Azure Monitor vs Elastic Observability comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Monitor
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
4th
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Elastic Observability
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
7th
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
8th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (10th), Log Management (14th), Container Monitoring (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Azure Monitor is 10.3%, up from 8.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Elastic Observability is 6.6%, up from 4.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
Unique Categories:
Cloud Monitoring Software
17.6%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
3.9%
Log Management
1.5%
 

Featured Reviews

RT
Feb 1, 2023
Great for companies using the Azure environment and useful for monitoring but is complex to set up
We are currently testing the Azure Monitor, yet we've not turned it on for production yet. We were looking for a monitoring tool. We needed a few features, and then we thought that Azure Monitor might not be able to do everything for us out of the box. There might be some development work that may…
SRIDHAR KARRA - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 3, 2023
A solution offering stability, good support, and a straightforward setup phase
Right now, I don't have any comments on what needs to be improved because I handle the delivery unit at a CEO's level. So, it's my team who works hands-on and on a day-to-day basis. Hence, they may be the right people to comment on this. The price of the solution can make a 100 percent difference. I think the licensing model may not have major issues because it's only a node-based one or something. However, the customers should first consume the existing features completely because quite a few customers do not use the complete capacity of Elastic's enterprise version. So that's how things are in India right now. The price is the only issue in the solution. It can be made better and cheaper.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is quite stable."
"The most valuable feature is that it ensures our servers are up."
"The most valuable features of Azure Monitor are the login analytics workspace and we can write any kind of custom queries in order to receive the data that is inserted into the login analytics workspace, diagnostic settings, et cetera."
"I am monitoring all of my Azure Monitor and getting good reports. I can customize the reports to get the information I need. I am also getting emails about which AAS instances are down and everything in the system related to my services. It is easy to use, scalable, and user-friendly. Microsoft has Many guides and videos to help you understand how to create and use Azure Monitor."
"The solution's most valuable features are its ability to focus on delivery and maximizing the performance of applications and services."
"Azure Monitor is useful because of the useful application insights and telemetry, such as metrics and logs."
"The most valuable functions of Azure Monitor for our clients are its ability to monitor CPU usage and detect any potential issues before they escalate into actual problems. This helps in proactively addressing issues and preventing disruptions in our services. Additionally, Azure Monitor's integration with Azure for implementation has been quite straightforward and easy to manage."
"It is a move-in powerful feature compared to other market-leading tools."
"It has always been a stable solution."
"For full stack observability, Elastic is the best tool compared with any other tool ."
"Good design and easy to use once implemented."
"The ability to ensure that the data is searchable and maintainable is highly valuable for our purposes."
"The product has connectors to many services."
"Machine learning is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"The solution has been stable in our usage."
"Elastic Observability significantly improves incident response time by providing quick access to logs and data across various sources. For instance, searching for specific keywords in logs spanning over a month from multiple data sources can be completed within seconds."
 

Cons

"There are a lot of things that take more time to do, such as charting, alerting, and correlation of data, and things like that. Azure Monitor doesn't tell you why something happened. It just tells you that it happened. It should also have some type of AI. Environments and applications are becoming more and more complex every day with hundreds or thousands of microservices. Therefore, having to do a lot of the stuff manually takes a lot of time, and on top of that, troubleshooting issues takes a lot of time. The traditional method of troubleshooting doesn't really work for or apply to this environment we're in. So, having an AI-based system and the ability to automate deployments of your monitoring and configurations makes it much easier."
"In my opinion, they should improve the overall user experience, especially when it comes to indexing and searching collective logs."
"I'd like the solution to do more around vulnerability assessment. It's lacking in the product right now."
"If it is configured incorrectly, you can end up with a huge bill."
"The solution should have cross-connection or cross-communication between tech partners."
"I believe Azure Monitor is already a top-notch solution with excellent functionality and there is not much I would suggest for improvement. However, there is one limitation that certain features require payment, even for testing purposes, which can be a challenge."
"The default interface should be improved."
"The onboarding process of certain assets and the overall UI can be improved in Azure Monitor"
"Elastic Observability is difficult to use. There are only three options for customization but this can be difficult for our use case. We do not have other options to choose the metrics shown, such as CPU or memory usage."
"Elastic Observability needs to improve the retrieval of logs and metrics from all the instances."
"If we had some pre-defined templates for observability that we could start using right away after deploying it – instead of having to build or to change some of the dashboards – that would be helpful."
"There's a steep learning curve if you've never used this solution before."
"The solution would be better if it was capable of more automation, especially in a monitoring capacity or for the response to abnormalities."
"The solution needs to use more AI. Once the product onboards AI, users would more effectively be able to track endpoints for specific messages."
"There is room for improvement regarding its APM capabilities."
"They need more skills in the market. There are not enough skills in the market. It is not pervasive enough on the market, in my opinion. In other words, there isn't a big enough user base."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Regarding pricing, Azure Monitor is free with Azure license, so there are no additional costs for using it."
"There is a monthly fee for the alerts triggered and the data stored."
"The solution is very costly because you have to pay for various things such as adding to logs and internet alerts."
"I would rate Azure Monitor a two out of five for affordability."
"The cost of Azure Monitor application performance should be less expensive."
"The Azure Insight is a little bit expensive."
"Azure Monitor is a low-priced solution, which is why it would work best on small-scale projects."
"Since we are using the basic set, it is more cost-effective compared to other third-party APM solutions."
"One needs to pay for the licenses, and it is an annual subscription model right now."
"Pricing is one of those situations where the more you use it, the more you pay."
"There are two types: cloud and SaaS. They charge based on data ingestion, ingest rate, hard retention, and warm retention. I believe it costs around $25,000 annually to ingest 30GB of data daily. That is the SaaS version. There is also a self-managed license where the customer manages their own infrastructure on-prem. In such cases, there are three license tiers that respectively cost $5,000 annually per node, $7,000 per node, and $12,500 per node."
"We will buy a premium license after POC."
"The product’s pricing needs improvement."
"Users have to pay for some features, like the alerts on different channels, because they are unavailable in different source versions."
"Since we are a huge company, Elastic Observability is an affordable solution for us."
"Elastic Observability is cheaper than other similar solutions, such as Dynatrace. Its license calculation is based on various factors like data volume and physical infrastructure, particularly related to RAM capacity."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Splunk compare with Azure Monitor?
Splunk handles a high amount of data very well. We use Splunk to capture information and as an aggregator for monitoring information from different sources. Splunk is very good at alerting us if we...
What do you like most about Azure Monitor?
Azure Monitor is a very easy-to-use product in the cloud environment.
What needs improvement with Azure Monitor?
I believe Azure Monitor is already a top-notch solution with excellent functionality and there is not much I would suggest for improvement. However, there is one limitation that certain features re...
What do you like most about Elastic Observability?
Elastic Observability significantly improves incident response time by providing quick access to logs and data across various sources. For instance, searching for specific keywords in logs spanning...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Elastic Observability?
I rate the pricing a five out of ten. The product is not that cheap.
What needs improvement with Elastic Observability?
The tool's scalability involves a more complex implementation process. It requires careful calculations to determine the number of nodes needed, the specifications of each node, and the configurati...
 

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