CloudAware Reviews

CloudAware serves as our main multi-cloud management tool for managing our organization's multiple client platforms that require integration in a cloud form. We are working with over 20 different source types including AWS, Azure, Ansible, Cisco platforms, and ServiceNow platforms. All of these platform integrations and their one-stop management and placement are done on CloudAware.

We are currently using CloudAware because all these platforms come with their own vulnerabilities and threat detection challenges. We perform multiple activities in terms of patch management, costing management, and bringing in compliance and governance across the entire cloud integration. These activities are all performed through CloudAware, our one-stop multi-cloud management solution.

We have platforms of IBM, Microsoft, Azure, ServiceNow, and AWS on which different activities are being performed for operational excellence. Managing all of them at one place is something we are currently doing. We are also using CloudAware for its security aspects to detect foreign intrusions and any kind of impending cyber threats. Our major activity is definitely the comprehensive cloud management, which allows us to have a multiple management database in a real-time manner.

One of the best features that CloudAware offers is complete visibility. When we talk about a one-stop solution for the entire cloud management, CloudAware ranks at the top because I can have real-time visibility of all my platforms in a comprehensible manner that is easy to understand and assess. It also helps us in auto-discovering and normalizing the inventory for our compliance and governance requirements, eliminating a lot of wastage and significantly reducing our security risks. This is crucial as we deal with the government, where security risks are substantial. CloudAware is helping us scale up our cloud integration activities by automating tasks that were once manually intensive and providing accurate and transparent service cataloging. Furthermore, tickets raised on their platform are resolved within 24 to 48 hours, highlighting their responsiveness. This makes CloudAware one of the most cost-efficient platforms in the market, ranking in the top five or top six.

Our tech team has reported a few bugs in certain areas, such as cloud logs. Whenever there are new updates happening on the cloud system, the logs need to be updated regularly, but we sometimes feel there are lapses in terms of log accounts or traces. Once we report the issue, the ticket gets resolved, but a more streamlined cloud logs system would be helpful. Additionally, establishing a full-fledged audit control reporting structure is needed, especially since we conduct risk assessments. The team is working aggressively on these improvements, and I am in conversation with them on a fortnightly basis.

Our tech team has reported a few bugs in certain areas, such as cloud logs. Whenever there are new updates happening on the cloud system, the logs need to be updated regularly, but we sometimes feel there are lapses in terms of log accounts or traces. Once we report the issue, the ticket gets resolved, but a more streamlined cloud logs system would be helpful. Additionally, establishing a full-fledged audit control reporting structure is needed, especially since we conduct risk assessments. The team is working aggressively on these improvements, and I am in conversation with them on a fortnightly basis.

For user experience, I would advise their team to organize more orientation workshops and feedback sessions on a weekly basis. Currently, they take place monthly, but aggressive training on navigation, data reading, and understanding matrices is essential for newcomers. Enhancing training and capacity building is crucial, and there are no significant issues with integration, but further enhancement of integration features could also be beneficial.

I choose 8 out of 10 because while the functionalities and features are excellent, there are areas that need improvement in terms of capacity building, training, and developing new features. Additionally, addressing the downtime issues, especially on weekends when our operations often run, is crucial to avoiding data access disruptions during busy periods.

I have been using CloudAware for the past two years in this organization on a personal level, but before that, I have a total experience of approximately more than six years in running and operating CloudAware.

CloudAware is absolutely stable and reliable, allowing us to integrate multiple systems quickly with less downtime compared to before. CloudAware has indeed added stability, particularly regarding API integration processes.

CloudAware's scalability meets our organization's growth and changing needs. Initially, we started with 10 cloud systems, but now we manage approximately 30 to 35, requiring more customization. The flexibility of the CloudAware team complements our evolving governance and compliance requirements.

Customer support is decent but operates five days a week, and I request them to extend it to 24/7 to enhance ticket resolution speed. They are quick in resolving issues but could improve by offering support every day of the week.

Previously, we used a third-party in-house solution, but it was too expensive and not mature enough for our needs, which is why we moved away from it.

For accuracy and reliability, I give CloudAware a rating of 98% to 99%. We have not faced erroneous input or errors in data logs captured by the system, and our clients rely heavily on it due to its transparency.

We have definitely seen a return on investment, with net annual savings exceeding 2 CR compared to before using CloudAware. Our workforce has been reduced to half, optimizing human resources and improving productivity. CloudAware enhances metrics such as efficiency and scalability, enabling us to bring in more clients.

The savings from CloudAware impact our organization significantly, allowing us to establish a new risk assessment vertical thanks to the funds saved over the past three years. This vertical has been operational for two years and helps us reduce IT issues by leveraging predictive analytics to proactively address potential threats.

My experience with pricing and setup costs is that it is decent—neither too high nor too low. Our initial licensing was smooth, costing approximately $1,000 for basic setup. We renew our agreements annually without issues, but I do feel there is room for better features at a more cost-effective rate to attract more users.

Before choosing CloudAware, we evaluated other options such as ServiceNow, which had a high cost despite good performance, and Device42 for its asset tracking system. We also tested Asset Panda but encountered performance issues, leading us to ultimately opt for CloudAware due to better cost efficiency and features.

My advice to other organizations considering CloudAware is to assess their needs before approaching any cloud management system. It is vital to establish foundational pillars such as patch management, operational excellence, and compliance before committing. I recommend trying their 30-day trial, which can be extended, to ensure it meets your requirements without any initial cost.

I recommend that organizations consider CloudAware as a backbone for their cloud operations. With its ongoing updates to meet current needs and its relevance to organizational requirements, it is worth exploring and experiencing performance firsthand. I give CloudAware an overall rating of 8 out of 10.

Currently, we are using CloudAware for many of our consulting areas. We use Oracle Cloud, Google Cloud, and AWS servers for most of our work, and all storage, government documents, and data storage occur in those clouds. The areas around vulnerability and cybersecurity represent the majority of our use cases through CloudAware.

I can provide a specific example of how we use CloudAware for cybersecurity vulnerabilities. We have large, secretive, and confidential databases captured over the past 50 years for the Indian agriculture ecosystem. These databases have very limited domain visibility and are susceptible to cyberattacks. In the past, we used multiple platforms, and there were cases where files were attacked and everything was lost from the server. From the past three to four years, we have not found any cases of attacks because all risks and potential attacks are being proactively communicated by the software to our tech team, allowing us to take proactive and reactive measures to avoid such attacks. This demonstrates a very proactive approach in terms of reducing cybersecurity risks for our databases.

CloudAware is quite usable in terms of handling cyberattack cases faster. In a month, we acquire approximately five to ten attacks, and although these attacks appear smaller in number, they are of very high intensity because one attack can deplete all files in our storage. These five to ten attacks are managed very proactively, and we have seen that the system assists greatly because many escalations arise around those attacks, and the system helps resolve incidents in a much faster manner. This is something unique about CloudAware, and it is the reason we have remained with this platform for the past three years.

There are many features that organizations use, and we are currently using CloudAware for cybersecurity management. We are also using details to manage our different cloud services in an integration platform. We now have very seamless integration happening because much of our work is on multiple different platforms, and managing the entire work across those cloud servers at once is very difficult. This is being taken care of very well, and our Azure platform, our SaaS platforms, and everything are being managed in a unified manner with only one resource deployed for managing this, and that person is doing very well through this platform. This is definitely one of the operational excellence aspects we are achieving. We are reducing time, improving the overall operational experience for our clients, and the heavy files or humongous data files stored are properly tagged and cataloged, which helps us greatly because searching for files on the server that are twenty to twenty-five years old would not be humanly possible without this assistance.

Regarding the seamless integration feature of CloudAware, we are parallelly working on approximately five to six different cloud servers, and the integration is being done through API integration. CloudAware's best feature is that it is very easy to integrate with other Oracle Cloud or Google Cloud servers. It does not pose any technical glitches in terms of integration, and there are no heavy codes required by my IT team for doing that integration. It is quite seamless and very quick. The entire IT infrastructure becomes very secure and strengthened overall after integration, as any servers vulnerable to outside attack or outside threat are identified and secured. This is the reason we started integration from the very first day of deployment.

CloudAware has positively impacted our organization in various ways. There has been a drastic improvement in operational excellence. Earlier, half of the IT team was involved only in the complete management of configuration database servers, but after deployment, we have reduced our manpower load, and now only three people are required for managing the end-to-end integration and security checks. The tracking of databases and software we work through these servers has become very easy. We now have real-time configuration management where the database is continuously being updated. With just one click, I can check all my cloud assets, what they are working on, and how they are all being managed in real-time. Our visibility has increased to approximately one hundred percent. Our cloud spending, which used to be huge, has been reduced to a great extent, and our monthly billing has drastically slowed down. This is something positive we have seen over the past three years, with every year showing reduced monthly billings, which is good for us as a mid-large organization.

The only thing I feel CloudAware could improve upon is the customization options available. We are a very flexible and slim organization in terms of monitoring and managing our customized features accurately, and when a partner is unable to provide that, it becomes cumbersome for us to continue with them long term. Currently, there are certain features we struggle to obtain in the deployment phase. CloudAware has existed for ten to fifteen years, but it seems they have not come up with any solution for small organizations. Many of my centers for technological excellence want to use CloudAware but are unable to due to the comparatively high costs. Although CloudAware is the best solution, it is not fit for smaller organizations. Initially, when my tech team faced difficulties during the deployment, the UI showcased during the tutorials was complicated, especially during the reporting phase. Now that we are veterans, it is fine, but many faced challenges during initial understanding, so simplification during deployment would be beneficial to encourage more users.

These were the major areas where improvement is required. From an Indian tech scenario perspective, I humbly request CloudAware team to consider adding more customization features and more threat handling capabilities. Approximately seventy percent of organizations are focused on threat management across their cloud servers, a space where CloudAware excels, and additional customization would enhance overall security while increasing CloudAware's revenue.

We have been evaluating the software for over four to five years, but we purchased the subscription in the last three years only. Therefore, we have been fully using CloudAware for three years.

The initial tuning and conversation with their team was amazing. They have been very positively engaged, getting things resolved quickly, which attracted us to them. They offered a free trial for one month and encouraged us to explore all features. Our feedback has been answered quickly in a professional manner without pressure to commit. We received thirty to thirty-five percent discounts initially for six months, making us very happy. Annual licensing is on a bit higher range but satisfying enough for us to continue.

CloudAware is deployed in our organization on-premises.

Return on investment, cost savings, and fewer employees needed are all accurate. Operational excellence for our organization drives our success. We have cut costs significantly, especially on manpower. Earlier, we were using pricier platforms that did not fulfill our feature requirements. The real-time database management for risk management has improved, with twenty-four-seven customer care resolving incidents within twenty-four hours, making my clients very happy.

The pricing is definitely on the higher end, but it is acceptable for an organization like us due to the satisfactory features we are using. In comparison to competitive products, CloudAware is in a higher price range. Our overall review rating for this product is nine out of ten.

We have almost 1 million of ARR workload running in AWS which includes 100 to 200 virtual machines as EC2 and RDS. We are struggling to map what exactly the cost optimization strategy we need to follow, how we should follow and make sure of the compute saving plans and what should be a value of commitment we should make on a safer side.

I am currently using Akela and CoreStack and looking forward to replace them with CloudAware.

I utilized it in one of the use cases for workload assessment and definitely it has brought in the value as a return of investment to us, because that was the assessment I was doing for one of our end customers. I found it very useful. It has given a business case to us, which I have presented to the customer.

I am looking forward to more workload observability. The second thing is mostly looking forward to know cost optimization and how we can be able to manage multiple hyperscaler workloads from a single platform.

I am looking forward to a monitoring solution that can monitor all hyperscaler services because AWS does have their 250 plus managed services offering. We have workload running in Kubernetes, Docker, EC2, RDS. I need a single platform that will monitor all these services which are being running in the cloud platform.

Customer support is good. Whenever I have interacted with them, I got the required response from them. That is pretty much good.

The organizations that are looking forward and have enterprise grade workload running in their public cloud platform, I would definitely recommend them to start using CloudAware because that is going to bring in value addition for them which they might not be aware of while using by themselves.

I am not exactly using CloudAware.

I am looking forward to know about what CloudAware is doing.

I need some cost optimization solution for a workload running in AWS.

I want better dashboards and alerts.

I am looking forward for a positive contribution because as per the research I did so far, it is going to benefit us if we start utilizing it, but I am a little concerned of whether it will fit in all our requirements.

It has been 13 years.

Once I will be using it more, I am going to give references and use cases.

I have never used it specifically for scalability prospect.

Customer support is good. Whenever I have interacted with them, I got the required response from them. That is pretty much good.

Positive

I am currently using Akela and CoreStack and looking forward to replace them with CloudAware.

I am looking forward for the gift card.

I utilized it in one of the use cases for workload assessment and definitely it has brought in the value as a return of investment to us, because that was the assessment I was doing for one of our end customers. I found it very useful. It has given a business case to us, which I have presented to the customer.

That is pretty much good. I found it quite reasonable from the cost perspective.

Now, since I am looking at, there are multiple other tools which have been available. As per my research, I find it is going to include most of the things we are running in, and it can be able to create a value addition to other competitive solutions which are available in the market.

I am looking forward for evaluating a Zoho product, not specifically the name of services. I do not want to disclose but we are evaluating other products. It is from the Zoho software.

I am working in Hitachi Systems of Japan private limited. I am from India. I came here for attending the Reinvent session in Las Vegas.

It was pretty interesting. Really interesting. I appreciate the conversation we had. That is really good.

I gave this review a rating of 9.

CloudAware serves as a centralized platform where we can monitor AWS, GCP, and Azure, allowing us to monitor all cloud environments in one place. It functions as a hub where developers can track security vulnerabilities by monitoring permissions and resource provisioning. CloudAware is used for tracking environment billings and compliance.

When we plan for newer infrastructure, we need to consider the billing and compliance requirements. CloudAware helps check the budget and tracks resource usage, which are integral for DevOps and MLOps lifecycles.

The valuable aspect of CloudAware is its FinOps functionality. It helps maintain the budget on the cloud side, which is crucial since cloud budgets can be substantial. CloudAware supports cost management at a granular level, reducing the need for finance personnel and enabling teams to focus more on operations. It also offers reporting and dashboard capabilities that are easy to use and customizable.

The best features CloudAware offers include billing and amount estimation. The user interface is very easy to track and understandable, making it useful for both technical users and management. Additionally, CloudAware's accuracy and reliability in output are impressive, providing consistent and accurate data.

CloudAware can be improved by offering more free options or reducing pricing, as startups may find the cost high. For 50 servers, they charge $200, which is quite high. CloudAware would benefit from some AI capabilities, which are currently lacking.

While the customer support is excellent, the general market has many tools, and CloudAware's high pricing relative to its features could be a sticking point for some organizations.

I have been working in my current field for more than five years.

We did not experience any downtime or stability issues recently.

CloudAware supports tracking everything at a granular level, which helps manage budgets more effectively, especially when dealing with large teams. The scalability as a centralized hub provides access to pre-built compliance standards, simplifying resource monitoring across multiple cloud providers.

My experience with CloudAware's customer support is very good. They are very supportive, and their response is quicker than expected. They prioritize email chains and everything quite well.

CloudAware is the first cloud management solution we are using. Previously, we used cloud-native tools, but they were limited to the cloud environment and could not contribute with Azure data. We are using CloudAware to centralize all our cloud environments.

Integrating CloudAware with our existing systems is quite easy. We can integrate it very easily with just an API call and some trust configurations. It is straightforward with no complications.

CloudAware is deployed in our organization as a SaaS, Software as a Service, over the public cloud. It is integrated with the UI. We are not self-hosting it and just want to integrate with our cloud environment using the API.

CloudAware has positively impacted our organization by allowing easier management of resources and budgets, enabling better compliance management which potentially reduces costs related to financial operations.

We purchased CloudAware via direct sales, not through the AWS Marketplace.

There are plenty of tools in the market, and there are also many cloud-native tools. Even GCP provides a good UI and navigation that CloudAware offers, allowing for easy grouping and monitoring.

I advise others looking into using CloudAware that if you are using multiple clouds and face challenges in tracking costing, vulnerabilities, and permissions, CloudAware is the best solution to monitor everything in a single unified place with customized dashboards. I would rate this product a 6 out of 10.

CloudAware is our main solution for cloud cost management and compliance monitoring across a multi-cloud environment.

We use CloudAware to identify over-provisioned resources in our AWS and Azure environments, which helps us cut monthly cloud costs by around 15%.

We also use CloudAware for real-time security audits and ensuring our cloud resources stay compliant with industry standards, and an added benefit is its multi-cloud visibility in our dashboard.

What stands out for me in CloudAware are its customizable dashboards and automated compliance checks, which save us both time and effort.

Customizable dashboards let us tailor the cost and compliance metrics for each team, making daily reviews easier, and the automated compliance checks have reduced manual audits and caught issues early, boosting security.

Multi-cloud inventory tracking is another feature that gives us a unified view of all assets, which is a huge help for managing resources efficiently.

CloudAware has positively impacted us by reducing costs by 10 to 15% and improving compliance reporting speed, saving several hours per audit.

Our quarterly compliance audit now takes around 30% less time since CloudAware automatically flags non-compliant resources, allowing us to fix issues very early.

We saved around 20% in our operational time by reducing manual compliance checks and cost analysis, freeing up team capacity.

One improvement could be making the initial setup process more intuitive, especially for new users; otherwise, it has been a solid product.

A more guided onboarding experience with step-by-step instructions would make it easier for new team members to get up to speed quickly on the tool.

I have been using CloudAware for around three to four years.

CloudAware has been stable in our experience, and we have not had major outages or interruptions; it performs reliably in day-to-day operations.

CloudAware scales well for us, and we have expanded from monitoring a few workloads to a large multi-cloud environment without any issues.

Customer support has been very responsive and helpful, and whenever we had any questions and minor issues, they got back to us promptly.

We previously used a combination of native AWS and Azure cost tools, but we switched to CloudAware for centralized multi-cloud visibility and more advanced compliance features.

The pricing was fair given the feature set, and setup required some initial time, but it is manageable, and licensing is straightforward, as with other tools, once we decided on our needs.

We did not purchase CloudAware through the AWS Marketplace; we went directly through CloudAware's website for our sales team for our licensing.

We saved around 20% in our operational time by reducing manual compliance checks and cost analysis, freeing up team capacity.

The pricing was fair given the feature set, and setup required some initial time, but it is manageable, and licensing is straightforward, as with other tools, once we decided on our needs.

We evaluated alternatives such as CloudHealth and native cloud provider tools, but CloudAware won due to its unified multi-cloud approach and compliance features.

I would advise others to clearly map their multi-cloud needs beforehand and take full advantage of CloudAware's trial to see how it works and fits according to their requirements.

Overall, CloudAware is quite good, and there is nothing much I need to say about it, as it is a solid product. I gave this review a rating of 8.