Find out why Site24x7 is a better alternative to Azure Monitor

Learn how Site24x7 can be a better alternative for monitoring your Azure cloud infrastructure, with additional monitoring and troubleshooting support for servers, applications, websites, logs, and network devices.

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Key Differentiators

  • All-in-one monitoring solution

    From infrastructure monitoring to digital experience monitoring, Site24x7 covers it all from one console.

  • Unaffected by public clouds

    Access Site24x7 even during an issue in the Azure infrastructure, since we do not use any public cloud for storing our data.

  • Multi-cloud monitoring

    Monitor multi-cloud environments including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) from one console.

  • Multi-tenant offering for MSPs and CSPs

    Monitor multiple customer environments from one console with a single billing system and unified administration.

  • Complete monitoring for Microsoft applications

    Site24x7 offers monitoring for different Microsoft applications, including Microsoft Exchange, IIS, SQL, Windows server backups, SharePoint, Office 365, Active Directory, Hyper-V, and Failover Cluster. Obtain complete Microsoft monitoring for both on-premises and cloud infrastructure with a single tool.

  • Full-stack monitoring with over 100 plugins

    Integrate with apps, systems, and services that your organization uses and gain complete visibility into your IT environment from one console.

  • Anomaly detection with AIOps

    With predictive analysis and anomaly detection, identify Azure performance issues before they affect your production environment.

  • AI-powered forecast

    Forecast key Azure performance metrics that can help you plan your resource utilization ahead of time.

  • IT Automation

    Reduce manual intervention and automate actions like stopping or starting a couple of VMs right from the Site24x7 web client.

  • Alerting via third-party IT service management (ITSM) and collaboration tools

    Define thresholds and get alerted on breaches via third-party integrations with Microsoft Teams, Slack, Webhooks, and more to be instantly notified.

  • Out-of-the-box dashboards and reports

    Build intuitive dashboards and generate different reports, including the guidance report that provides best practice recommendations for cost and resource optimization.

  • Public status pages

    Get personalized logo and domain setting options with StatusIQ. Create maintenance schedules, send out notifications, and view historical data.

Site24x7 vs Azure Monitor

Services Offered Site24x7 Azure Monitor
Multi-cloud Monitoring
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Azure Monitoring
Azure VM Extensions
Infrastructure Monitoring
OS-level Metrics (CPU, memory, processes/services, event/sys logs)
Yes, included

Yes, charged per metric
Plugin Extensions
100+
Windows Monitoring
Linux Monitoring
FreeBSD Monitoring
MacOS Monitoring
Logs Monitoring
VMware Monitoring
Docker Monitoring
Kubernetes Monitoring
Yes, but Azure Kubernetes Service only
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Java
.NET
Ruby On Rails
PHP
Node.js
Python
Digital Experience Monitoring
Real User Monitoring (RUM)
Website Monitoring
Yes, from 100+ global locations
Web Security Monitoring
Internet Services Monitoring (Ping, Port, Mail Delivery)
Synthetic Monitoring
Yes, with real browser
MSPs and CSPs
Unified Administration for Multiple Customers
Customized Logo & URL
Single Billing
Features
AI-based Dynamic Thresholds
Yes, at no charge

Yes, $0.10 per dynamic threshold per month
IT Automation
Grouping of Resources by Business Service (Monitor Groups)
Multi-User Login
Dashboards
On-Call Scheduling
API Integration that allows you to integrate with your own portal
Incident Management
Voice Call, SMS, Mails, Browser Push Notifications and Mobile Apps
Alarm Management
Integration with PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Connectwise, Microsoft Teams and more
Through Azure functions/logic app. No direct integration
Email, Chat, and Phone Support
Public Status Pages
Yes, with customizable options
Reports
SLA Report
Scheduled Report
SLA Management
Schedule Maintanence
Availability Report with Business Hours
Performance Reports
Pricing
Per Azure resource cost $1.00 Variable based on the metrics.
$0.258/MB: 150-1,00,000 MB
$0.151/MB: 1,00,000-2,50,000 MB
$0.061/MB: above 2,50,000 MB
Health Monitor Included $0.10 per monitored metric time-series per month
Log $0.30/ GB of logs for 7 days retention 15-min interval (or greater): $0.50 per log monitored per month
10-min interval: $1 per log monitored per month
5-min interval: $1.50 per log monitored per month
This comparison was updated on April 22, 2022. We try to keep the comparison pages updated to the best of our ability. However, we also recommend browsing competitors' release pages for the latest updates. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

This is what some of our customers have to say:

Site24x7 gives us visibility into end user UI experience from global locations which is critical for our business. The instant alerting capabilities keep us on top of issues and helps us minimize end user impact. Thanks for the great service.

Sarah Kulp

Director of software operations at Informz

I wanted a new feature in Site24x7 APM Insight and guess what? Its done. I was not used to working with companies that actually deliver what they say they would, but Site24x7 is different! A big thanks for putting customers first.

Kieren Dowding

CTO, Your Phones Covered

We use Site24x7 to alert us to slow servers as well as outages of the server. We are aware of server issues before the client is aware of it – which is invaluable to building a strong client relationship. I have not seen anything else that gives us the breadth of monitoring points that we need. Site24x7 gives us great insight.

Rick Pearson

Director at The Ripe Group

Site24x7 gives us deep visibility into critical performance parameters of our resources and helps us stay on top of issues. The all-in-one dashboard gives us one console visibility without the need of shifting to multiple monitoring devices to get complete insights. Ease of use and affordable pricing are factors that impressed me about Site24x7.

Oleksii Holovko

CISO, Revenue Grid