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title: Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus (AMP)
description: AMP is AWS’s managed Prometheus-compatible metrics service — PromQL, remote write, and long retention without operating Prometheus servers.
url: https://www.factualminds.com/glossary/amazon-managed-prometheus/
publishDate: 2026-07-22
updateDate: 2026-07-22
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# Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus (AMP)

> AMP is AWS’s managed Prometheus-compatible metrics service — PromQL, remote write, and long retention without operating Prometheus servers.

## Definition

**Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus (AMP)** is a Prometheus-compatible monitoring service. You remote-write metrics (often via ADOT or Prometheus servers), query with **PromQL**, and retain data without running your own Prometheus HA pair. AMP pairs naturally with **Amazon Managed Grafana (AMG)** for dashboards.

## When to use it

- PromQL-native teams and existing Prometheus exporters
- High-cardinality Kubernetes metrics that are expensive or awkward as CloudWatch custom metrics
- Multi-account metric federation patterns that fit Prometheus better than CloudWatch alone

## When not to use it

- Most early CloudWatch + Application Signals estates with no PromQL requirement — AMP is a second billing surface
- Teams that only need AWS service metrics and basic custom metrics

## Tips

- **Ingestion**, not retention, usually dominates AMP cost — drop unused series at the scrape/relabel stage
- Adopt AMP only after Application Signals fails a measured gap ([beyond CloudWatch](/blog/aws-observability-beyond-cloudwatch-otel-prometheus-grafana-2026/))

## Gotchas

### Serious

- Cardinality explosions (unbounded label values) can spike ingest cost overnight
- Dual-running CloudWatch custom metrics and AMP without a plan doubles spend

## Related FactualMinds content

- [Prometheus cardinality / AMP cost control](/blog/prometheus-cardinality-explosion-amp-cloudwatch-cost-control/)
- [Amazon Managed Grafana](/glossary/amazon-managed-grafana/)

## Related AWS Services

- aws-managed-services
- devops-pipeline-setup

## Related Posts

- aws-observability-beyond-cloudwatch-otel-prometheus-grafana-2026
- prometheus-cardinality-explosion-amp-cloudwatch-cost-control
- amazon-managed-grafana-workspace-best-practices-2026

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*Source: https://www.factualminds.com/glossary/amazon-managed-prometheus/*