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Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) vs Zesty comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Flexera Cloud Management Pl...
Ranking in Cloud Management
22nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zesty
Ranking in Cloud Management
16th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Cost Management (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) is 2.2%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zesty is 1.1%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zesty1.1%
Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP)2.2%
Other96.7%
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2814465 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Cloud Cost Over And Visibility Parts at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Cloud governance has improved compliance and currently optimizes costs across providers
The most valuable features that Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) offers are cost visibility, policy-based governance, and optimization insights. It helps identify unused and underutilized resources and enforces policies to avoid unnecessary cloud spending. The centralized view across cloud providers is a big advantage. We have saved money with Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) and using the software has been very helpful for us to remain compliant. Since I have been in this organization, we have been using Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) and I have not used a different solution before. Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) improved compliance so effectively. For example, work that usually took 10 hours to complete now takes four hours, so we are saving six hours of time. Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) impacted us positively. It supports optimization efforts and helps enable better financial planning and governance, matching our cloud consumption with business and budget goals. The centralized view across cloud providers helps my team by improving visibility into cloud storage, usage, and spend, enabling better financial planning and governance. It supports optimization efforts and helps my team align cloud consumption with business and budget goals.
Srinivas Rayudu  - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Zensa Technologies
Managing complex onboarding has been challenging but automated cost optimization delivers strong savings
Zesty is a good solution; however, the learning curve can be complex for new users without a solid tech background, posing a challenge in training and the initial setup process. I would deduct one point for this aspect since everything else is fine. A specific example of where the learning curve caused issues is when we introduced Zesty to our new development team, which struggled to understand the platform while working on a project related to AI and ML. Our system architects explained how Zesty works, but I believe a more proactive approach to training and foundational data could help teams be more self-sufficient and less reliant on internal support.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is Optima, which is something that we use quite extensively."
"With RightScale we now have the ability to provision an entire Data Center and Application stack in less than an hour."
"With this platform, users could migrate to the cloud on the go and use public cloud services like Oracle database while integrating with their own local storage."
"Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) impacted us positively; it supports optimization efforts and helps enable better financial planning and governance, matching our cloud consumption with business and budget goals."
"Our customers are getting an ROI after 9 months and increasing productivity five-fold."
"On the cloud management side, this product works well and there is nothing that our customers have mentioned they would like to have improved."
"One of the reasons we decided to onboard Zesty was that it started supporting Windows instances."
"I think Zesty is a really useful tool, it is really quick, it is really powerful, they are always improving it, and the customer service is flawless."
"From a metrics perspective, Zesty reduced our Kubernetes infrastructure spend by about 24% in the first six months, we also cut wasted storage costs by roughly 18% and improved saving plan utilization by around 12%, and on the operational side, we saved roughly 40 to 50 hours a month in manual cloud cost tuning."
"The turnkey aspect of Zesty is very valuable."
"Zesty has positively impacted our organization by providing a good return on investment, with a total reported percentage of savings around 40 to 50%."
 

Cons

"There is a problem with integration due to invalid private node security certificates."
"Technical support is an area that can be improved."
"CAT creation."
"Technical support is an area that can be improved."
"There is room for improvement in the integrations and automation flexibility with Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP). In some cases, the learning curve can be steep, especially when dealing with more advanced automation or large-scale environments."
"It would be really useful if Zesty had more code snippets that were easy to use, an easier library instead of their documentation, and something that provided an automated finish to insert code so it could give you code hints."
"The biggest area for improvement is still reporting depth."
"I would like to get RDS-reserved instances that I could buy and sell, but that's a limitation on AWS."
"There are different resource types that we would like to leverage and get reserved instances for, such as RDS instances."
"Zesty is a good solution; however, the learning curve can be complex for new users without a solid tech background, posing a challenge in training and the initial setup process."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is higher than an open-source product, or CloudForms, or IBM Cloud Pak, but it is still not very high."
"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Educational Organization
8%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for RightScale Cloud Management Platform?
The setup cost was good. Since we purchased in bulk, we received some discounts on the pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
What needs improvement with RightScale Cloud Management Platform?
There is room for improvement in the integrations and automation flexibility with Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP). In some cases, the learning curve can be steep, especially when dealing wi...
What is your primary use case for RightScale Cloud Management Platform?
My primary use case for Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) is compliance, governance, which is very critical in my role. Flexera helps me to analyze cloud usage data, identify cost saving oppo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zesty?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was great, as we had a great account manager that we did not have to query too much about it. The free one was nearly good enough to start with...
What needs improvement with Zesty?
I find myself using the online editor the most often, and what would be better is if you could have multiple windows open to work in, something like an actual program rather than having to shift be...
What is your primary use case for Zesty?
My main use case for Zesty is the CMS. For our corporate website, my team uses Zesty's CMS to allow users from any point in the company to upload content, add posts, add pages, and promote the comp...
 

Also Known As

RightScale Cloud Management Platform, MultiCloud Platform
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Sample Customers

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