Agentless and PrivateLink
- No agents are installed in VPCs or on-premises; AWS PrivateLink can provide a private connection to the monitoring resources.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- It is intended for network operators and application developers seeking real-time network performance insights.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- AWS health indicator
- The network health indicator helps diagnose whether degradation is within AWS for paths through Direct Connect or Transit Gateway inter-Region peering, and its metric is binary, 0 or 100.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- CloudWatch integration
- Probe metrics feed CloudWatch Metrics, where users can build dashboards, thresholds and alarms.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company history
- AWS says it launched in 2006.aws.amazon.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Connectivity integrations
- AWS describes hybrid monitoring for Direct Connect and Site-to-Site VPN, with alarms that can connect to SNS, EventBridge and Lambda workflows.aws.amazon.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Continuous metrics
- The service continuously benchmarks hybrid paths with real-time packet-loss and latency measurements.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data protection
- AWS recommends least-privilege IAM, MFA, CloudTrail, TLS 1.2, encryption and FIPS endpoints, and warns against placing secrets in tags, names or destination URLs.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- IAM requirements
- Viewing requires CloudWatch metric-data access plus networkmonitor Get and List permissions; creation also needs service-linked-role, EC2 interface and security-group permissions.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- IP support
- On-premises destinations support IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Limit: Capterra reviewers
- Capterra reviewers cite a steep learning curve, difficult log navigation and confusing or escalating costs.capterra.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: cost alternative
- The same experiment concluded self-built EC2 scripts can be more economical for noncritical or development monitoring.dev.classmethod.jp · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: destinations
- Reserved or AWS-internal addresses such as 169.254.0.0/16 and 10.0.0.2 produce invalid path measurements and should not be used.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: failover
- The service does not automatically fail over network traffic when AWS has a network problem.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: G2 reviewers
- G2 reviewers repeatedly mention a complex interface, difficult log queries and costs that increase with high-volume logs or custom metrics.g2.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: probe cost
- DevelopersIO reported probe pricing of about $0.11 per subnet-hour plus CloudWatch metrics and described the probe cost as expensive.dev.classmethod.jp · read 15 Oct 2026
