Subscribe thru CloudMonix or Azure Marketplace
Azure Marketplace
- Vendor is Microsoft
- tiered billingNumber of resources must fit into one of the predefined tiers in Azure Marketplace.
- billing thru AzureCredit card on file with Microsoft may be required.
- login via Azure Portal or CloudMonix
Advised
CloudMonix
- Vendor is Paraleap
- metered billingPay only for resources that are being monitored.
- billing thru CloudMonixVia credit card on a monthly basis, or via invoice on an annual basis.
- login via CloudMonix
Direct (recommended)
More granular control
- invoicing done by CloudMonix
- billing performed per resources consumed
- login via CloudMonix
Azure Marketplace
Packaged subscription (MS Azure only)
- tiered pricing plans
- approval/accounting setup done by Microsoft
- login via Azure or CloudMonix
Why CloudMonix?
Features
- Overview
- Overall
- Historical dashboards
- Configuration templates
- Fast and easy setup
- Maintenance windows
- Pricing
- Dashboards & Insights
- Metrics
- Data retention
- Metric aggregation
- Customizations
- Alerting
- Reaction time
- Multiple metrics evaluated
- Alerts on logs
- 3rd party integrations
- Automation
- Self-healing automation
- Auto-scaling
- Automated shutdowns
- Reporting
- Ad hoc, export to Excel
- Automated delivery
- Uptime Statistics
- Executive Summary
- Customizations
- DevOps features
- Automated stability
- API-based configuration control
- MSP features
- Multi-tenant views
- White label
- ITSM integrations
- Enterprise features
- Role-based security
- Data retention
- Prod vs. Dev separation
Native Azure Monitoring
- Azure basic monitoring available via Azure Portal
- based on data consumption volume, near-impossible to predict
- basic* numeric metrics only available via Azure Monitor API
* provided on paid basis, depending on calls volume - metrics: 30 days, activity log: 90 daysCustom data retention periods are available via Azure storage on paid basis.
- 1-5 min
- basic
- 4
- basic, via Azure Automation runbooks PowerShell scripts
- basic, programming required
- single schedule
- limited
- basic, programming required
- limited, programming required
- limited
- metrics: 30 days, activity log: 90 daysCustom data retention periods are available via Azure storage on paid basis.
Top Choice
CloudMonix Monitoring
- CloudMonix extends Azure with
- additional monitoring capabilities
- self-healing automation and auto-scaling
- 5-min setup time with preconfigured metrics and alerts
- advanced reporting features
- 24+ integrations to ITSM and other 3rd party tools
- templatable profiles
- ideal for MSP's, CSP's and DevOps
- much more!
- based on the number of resources, clear and stable
- extended* numeric and non-numeric metrics available via both Azure Monitor API and direct access
* all metrics included in the plan
* all plans allow to collect extended metrics which are not available via Azure Monitor API
* available as collections and tables with possibility to put alerts on the whole table
- 1 year
- 1 min
- extended
- 24
- extended, UI-driven, no programming required
- advanced, UI-driven, no programming required
- multiple schedules, custom configurations
- advanced, UI-driven, no programming required
- 1 year
Features
- Overview
- Overall
- Historical dashboards
- Configuration templates
- Fast and easy setup
- Maintenance windows
- Pricing
- Dashboards & Insights
- Metrics
- Data retention
- Metric aggregation
- Customizations
- Alerting
- Reaction time
- Multiple metrics evaluated
- Alerts on logs
- 3rd party integrations
- Automation
- Self-healing automation
- Auto-scaling
- Automated shutdowns
- Reporting
- Ad hoc, export to Excel
- Automated delivery
- Uptime Statistics
- Executive Summary
- Customizations
- DevOps features
- Automated stability
- API-based configuration control
- MSP features
- Multi-tenant views
- White label
- ITSM integrations
- Enterprise features
- Role-based security
- Data retention
- Prod vs. Dev separation
Native Azure Monitoring
- Azure basic monitoring available via Azure Portal
- based on data consumption volume, near-impossible to predict
- basic* numeric metrics only available via Azure Monitor API
* provided on paid basis, depending on calls volume - metrics: 30 days, activity log: 90 daysCustom data retention periods are available via Azure storage on paid basis.
- 1-5 min
- basic
- 4
- basic, via Azure Automation runbooks PowerShell scripts
- basic, programming required
- single schedule
- limited
- basic, programming required
- limited, programming required
- limited
- metrics: 30 days, activity log: 90 daysCustom data retention periods are available via Azure storage on paid basis.
Features
- Overview
- Overall
- Historical dashboards
- Configuration templates
- Fast and easy setup
- Maintenance windows
- Pricing
- Dashboards & Insights
- Metrics
- Data retention
- Metric aggregation
- Customizations
- Alerting
- Reaction time
- Multiple metrics evaluated
- Alerts on logs
- 3rd party integrations
- Automation
- Self-healing automation
- Auto-scaling
- Automated shutdowns
- Reporting
- Ad hoc, export to Excel
- Automated delivery
- Uptime Statistics
- Executive Summary
- Customizations
- DevOps features
- Automated stability
- API-based configuration control
- MSP features
- Multi-tenant views
- White label
- ITSM integrations
- Enterprise features
- Role-based security
- Data retention
- Prod vs. Dev separation
Top Choice
CloudMonix Monitoring
- CloudMonix extends Azure with
- additional monitoring capabilities
- self-healing automation and auto-scaling
- 5-min setup time with preconfigured metrics and alerts
- advanced reporting features
- 24+ integrations to ITSM and other 3rd party tools
- templatable profiles
- ideal for MSP's, CSP's and DevOps
- much more!
- based on the number of resources, clear and stable
- extended* numeric and non-numeric metrics available via both Azure Monitor API and direct access
* all metrics included in the plan
* all plans allow to collect extended metrics which are not available via Azure Monitor API
* available as collections and tables with possibility to put alerts on the whole table
- 1 year
- 1 min
- extended
- 24
- extended, UI-driven, no programming required
- advanced, UI-driven, no programming required
- multiple schedules, custom configurations
- advanced, UI-driven, no programming required
- 1 year