Azure Arc vs. Azure Monitor

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Arc
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Azure Arc is a set of technologies that brings Azure security and cloud-native services to hybrid and multicloud environments. It enables the user to secure and govern infrastructure and apps anywhere, build cloud-native apps faster with familiar tools and services to run them on any Kubernetes platform, and modernize the data estate with Azure data and machine-learning services.N/A
Azure Monitor
Score 5.9 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft's Azure Monitor is designed to analyze and optimize the performance of web applications and infrastructure, including virtual machines (VMs), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Storage, and databases. Monitor Linux and Windows VMs and their health and dependencies—all on a single map.
$2.76
pay as you go per GB
Pricing
Azure ArcAzure Monitor
Editions & Modules
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Pay-As-You-Go
$2.76
per GB
100 GB per day
$219.5
2 per day
200 GB per day
$412.1
6 per day
300 GB per day
$604.8
0 per day
400 GB per day
$788.4
8 per day
500 GB per day
$968.8
0 per day
600 GB per day
$1,904
per day
700 GB per day
$3,718
40 per day
800 GB per day
$9,016
per day
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure ArcAzure Monitor
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Azure ArcAzure Monitor
Features
Azure ArcAzure Monitor
Cloud Management
Comparison of Cloud Management features of Product A and Product B
Azure Arc
9.1
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Azure Monitor
-
Ratings
Cloud Management Security9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Automation and Orchestration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Management Performance Monitoring9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Governance and Compliance9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Systems Integration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azure ArcAzure Monitor
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(2 ratings)
7.6
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure ArcAzure Monitor
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
It is best asset management & centralized monitoring across multi cloud environments. It can be used to access those assets, update them when necessary, implement Azure monitor to get insights. We can also onboard thsese assets to Microsoft Defender for Cloud to provide the cloud security. Azure Arc is not suitable for the client device management or use as a MDM.
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Microsoft
We were able to get a single pane of glass for all our monitoring needs on Azure Monitor. However, we would like to see it improve to auto scale out and scale in depending on the load without human intervention. This can help us get to the No Ops model and rely on automated processes rather than manual intervention.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Azure Monitor metrics
  • Event logs aggregation
  • Integration with Windows Admin Center
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Microsoft
  • It supports all the Azure PAAS services.
  • Can monitor both infrastructure and application
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Licensing benefits could use some improvement
  • Update management pricing
  • Security optimization and pricing
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Microsoft
  • Custom metrics
  • Ease of use
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Usability
Microsoft
Azure Arc monitoring is based on a unified procedure which includes the installation and configuration of the Arc agent on any computer/server which is to be onboaded to Arc. The solution is very usable especially when combined with the usage of Windows Admin Center, the HTML5-based unified management console for all our hybrid infrastructure. Many of the best of breed Azure tools and services are available via Azure Arc, when deployed to on-premise servers.
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Microsoft
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Support Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
I have not had to work with Azure Monitor support, so it is difficult to say how well the support team is. I assume that Azure has a well-versed team on the customer service side to assist with any issues customers may have. I may need them in the feature.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Azure Arc uses the underlying power of Microsoft Azure, which allows assets across multicloud to be onboarded to Arc platform. It provides monitoring, security, updates in one click in one single platform. It also provides licensing benefits for Windows Server licenses, which offers premium features like Windows server admin center to manage your windows servers more effectively.
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Microsoft
While other tools have their own unique capability, Azure Monitor helps us monitor essential PAAS services that are not supported by other tools. So even though we have one other APM tool, we still rely on Azure Monitor for some of the special PAAS services, this is a huge advantage.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • After configuring Azure Arc-enabled services on premise for SQL Server, we saw a drastic decrease in our Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by 30%
  • After working with Azure Arc monitoring agents installed in our on-prem Windows and Linux users, we documented a 20% increase in overall IT operations efficiency, due to the unified monitoring solution.
  • The Azure Arc-enabled servers security baseline provides procedural guidance and resources for implementing security recommendations and best practices. This has increased operational efficiency and decreased security incidents by 15%.
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Microsoft
  • We are able to react quickly to the issues.
  • Debugging sessions are yielding quicker results to generate RCA.
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