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BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management vs Cisco Intersight comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management
Ranking in Cloud Management
41st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Monitoring Software (40th)
Cisco Intersight
Ranking in Cloud Management
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is 1.7%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Intersight is 1.6%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco Intersight1.6%
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management1.7%
Other96.7%
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

VB
Enterprise Solution Architect at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
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.
reviewer2922069 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Developer
Centralized monitoring has improved visibility and standardizes profiles across multiple sites
One area where Cisco Intersight could be improved is making the interface and troubleshooting workflows more intuitive, especially for users who do not work with the platform every day. Sometimes finding the exact information needed or understanding certain alerts can require navigating to multiple locations. I would also appreciate more actionable recommendations alongside alerts rather than just identifying an issue and leaving the next step entirely to me. Overall, the functionality is strong, but improving usability and making troubleshooting more straightforward would enhance the everyday experience. Apart from usability, Cisco Intersight could benefit from smoother integration with third-party monitoring and IT management tools. Having alerts, performance data, and infrastructure information flow more seamlessly between platforms would reduce the need to switch between different systems. Performance-wise, keeping dashboards responsive when managing larger environments would also be important. I would also like to see more practical documentation, particularly step-by-step troubleshooting guides and real-world examples for automation workflows. These improvements would make the platform more accessible and efficient for everyday operations for new and existing users. Smoother integration with third-party monitoring and IT management tools would allow alerts, performance data, and infrastructure information to flow more seamlessly between platforms. These improvements, including usability enhancements, would make the platform more accessible and efficient for new and existing users.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"CLM has a multi-cloud portal because they have the resources to implement in various environments in various ports."
"Allowing systems to be provisioned in a wide range of environments, such as Azure, AWS, or on-premise, reduces the level of training required as well as creates consistency across the board."
"Supports unattended installs and image-based, script-based, or template-based provisioning."
"It's helped us with our automation."
"Automates Java EE Application Deployment from an SCM system."
"Total build time has been reduced from four weeks to one week, then later to 24 hours."
"Integrates role-based access control with pre-configured policies for CIS, DISA, HIPAA, PCI, SOX, NIST, and SCAP documentation and remediation."
"You can tie together your public and private cloud infrastructure into a "single pane of glass"."
"Intersight can validate our environment."
"This solution has provided time savings and required fewer people to operate this tool."
"The features enable you to abstract the server personality away from the hardware, similar to the B-Series."
"What I like best about Cisco Intersight is the way it's developing and converging into everything that the cloud has to offer, e.g. it's converging into one platform which is good."
"Cisco Intersight has valuable features for workflow automation and inventory administration."
"Intersight offers many features that provide great value to companies."
"Cisco Intersight is not just a monitoring dashboard, but its real value comes from bringing infrastructure visibility, management, and automation together in one platform."
"The best features Cisco Intersight offers are its policies, which represent a big jump in difference compared to Cisco UCS Manager."
 

Cons

"Going to BMC for PS is not at all recommended from my experience."
"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."
"One of the major problems is that support is not so good."
"It was complex as it does not include a good, extensive feasibility and compatibility guide."
"The product's setup should be easier."
"An area for improvement in Cisco Intersight is automation. It needs more automation capabilities. Apart from enhanced automation, I want Cisco Intersight to integrate with third-party monitoring tools in its next release."
"There is a significant issue regarding migration from UCS Manager into Intersight without formatting the Fabric Interconnects (FI), which is problematic in a production environment."
"The usability must be better."
"The solution needs some enhancement in order to build the cluster in two nodes."
"It's a very complex solution."
"I would like AI to be more integrated into Cisco Intersight."
"I believe Cisco Intersight's licensing is quite expensive for a public healthcare environment, and I would like to see lower prices for us."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is cost-effective."
"Cisco Intersight is not cheap, but it's not the most expensive product either."
"Cisco Intersight has competitive pricing. On a scale of one to five, my rating for its pricing is four."
"You can get a free license for monitoring but need to purchase a license if you need extra control."
"It's just the standard licensing cost. There are no additional fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
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Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Cisco Intersight?
Regarding improvements for Cisco Intersight, I would say more third-party integration is needed. At the moment it does have a basic integration of Pure Storage, so I can add my Pure Storage if I ha...
What is your primary use case for Cisco Intersight?
My main use case for Cisco Intersight is to register our Cisco UCS servers and apply profiles to our servers with configurations, firmware deployment automatically, and install the operating system...
What advice do you have for others considering Cisco Intersight?
I would rate Cisco Intersight a nine out of ten. I give it a nine because personally, I think it is one of the best management tools ever. I have worked before with different server vendors and dif...
 

Also Known As

BMC CLM
Intersight
 

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Sample Customers

JDA Software, Morningstar, Orange Business Services, Wipro
EXMAR, RapidScale
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