• The AWS Systems Manager CloudWatch Dashboard will no longer be available after April 30, 2026. Customers can continue to use Amazon CloudWatch console to view, create, and manage their Amazon CloudWatch dashboards, just as they do today. For more information, see [Amazon CloudWatch Dashboard documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Dashboards.html). 

# AWS Systems Manager Compliance
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You can use Compliance, a tool in AWS Systems Manager, to scan your fleet of managed nodes for patch compliance and configuration inconsistencies. You can collect and aggregate data from multiple AWS accounts and Regions, and then drill down into specific resources that aren’t compliant. By default, Compliance displays current compliance data about patching in Patch Manager and associations in State Manager. (Patch Manager and State Manager are also both tools in AWS Systems Manager.) To get started with Compliance, open the [Systems Manager console](https://console.aws.amazon.com//systems-manager/compliance). In the navigation pane, choose **Compliance**.

Patch compliance data from Patch Manager can be sent to AWS Security Hub CSPM. Security Hub CSPM gives you a comprehensive view of your high-priority security alerts and compliance status. It also monitors the patching status of your fleet. For more information, see [Integrating Patch Manager with AWS Security Hub CSPM](patch-manager-security-hub-integration.md). 

Compliance offers the following additional benefits and features: 
+ View compliance history and change tracking for Patch Manager patching data and State Manager associations by using AWS Config.
+ Customize Compliance to create your own compliance types based on your IT or business requirements.
+ Remediate issues by using Run Command, another tool in AWS Systems Manager, State Manager, or Amazon EventBridge.
+ Port data to Amazon Athena and Amazon Quick to generate fleet-wide reports.

**EventBridge support**  
This Systems Manager tool is supported as an *event* type in Amazon EventBridge rules. For information, see [Monitoring Systems Manager events with Amazon EventBridge](monitoring-eventbridge-events.md) and [Reference: Amazon EventBridge event patterns and types for Systems Manager](reference-eventbridge-events.md).

**Chef InSpec integration**  
Systems Manager integrates with [https://www.chef.io/inspec/](https://www.chef.io/inspec/). InSpec is an open-source, runtime framework that allows you to create human-readable profiles on GitHub or Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). You can then use Systems Manager to run compliance scans and view compliant and noncompliant managed nodes. For more information, see [Using Chef InSpec profiles with Systems Manager Compliance](integration-chef-inspec.md).

**Pricing**  
Compliance is offered at no additional charge. You only pay for the AWS resources that you use.

**Topics**
+ [Getting started with Compliance](compliance-prerequisites.md)
+ [Configuring permissions for Compliance](compliance-permissions.md)
+ [Creating a resource data sync for Compliance](compliance-datasync-create.md)
+ [Learn details about Compliance](compliance-about.md)
+ [Deleting a resource data sync for Compliance](systems-manager-compliance-delete-RDS.md)
+ [Remediating compliance issues using EventBridge](compliance-fixing.md)
+ [Assign custom compliance metadata using the AWS CLI](compliance-custom-metadata-cli.md)