Azure Bastion vs Statseeker comparison

Microsoft and Techniche are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Microsoft is ranked #25 with an average rating of 8.9, while Techniche is ranked #61 with an average rating of 7.0. Microsoft holds a 0.2% mindshare in NMS, compared to Techniche’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Techniche users who would recommend it.

Azure Bastion

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Statseeker and Azure Bastion operate in the network monitoring and secure remote access solution space. Statseeker seems to have the upper hand in pricing and support, while Azure Bastion's robust features justify its higher cost.

Features: Statseeker includes comprehensive network device monitoring, real-time capabilities, and valuable in-depth network analytics. Azure Bastion provides secure RDP and SSH access to virtual machines, robust security for remote connections, and seamless integration with Azure services.

Room for Improvement: Statseeker could improve by expanding its cloud integration, enhancing UI design, and offering more third-party integrations. Azure Bastion could benefit from lowering its cost, improving customization options, and offering more personalized support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Azure Bastion's deployment is simplified for Azure users due to its seamless integration within the Azure ecosystem. On the contrary, Statseeker provides straightforward installations across different platforms without specific cloud ties. Statseeker's customer service is responsive, while Azure Bastion has Microsoft's wider support structure, though sometimes seen as impersonal.

Pricing and ROI: Statseeker's low upfront costs and inexpensive licensing contribute to its substantial long-term ROI. Azure Bastion involves higher initial costs, with ROI enhanced by deep integration with Azure infrastructure, particularly beneficial for enterprises committed to Azure.

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Bastion

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

25th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (6th), Microsoft Security Suite (19th)

Statseeker

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

61st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Azure Bastion is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Statseeker is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Aladin Steiner

Head of Value Stream Azure at SmartIT Services AG

Has good scalability and provides secure access to the virtual machines

The product improved the security posture of our organization. We don’t have open ports and connect them to servers using it. We can carry out two-factor authentication to protect the devices with conditional access features. It would be nice to have a feature to copy and paste the files into servers. I rate the product a nine out of ten.

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John Elhariry

Team Leader at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

We can set up a dashboard to monitor the status of an entire site, which provides more insight into any issues across devices

One engineer is enough for the solution's maintenance. There has been a significant improvement in Statseeker in the last few versions. It includes a wallet map and features we plan to implement when deploying the latest or penultimate versions across all our sites. This will significantly assist in identifying sites surpassing thresholds or KPIs, making issue detection much more accessible. The threshold feature is handy for identifying delays and major outages. This graphical map enables us to quickly assess the scope of nationwide problems, allowing for swift action and efficient reporting to management and service providers. This tool facilitates monitoring by visualizing all network elements with their respective coordinates, highlighting any downtimes or issues through color-coded green for operational, orange for approaching thresholds, yellow for minor alarms, and red for critical issues. The tool is a monitoring tool that helps in identifying problems. It is necessary to have someone trained to set up the dashboards because they might require some programming or specific configuration skills. Once it's configured, it works well. It's not as straightforward as other tools where you plug in the device, and everything works. With Statseeker, you still need to put in some effort to set up your dashboard properly. It requires someone with good training and proficiency in setting up these dashboards. They can benefit the technical and operations teams, providing useful insights into the network and the executive management team to receive reports on the overall network health. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Azure Bastion makes it easy to provide quick virtual machine access to our customers."

"The connection to virtual machines is very useful."

"Overall, I had a very positive experience."

"As an Azure consultant, for me, it is the best way to give the administrator access as you can manage the permission - including who can access Bastion."

"The product's setup is easy."

"The most significant advantage lies in its runbook features, particularly beneficial for our infrastructure team."

"Azure Bastion eliminates the need for a jump server by providing secure access to servers without hitting the public network."

"Azure Bastion is preferable because you just switch it on and off you go."

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"Whether it is a down network switch or a down router, we can get back online faster for the customers."

"We are a smaller enterprise, but we're watching approximately fifteen-thousand switchboards with no problem at all."

"The most valuable feature is alerting."

"If somebody is complaining about slow networking then this solution allows us to see various ports to find out whether they are being overloaded."

"Statseeker helps to quickly see if you have a spike or something going on. In the future, we need to get NetFlow in the tool so we can see what the IP is."

"We are now able to easily track where problems are with bandwidth and port errors, rather than having to do a lot of diagnostics."

"It catches frequent flapping of the network and provides detailed reports of outages."

"Device grouping is very easy, and you can discover thousands of devices in a few minutes."

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Cons

"Currently, Azure Bastion does not allow for direct data transfer between desktops. A storage solution must be created to transfer data, and this requires additional permissions like ACL or NFS."

"You are charged for retrieving your own data."

"There is room for improvement with AI features. I would like to see integrated AI features with Azure Bastion, especially for connectivity issues."

"There are some challenges because Bastion is more compatible with Edge but not with the other browsers. As an organization, it doesn't make sense that we have to use only Edge. We should be able to access Bastion over Chrome, Mozilla, or Opera. It should be our choice."

"Speaking of AI, having Microsoft Copilot in Azure Bastion would be good."

"We are not able to copy and paste files directly into the server over the patch host. We have to transfer files over to Azure Storage."

"Azure Bastion does its job. However, it would be nice to have the capability to cut and paste across desktops, similar to old-fashioned Remote Desktop emulation."

"When you have a boot issue on Windows, you cannot use Azure Bastion to fix it. You have to use the Azure console or the VM console, and it is very limited."

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"It would be nice if they had twenty-four-hour technical support because we contact Australia and we have to wait for them to open."

"I would like to see a friendlier user interface in the administration tool."

"Technical support for this solution is bad, as is everything with Cisco support."

"It would be very nice to have the Cisco ACI option included in the regular license."

"The user interface needs to be made more intuitive."

"I would like the ability to update the dashboard. I would also like the ability to access via an API. Then I could produce a dashboard that my C level can understand. This is just so they can go and refresh whenever they want to and see what things look like."

"The main issue I've seen, in the last six months to a year, is when I upgrade I seem to be hitting bugs. The upgrade won't go smoothly and I have to engage support. These things happen when you upgrade, it's not the end of the world, but from a stability point of view, the only time I've so far, is during upgrades."

"Configuration management: In configuration management it would be helpful if it would backup configuration files (running and start-up configuration) for devices. (Not sure if this is already available in the latest version)."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It does not save money for us."

"The tool is cheaply priced. I would say that the product is free to use."

"Azure Bastion's pricing is good."

"The pricing is a lower decision point than high-quality security for our organization. Better security comes at a cost, but it's worth it, and that's what we tell our customers."

"Compared to other solutions such as Zabbix and AKiPS, this solution is very well priced."

"We have permanent licenses so there's really no cost, other than ongoing maintenance. When I think about it, that's running us about $20,000 a year."

"We now feel the pricing is a good value. Previously we had a just a normal license but now we've got an Enterprise license. Since the Enterprise, it's been a lot better value. We did think it was pretty expensive before, but with the Enterprise license it's almost less than half that price. If you have a number of accounts within the organization that use Statseeker, I would suggest get the Enterprise license."

"It would definitely be a yearly licensing cost, but I don't know what it is."

"This tool would probably be priced well if it had deeper NetFlow capabilities, but for our use case, in particular, we're only recovering ports after ninety days and looking at circuit congestion, it's pretty pricey."

"We pay somewhere between $5,000 and $8,000 yearly in licensing fees."

"When it came to selecting this solution, it came down to cost."

"The yearly cost varies as per the number of devices being monitored. The cost for 25,000 devices is about $4500."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Bastion?

Azure Bastion makes it easy to provide quick virtual machine access to our customers.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Bastion?

Microsoft's pricing is on the higher side and could be more competitive. Startups and small organizations often prefer AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) or GCP due to their lower costs, while la...

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What needs improvement with Azure Bastion?

Azure Bastion does its job. However, it would be nice to have the capability to cut and paste across desktops, similar to old-fashioned Remote ( /products/remote-reviews ) Desktop emulation. I am u...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Statseeker?

We are content with our current setup and its features. Additionally, we appreciate Statseeker's responsiveness to our queries and requests for improvements, particularly in monitoring. The upcomin...

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What needs improvement with Statseeker?

There is a need for many developments to mature Statseeker. It should provide a study use case to show how it monitors the SD-WAN service.

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What is your primary use case for Statseeker?

Statseeker provides the basic monitoring status of our network elements, including latency, ping delays, and ping drops. Its strengths lie in a couple of areas. Firstly, it is not an expensive tool...

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Overview

Azure Bastion is a service you deploy that lets you connect to a virtual machine using your browser and the Azure portal. The Azure Bastion service is a fully platform-managed PaaS service that you provision inside your virtual network. It provides secure and seamless RDP/SSH connectivity to your virtual machines directly from the Azure portal over TLS. When you connect via Azure Bastion, your virtual machines do not need a public IP address, agent, or special client software.

Microsoft

Statseeker is the only network performance monitoring technology to seamlessly and successfully combine speed + scale + value. Statseeker is a global provider delivering innovative network monitoring solutions for the IT enterprise and OT industrial market space. With active deployments in over 22 countries and many Fortune 100 firms, Statseeker monitors millions of interfaces in real-time. Instant visibility: Installed in minutes, polls up to 1 million ports from a single server… reduce your time to repair. Powerful monitoring: Checks every port over entire network, every 60 seconds… low network consumption bandwidth. Fast reporting: Practical real-time dashboard, reports in seconds, instant alerts… maximize your up-time. Smart data: 100% network data, original granularity, never rolled up, never averaged… tune for peak performance, control CAPEX and OPEX.

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With active deployments in over 22 countries and many Fortune 100 firms, Statseeker monitors millions of interfaces in real-time. Some example customers include: FedEx, Optus, Verizon, California State University, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Monash University, Texas A&M University.

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