Dashbird

dashbird.io
Observability & Monitoring
Weekend Project

Monitoring for serverless - Agentless monitoring and error detection for serverless

How to Replace Dashbird

Overview

Dashbird is a purpose-built monitoring, debugging and intelligence platform for serverless applications on AWS. It provides end-to-end visibility across cloud infrastructure with automatic error detection, incident management, and actionable insights without requiring code instrumentation. The platform helps teams reduce downtime, accelerate time to market, and resolve issues faster.

Features

45 features across 19 categories

Access Management(1)

Single Sign-On (SSO)Premium

Enterprise-grade SSO integration for user authentication and access control

Alerting(2)

Alert Management

Powerful alert and incident management platform for building on-call processes

Metric Alarms

Pre-configured and custom alarms across infrastructure with multiple notification channels

Also in: Splunk, Lacework, Dashlane

Compliance(1)

SOC-2 Compliance

SOC-2 compliance certification for data security and privacy

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Compliance & Best Practices(1)

Well-Architected LensAI

Over 148 failure checks and 238 insights continuously applied to enforce AWS best practices and well-architected framework

Cost Management(1)

Cost OptimizationAI

Monitor resource costs and identify overprovisioned resources to optimize spending

Data Management(2)

14-day Data Retention

Store and access logs for up to 14 days on standard plan

Custom Data RetentionPremium

Customizable data retention periods for enterprise customers

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Error Tracking(1)

Error DetectionAI

Automatic detection of known and unknown failures across all cloud resources in real-time

Also in: Atatus, Raygun, IOpipe

Infrastructure Visibility(2)

Cloud Inventory

Comprehensive inventory of all cloud resources across AWS environment

Multi-Account Support

Monitor and manage unlimited AWS accounts from single platform

Intelligence(2)

Advanced Insights and AlarmsAIPremium

Enhanced insights and alarm capabilities for enterprise environments

Automatic InsightsAI

AI-powered insights and recommendations for infrastructure optimization and best practices

Log Management(1)

Log Analytics

Full text search and analysis of logs across all cloud resources with centralized log management

Monitoring(2)

Agentless Monitoring

Automatic data collection from cloud sources without code instrumentation or Lambda Layers, deployed via CloudFormation template

Custom Event TrackingPremium

Track and monitor custom events specific to business requirements

Notifications(4)

Email Notifications

Email-based alerts and notifications

Slack Integration

Send alerts and notifications directly to Slack channels

SNS Notifications

Send notifications through AWS SNS

Webhook Notifications

Send alerts via webhooks to custom integrations

Optimization(1)

Performance OptimizationAI

Tools to identify and solve performance bottlenecks and understand code change implications

Security(2)

Data Encryption

Encryption at rest and in transit with industry best practices for data security

Security and Compliance Checks

Continuous security posture evaluation and compliance checks across serverless infrastructure

Service Monitoring(16)

Analytics Monitoring

Monitor analytics services and data pipeline performance

API Gateway Monitoring

Monitor API Gateway performance, errors, and latency

AppSync Monitoring

Monitor AWS AppSync GraphQL API performance

DynamoDB Monitoring

Track DynamoDB performance, throughput, and query metrics

ECS Monitoring

Monitor Elastic Container Service deployments and containers

ELB Monitoring

Monitor Elastic Load Balancer performance and health

EventBridge Monitoring

Monitor EventBridge event routing and delivery

HTTP API Gateway Monitoring

Monitor HTTP API Gateway endpoints and performance

Kinesis Monitoring

Monitor Kinesis streams and analytics

Lambda Monitoring

Dedicated monitoring for AWS Lambda functions with error tracking and performance metrics

OpenSearch Monitoring

Monitor OpenSearch cluster performance and metrics

RDS Monitoring

Monitor RDS database performance and metrics

S3 Monitoring

Monitor S3 bucket operations and performance

SNS Monitoring

Monitor Simple Notification Service message delivery and performance

SQS Monitoring

Monitor Simple Queue Service for message processing and performance

Step Functions Monitoring

Monitor AWS Step Functions workflows and execution tracking

Support(2)

Enterprise-level SupportPremium

Dedicated enterprise support with priority response times

Service-Level Agreement (SLA)Premium

Guaranteed uptime and performance SLA for enterprise customers

Tracing(1)

Distributed Tracing

End-to-end tracing across serverless workloads and microservices

Visibility(1)

Real-time Activity Data

Access to real-time execution data for debugging and analysis

Visualization(2)

Custom Dashboards

Create customizable dashboards for monitoring specific metrics and insights

Microservice DashboardsPremium

Specialized dashboards for monitoring microservice architectures

Pricing

Free

Free - 14 day trial
  • Lambda monitoring
  • API Gateway monitoring
  • DynamoDB monitoring
  • SQS monitoring
  • Step Functions monitoring
  • Kinesis monitoring
  • ECS monitoring
  • HTTP API Gateway monitoring
  • RDS monitoring
  • SNS monitoring
  • OpenSearch monitoring
  • ELB monitoring
  • Unlimited AWS accounts
  • Automatic insights
  • Metric alarms
  • All notification channels (Slack, Email, SNS, Webhooks)
  • All integrations
  • Lambda errors
  • Log analytics
  • Basic insights
  • 14-day data retention
  • 5 million Lambda executions (trial limit)

Standard

Popular
Usage-based pricing
  • All free plan features
  • All AWS managed services
  • Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB SQS Step Functions Kinesis ECS HTTP API Gateway RDS SNS OpenSearch ELB
  • Unlimited AWS accounts
  • Automatic insights
  • Metric alarms
  • All notifications channels
  • All integrations
  • Lambda monitoring
  • Infrastructure monitoring
  • Lambda errors
  • Log analytics
  • Full text search
  • Advanced insights
  • Well-Architected Lens
  • Metric alarms
  • Custom event tracking
  • Microservice dashboards
  • Unlimited notification channels
  • Up to 95 million Lambda executions monthly

Business

Custom pricing
  • All Standard plan features
  • Large AWS serverless environments
  • Custom volume discounts

Enterprise

Custom pricing
  • All free and standard plan features
  • Single sign-on (SSO)
  • Service-level agreement (SLA)
  • Advanced insights and alarms
  • Custom event tracking
  • Enterprise-level support
  • Tailored pricing
  • High-volume AWS infrastructure
  • Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB SQS Step Functions Kinesis ECS HTTP API Gateway RDS SNS OpenSearch ELB
  • Unlimited AWS accounts
  • Unlimited Lambda executions monthly
  • Custom data retention

Cost Calculator

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Build vs Buy

Should you build a Dashbird alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 45 features.

Buy Dashbird

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Dashbird saves ~$36,960 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 45 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

6 known integrations

AWS CloudFormationAWS CloudWatchAWS SNSEmailSlackWebhooks