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.

AWS Cost Management [EOL]

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83% willing to recommend

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87% willing to recommend

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AWS Cost Management [EOL]

Average Rating

8.2

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Azure Cost Management

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

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RANJAN KUMAR

DevOps Engineer at ZoomOps Technology

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

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.

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

Pros

"AWS Cost Management is good for providing in-depth information in one place."

"The stability and scalability are good."

"The budgeting tool of AWS Cost Management is the most valuable feature."

"The initial setup wasn't complex at all."

"The initial setup was straightforward. It's not complex at all."

"With the cost management tool, clients can optimize fine tuning their consumption."

"I like the recommendation we get from AWS Cost Management to use a particular image or VM type."

"The product provides the ability to set cost limits and budgets for a set of resources on the network."

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"The solution helps us diagnose and understand why some resources cost more so that we can fine-tune and reduce the cost."

"It has predictive analysis. It can forecast based on the costs associated with the particular architecture and how often they use it, estimating how much they'll spend."

"Gives visibility into the cost of cloud-based solutions."

"The best thing about Azure Cost Management is the cost analysis functionality because it provides regular alerts."

"The tool is very stable."

"The initial setup process is easy."

"The tool helps with budgeting and reporting. It notifies us whenever we cross the threshold."

"The resource forecasting feature is invaluable. Secondly, the ability to drill down to the regional and resource level is incredibly helpful for pinpointing where my costs are accruing."

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Cons

"AWS Cost Management has fewer features compared to Azure Cost Management."

"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 AWS Cost Management be more precise in their calculations."

"This program is not very scalable."

"There could be an option to build custom dashboards for the platform."

"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 the forecasting models improved with AWS Cost Management."

"We need finer-grained control over the roles and policies for users, specifying their permissions as to what they can look at."

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"It can be difficult to determine the cost associated with certain resources as it relies on a tagging progress. This means we need to drill down billing reports to highlight and fix missing tags."

"The UI is complex, and it should be less so."

"It would be nice if they could introduce connections to other clouds. It would be good to connect to AWS and Oracle cloud."

"Azure Cost Management should be made cheaper."

"Optimization and scalability could be increased."

"Azure Cost Management is expensive."

"All the offers should be on the console. You shouldn't need to select from different tabs."

"The forecasting model can improve Azure Cost Management."

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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."

"We get AWS Cost Management for free because we use AWS services."

"AWS Cost Management is free to use."

"Based on the transitional cost we charge, it's not expensive, but could be better."

"Compared to competitors, it's cost-effective. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."

"Azure Cost Management is a free solution. The cost is only for Azure cloud."

"I think the solution was free initially."

"The subscription fees are primarily tailored to larger enterprises, potentially leaving smaller and medium-sized customers with limited options."

"I give the solution's overall cost an eight out of ten."

"I rate the tool's pricing a seven out of ten."

"I rate the price of Azure Cost Management an eight out of ten."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Performing Arts

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	32

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?

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...

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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 tools for effective cost control, analysis, and expenditure tracking in cloud environments. It helps organizations optimize their cloud spending, offering insights and analytics for informed financial decision-making.

Azure Cost Management offers an integrated interface with features including real-time consumption display, cost analysis, and budgeting tools. Its predictive analytics and central visibility aid in monitoring resource costs and optimizing expenses. While companies endorse its intuitive integration and user-friendly approach, they seek improvements in automation, scalability, and connections to other cloud providers. Users value the platform for its capability to efficiently track spending, set alerts, and forecast costs, assisting in identifying and addressing cost drivers.

What are the key features of Azure Cost Management?

Advisor Recommendations: Offers suggestions for maintaining a clean environment and cost savings.
Intuitive Integration: Seamlessly integrates extra functions for enhanced management.
Real-Time Consumption: Displays immediate visibility into resource usage.
Predictive Analytics: Provides forecasts for better financial planning.
Budgeting Tools: Empowers users with tools for budget setting and alerts.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies tracking and management of expenditures.
Cost Efficiency: Enhances ability to identify and execute cost-saving strategies.
Informed Decision-Making: Supports strategic planning through accurate analytics.
Customization: Offers tailored features to meet unique financial planning needs.

In industries such as finance and IT, Azure Cost Management enables detailed budget control and expenditure tracking, helping organizations assess spending and optimize resource utilization. By analyzing monthly and yearly costs, they adjust budgets and develop strategies to improve financial performance.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

Hess, Expedia, Kelloggs, Philips, HyperTrack

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

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