AWS Cost Management [EOL] vs VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and VMware are both solutions in the Cloud Cost Management category. Additionally, 83% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of VMware users who would recommend it.

AWS Cost Management [EOL]

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88% willing to recommend

AWS Cost Management [EOL]

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Cost Management [EOL]

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Management (21st), Cloud Cost Management (5th)

Featured Reviews

RANJAN KUMAR

DevOps Engineer at ZoomOps Technology

Helps to set cost thresholds and receive alerts if the actual cost exceeds them

We regularly check the status of services to identify any unnecessary or unexpected costs. We utilize the billing dashboard in AWS to monitor daily costs and assess any significant increases. For instance, if our daily AWS expenses usually amount to $1,000 for running a hundred instances, and suddenly it spikes to $1,500, we investigate the reasons behind the increase. We scrutinize detailed reports, identify the areas and services contributing to the rise, and inform our manager. The dashboard overview in AWS Cost Explorer provides a high-level summary of our expenses, covering databases. This includes total costs, daily costs, and a breakdown by services. AWS Cost Explorer offers visualization tools like line charts, bar charts, and pie charts. These visualizations assist us in quickly understanding expenditures, enabling us to pinpoint areas that might need attention. The tool allows the creation of custom reports by selecting and configuring filtering and grouping options. Custom reports include a data range selector, making it easy to analyze expenses for specific periods such as daily, monthly, or custom durations. The budget feature is client-dependent. Before creating any services, we engage with our client to understand their requirements, such as the number of instances, CPU, and memory needed. Subsequently, we create a budgeting tool in servers based on these specifications. Our team configures custom notifications to alert us when actual costs or usage exceed predefined thresholds. These alerts can be sent via email or integrated with Simple Notification Service. I rate the overall product a ten out of ten.

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Steve Staten

Cloud Advisor Specialist at Converge Technology Solutions Corp

The solution has excellent scalability, great dashboards, and is stable

I use the solution daily, multiple hours a day to identify possible savings by analyzing the various displays as well as the policies for possible cost savings for our customers CloudHelth has helped our organization with trying to right-size virtual machines based on current utilization and…

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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

"All of the reporting features are very good, as they allow us to track monthly expenses and send relevant emails."

"AWS Cost Management is good for providing in-depth information in one place."

"With the cost management tool, clients can optimize fine tuning their consumption."

"The product provides the ability to set cost limits and budgets for a set of resources on the network."

"The stability and scalability are good."

"The budgeting tool of AWS Cost Management is the most valuable feature."

"The initial setup was straightforward. It's not complex at all."

"I like the recommendation we get from AWS Cost Management to use a particular image or VM type."

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"We are able to create an internal price of the product that we can then sell to clients. We get the cost plan at a good discount and then resell it with a mark up to our enterprise-level clients. This flexibility in pricing is one of the solution's best features."

"The solution is useful for cloud transparency and visibility in reports and dashboards that I have generated, especially the pre-populated dashboards."

"It's stable. For report presentation, it's been fast."

"We use dashboards quite heavily, but one of the features that have really stood out is some of the policies we've created to alert us of particular situations."

"The most valuable thing I have found is the cost saving recommendations"

"This solution is fast and very easy to understand, even if you are not a technician."

"The product is easy to use in terms of monitoring all the environments. It works for multiple clouds."

"The pricing is rather competitive right now."

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Cons

"The solution needs to improve the communication mechanism available to the stakeholders."

"AWS Cost Management has fewer features compared to Azure Cost Management."

"There could be an option to build custom dashboards for the platform."

"This program is not very scalable."

"The solution needs to have its own dashboard for seeing details on it. It should be customizable as well so I have the ability to pull up the information I need to see and have it in one place for my reference. I should just be able to click and see everything I need in one step."

"Data transfer between S3 buckets within AWS incurs costs, especially when moving data from one bucket to another or downloading data."

"I would like to see AWS Cost Management be more precise in their calculations."

"AWS could improve the compatibility with other products."

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"CloudHealth needs to start building out Turbonomics-types of features that help the customers who are using CloudHealth really understand everything down to the server level, the virtual machine level."

"The export features regarding CSV files and specifically around identifying savings plans have room for improvement, as well as the drill-down features for reservation utilization."

"They should provide information or tools to tune the cloud resources according to the environment size."

"The performance and accuracy of Cloud Health need to be improved."

"I would like to see better integration from CloudHealth to create easier setup and implementation."

"It would be helpful to have a mobile version or a tablet version, especially for people who are outside of the office."

"If you are working with the OS you need help and other connectors to get more information."

"The solution doesn't offer the best functionality, unfortunately. Some features just simply aren't on offer. The solution needs to offer more product milestones."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"AWS Cost Management is free to use."

"The tool's pricing depends on our services."

"We get AWS Cost Management for free because we use AWS services."

"We have signed a long-term contract with AWS. There are different service levels that will determine the level of support you have."

"The product is affordable."

"I give the cost of the solution an eight out of ten."

"The licensing fees depend on how big the company is. If you are a larger company then you have a better contract with a better price. The price is different for a small company."

"There could be flexibility in pricing for the product."

"The pricing is competitive and while other products are good they are considerably more expensive."

"CloudHealth has a subscription-based model."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

Energy/Utilities Company

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

26%

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Cost Management?

The tool's cost management feature provides a comprehensive view of AWS costs, allowing us to plan and make cost-effective decisions. With AWS Cost Explorer, we can perform cost planning, generate ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Cost Management?

The tool's pricing depends on our services.

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What needs improvement with AWS Cost Management?

Data transfer between S3 buckets within AWS incurs costs, especially when moving data from one bucket to another or downloading data.

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What do you like most about CloudHealth?

The product is easy to use in terms of monitoring all the environments. It works for multiple clouds.

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What needs improvement with CloudHealth?

There could be flexibility in pricing for the product. They should provide information or tools to tune the cloud resources according to the environment size. It will help us get the right cost. Ad...

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What advice do you have for others considering CloudHealth?

I rate VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth an eight out of ten.

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Comparisons

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Compared 20% of the time

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Compared 17% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Also Known As

Amazon Cost Management

Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth, CloudHealth

Overview

AWS Cost Management tools give you visibility into your AWS costs and usage. There are a range of AWS Cost Management tools to help you access, organize, understand, control, and optimize your costs.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

VMware Tanzu CloudHealth, formerly known as VMware Aria Cost Powered by CloudHealth, is a specialized cloud management platform tailored for Multi-Cloud Cost Optimization. It offers comprehensive visibility into cloud spending across various providers, enabling users to identify areas for optimization and make informed resource allocation decisions. With features like reserved instance management, resource rightsizing, and automated cost governance policies, it facilitates financial management for optimal cost efficiency. Beyond cost optimization, Tanzu CloudHealth enhances cloud operations through workload optimization and governance automation, catering to multi-cloud environments encompassing public, private, and hybrid clouds. Its primary focus remains on enabling organizations to effectively manage and reduce cloud expenditures while supporting operations across diverse cloud platforms.

VMware

Sample Customers

Hess, Expedia, Kelloggs, Philips, HyperTrack

Pinterest, Dow Jones, RhythmOne, Ziff Davis, Acquia, Mentor Graphics, Lookout, Veracode, SwiftKey, Amtrak, Shi, Imgur, SumoLogic, NewsUK, Cloudera, Canvas

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