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ElsayedAboelnaga - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Target
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A secure and powerful solution to manage cost and control budget
Pros and Cons
  • "We use the solution as a cost management tool to control the budget. It is easy to mange costs with the product."
  • "The tool's pricing should be made cheaper."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution as a cost management tool to control the budget. It is easy to mange costs with the product. 

What needs improvement?

The tool's pricing should be made cheaper. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the tool for one year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable. 

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Azure Cost Management
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

The product's support is fast. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The tool's pricing is yearly. 

What other advice do I have?

We require three or more admins to manage the tool.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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DeepakKumar15 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President at MSCI
Real User
The solution should be made cheaper, though it can be used for budgeting purposes in an organization
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Azure Cost Management is cost optimization."
  • "Azure Cost Management should be made cheaper."

What is our primary use case?

We use Azure Cost Management for our budgeting purposes. We have created a policy where we get an alert if a particular resource goes above our budget.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Azure Cost Management is cost optimization.

What needs improvement?

Azure Cost Management should be made cheaper.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Azure Cost Management for around four years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Around 1,000 users use Azure Cost Management in our organization.

How are customer service and support?

Azure Cost Management's technical support team is customer-friendly, but sometimes, they take longer to respond.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used Symantec.

How was the initial setup?

Azure Cost Management's initial setup is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution through an in-house team. Azure Cost Management's deployment is very simple and can be deployed in a day.

What other advice do I have?

Azure Cost Management is a cloud-based solution.

Overall, I rate Azure Cost Management a five out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Azure Cost Management
February 2025
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Joyal Benni - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at ProArch
Real User
Top 5
Segregates accounts based on resources and has a good user interface
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Azure Cost Management is its way of segregating accounts based on resources."
  • "The solution needs an automated dashboard and better reporting."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to understand the resource response and cost per customer for multiple projects in our organization.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Azure Cost Management is its way of segregating accounts based on resources.

What needs improvement?

The solution needs an automated dashboard and better reporting.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Azure Cost Management for the last three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate Azure Cost Management a ten out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I don't see any need for scalability for this solution. We have 350 plus customers using the solution.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support for Azure Cost Management is far better. Whatever we need is available on the portal, and if there is any discrepancy, we raise it to the support team.

How was the initial setup?

You don't have to do any setup, it's all populated from what you have in your environment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Customers do not need to pay for the product's license, and the product is free of cost.

What other advice do I have?

The solution's user interface is good. We also get the projection for the current month. I am a technical consultant and rarely work on cost management. Microsoft manages the solution, and you don’t need any skill sets to use it.

Overall, I rate Azure Cost Management a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Eduardo Sanfrutos - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Strategy and Advisory Cloud Manager at Accenture
Real User
A good, but limited cost information solution with strong analytics but requiring more flexibility in its reporting functionality
Pros and Cons
  • "We find the analytics available via this solution to be very useful, as it allows us to easily see detailed cost information for each of our various subscription elements."
  • "We would like to see more flexibility added to this solution, such as being able to compare reservations, or compare costs across multiple financial years and report on the reasons for deviation in spend."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to provide various cost information from across our organization.

What is most valuable?

We find the analytics available via this solution to be very useful, as it allows us to easily see detailed cost information for each of our various subscription elements.

What needs improvement?

We would like to see more flexibility added to this solution, such as being able to compare reservations, or compare costs across multiple financial years and report on the reasons for deviation in spend.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been working with this solution for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have found this product to be mostly stable during our time using it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have found this solution to have limited scalability, as it will only work along with other modules from the main product.

How was the initial setup?

The setup and deployment for this tool is very easy and straightforward, as it is automatically installed with the main software.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

As this product is part of a larger, main solution, the cost is part of the main license fee.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated other options, such as CloudHealth, but as this is a module that is part of a larger solution that we use, this product provided more seamless usage.

What other advice do I have?

We would recommend that organizations ensure they use the tools in conjunction with third-party software, so that they can maximize the potential benefits to be gained. 

We would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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General Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
It is stable, the technical support is good and the trend analysis and budgetary trigger are extremely functional
Pros and Cons
  • "The features that I have found most valuable, are the trend analysis and the budgetary trigger."
  • "I would like the developers to add more features about migration, like how much it would cost to migrate from, let's say, AWS to Azure."

What is our primary use case?

We use Azure Cost Management to see how much we are spending as well as how much the client is spending. That is the only use case for Azure Cost Management.

What is most valuable?

The features that I have found most valuable, are the trend analysis and the budgetary trigger. It is very good and it gives good data. It does what it is supposed to do.

What needs improvement?

I would like to have more granularity of the different services that we have. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working on Azure Cost Management for six years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Azure Cost Management works seamlessly. No bugs, glitches or regressions at all.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

When it comes to scalability, you can only look at the costs that you are incurring for your Azure subscription. And there is no need to scale, if you ask me. It just gives you the cost rate.

How are customer service and technical support?

I know this program very well, so we don't have to reach out to Microsoft. But when we do run into an issue that we cannot resolve, we reach out to them or email them or create a support ticket. They usually respond within a day, so we haven't faced any challenges with the technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is really straightforward and it works right out of the box. There is no complexity to it.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I think the solution was free initially. I don't know if they have changed that yet. Since we are partners of Microsoft, we have a different kind of agreement with them.

What other advice do I have?

My advice to others would be that they should use it. They should try it out - it's a very good solution, and it gives a very detailed analysis as your subscription costs.

I would like the developers to add more features about migration, like how much it would cost to migrate from, let's say, AWS to Azure. That would be great.

On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the worst and 10 is the best, I rate Azure Cost a good 9.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Jaime López - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Avanade
MSP
Top 10
A cloud solution for application development with pay-as-you-go pricing

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to develop different personal solutions.

What is most valuable?

Azure Cost Management has its conciseness and clear visibility. Having all resource costs in one place makes it incredibly easy to identify the biggest spenders, whether a specific resource or an entire resource group. This centralized view is crucial for understanding my service configurations and making informed decisions about cost optimization, like scaling down or even turning off services.

What needs improvement?

We were using Microsoft 365 earlier. We recently started using Azure and its pay-as-you-go model. It is powerful and wonderful because it allows you to test different services without spending so much, but the cost could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Azure Cost Management for less than a year. We are using the latest version of the solution.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution’s stability a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

20 users are using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

Customer support is enough with the information available. They also provide help guides, forums on the portal, and other resources that Microsoft provides.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Azure Cost Management is a cost-effective solution. It's more valuable than the cost.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Steve Staten - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Advisor Specialist at Converge Technology Solutions Corp
Consultant
A great return on investment, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "The cost analysis and exportability are the most valuable features of the solution."
  • "I would like to have added to Azure Cost Management, drill down features from within the cost analysis reporting."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to identify the cost management and the advisor cost savings plans.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution is helping to identify underutilized virtual machines for possible right sizing and for reservation purchases or savings plans purchases.

What is most valuable?

The cost analysis and exportability are the most valuable features of the solution.

What needs improvement?

I would like to have added to Azure Cost Management, drill down features from within the cost analysis reporting.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for six months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution's scalability is good. I have had no issues.

What was our ROI?

We see a return on investment with the solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I give the solution's overall cost an eight out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I give the solution an eight out of ten.

We currently have around 30 people using the solution and we have plans to increase that usage.

I advice new users to take the training courses before using Azure Cost Management.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Nigel Mullings - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Cloud Architect at Peritem Consultants Ltd
Reseller
Leaderboard
It's a free, helpful tool that comes with your subscription.
Pros and Cons
  • "Our customers use it and like it."
  • "Cost Management could always provide more details. The more information, the better. They just need to build on what they have now."

What is our primary use case?

I don't use Cost Management, but I help our customers use it. It does what it says on the tin: it manages costs. We have hundreds of thousands of users. Every customer uses it.

What is most valuable?

Our customers use it and like it.

What needs improvement?

Cost Management could always provide more details. The more information, the better. They just need to build on what they have now. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Azure Cost Management for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Cost Management is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Cost Management is highly scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

I rate Azure support 10 out of 10. It's great. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I previously used CloudCheckr. We switched to Cost Management because it's free. 

How was the initial setup?

Cost Management doesn't require any setup. It's automatically available.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Azure Cost Management 10 out of 10. It's a great tool that comes with your Azure subscription, so why not use it? 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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