BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management vs CloudBolt comparison

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management and CloudBolt compete in cloud management optimization. CloudBolt has the upper hand with its advanced features and perceived value.

Features: BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management excels in automation and resource management, making it effective in cloud resource utilization. CloudBolt offers a comprehensive self-service catalog, robust integrations, and flexible infrastructure management, providing an edge in diverse cloud environments.

Room for Improvement: BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management could enhance its deployment simplicity, user interface, and expand its integration capabilities. CloudBolt could improve cost management, streamline certain advanced functions, and increase automation options in complex scenarios.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: CloudBolt simplifies the deployment process and provides strong customer service, leading to rapid implementation. BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management presents a complex deployment model but benefits from extensive support structures.

Pricing and ROI: BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management offers competitive setup costs, which can lead to better ROI due to cost efficiencies. CloudBolt requires higher initial investment but is believed to deliver superior ROI through its extensive features and operational efficiency.

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management

Ranking in Cloud Management

39th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

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CloudBolt

Ranking in Cloud Management

19th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

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Cloud Cost Management (16th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is 0.8%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CloudBolt is 2.6%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Entprssol67

Enterprise Solution Architect at Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SPA

Helps design blueprints in a cloud environment but the support is a major problem

One of the major problems is that support is not so good. I used to have a support expert in Spain but they left two years ago. BMC doesn't invest a lot in network automation but network automation is a major point in CLM. There aren't any experts here in Europe, maybe they have in America, I don't know. The main problem is the support in Europe. We had a lot of problems with the people who got put on our cases. The agents that we were assigned to were not so capable. They wanted to replicate the problem. If you have an incident, it takes a lot of time to troubleshoot the problem. The incident support is not so good. The technicians don't know the platform well. BMC doesn't want to invest in CLM. Two years ago we had a lot of problems. Maybe BMC realized that CLM is an end of life product.

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AdeolaEkunola

Director at NIGERCUBES LTD

The solution offers reliable resource control but needs to improve its UI

Cloudbox is just an abstraction software. There is no need for scalability. It's quite a simple solution. You might only need to increase the resources you apply to the CloudBold deployment. If, for example, the number of users increases, you might have to check the recommendations from CloudBolt and act accordingly. We have over 100 internal users. Regarding the infrastructure it sits on, the solution sits on the private of the on-prem, a VMware infrastructure that stands across two sites, the DR and the main production. We have over 60 ESXi of Asterisk and about 500 or 1,000 virtual machines.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"You can tie together your public and private cloud infrastructure into a "single pane of glass"."

"Automates Java EE Application Deployment from an SCM system."

"Assesses change impact or completes an audit using multiple dashboard views."

"Supports unattended installs and image-based, script-based, or template-based provisioning."

"By allowing end users to request their own services, the request process for systems is much quicker and more accurate."

"CLM has a multi-cloud portal because they have the resources to implement in various environments in various ports."

"Integrates role-based access control with pre-configured policies for CIS, DISA, HIPAA, PCI, SOX, NIST, and SCAP documentation and remediation."

"I find the self-service features valuable."

"The solution's biggest advantage is flexibility"

"Role-based access control and application blueprinting."

"Hybrid cloud platform for VM and app deployment and management, with very good stability. It's customizable, easy to set up, and can be deployed within half an hour."

"The initial deployment was super easy."

Cons

"One of the major problems is that support is not so good."

"Needs integrations with other providers to provide a custom public cloud environment."

"The installation and configuration can be tricky due to it being built on Remedy."

"The area of integrating on-prem and cloud needs improvement."

"The management of SaaS must be improved."

"Could increase the number of integrations and add more out-of-the-box work flows."

"The solution is not easy to use. It's not intuitive enough to click anywhere in the solution and make it work."

"The scheduling feature of CloudBolt needs improvement because sometimes, it doesn't work."

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"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten because the solution is expensive."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

"The system is cheaper if a customer has fewer servers since you pay by the node."

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I find the self-service features valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudBolt?

I rate the pricing an eight out of ten because the solution is expensive. The license is expensive to acquire.

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What needs improvement with CloudBolt?

The area of integrating on-prem and cloud needs improvement. Another area that the solution needs to improve on is the UI. The UI can be much better.

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Overview

BMC's cloud management platform drives digital innovation with agile, full-stack service provisioning across cloud and traditional platforms. BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management scales easily while integrating with essential compliance and governance policies to reduce risk.

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CloudBolt supports a variety of cloud technologies, from on-premises virtualization and private cloud to a wide range public and hybrid cloud configurations.

No need to rip-and-replace. CloudBolt provides easy import, syncing, and management of legacy deployments even as it helps you build out new cloud environments.

CloudBolt lets administrators create and maintain configuration standards while developing a reusable library of service and application templates.

Sample Customers

JDA Software, Morningstar, Orange Business Services, Wipro

WM, CyWest, Panic, Camden, University of Maryland, Xerox, Neustar, Medidata, Continu, Aruba Networks, Neuberger Berman, Peak6, EverBank, Ascensus, Hosting Edge

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