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Cloudability vs Umbrella comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.5
Cloudability boosts financial efficiency, saving users up to $400,000 annually through cost reduction, ROI, and budgeting optimization features.
Sentiment score
4.7
Umbrella achieved a 231% ROI over three years, boosting productivity and security despite high setup costs.
It'd be very easy to save at least 10 to 20% costs from cloud spend just by utilizing the features of right-sizing or commitments management that Cloudability offers.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
We save time by making the reporting easier.
Digital Marketing, Marketing Technology & Analytics Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
The platform has helped reduce security risk by proactively blocking malicious websites, phishing attempts, and other threats at the DNS layer before they reach the end users.
System Administrator at Relay Human Cloud
We have seen a significant return on investment, which I mentioned earlier in the data.
Head Of Business Finance at Zensar Technologies
We have seen an approximate ROI of around 231% over three years.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.2
Enterprise customers receive strategic support from account managers, though response consistency and communication options are limited.
Sentiment score
5.1
Cisco's customer service is highly praised for its responsiveness, effectiveness, and user-friendly support portal, ensuring no end-user complaints.
The customer support from Cloudability is great.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Cloudability's customer support is adequate, and I would rate it an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10.
Digital Marketing, Marketing Technology & Analytics Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
I can reach them anytime for any problem I am having in my environment, and they provide great support with minimum downtime for any problem I may have.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I rate the customer support of Umbrella 10 out of 10.
Product Manager at Frontier Business systems
The customer support was great, as they would solve the issue immediately based on the priority after we raise a request.
Data Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Cloudability offers adaptable scalability, supporting large datasets but some users desire enhanced feature support and additional capabilities.
Sentiment score
5.7
Umbrella offers scalable, cloud-based security, allowing seamless expansion for businesses of any size with minimal infrastructure changes.
Cloudability's scalability is excellent because it can link with as few as one cloud account to thousands of cloud accounts, so there are no issues there.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Since it is a cloud-delivered service, it can support a growing number of users, devices, and locations without requiring significant on-premises infrastructure.
Data Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Umbrella has definitely handled our organizational growth perfectly.
Head Of Business Finance at Zensar Technologies
Umbrella's scalability is very much flexible as you just buy a license and you can scale as much as you want.
Product Manager at Frontier Business systems
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Cloudability is seen as mature and stable, especially beneficial for multi-cloud cost management, with minimal impact during outages.
Sentiment score
8.3
Umbrella offers high stability, quick issue resolution, blocks harmful URLs, and is favored for its dependable performance in various conditions.
Umbrella is definitely a scalable and stable solution.
Head Of Business Finance at Zensar Technologies
Umbrella has taken action by preventing and blocking access.
specialty cybersecurity at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
To my knowledge, everything went well when I was using that technology.
Field on-site engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Cloudability requires interface simplification, improved rightsizing, automation, data integration, and enhanced cost allocation and sustainability features.
Umbrella faces challenges in features, costs, integration, reporting, AI transparency, Linux support, migration, deployment, and user experience.
I've found that Groups is basically unusable because if it can't be used everywhere, you would have to run both group-based access control and direct user-based access control at the same time, which doesn't make any sense.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I believe that automating all manual processes in Cloudability would be beneficial, providing a proactive prescriptive analysis on what needs to be done to lower costs.
Enterprise Data Architect at LTIMindtree
It would be beneficial if we could use resource tags to provide more fine-grained visibility.
Digital Marketing, Marketing Technology & Analytics Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
There is no downtime or challenges.
Head Of Business Finance at Zensar Technologies
Umbrella's strong DNS layer security helps block malware, phishing, ransomware, and malicious domains through centralized policy management.
System Administrator at Relay Human Cloud
If Cisco can enhance integration breadth and policy flexibility, it would alleviate frustrations for teams managing a hybrid multi-vendor environment.
Network Security Engineer at Syndicateinfo solution
 

Setup Cost

Cloudability offers intuitive features valued by enterprise users; however, pricing challenges exist, especially for smaller companies.
Umbrella offers transparent pricing and flexible licensing with value in security, easing deployment and procurement via AWS Marketplace.
Compared to the rest of the industry, they may be a little more expensive than some other FinOps tools.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The cost compared to other solutions is really cheap.
Head Of Business Finance at Zensar Technologies
Umbrella is a high-enterprise cost product, so one should look at their budget before implementing this solution.
Soc For Ddi at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Although Umbrella may be priced higher, the security features, centralized management, threat protection, and ease of deployment provide good value for the investment.
System Administrator at Relay Human Cloud
 

Valuable Features

Cloudability enhances cost management with features like dashboards, reporting, forecasting, and AWS integration for improved transparency and usability.
Umbrella enhances cybersecurity with DNS security, blocking threats while offering quick deployment, seamless integration, and cost savings.
The forecasting feature has helped me understand how the resources are utilized and how the cost is burned, and then I use it to make changes to keep the cost in control.
Digital Marketing, Marketing Technology & Analytics Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
The Views feature is also beneficial because lots of teams may use Cloudability within an organization, allowing users to segregate data to particular Views so they are only looking at what's relevant to them.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I find the reports to be extensive and elaborate, and I get whatever information I require.
Enterprise Data Architect at LTIMindtree
Umbrella has positively impacted my organization by allowing our IT team to know that our users and our remote locations are having safe traffic.
Managing Director
I am able to achieve almost net zero incidents.
Product Manager at Frontier Business systems
The platform effectively leverages threat intelligence and automated analysis to identify and block malicious domains, phishing attempts, and emergency cyber threats.
System Administrator at Relay Human Cloud
 

Categories and Ranking

Cloudability
Ranking in Cloud Cost Management
3rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Umbrella
Ranking in Cloud Cost Management
15th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Cloud Cost Management category, the mindshare of Cloudability is 5.4%, down from 13.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Umbrella is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Cost Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloudability5.4%
Umbrella0.8%
Other93.8%
Cloud Cost Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2795433 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Gained multi-cloud cost visibility and have optimized spend with detailed reports and rightsizing
The IAM feature is something that we struggle with using. IBM, the company that runs Cloudability, released the Groups feature back in the summer of 2025. While Groups can be used in some parts of the tool, it can't be used across the entire tool. I've found that Groups is basically unusable because if it can't be used everywhere, you would have to run both group-based access control and direct user-based access control at the same time, which doesn't make any sense. The Groups feature has improved over time, but it's still not something we feel we can use on an everyday basis, so the IAM section remains an issue right now. Most of the tool is very well-functioning and developed, and that's the only real improvement area that we've seen.
Srivathsanr R. - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Business Finance at Zensar Technologies
Gained clearer financial governance and have improved cloud cost visibility and forecasting
I do not feel that anything needs to be changed. Umbrella is solving the purpose and is on point. The UI is intuitive and user-friendly. The learning curve is very easy. The features provided are on point. There is no downtime or challenges, and it is easy to learn and easy to use. In total, I do not feel that improvement is needed as per our organizational use case. Maybe for other organizations, they might have some suggestions, but for our organization specifically, I do not feel that they are lacking somewhere. It is already providing us the best thing. Almost everything is working as we expect. Small things we do not always point out. I feel that it works well and we do not have such problems with them specifically.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
24%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
17%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cloudability?
Pricing and setup cost for Cloudability are good. Compared to the rest of the industry, they may be a little more expensive than some other FinOps tools, but that's to be expected because they have...
What needs improvement with Cloudability?
The IAM feature is something that we struggle with using. IBM, the company that runs Cloudability, released the Groups feature back in the summer of 2025. While Groups can be used in some parts of ...
What is your primary use case for Cloudability?
I use Cloudability to track costs across a multi-cloud infrastructure estate, including Google Cloud, AWS Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Everything from reports and dashboards to anomaly alerts and ri...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Umbrella?
I would rate the setup cost as eight because we can always improve anything, but eight would be fine.
What needs improvement with Umbrella?
While Umbrella provides good visibility, reporting and dashboard customization could be improved by being more flexible, especially for management and compliance reporting. When a domain is blocked...
What is your primary use case for Umbrella?
My main use case for Umbrella involves whitelisting and blacklisting of URLs. I want to provide feedback on Umbrella as it functions. Umbrella provides strong DNS layer security and blocks maliciou...
 

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