AWS Cost Management [EOL] vs Densify comparison

AWS Cost Management [EOL]

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AWS Cost Management [EOL]

Average Rating

8.2

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Densify

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

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Cloud Migration (10th), Cloud Management (30th), Virtualization Management Tools (8th), Cloud Analytics (5th), Cloud Cost Management (19th)

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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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AbhishekGupta2

Sr PreSales Cloud Architect at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees

Optimized cloud costs and automated right‑sizing have reduced spend while reporting needs improvement

The best features Densify offers are actionable optimization recommendations, which tell you how to reduce costs while maintaining performance; the ML-powered predictive analytics feature, which considers historical patterns to provide recommendations; multi-cloud coverage for optimization across AWS, Azure, and GCP; and a solid balance between performance and cost. Out of those features, I find myself relying on actionable optimization recommendations and predictive analytics features the most because Densify goes one step beyond by providing recommendations considering historical patterns, especially for workloads that only spike during certain times of the month. Densify has positively impacted my organization by providing significant cost savings through right-sizing and eliminating inefficient resources, allowing faster decisions based on data, and reducing manual intervention for cloud operations, thus providing automation of basic cloud routines. I usually see a twenty-five to thirty percent cost saving in my customer's environment, and from a time-saving perspective, it has almost halved the time of the operations team.

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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."

"I think everything about the solution is fine."

"All of the reporting features are very good, as they allow us to track monthly expenses and send relevant emails."

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

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

"AWS Cost Management brought that down to $45 million for an entire year."

"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."

"Technical support for AWS is perfect."

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"From my perspective, this product is really good, and we are not even using each and every feature."

"I would say that the initial thing is that it provides us with a technological basis to expand capacity management beyond Excel."

"The ability to increase server density inside of my environment, which has helped me drive reduction in costs."

"The tool will come back and tell us that we can operate with 1,000 minutes as an example, save 90% on the contractual rate and not run into any issues."

"Using the reports from Densify will provide us with the trusted advisor backing for our own purchase and provisioning decisions."

"I usually see a twenty-five to thirty percent cost saving in my customer's environment, and from a time-saving perspective, it has almost halved the time of the operations team."

"Densify's ability to aggregate multiple on-premise vCenters and multiple cloud accounts, gives it a level of visibility not found in many places."

"This product has provided us with a more comprehensive solution that is now replacing nearly all other tools which were previously used in the different platforms and environments within the account."

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Cons

"I would like to see AWS Cost Management be more precise in their calculations."

"The cost management portion of the solution should be improved."

"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."

"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."

"However, we are currently searching for another solution because there are a lot of missing things that we need."

"This program is not very scalable."

"I would like to see the forecasting models improved with AWS Cost Management."

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"Initially we talked about some custom reporting, wherein our customer expected certain reports on a few areas, like how the storage is allocated, how the network performance is doing, and how the network utilization is happening for a virtual machine."

"It seems that the mechanism for integration is, it goes so far but I think there could be some standard integration to normal remedy service now etc. I think that should be out of the box."

"A closer integration to the service management processes."

"Service management level integration is probably the biggest area for improvement."

"There are times when results are very slow when we search for servers."

"Some parts of the interface are rather complex and require a bit of time to navigate, but this has never stopped us as a Densify advisor is readily available to help with our "how to" queries."

"Normalization of CPU utilization is required. At present, the data is available based on entitlement level."

"Unfortunately the tools and mechanisms which really came to maturity in the cloud, and were not mainstream on-premise, are still not implemented."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"AWS Cost Management is free to use."

"The tool's pricing depends on our services."

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

"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."

"There was some sticker shock, as this is not just another software product to spit out graphs."

"Densify has licensing setup so you can collect data without licensing. It gives you the ability to collect on everything, then choose later what you would like to license."

"Cost is always involved, but then I feel that this solution is better than other products that we have."

"Setup cost is negligible, as it scales fairly well."

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What needs improvement with Densify?

Densify can be improved in a couple of areas: the learning curve for new users, where it feels like an advanced optimization tool that needs time for full leverage; enhancements in reporting and fi...

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What is your primary use case for Densify?

My main use cases for Densify include cloud cost optimization, predictive resource sizing, assistance in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments, and reducing the manual analysis of the environme...

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What advice do you have for others considering Densify?

My advice for others looking into using Densify is to focus on setting up governance policy early, integrate optimization results into your usual sprints, and train FinOps and engineering teams tog...

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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.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Densify provides advanced cloud resource optimization, driving efficiency and performance for businesses. Leveraging AI and analytics, it ensures precise resource allocation.

Densify caters to the dynamic needs of businesses in optimizing their cloud environments. By integrating sophisticated analytics with AI-driven insights, Densify facilitates efficient resource management. It minimizes waste and enhances operational efficiency through continuous monitoring and real-time recommendations. The platform is tailored for enterprises looking to enhance cloud resource utilization and reduce costs without compromising on performance.

What are the essential features of Densify?

AI-Powered Analytics: Leverages machine learning to provide actionable insights.
Real-Time Monitoring: Continuously tracks resource usage for optimal efficiency.
Automated Recommendations: Suggests improvements to enhance performance and reduce costs.
Cloud-Specific Solutions: Tailored optimizations for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Integration Capabilities: Easily integrates with existing IT management systems.

What benefits can users expect from using Densify?

Cost Reduction: Optimizes resource allocation to decrease unnecessary spending.
Improved Efficiency: Enhances system performance by aligning resources with demand.
Scalability: Supports business growth by adjusting resource management strategies dynamically.

In industries like finance and healthcare, Densify is implemented to manage extensive data workloads efficiently, ensuring resources are aligned with organizational performance goals. It helps IT departments meet compliance requirements and maintain high throughput in data-sensitive sectors.

Sample Customers

Hess, Expedia, Kelloggs, Philips, HyperTrack

AIG, Bank of America, Cigna, Citi

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