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AWS Cost and Usage Reports vs Azure Cost Management comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Cost and Usage Reports
Ranking in Cloud Cost Management
43rd
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
3.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Azure Cost Management
Ranking in Cloud Cost Management
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Cloud Cost Management category, the mindshare of AWS Cost and Usage Reports is 0.7%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure Cost Management is 3.6%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Cost Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Cost Management3.6%
AWS Cost and Usage Reports0.7%
Other95.7%
Cloud Cost Management
 

Featured Reviews

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Mgr Cloud Operations at freelancer
Enhanced cost tracking visibility simplifies financial management
Our primary use case for AWS Cost and Usage Reports was for reporting purposes. We had a FinOps team that handled the more granular details, but I was aware of the reports so I could access them and dig deeper if needed AWS provided us more visibility into our costs due to their abilities to…
Joy Maitra - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Technical Architect at Hexaware Technologies Limited
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AWS provided us more visibility into our costs due to their abilities to track this information, making it easier compared to our previous on-premises setup where it was more challenging to manage."
"It's a great tool that comes with your Azure subscription, so why not use it?"
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Azure Cost Management has improved my cloud expense management."
"Microsoft Azure Cloud Cost Management is easy to use and we have a lot of insights about all of our goals."
"We use the solution as a cost management tool to control the budget. It is easy to mange costs with the product."
"The best thing about Azure Cost Management is the cost analysis functionality because it provides regular alerts."
"I would recommend this product to anyone who is deploying to the cloud."
"Azure Cost Management is user-friendly compared to other competitors."
 

Cons

"There is nothing specific that comes off the top of my head for improvements."
"It would be nice if they could introduce connections to other clouds. It would be good to connect to AWS and Oracle cloud."
"The affordability of licenses and subscription fees is a critical consideration, as not all companies can easily manage the cost of expensive licenses."
"All the offers should be on the console. You shouldn't need to select from different tabs."
"The solution needs an automated dashboard and better reporting."
"I would like to see some features included for costing and more information about the components of deployment. Sometimes, it's very difficult to match the component with the solution because the descriptions are not very clear."
"There are significant issues with Power BI integration at the moment, particularly with built-in applications for course management. Multiple features don't allow for efficient report generation. This is one primary concern. The second issue relates to reporting, even when using Power BI templates for course management. There are problems with data import that require manual entry. So, these are the two main challenges I'm currently facing. Another matter to consider is the removal of the markup option for partners. I'm not sure if it will be added back, but it used to allow marking up Azure usage for enterprise customers. I'm uncertain if there's an alternative way to achieve the same function. Partners need to mark up services when selling to customers, and it's currently unavailable for some products or services."
"The technical support could be improved."
"The maintenance of the product by Azure's support team is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is not cheap, but it is not expensive either."
"Pricing isn't applicable as it's included with the subscription. It depends on the services used. If you acquire any services on Azure, you pay for the subscription, and the billing or cost management is included for free."
"I rate the price of Azure Cost Management an eight out of ten."
"Based on the transitional cost we charge, it's not expensive, but could be better."
"I think the solution was free initially."
"I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten - the price could be lower."
"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."
"The tool's licensing costs are monthly."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

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Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise34
 

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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.
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?
I use Azure Cost Management indirectly from Snowflake. Not all of the Azure stack is utilized, only some of it for the future.
 

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Microsoft Azure Cost Management, Cloudyn
 

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