Features Overview
Core Features
CloudWrangler provides comprehensive AWS infrastructure visibility and management through four main feature areas:
1. Network Topology
Visualize your VPC architecture with interactive diagrams showing:
- VPCs, subnets, and CIDR blocks
- Internet Gateways and NAT Gateways
- VPC Peering Connections
- Transit Gateway Attachments
- VPN Gateways and connections
- Route tables and routing
2. Resource Inventory
Browse and search all discovered AWS resources:
- EC2 instances with detailed metadata
- RDS databases and clusters
- ElastiCache Redis/Memcached
- Load Balancers (ALB, NLB, Classic)
- S3 buckets
- And more...
3. Traffic Analysis
Analyze VPC Flow Logs to understand network traffic:
- Top talkers by bandwidth
- Rejected traffic (security issues)
- Protocol and port usage
- Source/destination analysis
- Time-series trends
4. Infrastructure Diagram
Visual representation of your infrastructure with traffic flows:
- Resource nodes (EC2, RDS, ALB, etc.)
- Traffic flow lines between resources
- Bandwidth visualization
- Bidirectional traffic detection
- Interactive exploration
5. Cost Analysis
Identify cost optimization opportunities across your AWS infrastructure:
- Idle and underutilized resources
- Rightsizing recommendations
- Storage optimization opportunities
- Reserved Instance suggestions
- Potential monthly savings tracking
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Requirements | Update Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Network Topology | AWS account connected | Every 12h |
| Resource Inventory | AWS account connected | Every 12h |
| Cost Analysis | AWS account connected | Every 12h |
| Traffic Analysis | VPC Flow Logs enabled | Every 6h |
| Infrastructure Diagram | VPC Flow Logs enabled | Every 6h |
Coming Soon
Features planned for future releases:
- Compliance Checks: Automated security and compliance scanning
- Change Detection: Track infrastructure changes over time
- Alerting: Get notified of security issues or anomalies
- Custom Dashboards: Build your own views and reports
Feature Availability
All features are available in the current version of CloudWrangler. VPC Flow Logs features require additional setup (see VPC Flow Logs Setup).