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Azure Monitor vs BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Monitor
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (6th)
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
45th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (38th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Cloud Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Azure Monitor is 5.0%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Azure Monitor5.0%
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management0.3%
Other94.7%
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Featured Reviews

Muhammad Usman Khawar - PeerSpot reviewer
Native integration simplifies monitoring but documentation and cost improvements are needed
The ease of access in Azure is significant since it's native to the platform and easy to integrate. It has no maintenance overhead, and users don't have to navigate to another portal to get their desired result. It's the handiness that it has, rather than the features. The interpretation from the logs and injection requires custom runbooks. While it's complex, many services provide native insights and workbooks. It does the basic job quite efficiently. They added new kinds of metrics with more integrations to send out metrics. They have even added support for third-party tools that can be integrated. Azure Monitor is working on improvements and becoming more mature. Azure Monitor is stable and scalable. Azure Monitor is evolving with new workbooks and dashboards.
VB
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a move-in powerful feature compared to other market-leading tools."
"What I like about Azure Monitor is that it performs well."
"The most valuable features of Azure Monitor are the login analytics workspace and we can write any kind of custom queries in order to receive the data that is inserted into the login analytics workspace, diagnostic settings, et cetera."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the alert system, which can be set according to our metrics. The integration is smooth."
"Technical support is good and helpful...The initial setup is easy."
"Among the valuable features of this solution, Application Insights stands out as one of the most significant. It provides insights into application performance and helps identify issues and bottlenecks."
"It has good troubleshooting features."
"A product that is well-integrated for monitoring Microsoft Azure."
"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."
"You can tie together your public and private cloud infrastructure into a "single pane of glass"."
"Supports unattended installs and image-based, script-based, or template-based provisioning."
"Assesses change impact or completes an audit using multiple dashboard views."
"Integrates role-based access control with pre-configured policies for CIS, DISA, HIPAA, PCI, SOX, NIST, and SCAP documentation and remediation."
"Automates Java EE Application Deployment from an SCM system."
 

Cons

"As a younger product it still has room for feature improvement and enhancement."
"We cannot use AI services with the solution."
"Azure Monitor's integration with applications could be improved."
"The solution needs better monitoring. It requires better log controls."
"Lacks information including details related to where problems lie."
"The process of implementation needs to be easier."
"Currently, it seems it's complicated to get the correct information in terms of what to do and how things work."
"It might not have all of the capabilities we will need."
"One of the major problems is that support is not so good."
"The installation and configuration can be tricky due to it being built on Remedy."
"Needs integrations with other providers to provide a custom public cloud environment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Azure Monitor is one of the more cost effective solutions on the market."
"Azure Monitor is a low-priced solution, which is why it would work best on small-scale projects."
"The cost of Azure Monitor application performance should be less expensive."
"The licensing is a monthly fee."
"The solution is expensive, but it is worth the price."
"It is a pay-as-you-go model. I find it very cost-effective."
"The tool's pricing is very good. I could say that Microsoft offers different cost models, which are listed on the product's website."
"There is a monthly fee for the alerts triggered and the data stored."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise29
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Questions from the Community

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Azure Monitor is a very easy-to-use product in the cloud environment.
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Sample Customers

Rackspace, First Gas, Allscripts, ABB Group
JDA Software, Morningstar, Orange Business Services, Wipro
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