# Log and Monitor in Confluent Cloud You can monitor the health and performance of your Apache Kafka® clusters, connectors, and other resources in several ways: | Feature | Description | Available through | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | [Monitor tab](#cloud-monitor-tab-components) in the
Confluent Cloud Console | Gives you an at-a-glance view of a cluster’s resources and
performance. | Cloud Console | | [Confluent Cloud Metrics](metrics-api.md#metrics-api) | Time-series metrics you can query directly or send to
[third-party monitoring platforms](third-party-integration.md#ccloud-integrate-with-3rd-party-monitoring) like Datadog,
Prometheus, and Grafana. | Confluent Cloud APIs | | [Notifications](configure-notifications.md#ccloud-notifications) | Alert you to events that need your attention. | Cloud Console and Confluent Cloud APIs | | [Consumer lag monitoring](monitor-lag.md#cloud-monitoring-lag) | Helps you track how far behind your consumers are. | Cloud Console, Confluent Cloud APIs, and Confluent CLI | | [Dedicated cluster monitoring](monitor-performance.md#cloud-cluster-monitor-performance) | Covers performance and expansion for Dedicated clusters
specifically. | Cloud Console | | [Log export to third-party tools](manage-observability-integrations.md#manage-observability-integrations) | Sends Confluent Cloud audit and usage logs to your own observability
stack. | Cloud Console | ## Cloud Console Monitor tab, by cluster type The **Monitor** tab on a cluster’s page in the Cloud Console shows a set of cards and charts that summarize the cluster’s resources and performance. Which components appear, and how much detail they show, depends on the [cluster type](../clusters/cluster-types.md#cloud-cluster-types) and networking configuration. This section covers Basic, Standard, Dedicated, Enterprise, and Freight clusters. For a Confluent Platform cluster registered with Unified Stream Manager, see [Monitor Confluent Platform Resources in Confluent Cloud](../usm/monitor/overview.md#platform-overview). The following components appear for every cluster type: **Connectors card** : Shows a count of connectors. Select it to view the full connectors list. **Throughput chart** : Shows produce and consume throughput. **Topics card** : Shows a count of topics. Select it to view the full topics list. **Clients card** : Shows a count of clients. Select it to view the full clients list. **Cluster Demand chart** : Shows cluster demand, based on client connections. **Connection Behavior chart** : Shows client connection behavior, such as accepted connections. **Partition Topology by Compaction Strategy chart** : Shows the number of compacted and non-compacted partitions. The following components vary by cluster type: | Cluster type | Private networking card | Cluster load chart | eCKU Usage chart | |----------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Basic | Not applicable | Not applicable | Yes, if eCKU pricing is enabled | | Standard | Not applicable | Not applicable | Yes, if eCKU pricing is enabled | | Dedicated | Yes, if using private networking (simple status) | Yes | Not applicable. Dedicated clusters use Confluent Unit for Kafka (CKU) capacity
instead. | | Enterprise | Yes (count of configured networks) | Not applicable | Yes | | Freight | Yes (count of configured networks) | Not applicable | Yes |