Azure Cost Management vs Kaseya Traverse comparison

The compared Microsoft and Kaseya solutions aren't in the same category. Microsoft is ranked #4 in CCM , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 3.4% mindshare in the category. Kaseya is ranked #80 in NMS , and holds a 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Kaseya users who would recommend it.

Azure Cost Management

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87% willing to recommend

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83% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Cost Management

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Cost Management (4th)

Kaseya Traverse

Average Rating

6.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (80th), Cloud Monitoring Software (51st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Cloud Infrastructure and Tools solutions, they serve different purposes. Azure Cost Management is designed for Cloud Cost Management and holds a mindshare of 3.4%, down 9.1% compared to last year.
Kaseya Traverse, on the other hand, focuses on Network Monitoring Software, holds 0.5% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.

Cloud Cost Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Azure Cost Management	3.4%
Cloudability	6.7%
IBM Turbonomic	6.3%
Other	83.6%

Cloud Cost Management

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Kaseya Traverse	0.5%
Zabbix	5.7%
SolarWinds NPM	3.4%
Other	90.4%

Network Monitoring Software

Featured Reviews

reviewer2702517

Senior Database / Data Management Expert at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Transparency in cost estimation and budget maintenance is enhanced

At the beginning of the project, I estimate the cost and try to be transparent with the customer, letting them know the expected cost with a tolerance of plus or minus ten percent. If the requirement is clear, I estimate it for fifty to one hundred percent depending on their requirements. Any…

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AMMAR HUMAIDY HUSIN

Technical Consultant at a university with 11-50 employees

Automation increases efficiency, but pricing needs to be more competitive

Improvement is needed in making it cheaper, of course. I am not emphasizing making it cheaper, however, it should be more competitive with other products. The product itself is very good and helpful for me as a customer. The issue always is the price, as we cannot beat most of our competitors on pricing alone. If a product is just nice to have, not essential like an antivirus, if it's not really competitive with pricing, we cannot sell it.

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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

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that it's extremely customizable. It makes it very flexible in terms of usage."

"The product has helped save costs for the company."

"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."

"The advisor recommendations feature is the most valuable feature. It helps set your environment in a clean state."

"The tool is very stable."

"Our customers use it and like it."

"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."

"During the two years I've been working with this solution, it has only been down once or twice. Thus, I would rate the stability of the solution at nine out of ten."

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"It is a pretty stable solution...It is a pretty stable solution."

"It's a simple and humble tool."

"Automating processes is crucial for me, so the automation part stands out."

"Kaseya Traverse is a very stable solution and very sustainable in terms of what the market wants, what is out there, price-wise and functionality features. They're quite competitive and they are always innovating."

"The remote support and data collection features are great."

"We have found the solution to be very flexible to our requirements. We have been able to configure it on-premise effectively when we were using less of the cloud."

"If I want to automate the management and maintenance of my server automatically, this product is a good use case for that."

"Everything is running seamlessly on the solution, to the point where you don't see any gap."

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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."

"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."

"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."

"The solution could improve its APIs to access the customer application."

"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."

"We would like to see more flexibility added to this solution, such as being able to compare reservations, or compare costs across multiple financial years and report on the reasons for deviation in spend."

"Azure Cost Management is a little complicated, and the learning curve is somewhat steep."

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"However, the issue lies in the adequacy of the responses to my questions, which are usually not up to par."

"In terms of what could be improved, we are innovating all the time, as well as having a look at different avenues so that the strategy follows the structure. I think the software is still a little bit too new to actually fully asses what it has."

"Reporting is a bit difficult."

"We've noticed a few bugs as of late. However, this seems to only be in the reporting part of the product."

"Dashboards and Central Protection were an issue. Also, database monitoring was not there. Even though they said that it was there at an additional cost, that tool was very basic. We couldn't have device configuration backup also."

"Kaseya Traverse can improve by adding a Service Map to help us create a configuration management database (CMDB), this would be helpful for us."

"Improvement is needed in making it cheaper."

"Reporting is tedious and not organized in the way customers expect."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Azure Cost Management is a free cost management tool."

"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."

"The tool's pricing is yearly."

"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."

"The solution is free. It's part of having an Azure subscription."

"The subscription fees are primarily tailored to larger enterprises, potentially leaving smaller and medium-sized customers with limited options."

"I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten - the price could be lower."

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"The solution is not cheap, but it is not too expensive."

"The price depends on whether you are monitoring different applications, especially in bulk, and depends on what you're doing. If you're monitoring one endpoint, it will cost you 150 ZAR."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Marketing Services Firm

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Healthcare Company

Non Profit

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	32

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Cost Management?

Gives visibility into the cost of cloud-based solutions.

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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.

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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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What needs improvement with Kaseya Traverse?

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What is your primary use case for Kaseya Traverse?

If I want to automate the management and maintenance of my server automatically, this product is a good use case for that.

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What advice do you have for others considering Kaseya Traverse?

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten. As Kaseya sellers, we always promote Kaseya first. If the price is more competitive, then I think it will be better. It's a main pain point for us as a resel...

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Also Known As

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Overview

Azure Cost Management provides tools for effective cost control, analysis, and expenditure tracking in cloud environments. It helps organizations optimize their cloud spending, offering insights and analytics for informed financial decision-making.

Azure Cost Management offers an integrated interface with features including real-time consumption display, cost analysis, and budgeting tools. Its predictive analytics and central visibility aid in monitoring resource costs and optimizing expenses. While companies endorse its intuitive integration and user-friendly approach, they seek improvements in automation, scalability, and connections to other cloud providers. Users value the platform for its capability to efficiently track spending, set alerts, and forecast costs, assisting in identifying and addressing cost drivers.

What are the key features of Azure Cost Management?

Advisor Recommendations: Offers suggestions for maintaining a clean environment and cost savings.
Intuitive Integration: Seamlessly integrates extra functions for enhanced management.
Real-Time Consumption: Displays immediate visibility into resource usage.
Predictive Analytics: Provides forecasts for better financial planning.
Budgeting Tools: Empowers users with tools for budget setting and alerts.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies tracking and management of expenditures.
Cost Efficiency: Enhances ability to identify and execute cost-saving strategies.
Informed Decision-Making: Supports strategic planning through accurate analytics.
Customization: Offers tailored features to meet unique financial planning needs.

In industries such as finance and IT, Azure Cost Management enables detailed budget control and expenditure tracking, helping organizations assess spending and optimize resource utilization. By analyzing monthly and yearly costs, they adjust budgets and develop strategies to improve financial performance.

Microsoft

Immediately identify impacted IT services using insights based on rich data analytics of events such as SNMP traps, Windows events and Syslogs. Resolve faults quickly via NetFlow enabled root cause analysis across cloud, on-premise, hybrid cloud and virtualized IT environments.

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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

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