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Azure Cost Management vs Coupa Invoice comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Cost Management
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Cost Management (3rd)
Coupa Invoice
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Billing Software (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Azure Cost Management and Coupa Invoice aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Azure Cost Management is designed for Cloud Cost Management and holds a mindshare of 6.3%, down 11.6% compared to last year.
Coupa Invoice, on the other hand, focuses on Billing Software, holds 2.5% mindshare, down 4.9% since last year.
Cloud Cost Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Azure Cost Management6.3%
Cloudability12.7%
IBM Turbonomic10.5%
Other70.5%
Cloud Cost Management
Billing Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Coupa Invoice2.5%
Zuora6.3%
NetSuite ERP6.2%
Other85.0%
Billing Software
 

Featured Reviews

Joy Maitra - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
reviewer1871577 - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrates seamlessly, is simple to install, and has responsive internal technical support
It comes in three sizes: small, medium, and large. There is no problem with scalability or thresholds. It holds up. We have slightly more than 3,000 users globally. The users are everywhere spanning from sales, product development, cost management, professional services, support, and value management are all covered. In my opinion, it's a 100% uptake. There is no second solution. If you don't utilize it you can't do your job.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"I like the fact that you can set alerts on the predicted cost in Azure Cost Management."
"We find the analytics available via this solution to be very useful, as it allows us to easily see detailed cost information for each of our various subscription elements."
"It is a fully scalable product with the potential to enhance our application and increase our servers. All cloud-based solutions are fully scalable."
"The tool is very stable."
"Azure Cost Management is user-friendly compared to other competitors."
"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."
"The most valuable features of Azure Cost Management are the ability to set standards or tagging policies and initiatives. You can achieve higher cost optimization."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the user interface, which is extremely simple and very modern compared to other similar software available."
 

Cons

"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 policy-based remediation is probably the biggest area where Azure is lacking and that's why we sell a lot of our technology to our customers."
"There are significant issues with Power BI integration at the moment, particularly with built-in applications for course management. Multiple features don't allow for efficient report generation. This is one primary concern. The second issue relates to reporting, even when using Power BI templates for course management. There are problems with data import that require manual entry. So, these are the two main challenges I'm currently facing. Another matter to consider is the removal of the markup option for partners. I'm not sure if it will be added back, but it used to allow marking up Azure usage for enterprise customers. I'm uncertain if there's an alternative way to achieve the same function. Partners need to mark up services when selling to customers, and it's currently unavailable for some products or services."
"Be wary of unnecessary costs."
"I would like to see some features included for costing and more information about the components of deployment. Sometimes, it's very difficult to match the component with the solution because the descriptions are not very clear."
"The solution could improve its APIs to access the customer application."
"I'd like to see improvements in tracking billing and costs. It would be helpful to have alerts generated by instance and location. We use the cloud for multiple programs, and it's difficult to segregate costs and get budgets from customers. We have to tag each instance, which is time-consuming. Automation and proactive alerts by instance or instance IDs would be beneficial."
"The response time of customer support can be improved."
"Pricing and partner support could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's free out of the box."
"Based on the transitional cost we charge, it's not expensive, but could be better."
"Customers do not need to pay for the product's license, and the product is free of cost."
"Pricing isn't applicable as it's included with the subscription. It depends on the services used. If you acquire any services on Azure, you pay for the subscription, and the billing or cost management is included for free."
"Azure Cost Management comes as a part of other solutions. You need to pay as per your requirement based on the pay-as-you-go model."
"The solution is free. It's part of having an Azure subscription."
"The tool's licensing costs are monthly."
"The tool's pricing is yearly."
"According to what I've heard and understood, it's on the pricey side."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Performing Arts
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise31
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Cost Management?
Gives visibility into the cost of cloud-based solutions.
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.
What needs improvement with Azure Cost Management?
Customization features could be added for Azure Cost Management ( /products/azure-cost-management-reviews ), but the dashboards are handy, and overall, everything is good.
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Also Known As

Microsoft Azure Cost Management, Cloudyn
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Sample Customers

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
Sanofi, Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Amerinet, Armstrong Worldwide Industries, Auction.com, FirstMerit Bank, Grass Valley, Intermedia, NEC, NPL, ON24, Pandora, SCI, CSAA Insurance Group, World Vision
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