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Azure Cost Management vs Google Cloud Billing comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

Azure Cost Management
Ranking in Cloud Cost Management
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud Billing
Ranking in Cloud Cost Management
30th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Cloud Cost Management category, the mindshare of Azure Cost Management is 3.5%, down from 9.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Billing is 1.6%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Cost Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Azure Cost Management3.5%
Google Cloud Billing1.6%
Other94.9%
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Featured Reviews

Joy Maitra - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
PradeepKumar3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Technology Solutions at Redintegro Consulting Solution LLP
Simple to set up with helpful for cost management and good reliability
The only issue I faced was a while ago. My card was debited, or rather it was showing as debited when in actuality, it did not debit my card. After six months, they came back with back billing. Somebody should have verified the billing and immediately informed us. So yeah, However, six months is too late to identify such fault sightings. When I want to analyze the information, it would be better, since Google knows what I have used, to only show those items for analysis purposes. Especially when I look at a previous month's billing or usage across services. It's better to show the services which are used, not everything.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like the granularity of the tools."
"Microsoft's technical support is good."
"Gives visibility into the cost of cloud-based solutions."
"Continuous monitoring helps me detect anomalies in the pipeline, preplan resource scalability, and assist with cost management by offering good visibility into resource utilization."
"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."
"Billing management is self-explanatory. There isn't a specific feature that stands out, but it's a fundamental aspect that needs to be present."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that it's extremely customizable. It makes it very flexible in terms of usage."
"It is a stable product."
"We use Google Cloud Billing to pay for or renew the license of our Google Workspace products."
"What I like most about this solution is that it's easy."
 

Cons

"There are certainly areas for improvement in terms of labeling the inventory. That's because right now, we use a number of services. But it's difficult when you look at the billing limiters and how they are named. We can't correlate those names to the actual services there. So, I can't click on an item and see if I'm still using this service or not. So it just rolls up and gives me values and figures, but I can't really correlate them to actual services on the Azure platform."
"If it worked better with other cloud providers it would be better."
"The maintenance of the product by Azure's support team is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"Azure Cost Management is a little complicated, and the learning curve is somewhat steep."
"I would like to see better customization."
"The solution could improve its APIs to access the customer application."
"What would make Azure Cost Management better is a more flexible GUI that would allow users to provide more input. Another area for improvement in the solution is its reporting. The report it provides should be easy to understand."
"The dashboard could be improved."
"At times you will find that the computer engines are freezing or it's about to freeze without any notification or information and it's unable to diagnose where it is hung."
"Google Cloud Billing should have a more user-friendly interface."
"When I want to analyze the information, it would be better, since Google knows what I have used, to only show those items for analysis purposes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing is yearly."
"You are charged based on how much you use the solution."
"The product is not cheap, but it is not expensive either."
"Azure Cost Management is a free solution. The cost is only for Azure cloud."
"Compared to competitors, it's cost-effective. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"Customers do not need to pay for the product's license, and the product is free of cost."
"I rate the price of Azure Cost Management an eight out of ten."
"It's free out of the box."
"The licensing fees are monthly and cost approximately $100.00."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Performing Arts
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise32
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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?
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

Microsoft Azure Cost Management, Cloudyn
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Sample Customers

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