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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 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 recommendations, and provide clients with suggestions for resizing. This feature includes data filtering and protection, offering users insights into spending patterns through AWS spending patterns and planning tools. The product is easy to learn."
"With the cost management tool, clients can optimize fine tuning their consumption."
"The budgeting tool of AWS Cost Management is the most valuable feature."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It's not complex at all."
"The product provides the ability to set cost limits and budgets for a set of resources on the network."
"The stability and scalability are good."
"I like the recommendation we get from AWS Cost Management to use a particular image or VM type."
"The initial setup wasn't complex at all."
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"We use Azure DevOps, and the product helps us understand the cost with the help of the Azure DevOps center."
"The most valuable feature is that our customers can see their consumption in real time. Even though we have a couple of analytics provided by our company, those are not in real time."
"Microsoft Azure Cloud Cost Management is easy to use and we have a lot of insights about all of our goals."
"The tool is very stable."
"I recommend it because it helps forecast and maintain the expected budget, setting clear expectations for the customer which is very important."
"The tool helps with budgeting and reporting. It notifies us whenever we cross the threshold."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Cost Management is cost optimization."
"The most valuable feature is that it helps us to better forecast and reduce costs."
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Cons

"This program is not very scalable."
"There could be an option to build custom dashboards for the platform."
"We need finer-grained control over the roles and policies for users, specifying their permissions as to what they can look at."
"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."
"The solution needs to improve the communication mechanism available to the stakeholders."
"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."
"AWS could improve the compatibility with other products."
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"The product's foecasting needs improvement."
"Azure Cost Management needs to improve scalability."
"The solution needs an automated dashboard and better reporting."
"The solution could improve its APIs to access the customer application."
"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."
"The UI is complex, and it should be less so."
"Improved integration with other solutions could definitely be beneficial."
"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."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is affordable."
"We have signed a long-term contract with AWS. There are different service levels that will determine the level of support you have."
"The tool's pricing depends on our services."
"AWS Cost Management is free to use."
"We get AWS Cost Management for free because we use AWS services."
"I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten - the price could be lower."
"Compared to competitors, it's cost-effective. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"We are using pay-as-you-go licenses mostly for our customers."
"Customers do not need to pay for the product's license, and the product is free of cost."
"The product is not cheap, but it is not expensive either."
"The solution is free. It's part of having an Azure subscription."
"I give the solution's overall cost an eight out of ten."
"It's bundled in with the package. I have it as part of the package."
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Top Industries

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

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
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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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