Having used the tool for managing reservations, this reviewer highlights its easy-to-use portal and excellent customer support. The reporting on unused capacity could be improved.

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Austin H.

Director of Technology

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/6/2019

"Easily Check Reservation Usage"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS Reserved Instance Reporting?

How easy it is to check on your RI Utilization to make sure you're using it to its full potential Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Reserved Instance Reporting?

If you have a new RI, it may say you aren't using it at 100% if the report you're looking at starts before the instance was created. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS Reserved Instance Reporting:

If you plan on using AWS infrastructure for a long time, go ahead and request a RI with no upfront commitment and it'll save a lot of money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Reserved Instance Reporting solving and how is that benefiting you?

We went from an effective hourly rate on our RDS instance of 52 cents down to 38 cents with no money down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AH

Verified User in Higher Education

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/29/2019

"Absolutely need to know utilization"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS Reserved Instance Reporting?

I am able to quickly see "yes/no" on whether I'm using the reserved instances I've purchased. I can integrate with my cost explorer dashboard and see everything in one place. I have the ability to use roles to allow the finance team to get information directly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Reserved Instance Reporting?

Would like more granularity out of the box. It is getting better though as updates come in. I would like to eventually get to more of an "applet" design where there are more out-of-the-box style reports. I don't mind having to set things up, but it would be a lot easier to just click and go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS Reserved Instance Reporting:

If you are utilizing reserved instances, you have to be using the product to fully justify your usage and understand where you are going. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Reserved Instance Reporting solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have to be able to report each month to the finance team our utilization and "justification" of purchases. The University is under state requirement to be migrating to the cloud and utilizing resources efficiently. Reserved instances are key to this, and understanding our usage is critical! This allows me to get that information to them. Eventually, I hope to be able to have them do it themselves. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

EI

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/19/2019

"Reasonable product, could have more detail"

4/5

What do you like best about AWS Reserved Instance Reporting?

Reserved instances allow us to have capacity set in advance so that we are able to save money on non-ad hoc projects. Reporting helps us understand the utilization levels to cut or up capacity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Reserved Instance Reporting?

Our data science and DevOps leads were often at odds about reporting accuracy. Would like to have been able to see more of who was doing what related to instances to help settle disputes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Reserved Instance Reporting solving and how is that benefiting you?

Management of AWS costs is an extremely important task for software or data crunching companies. It's hard to find cheaper processing than AWS and reserved instances and knowledge of their use help us optimize it as best as possible. Knowing what we can get in advance helps us predict costs for budgeting and planning in more stable ways. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Christopher C.

Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/23/2018

"Best Report Creating Software"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS Reserved Instance Reporting?

Reserved Instance Reporting is extremely user friendly and my team is able to integrate data in a smooth manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Reserved Instance Reporting?

The software was difficult to understand at first but with time, it is actually extremely easy to use! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS Reserved Instance Reporting:

Try it and you just might decide that Reserved Instance Reporting is right for you! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Reserved Instance Reporting solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am able to visualize RI data at an aggregate level or inspect a particular RI subscription with Reserved Instance Reporting! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Kelsi H.

Sterile Processing Assistant

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/22/2018

"Loved it"

4/5

What do you like best about AWS Reserved Instance Reporting?

What I like best about the program, is how easy and versatile the program itself is. It’s easy to navigate and easy to do reporting on. Loved it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Reserved Instance Reporting?

There isn’t much that I dislike. It does have a tendency to not be user friendly, but overall it’s a great program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.