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CloudBolt vs Scalr comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

CloudBolt
Ranking in Cloud Management
18th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Cost Management (31st)
Scalr
Ranking in Cloud Management
46th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of CloudBolt is 2.0%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Scalr is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CloudBolt2.0%
Scalr0.8%
Other97.2%
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

AbhishekGupta2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr PreSales Cloud Architect at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
Centralized self-service has unified hybrid clouds and has improved governance and cost control
The best features CloudBolt offers include governance and policy control, allowing security teams to set up their specific guardrails with governance at scale. Multi or hybrid cloud abstraction provides a single pane of glass for different types of environments, and self-service catalogs enable technical or business users to request services without multiple tickets. CloudBolt also offers strong integration capabilities that work well with existing tools without disrupting the current environment. From an integration standpoint, CloudBolt works well with various public and private cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, and Nutanix, as well as different virtualization software, infrastructure as code templates such as Ansible and Terraform, ITSM tools such as ServiceNow, and CMDB platforms. CloudBolt has positively impacted my organization by managing multiple cloud environments for thousands of users with a complex enterprise workflow that has helped reduce man-hours required for provisioning resources. We have achieved faster delivery through standardized operating procedures and reduced reworks due to automation. The chargeback and showback mechanisms allow us to charge different business units according to their consumption, providing better governance, lower risk, and lower cost, resulting in a good return on investment. Since using CloudBolt, I have seen a 25 to 30 percent reduction in service delivery time and an improvement in efficiency of almost 20 to 25 percent within a timeframe of approximately 8 to 10 months.
it_user693240 - PeerSpot reviewer
Freelance Contract Software Engineer at a tech vendor
The ability to autoscale based on load is the most valuable feature. I would highly recommend it.
It used to be the ability to autoscale based on load I was able to to deal with requests without needing every server on; I could turn them off. Compatibility with SoftLayer I think was our block. Rackspace was fine, as far as I know. I think I have been using it for a few months. We didn’t…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CloudBolt?
To improve CloudBolt, I believe the user experience needs enhancement as some users find it somewhat dated compared to newer cloud management platforms. From a telemetry and analytics perspective, ...
What is your primary use case for CloudBolt?
My main use case for CloudBolt includes having a centralized self-service provisioning and orchestration, allowing me to manage hybrid and multi-cloud provisioning across AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, a...
What advice do you have for others considering CloudBolt?
For others looking into using CloudBolt, I advise defining governance policies early, focusing on building modular automation, and planning integrations in advance, such as IAM, CMDB, or security a...
What needs improvement with Scalr?
Scalr's UI and documentation could be more intuitive, especially for first-time users. During onboarding, I identified the need for improved documentation, especially for first-time users navigatin...
What is your primary use case for Scalr?
Scalr is used for Terraform automation, policy enforcement, and centralized governance across multiple cloud environments. It is primarily used by DevOps and cloud engineering teams, supporting mul...
What advice do you have for others considering Scalr?
Scalr is a strong choice if someone needs enterprise-grade Terraform governance, but it is essential to plan proper onboarding and policy design upfront. This review has been rated 8 out of 10.
 

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Sample Customers

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