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Vendor: Microsoft
4.0 out of 5

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Azure Network Watcher mindshare

As of April 2025, the mindshare of Azure Network Watcher in the Network Monitoring Software category stands at 0.4%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Review data by company size

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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Healthcare Company
5%
Media Company
4%
Real Estate/Law Firm
4%
Construction Company
4%
Insurance Company
4%
Educational Organization
4%
Comms Service Provider
3%
University
3%
Performing Arts
3%
Pharma/Biotech Company
3%
Retailer
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
2%
Legal Firm
2%
Hospitality Company
2%
Non Profit
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
1%
Transportation Company
1%
 

Azure Network Watcher reviews

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Emanuel Kjellin - PeerSpot user
Cloud Analyst at Cloud2Go
Verified user of Azure Network Watcher
Jul 1, 2024
An affordable solution to block and analyze the situation with VPN troubleshooting feature
Madhukar N - PeerSpot user
Sr. Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Azure Network Watcher
Nov 6, 2022
Helpful database security, good support, and beneficial cloud-native application firewall

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Azure Network Watcher is the cloud-native application firewall. It is helpful for securing databases."

Cons

"Azure Network Watcher could improve by having other built-in applications. For example, an application to log activities for in and outbound traffic."
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Sami Esber - PeerSpot user
Cyber Security Consultant at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Azure Network Watcher
Aug 10, 2022
Great for monitoring device behavior and everything from a network perspective

Pros

"The solution is good for monitoring device behavior."

Cons

"Lacks sufficient security features. "
AA
Owner at ICAL S.A.
Verified user of Azure Network Watcher
Jun 18, 2024
Saves time for implementation and troubleshooting issues with good support

Pros

"The stability is very good. I rate it a ten out of ten."

Cons

"User experience could be improved."
VV
Cloud solution architect at Ernst & Young
Verified user of Azure Network Watcher
Jul 21, 2023
Helps to monitor network services and capture issues

Pros

"We use the solution to monitor network services. It helps to capture any network issues. "

Cons

"Azure Network Watcher needs to have better documentation and it needs to capture information accurately. "
PeerSpot user
Sr Devops Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Azure Network Watcher
Jan 12, 2023
Beneficial monitoring, useful application insight, and reliable

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Azure Network Watcher is using the gateways with the connections. The monitoring is useful for the logs and application insights into the data. The traffic filtering issues when it comes to deploying those applications are helpful."

Cons

"The solution could improve by limiting the need to clarify the logs. When the clarification is minimized, it is better for everyone involved."
RM
System Network Engineer at Kitana Media
Verified user of Azure Network Watcher
Nov 29, 2023
Offers good stability but challenging initial setup

Pros

"I like the visibility. "

Cons

"The initial setup and initial learning curve could be improved to be easier."
Ben AmaraSeif Alah - PeerSpot user
Cloud Architect Azure at Thales
Verified user of Azure Network Watcher
Dec 11, 2022
Straightforward and basic deployment, with excellent features, and high reliability

Pros

"The most valuable features I have found are typology, visualization, and capture."

Cons

"I would like to see in the future if we can troubleshoot as a firewall because it is equipment as a network player and some diagnostics."