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Azure Cost Management vs IBM Turbonomic comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
Azure Cost Management reduces costs, enhances expense governance, and improves resource utilization, offering significant financial benefits and positive returns.
Sentiment score
7.2
IBM Turbonomic offers quick ROI by reducing hardware costs, optimizing resources, and decreasing operational expenses through automation and efficiency.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Azure Cost Management support is praised for responsiveness and helpfulness, but improvements in complex issue resolution are suggested.
Sentiment score
8.9
IBM Turbonomic's customer service is highly rated for its responsiveness, knowledge, and effectiveness, despite some mixed post-acquisition experiences.
I would rate the technical support of Microsoft in general as nine out of ten.
Senior Database / Data Management Expert at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
Azure Cost Management is praised for scalability and integration, though some users note limited features for high-volume scenarios.
Sentiment score
6.9
IBM Turbonomic is scalable, seamlessly integrating with various environments while its licensing supports expansion, focusing on additional requirements.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
Azure Cost Management is rated highly for stability, operating seamlessly with minor issues resolved quickly, praised for reliability.
Sentiment score
7.4
IBM Turbonomic is praised for stability and robust performance, with minor update issues swiftly resolved by support.
 

Room For Improvement

Azure Cost Management needs an intuitive interface, better reporting, scalability, integration, support, real-time updates, and improved cost tracking.
IBM Turbonomic needs an improved interface, better reporting, clearer documentation, more integrations, and a stable, mobile-compatible platform.
Customization features could be added for Azure Cost Management.
Senior Database / Data Management Expert at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Azure Cost Management is cost-effective for enterprises, offering flexibility with no licensing fees but variable usage-based costs.
IBM Turbonomic offers flexible, competitive pricing models, providing value through resource optimization and reducing hardware expenses effectively.
The pricing part could be improved.
Senior Database / Data Management Expert at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Azure Cost Management provides analytics, alerts, and recommendations to optimize expenses, with features for budgeting, forecasting, and visibility.
IBM Turbonomic enhances efficiency through automation, capacity management, reporting, and planning, optimizing resource allocation and infrastructure decisions.
Azure Cost Management helps me in forecasting and knowing the expected budget.
Senior Database / Data Management Expert at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
It is already built-in, which allows me to track costs effectively through FinOps capabilities.
Big Data & Cloud Manager at micropole
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Cost Management
Ranking in Cloud Cost Management
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Turbonomic
Ranking in Cloud Cost Management
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
205
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Migration (5th), Cloud Management (4th), Virtualization Management Tools (5th), IT Financial Management (1st), IT Operations Analytics (11th), Cloud Analytics (1st), AIOps (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Cost Management category, the mindshare of Azure Cost Management is 3.4%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Turbonomic is 6.3%, down from 14.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Cost Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Turbonomic6.3%
Azure Cost Management3.4%
Other90.3%
Cloud Cost Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2702517 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Database / Data Management Expert at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Transparency in cost estimation and budget maintenance is enhanced
At the beginning of the project, I estimate the cost and try to be transparent with the customer, letting them know the expected cost with a tolerance of plus or minus ten percent. If the requirement is clear, I estimate it for fifty to one hundred percent depending on their requirements. Any…
reviewer1446966 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
The solution reduced our operational expenditures and is able to identify points before we even noticed them
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. When I change the resolution to 1080, I only see half of what I would on my big 4K monitor. It would be annoying to have to scroll to see the flow chart. They have a flow chart that goes top to bottom like a tree. On a lower resolution, it might be nice if that scrolls horizontally because it's long, narrow, and tall. It's only three icons wide, but it's 15 icons tall. I think it would be helpful to have the ability to change that for a smaller screen and customize the widget.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Performing Arts
7%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise33
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise57
Large Enterprise147
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What needs improvement with Azure Cost Management?
There are areas in Azure Cost Management that could be improved; sometimes, as a start user or junior developer, if I try to understand which service consumed how much cost and look at different ch...
What is your primary use case for Azure Cost Management?
In terms of Microsoft Azure products, it all depends on the project need. I evaluated Azure Synapse Analytics but found Azure Databricks more suitable. So in the current project, I'm using Azure Da...
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 set as a percentage of the consumption of some of our customers' services. The ...
What needs improvement with Turbonomic?
The implementation could be enhanced.
What is your primary use case for Turbonomic?
We use IBM Turbonomic to automate our cloud operations, including monitoring, consolidating dashboards, and reporting. This helps us get a consolidated view of all customer spending into a single d...
 

Also Known As

Microsoft Azure Cost Management, Cloudyn
Turbonomic, VMTurbo Operations Manager
 

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Overview

 

Sample Customers

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