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Azure Monitor vs SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Azure Monitor
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (4th)
SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Obs...
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
38th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Cloud Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Azure Monitor is 7.2%, down from 8.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Syed Abid  - PeerSpot reviewer
Monthly and weekly resource monitoring has improved efficiency
Azure Monitor can improve by adding some kind of storage for logs. I can get the runtime logs alone, yet if Azure Monitor can independently add one gigabyte, two gigabytes, or five gigabytes at least to log storage, I can fix the logs without syncing with Log Analytics Workspace and Sentinel. If they do that, and if they can integrate a little pricing adjustment, it will be profitable for the Microsoft tool.
Ravi Khanchandani - PeerSpot reviewer
A unified platform designed to monitor the entire infrastructure
The tool's escalation process needs improvement. More support is needed for the new generation of solutions, particularly SD-WAN support and newer storage components. Additionally, as more vendors move towards API-based monitoring, we anticipate SolarWinds HCO will increase integrations with other solutions. Another area for improvement is reporting. With infrastructure becoming increasingly diverse, the static infrastructures of the past are evolving into dynamic setups. Traditionally, we had wireless in the office, a backend Internet connection, and connections to head offices and data centers. With the advent of SD-WAN, multiple service providers, and cloud-based options, infrastructure is more dynamic. Today, most customers are not using on-premise solutions exclusively; they are opting for Office 365, G Suite, or similar services. Therefore, monitoring requirements are no longer limited to on-premise infrastructure but span diverse environments—some on-premise, some in the cloud. This is why SolarWinds is moving towards hybrid cloud observability. We would like to see more integrations and support for third-party vendors. For example, current support for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is limited, and expanding this support would be beneficial.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool's most valuable feature is the alert system, which can be set according to our metrics. The integration is smooth."
"In the last company where I worked about a year ago, it looked very simple."
"The features that are most valuable are the alerting function and also the logging functionality to analyze certain issues using log analytics"
"It is a move-in powerful feature compared to other market-leading tools."
"The most valuable feature is that it ensures our servers are up."
"Log analytics and log queries are the most valuable features of Azure Monitor."
"Technical support is good and helpful...The initial setup is easy."
"Provides an overview and high-level information."
"The primary use cases are for customers who require complete infrastructure monitoring. I mean IT infrastructure, which includes network devices, security devices, and server environments, whether physical, virtual, or cloud-based. The platform can manage any infrastructure component that needs monitoring."
"SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability offers very good community support with many documents and best cases for various situations."
"The initial setup is straightforward and quick if prerequisites are met, taking only a couple of days."
"I rate my satisfaction with SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability at nine out of ten."
 

Cons

"The solution should have cross-connection or cross-communication between tech partners."
"We cannot use AI services with the solution."
"n comparison to New Relic, which I've used before, it's a bit more complicated. It's not as easy to use. It also took some time to get it working. The implementation needs to be simpler."
"Using Azure Monitor and Azure Arc separately to monitor different environments can be complicated."
"Azure Monitor is not user-friendly, and the interface is not exciting. Switching between the dashboards is not easy."
"It's really complex to retrieve or query the logs in Azure Monitor."
"It might not have all of the capabilities we will need."
"The troubleshooting logs need improvement. There should be some improvement there. I have a hard time finding the right logs at the right times whenever there is an issue occurring."
"The solution could improve in areas such as on-premises container monitoring, CICD observability, and providing additional documentation and support files in languages other than English."
"SolarWinds HCO platform offers various features spanning components, such as network, security, server, virtual, and application components. Common features include dashboarding, reporting, and alerting. These features provide comprehensive visibility, allowing you to see how one area's issues affect others. For instance, if a network issue impacts server performance, this visibility is crucial."
"The solution could improve in areas such as on-premises container monitoring, CICD observability, and providing additional documentation and support files in languages other than English."
"Event management features can be added as it has limited capability to ingest events from external sources."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate Azure Monitor a two out of five for affordability."
"The solution is very costly because you have to pay for various things such as adding to logs and internet alerts."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"The product offers a pay-as-you-go model to users. The charges are to be paid according to the usage of the product."
"Regarding pricing, Azure Monitor is free with Azure license, so there are no additional costs for using it."
"My company is okay with the current pricing of the solution."
"Azure Monitor's price is minimal to the point of being almost negligible."
"It is a pay-as-you-go model. I find it very cost-effective."
"The solution's pricing is quite reasonable. It has moved to node-based licensing, simplifying the process. They don't distinguish between different types of nodes, such as server nodes, physical routers, or switches. One node equals one license, making it easy to manage. If you have 500 devices, you need five hundred licenses to get all the features of this unified monitoring platform."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
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Small Business
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Questions from the Community

How does Splunk compare with Azure Monitor?
Splunk handles a high amount of data very well. We use Splunk to capture information and as an aggregator for monitoring information from different sources. Splunk is very good at alerting us if we...
What do you like most about Azure Monitor?
Azure Monitor is a very easy-to-use product in the cloud environment.
What needs improvement with Azure Monitor?
Azure Monitor can improve by adding some kind of storage for logs. I can get the runtime logs alone, yet if Azure Monitor can independently add one gigabyte, two gigabytes, or five gigabytes at lea...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability?
The pricing is mid-segment, which means it is neither cheap nor expensive compared to other products.
What needs improvement with SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability?
The solution could improve in areas such as on-premises container monitoring, CICD observability, and providing additional documentation and support files in languages other than English.
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability?
The SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability solution is primarily used by companies that need to manage their IT systems. It allows me to monitor different systems, servers, databases, and applicatio...
 

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Sample Customers

Rackspace, First Gas, Allscripts, ABB Group
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