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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AWS Systems Manager

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAWS Systems Manager allows users to centralize operational data from multiple AWS services and automate tasks across your AWS resources. With it, users can create logical groups of resources such as applications, different layers of an application stack, or production versus development environments. Systems Manager allows users to select a resource group and view its recent API activity, resource configuration changes, related notifications, operational alerts, software inventory, and patch…

    $0.20

    Per Million Calls

    Azure Automation

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AAzure Automation is a solution to automate frequent, time-consuming, and error-prone cloud management tasks, and ensures consistent management for Windows and Linux. Users can write runbooks graphically in PowerShell or Python to integrate Azure services and other public systems required for deploying, configuring, and managing end-to-end processes. It can also be used to orchestrate across on-premises environments using a hybrid runbook worker to deliver on-demand services. Automations from…N/A
    Pricing
    AWS Systems ManagerAzure Automation
    Editions & Modules
    AppConfig
    $0.20
    Per Million Calls
    OpsCenter
    $2.97
    Per 1,000 Items
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AWS Systems ManagerAzure Automation
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    AWS Systems ManagerAzure Automation
    Cloud Management
    Comparison of Cloud Management features of AWS Systems Manager and Azure Automation
    Feature
    AWS Systems Manager
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Azure Automation
    -
    Ratings
    Cloud Management Security8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation and Orchestration7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Management Performance Monitoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Governance and Compliance9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Systems Integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workload Automation
    Comparison of Workload Automation features of AWS Systems Manager and Azure Automation
    Feature
    AWS Systems Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Azure Automation
    7.2
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Multi-platform scheduling00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Central monitoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Logging00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Alerts and notifications00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Analysis and visualization00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Application integration00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AWS Systems ManagerAzure Automation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    AWS Systems ManagerAzure Automation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    When you have a process running in aws that needs to copy files to group of instances as part of the process Installing software on a group of machines Adding Cloudwatch agent to instance.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    We have found Azure Automation to be well-suited for tasks that must be performed on a scheduled basis. No matter how simple or tedious tasks are to perform manually, if they run on a scheduled basis, it makes sense to have them automated. If the tasks at hand are only performed once or infrequently, then it may be best to continue performing them manually.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Copy files to a group of instance with particular tag
    • Enable CW agent and push metrics to CW
    • Easy to install software in a group of instances.
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    Microsoft
    • Scheduled automation of Microsoft 365 and Azure tasks
    • Scheduled automation of scripting (e.g. Powershell)
    • Perform periodic maintenance
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • I would like to see the Search feature improved a bit more.
    • UI is little bit confusing initially
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    Microsoft
    • An automation template library would be nice
    • Clear estimation of costs - this goes for the entire Azure Automation platform
    • It can be daunting at first due to all the settings and menu levels, but it is not difficult once you get started.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    We did not evaluate any other automation products since we are already using Microsoft 365 and the Azure platform. Additionally, Azure Automation allows for a reasonable number of tasks to be performed each month at no cost, which is especially nice when testing the platform. We found Azure Automate's integration of Powershell invaluable when working directly with Microsoft 365, Sharepoint, Azure AD, and other systems via API.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • Reduced team's time spent on EC2 management
    • Patch management
    • Remote access
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Ensures tasks are not forgotten
    • Saves times - routine tasks no longer have to be performed manually
    • Complicated tasks are no longer an issue
    Incentivized
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