Azure Bastion vs Statseeker comparison

Microsoft and Techniche are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Microsoft is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.9, while Techniche is ranked #60 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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93% willing to recommend

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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

24th

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

60th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 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%, down from 0.3% 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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Jessie Hackney

Network Engineer at West Virginia Department of Education

Simplifies monitoring and provides real-time alerts for issues we might not immediately be aware of otherwise

The product has improved our organization by simplifying monitoring and giving real-time alerts for issues we might not immediately be aware of otherwise. If we notice five devices with latency or errors, I wouldn't know that if I didn't command line into 800 devices and check every day. I can see the status on the dashboard and it just makes it easy to know where the problems are. If we didn't have that capability by using Statseeker, then it would be very complex to monitor. We'd need to have another tool or manually log into every device to try to check things. And this product just does it all for us. That streamlines and improves our workload so that we only need to have two people in our office for the network team. It improves availability. If a circuit goes down texts and email alerts get sent out. So, even if it's in the evening or we're not on premises, we'll know if something's down. We use it all the time because it really helps.

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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

"Overall, I had a very positive experience."

"The solution's most valuable feature is that it is easy to use...It is modernized, so I can create complex infrastructures."

"The connection to virtual machines is very useful."

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

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

"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 interface is available in the edit portal."

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

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"The most valuable feature is alerting."

"Grouping, Threshold/alerts, Netflow analyser, Private MIB object support are most valuable as they can provide more visibility into network performance, and for network troubleshooting."

"This solution helps in terms of troubleshooting, and you can do capacity planning with it."

"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."

"The solution reduces the complexity of our network monitoring because it can make my engineers do their jobs faster. The solution also reduces troubleshooting time for network administrators to pinpoint issues quicker."

"The most valuable feature is the dashboard, where you have everything right there on the screen."

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

"The most important for us is how fast this solution is, as well as the granularity that you can get to, such as per-minute statistics."

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Cons

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

"You are charged for retrieving your own data."

"While general support is valuable, having a detailed breakdown of the specific issues would contribute to a more streamlined and efficient resolution process."

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

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"I'd say the interface could improve a little bit. I find with new users, I tend to have to spend a bit of time walking them through how to use the interface. It could be a little more user friendly."

"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."

"I would like to see fully automatic updates so that our version is always current."

"The user interface needs a great deal of improvement."

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

"Detailed data can be hard to extract in CSV form. Sometimes, being able to dump down raw data would be good so various time periods across a longer period could be analysed. At present, data can be presented within Statseeker, but there is lots of "white space" between data points."

"It may be helpful to have more options in the alerting section."

"If it had more detailed NetFlow information then it would be far better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It does not save money for us."

"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."

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

"Azure Bastion's pricing is good."

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

"We pay a yearly maintenance fee of approximately $40,000 USD."

"We paid $5,000 to $10,000 a year in maintenance."

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

"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."

"One thing that needs improvement is how it's licensed. I understand historically the company licensed it off a same charge for everyone. I understand the company needs to make money, but how they introduced the tiered licensing model, and then multiple layers of licensing was a bit of an issue. So, on the whole, coming up with a licensing model that isn't confusing and complicated and is easy to understand would be one way to improve the product. They have told me lately that they're changing how they license stuff, but they haven't made that - as I understand it - in their marketing material public knowledge as of yet. I would say that at the moment it's a bit convoluted. It's confusing. Some of their basic licensing model is a bit of a ripoff. If you go over five or ten support calls in the basic licensing model they start charging you for support calls. I think that's a bit rich."

"Up until we actually talked to Statseeker, and Statseeker came and gave us an enterprise licensing model for multiple accounts, I would have said the pricing was not good value. The fact they've come to the party now and given us a very good discount, I would say it's probably about right, the pricing they're giving us now. But the retail pricing, if I went out and, as a separate company, and asked for pricing for one account, I probably would say their retail pricing is not competitive. The fact that they've given us a discount now because we have multiple servers across multiple accounts, I would say that pricing is about right, but not their retail pricing. It's too expensive."

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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?

The price is not necessarily cheaper, but it is acceptable. We are satisfied with the licensing on a yearly basis.

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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.

Techniche

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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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