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Azure Monitor vs Ivanti

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Azure Monitor

Software

Azure's Monitoring and Diagnostics Service

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Ivanti

Software

Security, service management, and unified endpoint management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Azure Monitor has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Azure Monitor billed per GB ingested across three separate log plans, Auxiliary, Basic and Analytics, so the plan chosen changes the rate as much as the volume does; Ivanti no pricing is published on the products page; the only routes are Contact Our Team or the How to Buy page describing the sales process, per ivanti.com, August 2026

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Azure Monitor and Ivanti actually diverge.

Attributes where Azure Monitor and Ivanti differ
AttributeAzure MonitorIvanti
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, ApiWeb
Founded2010Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Azure Monitor

  • Log collection
  • Metrics collection
  • Alerts and notifications
  • Custom dashboards
  • API
  • Webhooks
  • REST
  • Web support

Only in Ivanti

Nothing recorded that Azure Monitor does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Azure Monitor

  • Collecting logs and metrics from Azure resourcesnot Ivanti
  • Alerting on metric thresholds and log queriesnot Ivanti
  • Application performance monitoring through Application Insightsnot Ivanti
  • Long-term log retention for compliancenot Ivanti
  • Querying operational data with KQLnot Ivanti

Ivanti

No use cases recorded yet. See the Ivanti review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Azure Monitor

  • Billed per GB ingested across three separate log plans, Auxiliary, Basic and Analytics, so the plan chosen changes the rate as much as the volume does
  • Only the first 5 GB a month of Analytics logs is free per billing account
  • Retention beyond the base period is charged per GB per month, up to 2 years interactive and 12 years long term
  • Log queries and search jobs are billed per GB scanned, so investigating an incident costs money
  • Alert rules are billed per time series for metrics and by execution frequency for logs
  • The pricing page shows placeholders rather than rates until a region and currency are chosen

Ivanti

  • No pricing is published on the products page; the only routes are Contact Our Team or the How to Buy page describing the sales process, per ivanti.com, August 2026

Pricing, plan by plan

Azure Monitor

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Log collection
    • Metrics collection
    • Alerts and notifications

Ivanti

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Ivanti review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Azure Monitor if

  • You need log collection.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want metrics collection.
Azure Monitor review

Choose Ivanti if

Nothing in the data separates Ivanti from Azure Monitor on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Ivanti review

Questions people ask

Is Azure Monitor or Ivanti better?
Neither clearly leads. Azure Monitor starts at Free and Ivanti at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Azure Monitor or Ivanti?
Azure Monitor has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Azure Monitor and On request for Ivanti.
Does Azure Monitor or Ivanti run on more platforms?
Azure Monitor runs on Web, Api. Ivanti runs on Web.
Can I use Azure Monitor for free?
Yes. Azure Monitor has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Ivanti starts at On request.
What is Azure Monitor best used for?
Azure Monitor is most often used for collecting logs and metrics from azure resources, alerting on metric thresholds and log queries, application performance monitoring through application insights, long-term log retention for compliance. Of those, collecting logs and metrics from azure resources and alerting on metric thresholds and log queries are not what Ivanti is typically brought in for.
What can Azure Monitor do that Ivanti cannot?
Azure Monitor covers Log collection, Metrics collection, Alerts and notifications, Custom dashboards.
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