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Pros
"The initial setup is easy.""The most valuable feature of Amazon CloudWatch is reliability.""It's a very simple logging system.""The solution offers very detailed metrics for their services.""The most valuable feature of Amazon CloudWatch is the monitoring and UI.""What I found most valuable in Amazon CloudWatch is that it gives you detailed information, which I found helpful because it can even provide you with data for the past one minute, which is quite granular. That was what helped me most in terms of finding the root causes. Task automation is another valuable feature of Amazon CloudWatch.""Most of it's around optimizing utilization, their cloud utilization. They're making sure that they're getting the most out of their in-cloud environments and their instances. Making sure that there's no strange behavior in the environment.""It is a robust analytical tool and it goes beyond mere functionality and extends into the realm of providing comprehensive insights."

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"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 most valuable feature is that it helps us to better forecast and reduce costs.""The initial setup is straightforward.""My organization benefits from the tool's performance and time-saving features.""Gives visibility into the cost of cloud-based solutions.""We use Azure DevOps, and the product helps us understand the cost with the help of the Azure DevOps center.""I like the fact that you can set alerts on the predicted cost in Azure Cost Management.""Microsoft's technical support is good."

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Cons
"The solution's integration could be easier for laypersons.""The product's configuration has some challenges. The solution needs to be more user-friendly.""The technical support must be improved.""The drill-down aspect on the dashboard of the solution needs improvement. We get a very good high-level overview, but when we drill down, it becomes a little less clear. We have given this feedback to AWS as well and hope they will improve this in the future.""This product lacks some features: real-time data stream monitoring, application performance monitoring, mobile app monitoring, and live dashboards. Its workflows also need improvement.""Amazon CloudWatch's pricing needs improvement.""Amazon CloudWatch needs improvement. The main thing is we have noticed missing logs.""I would like to monitor inbound and outbound transfer. I would also like to control the traffic for load balancing."

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"The tool's pricing should be made cheaper.""The product's licensing cost could be improved.""The solution needs an automated dashboard and better reporting.""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.""We have encountered delays in support.""Optimization and scalability could be increased.""The UI is complex, and it should be less so.""Azure Cost Management needs to improve scalability."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We have monthly licensing costs. The licenses are probably in the vicinity of about $300 - $350/month."
  • "Its pricing is reasonable. It is sometimes tricky, but it is reasonable as compared to others."
  • "What's were using is the free service of Amazon CloudWatch, so they're not charging us. As for hidden fees, we're not aware of them because we're using what our clients provided us."
  • "The pricing model is pay-as-you-go so you have to be mindful of usage to manage costs."
  • "Amazon CloudWatch has very cheap pricing, and it hardly costs my company $25-$30 a month for fifty systems, so it's pretty affordable."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "The price of Amazon CloudWatch is reasonable for detailed basic monitoring."
  • "The price of Amazon CloudWatch is reasonable. When the rate of data collection is done the price will increase. The price is less than other solutions."
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  • "It's free out of the box."
  • "I think the solution was free initially."
  • "Based on the transitional cost we charge, it's not expensive, but could be better."
  • "The solution is free. It's part of having an Azure subscription."
  • "I give the solution's overall cost an eight out of ten."
  • "I rate the price of Azure Cost Management an eight out of ten."
  • "Customers do not need to pay for the product's license, and the product is free of cost."
  • "The tool's pricing is yearly."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The monitoring features are valuable.
    Top Answer:CloudWatch doesn’t monitor disk throughput by default. It is part of EC2. If EC2 forwards the logs, then we can do it.
    Top Answer:Gives visibility into the cost of cloud-based solutions.
    Top Answer:The product comes free. There is no cost associated with the product.
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    Also Known As
    Microsoft Azure Cost Management, Cloudyn
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    Overview

    Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring and observability service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It allows users to collect and track metrics, collect and monitor log files, and set alarms. With CloudWatch, users can gain insights into their applications, infrastructure, and services, enabling them to make informed decisions and take necessary actions. 

    It provides a unified view of AWS resources and applications, making it easier to troubleshoot issues and optimize performance. CloudWatch offers a range of features including customizable dashboards, automated actions, and integration with other AWS services. 

    The product is a scalable and reliable solution that helps businesses ensure the availability and performance of their applications and infrastructure.

    Azure Cost Management empowers organizations to monitor cloud spend, drive organizational accountabilities, and optimize cloud efficiency so they can accelerate future cloud investments with confidence.

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    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm31%
    Healthcare Company13%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Government6%
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Manufacturing Company15%
    Pharma/Biotech Company10%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise49%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Amazon CloudWatch is ranked 12th in Log Management with 40 reviews while Azure Cost Management is ranked 2nd in Cloud Cost Management with 41 reviews. Amazon CloudWatch is rated 8.0, while Azure Cost Management is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Amazon CloudWatch writes "Instantaneous response when monitoring logs and KPIs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Azure Cost Management writes "A good, but limited cost information solution with strong analytics but requiring more flexibility in its reporting functionality". Amazon CloudWatch is most compared with Zabbix, Datadog, Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver), Dynatrace and Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring, whereas Azure Cost Management is most compared with IBM Turbonomic, VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth, AWS Savings Plans, Cloudability and Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM).

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