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AWS Cost Management [EOL] vs Azure Cost Management comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are both solutions in the Cloud Cost Management category. Additionally, 83% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.
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Categories and Ranking

AWS Cost Management [EOL]
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Azure Cost Management
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

RANJAN KUMAR - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to set cost thresholds and receive alerts if the actual cost exceeds them
We regularly check the status of services to identify any unnecessary or unexpected costs. We utilize the billing dashboard in AWS to monitor daily costs and assess any significant increases. For instance, if our daily AWS expenses usually amount to $1,000 for running a hundred instances, and suddenly it spikes to $1,500, we investigate the reasons behind the increase. We scrutinize detailed reports, identify the areas and services contributing to the rise, and inform our manager. The dashboard overview in AWS Cost Explorer provides a high-level summary of our expenses, covering databases. This includes total costs, daily costs, and a breakdown by services. AWS Cost Explorer offers visualization tools like line charts, bar charts, and pie charts. These visualizations assist us in quickly understanding expenditures, enabling us to pinpoint areas that might need attention. The tool allows the creation of custom reports by selecting and configuring filtering and grouping options. Custom reports include a data range selector, making it easy to analyze expenses for specific periods such as daily, monthly, or custom durations. The budget feature is client-dependent. Before creating any services, we engage with our client to understand their requirements, such as the number of instances, CPU, and memory needed. Subsequently, we create a budgeting tool in servers based on these specifications. Our team configures custom notifications to alert us when actual costs or usage exceed predefined thresholds. These alerts can be sent via email or integrated with Simple Notification Service. I rate the overall product a ten out of ten.
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Joy Maitra - PeerSpot reviewer
Continuous monitoring and predictive analytics help provide insights into utilization
Continuous monitoring helps me detect anomalies in the pipeline, preplan resource scalability, and assist with cost management by offering good visibility into resource utilization. It also offers predictive analytics and some existing features, including dashboards. The AI prediction feature helps forecast based on current utilization trends and suggests improvements like the GenAI feature for interactive inquiries.
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The initial setup wasn't complex at all."
"The stability and scalability are good."
"With the cost management tool, clients can optimize fine tuning their consumption."
"AWS Cost Management is good for providing in-depth information in one place."
"The product provides the ability to set cost limits and budgets for a set of resources on the network."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It's not complex at all."
"I like the recommendation we get from AWS Cost Management to use a particular image or VM type."
"All of the reporting features are very good, as they allow us to track monthly expenses and send relevant emails."
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"Billing management is self-explanatory. There isn't a specific feature that stands out, but it's a fundamental aspect that needs to be present."
"The cost analysis and exportability are the most valuable features of the solution."
"The best thing about Azure Cost Management is the cost analysis functionality because it provides regular alerts."
"My organization benefits from the tool's performance and time-saving features."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Cost Management is its way of segregating accounts based on resources."
"The solution helps us diagnose and understand why some resources cost more so that we can fine-tune and reduce the cost."
"I like the granularity of the tools."
"Microsoft Azure Cloud Cost Management is easy to use and we have a lot of insights about all of our goals."
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Cons

"The solution needs to have its own dashboard for seeing details on it. It should be customizable as well so I have the ability to pull up the information I need to see and have it in one place for my reference. I should just be able to click and see everything I need in one step."
"We need finer-grained control over the roles and policies for users, specifying their permissions as to what they can look at."
"There could be an option to build custom dashboards for the platform."
"I would like to see the forecasting models improved with AWS Cost Management."
"I would like to see AWS Cost Management be more precise in their calculations."
"Data transfer between S3 buckets within AWS incurs costs, especially when moving data from one bucket to another or downloading data."
"The solution needs to improve the communication mechanism available to the stakeholders."
"AWS could improve the compatibility with other products."
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"The tool's pricing should be made cheaper."
"The dashboard could be improved."
"Optimization and scalability could be increased."
"The maintenance of the product by Azure's support team is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The solution could use automatic emailing. That would help improve the product a lot, at least for our purposes."
"Stability is an area in the solution that lacks in certain areas. So, it needs to be improved."
"There are certainly areas for improvement in terms of labeling the inventory. That's because right now, we use a number of services. But it's difficult when you look at the billing limiters and how they are named. We can't correlate those names to the actual services there. So, I can't click on an item and see if I'm still using this service or not. So it just rolls up and gives me values and figures, but I can't really correlate them to actual services on the Azure platform."
"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."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have signed a long-term contract with AWS. There are different service levels that will determine the level of support you have."
"We get AWS Cost Management for free because we use AWS services."
"AWS Cost Management is free to use."
"The product is affordable."
"The tool's pricing depends on our services."
"I think the solution was free initially."
"It's bundled in with the package. I have it as part of the package."
"The product is not cheap, but it is not expensive either."
"It's free out of the box."
"Azure Cost Management is a free cost management tool."
"Compared to competitors, it's cost-effective. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"I rate the price of Azure Cost Management an eight out of ten."
"Azure Cost Management comes as a part of other solutions. You need to pay as per your requirement based on the pay-as-you-go model."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Cost Management?
The tool's cost management feature provides a comprehensive view of AWS costs, allowing us to plan and make cost-effective decisions. With AWS Cost Explorer, we can perform cost planning, generate ...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Cost Management?
The tool's pricing depends on our services.
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What needs improvement with AWS Cost Management?
Data transfer between S3 buckets within AWS incurs costs, especially when moving data from one bucket to another or downloading data.
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What do you like most about Azure Cost Management?
Gives visibility into the cost of cloud-based solutions.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Cost Management?
The pricing part could be improved. I would rate it as six out of ten. It depends on the solution. We mostly pay for our licenses.
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What needs improvement with Azure Cost Management?
Customization features could be added for Azure Cost Management ( /products/azure-cost-management-reviews ), but the dashboards are handy, and overall, everything is good.
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Also Known As

Amazon Cost Management
Microsoft Azure Cost Management, Cloudyn
 

Overview

AWS Cost Management tools give you visibility into your AWS costs and usage. There are a range of AWS Cost Management tools to help you access, organize, understand, control, and optimize your costs.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Azure Cost Management provides actionable insights for IT professionals to optimize cloud expenses and align budgets with strategic goals. It features real-time visibility and analytics for efficient resource management.

Azure Cost Management offers a comprehensive suite of tools for cost analysis and control, including budgeting alerts and integration capabilities to optimize resource spending. Its intuitive interface simplifies navigation while providing trend analysis, forecasting, and cost-saving recommendations. By delivering detailed insights into resource usage, Azure helps organizations manage expenses effectively, enabling strategic financial planning through clear visualizations and reports.

What are the key features of Azure Cost Management?
  • Customizable Cost Analysis: Tailored insights to analyze expenses effectively.
  • Real-Time Consumption Visibility: Immediate data access for informed decision-making.
  • Budgeting Alerts: Set alerts to monitor and control spending.
  • Advisor Recommendations: Integrated advice for cost optimization.
  • Integration Capabilities: Seamless integration with various platforms.
  • Trend Analysis and Forecasting: Tools to predict future costs and trends.
What benefits should be expected when using Azure Cost Management?
  • Expense Optimization: Streamlined processes for managing cloud costs.
  • Enhanced Budget Management: Precise control over budget allocations.
  • Improved Financial Insights: Clear reporting for better financial planning.
  • Strategic Resource Allocation: Insights for aligning resources with business goals.
  • Efficient Infrastructure Management: Support for cost management strategies across deployments.

Azure Cost Management is widely implemented in industries seeking to monitor and control budgets, optimize costs, and track resource spending. Companies utilize it to gain billing insights, understand usage patterns, and minimize cloud expenses. It is instrumental in managing infrastructure costs and supporting cost management strategies across different deployments, making it valuable for projecting profitability and setting cost alerts.

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