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We performed a comparison between AWS Cost Management [EOL] and AWS Savings Plans based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"I like the recommendation we get from AWS Cost Management to use a particular image or VM type.""All of the reporting features are very good, as they allow us to track monthly expenses and send relevant emails.""The stability and scalability are good.""The initial setup wasn't complex at all.""The product provides the ability to set cost limits and budgets for a set of resources on the network.""The initial setup was straightforward. It's not complex at all.""AWS Cost Management is good for providing in-depth information in one place.""With the cost management tool, clients can optimize fine tuning their consumption."

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"The most valuable feature of AWS Savings Plans is we can discuss budgets briefly during our confirmation process since we are aware of our usual consumption patterns. Creating budgets in this regard would be beneficial, as it would allow us to consume only what we need, without including reserve instances that do not serve our purpose.""The initial setup is very easy."

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Cons
"AWS could improve the compatibility with other products.""The solution needs to improve the communication mechanism available to the stakeholders.""Data transfer between S3 buckets within AWS incurs costs, especially when moving data from one bucket to another or downloading data.""I would like to see AWS Cost Management be more precise in their calculations.""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.""I would like to see the forecasting models improved with AWS Cost Management.""AWS Cost Management has fewer features compared to Azure Cost Management.""There could be an option to build custom dashboards for the platform."

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"In the future, it would be interesting if there could be a combination of Savings Plans and some Reserved Servers.""The visibility of AWS Savings Plans could improve."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We have signed a long-term contract with AWS. There are different service levels that will determine the level of support you have."
  • "We get AWS Cost Management for free because we use AWS services."
  • "The product is affordable."
  • "AWS Cost Management is free to use."
  • "The tool's pricing depends on our services."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:Data transfer between S3 buckets within AWS incurs costs, especially when moving data from one bucket to another or downloading data.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of AWS Savings Plans is we can discuss budgets briefly during our confirmation process since we are aware of our usual consumption patterns. Creating budgets in this regard… more »
    Top Answer:The visibility of AWS Savings Plans could improve.
    Top Answer:I am using AWS Savings Plans for some proof of concepts and to control our budgets.
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    Amazon Cost Management
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    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.

    Savings Plans is a flexible pricing model that provides savings of up to 72% on your AWS compute usage. This pricing model offers lower prices on Amazon EC2 instances usage, regardless of instance family, size, OS, tenancy or AWS Region, and also applies to AWS Fargate usage.

    Sample Customers
    Hess, Expedia, Kelloggs, Philips, HyperTrack
    bp, Cerner, Expedia, Finra, HESS, intuit, Kellog's, Philips, TIME, workday
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    University7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Insurance Company7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise42%
    Large Enterprise33%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise65%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    AWS Cost Management [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Cloud Cost Management with 10 reviews while AWS Savings Plans is ranked 6th in Cloud Cost Management with 2 reviews. AWS Cost Management [EOL] is rated 8.2, while AWS Savings Plans is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of AWS Cost Management [EOL] writes "Easy to use and provides in-depth information in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of AWS Savings Plans writes "Low maintenance, scales well, and straightforward implementation". AWS Cost Management [EOL] is most compared with VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth, IBM Turbonomic, Cloudability, Google Cloud Billing and Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM), whereas AWS Savings Plans is most compared with Azure Cost Management, Zesty, Cloudability and IBM Turbonomic.

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