Azure Cost Management vs Cloudability comparison

Microsoft and Apptio are both solutions in the Cloud Cost Management category. Microsoft is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.1, while Apptio is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.1. Microsoft holds a 11.7% mindshare in CCM, compared to Apptio’s 13.6% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of Apptio users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Azure Cost Management and Cloudability based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Cost Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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IBM Turbonomic

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Cloud Cost Management category, the mindshare of IBM Turbonomic is 16.6%, up from 14.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure Cost Management is 11.7%, down from 14.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cloudability is 13.6%, up from 10.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Cost Management

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SubashSubbiah

Assistant Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

It can tell us where performance is lagging on the hardware layer, but the reporting on the application layer is lacking

The automation area could be improved, and the generic reports are poor. We want more details in the analysis report from the application layer. The reports from the infrastructure layer are satisfactory, but Turbonomic won't provide much information if we dig down further than the application layer. I would like them to add some apps for physical device load resourcing and physical-to-virtual calculation. It gives excellent recommendations for the virtual layer but doesn't have the capabilities for physical-to-virtual analysis. Automated deployment is something else they could add. Some built-in automation features are helpful, but we aren't effectively using a few. We want a few more automated features, like autoscaling and automatic performance optimization testing would be useful.

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Eduardo Sanfrutos

Technology Strategy and Advisory Cloud Manager at Accenture

A good, but limited cost information solution with strong analytics but requiring more flexibility in its reporting functionality

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

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Vijay More

Technical Lead at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Helps to understand and manage spending across clouds, but has dashboard limitations

Cloudability offers valuable insights into data engineering and analytics platforms. With access to the same data Cloudability utilizes, one could recreate similar dashboards on their own data platform. This implies that Cloudability's role could be replaceable with some organizational effort, provided they have the necessary data sources and expertise. However, for organizations looking to streamline processes without investing extensive time, money, and resources into building their solution, Cloudability serves as a convenient option. Moreover, it offers benefits for both single-cloud and multi-cloud users. While it's beneficial for single-cloud users, it becomes particularly advantageous for organizations with multi-cloud environments, as it helps manage costs and optimize resources across different cloud providers.

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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

"We can manage multiple environments using a single pane of glass, which is something that I really like."

"Turbonomic has helped optimize cloud operations and reduced our cloud costs significantly. Overall, we are at about 40 percent savings, and we spend about three million a year just in Azure. It reduces the size of the VMs, putting them into the right template for usage. People don't realize that you don't have to future-proof a virtual machine in Azure. You just need to build it for today. As the business or service grows, you can scale up or out. About 90 percent of all the costs that we've reduced has been from sizing machines appropriately."

"The most valuable features are the cluster utilization reports and the resource capacity planning. We can simulate how much capacity we can add to the current resources. The individual DM reports and VM-facing recommendations report are also helpful."

"The automation and orchestration components are definitely the best part, as you can tell it what it can do and when, and just let it be."

"Rightsizing is valuable. Its recommendations are pretty good."

"The biggest value I'm getting out of VMTurbo right now is the complete hands-off management of equalizing the usage in my data center."

"Using this product helps us to reduce performance risk because it shows us where resources are needed but not yet allocated."

"It helps us get a consolidated view of all customer spending into a single dashboard, allowing us to identify opportunities to improve their current spending."

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"Good control features and user interface."

"Gives visibility into the cost of cloud-based solutions."

"The solution helps us diagnose and understand why some resources cost more so that we can fine-tune and reduce the cost."

"The interface is good, and it's easy to manage."

"It encompasses a multitude of specialized services, each with its associated costs and considerations."

"During the two years I've been working with this solution, it has only been down once or twice. Thus, I would rate the stability of the solution at nine out of ten."

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that it's extremely customizable. It makes it very flexible in terms of usage."

"The most valuable aspect of Azure Cost Management for me is the cost-saving recommendations based on our usage patterns."

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"All the tagging and mapping, which helps to create some virtual tags are useful features."

"The sizing recommendation will look, and say, "You are only using this at 80%," then recommend a better fit for you."

"The tool helps us to resize on AWS correctly."

"We use the product to get a detailed level of transparency on the cloud strengths."

"One of the standout features of the solution is its groups and views functionality. The solution is highly-stable. The solution is highly-scalable. The customer support is good. They can be easily contacted. The initial setup is straightforward. It's an excellent tool, especially when dealing with multiple clouds. It streamlines the process, eliminating the need to check each cloud individually."

"The most crucial feature in reducing my cloud costs has been the rightsizing recommendations, along with the dashboards that track reserved instance spending coverage and utilization. As for Cloudability's integration with our existing cloud infrastructure, it's not integrated directly into our AWS infrastructure but rather reads and pulls data from it, providing valuable insights and analysis for cost management."

"The support from IBM is fantastic"

"Cloudability takes care of identifying and managing the cloud."

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Cons

"While the product is fairly intuitive and easy to use once you learn it, it can be quite daunting until you have undergone a bit of training."

"The management interface seems to be designed for high-resolution screens. Somebody with a smaller-resolution screen might not like the web interface. I run a 4K monitor on it, so everything fits on the screen. With a lower resolution like 1080, you need to scroll a lot. Everything is in smaller windows. It doesn't seem to be designed for smaller screens."

"The GUI and policy creation have room for improvement. There should be a better view of some of the numbers that are provided and easier to access. And policy creation should have it easier to identify groups."

"The one point is the reporting. We do have reports out of it, but they're not the level of graphical detail I would like."

"Since the introduction of a HTML 5 based interface, our main - but minor - criticism of a less than intuitive operation managers' GUI would be the area of improvement."

"The reporting needs to be improved. It's important for us to know and be able to look back on what happened and why certain decisions were made, and we want to use a custom report for this."

"Additional interfaces would be helpful."

"We don't use Turbonomic for FinOps and part of the reason is its cost reporting. The reporting could be much more robust and, if that were the case, I could pitch it for FinOps."

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"The dashboard could be improved."

"If it worked better with other cloud providers it would be better."

"What would make Azure Cost Management better is a more flexible GUI that would allow users to provide more input. Another area for improvement in the solution is its reporting. The report it provides should be easy to understand."

"I'd like to see improvements in tracking billing and costs. It would be helpful to have alerts generated by instance and location. We use the cloud for multiple programs, and it's difficult to segregate costs and get budgets from customers. We have to tag each instance, which is time-consuming. Automation and proactive alerts by instance or instance IDs would be beneficial."

"We have encountered delays in support."

"Stability is an area in the solution that lacks in certain areas. So, it needs to be improved."

"Azure Cost Management is expensive."

"The initial setup is a little bit complex."

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"Right now, what we're doing is we are manually putting the data in it, which is something which we don't like about Cloudability."

"Cloudability needs to improve on data collection from cloud sources."

"I wish there was a feature to temporarily remove certain recommendations from the list for teams that couldn't implement them immediately. I believe Cloudability could improve its automation functionality and enhance cost allocation modeling."

"The dashboard needs to include more graphs per team to show what individual teams are spending in a given time period."

"There is always room for improvement in education and training. We are not that mature in terms of our automation. It could help us identify where we could optimize in terms of build."

"There are also some limitations with the dashboards and data representation in Cloudability."

"In general, I feel Cloudability wasn't able to support many resources."

"We would like them to have a linear regression, so we can be predictive for budgets, allocations, and the year's follow ups. We also want to have a longer window of analytics with better certainty that our workload will fit the model, not just in a two week window."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We felt the pricing was very fair for the product. It is in no way prohibitive for larger deployments, unlike other similar product on the market."

"I don't know the current prices, but I like how the licensing is based on the number of instances instead of sockets, clusters, or cores. We have some VMs that are so heavy I can only fit four on one server. It's not cost-effective if we have to pay more for those. When I move around a VM SQL box with 30 cores and a half-terabyte of RAM, I'm not paying for an entire socket and cores where people assume you have at least 10 or 20 VMs on that socket for that pricing."

"The product is fairly priced right now. Given its capabilities, it is excellently priced. We think that the product will become self-funding because we will be able to maximize our resources, which will help us from a capacity perspective. That should save us money in the long run."

"Price is a big one. VMTurbo was very competitively priced."

"It is an endpoint type license, which is fine. It is not overly expensive."

"The pricing is in line with the other solutions that we have. It's not a bargain software, nor is it overly expensive."

"We see ROI in extended support agreements (ESA) for old software. Migration activities seem to be where Turbonomic has really benefited us the most. It's one click and done. We have new machines ready to go with Turbonomic, which are properly sized instead of somebody sitting there with a spreadsheet and guessing. So, my return on investment would certainly be on currency, from a software and hardware perspective."

"What I can advise is to trial the product, taking advantage of the Turbonomic pre-sales implemention support and kickstart training."

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

"Azure Cost Management is a free cost management tool."

"I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten - the price could be lower."

"The tool's licensing costs are monthly."

"Compared to competitors, it's cost-effective. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."

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

"The solution is free. It's part of having an Azure subscription."

"The subscription fees are primarily tailored to larger enterprises, potentially leaving smaller and medium-sized customers with limited options."

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"It justifies the cost and is worth it."

"We have seen ROI with the reserved instances, and having the ability to predict what reserved instances you can get. We can save tens of thousands of dollars, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in some cases."

"The price of the license or the usage is a percentage of the top consumption. So it varies from year to year."

"Cloudability is a bit expensive."

"My team is one of the most expensive teams, and we look at it quite a bit. We have probably easily saved around $400,000 USD a year."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Energy/Utilities Company

Financial Services Firm

21%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Healthcare Company

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Turbonomic?

It offers different scenarios. It provides more capabilities than many other tools available. Typically, its price is...

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What needs improvement with Turbonomic?

The implementation could be enhanced.

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What is your primary use case for Turbonomic?

We use IBM Turbonomic to automate our cloud operations, including monitoring, consolidating dashboards, and reporting...

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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?

I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten - the price could be lower.

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What needs improvement with Azure Cost Management?

I'd like to see improvements in tracking billing and costs. It would be helpful to have alerts generated by instance ...

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What do you like most about Cloudability?

The most crucial feature in reducing my cloud costs has been the rightsizing recommendations, along with the dashboar...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cloudability?

I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, where one is very cheap and ten is very expensive. Pricing is one of th...

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What needs improvement with Cloudability?

The first one is, how to help users, especially practitioners, stick to their commitment plan. For example, how can I...

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Overview

IBM Turbonomic is a performance and cost optimization platform for public, private, and hybrid clouds used by companies to assure application performance while eliminating inefficiencies by dynamically resourcing applications through automated actions.

IBM Turbonomic leverages AI to continuously analyze application resource consumption, deliver insights and dashboards, and make real-time adjustments. Common use cases include cloud cost optimization, cloud migration planning, data center modernization, FinOps acceleration, Kubernetes optimization, sustainable IT, and application resource management. By integrating with various cloud platforms, on-premise infrastructures, and containers, IBM Turbonomic provides a holistic view of the environment, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently.

The solution is designed to support complex IT environments, offering actionable insights and automated actions that help IT teams proactively manage application performance and infrastructure resources. Turbonomic customers report an average 33% reduction in cloud and infrastructure waste without impacting application performance, and return-on-investment of 471% over three years.

IBM Turbonomic manages resources across hybrid and on-premises data centers to ensure efficiency and financial impact awareness. It automates resource allocation, balances memory dynamically, and provides robust performance metrics. Users benefit from its ability to prevent resource starvation and offer cost-saving recommendations through continuous management. Executive Dashboards provide insights for cost justification and resource management, making IT operations simpler with AI-driven automation and actionable recommendations.

What are the most important features of IBM Turbonomic?

Automated Resource Allocation: Dynamically allocates resources for optimal performance.
Dynamic Memory Balancing: Adjusts memory allocation to prevent resource shortages.
Right-Sizing: Sizes VMs accurately for Azure and on-prem environments.
Single Platform Management: Manages resources across hybrid and on-premises data centers.
Proactive Performance Optimization: Continuously optimizes performance to prevent issues.
Kubernetes Support: Enhances container management with robust support.
Cost-Saving Recommendations: Provides actionable tips for reducing expenses.

What benefits should users look for in IBM Turbonomic reviews?

Cost Reduction: Helps minimize expenses through efficient resource management.
Performance Improvement: Enhances application performance by preventing resource starvation.
Detailed Insights: Offers comprehensive analytics to justify costs and resource utilization.
Simplified IT Processes: Uses AI automation to streamline operations.

IBM Turbonomic is implemented across multiple industries, including finance for optimizing peak payroll processing, IT for enhanced virtual server management, and healthcare for reliable performance monitoring. Organizations benefit from its robust automation, ensuring maximum efficiency and cost savings.

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.

Cloudability is a financial management tool for monitoring and analyzing every cloud expense across any organization. It brings transparency to how and where organizations spend money on cloud resources, giving them the power to reap the most value from cloud usage possible. It aggregates expenditures into accessible and comprehensive reports, helps identify new opportunities for reducing spend and increasing cloud efficiency, offers budget alerts and recommendations via SMS and email, provides APIs for connecting cloud billing and usage data to any business or financial system, and more.

Sample Customers

IBM, J.B. Hunt, BBC, The Capita Group, SulAmérica, Rabobank, PROS, ThinkON, O.C. Tanner Co.

Quixey, Infomedia, Panaya, Wix.com, Mirabeau, Mi9, GetTaxi, Outsmart Studios, Bownty, BlazeMeter: The Load Testing Cloud, Irdeto, Effective Measure, Totango, Nextdoor, BranchOut, The BioTeam, Evolven, Netotiate, ClickSoftware

Adobe, Uber, Pega, imgur, Pixable, Blackboard, Keboola, Avalara

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