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BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management vs Opsview comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
46th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (42nd)
Opsview
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
26th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (48th), Server Monitoring (20th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (37th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Opsview is 1.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Opsview1.8%
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management0.5%
Other97.7%
Cloud Monitoring Software
 

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.
reviewer1898607 - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner Technical Support & Escalation Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Real-time dashboards have improved our deployment monitoring and incident response
We are using Opsview ourselves, rather than being a consultant or a reseller. We do not use its auto-discovery feature. We do not utilize its API driven architecture. I do not know what metrics we use to assess the effectiveness of Opsview's hybrid IT monitoring. Overall, I am pretty satisfied with Opsview as it is good for what it does. I do not know if Grafana has any other advantages besides better stats, as I am not involved in that side. Based on my experience, I would still recommend Opsview to others as it is good for what it does. I gave this review a rating of 8.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"By allowing end users to request their own services, the request process for systems is much quicker and more accurate."
"It's helped us with our automation."
"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."
"We have many regions where more than 10000 servers are deployed, so it helps in patching and hardening of servers."
"You can tie together your public and private cloud infrastructure into a "single pane of glass"."
"Assesses change impact or completes an audit using multiple dashboard views."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Opsview is the ability to clone the services when you're monitoring something out of the test setup."
"What was very compelling about OpsView was that we could dial out the noise and have meaningful and actionable alerts."
"I am satisfied with the overall product since it works well…It is a stable solution."
"Excellent customer support from Cerner."
"The dashboards are the real value add for this product in my opinion and enhance customer experience if done properly."
"The fully-extensible event handling has enabled us to reduce on-call incidents by more than 90%."
"There are several valuable features for us, including ease of configuration of monitoring of new hosts/services, worker redundancy and load balancing, and the fact that it’s compatible with the plethora of existing Nagios plugins available on the web."
"With the monitoring capabilities, I can tell when things happen and be proactive about them instead of constantly putting out fires."
 

Cons

"The installation and configuration can be tricky due to it being built on Remedy."
"One of the major problems is that support is not so good."
"Going to BMC for PS is not at all recommended from my experience."
"Needs integrations with other providers to provide a custom public cloud environment."
"Needs integrations with other providers to provide a custom public cloud environment."
"It was complex as it does not include a good, extensive feasibility and compatibility guide."
"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."
"We're already evaluating v5.0 and to tell the truth, there's a couple of things that we found really useful in previous versions that for some reason they have removed."
"We have had some stability issues, but that is largely because we're using an unsupported database."
"Pricing and a few certain aspects in the solution needs to be improved."
"Maybe the graphical representation can be improved. It can be enhanced for better visualization. It could be a little better. And the graph center can be improved."
"SNMP traps management to be improved."
"It's probably the priciest option of all its main competitors."
"Customized reporting can be improved."
"Hard to say, some minor changes could help improve ease of configuring (which have already been requested and are now on the roadmap)."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution is priced similarly to other tools offering similar features."
"The solution is not cheap. I think that the pricing is a little bit on the high side."
"I would rate pricing a seven out of ten, where ten is the highest price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
14%
Insurance Company
11%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Opsview Monitor?
There is always room for improvement, and part of the reason we're looking at Grafana is because there are things it can do that Opsview cannot do as well. Grafana does have features that I think m...
What is your primary use case for Opsview Monitor?
Our primary use case is monitoring our deployments.
What advice do you have for others considering Opsview Monitor?
We are using Opsview ourselves, rather than being a consultant or a reseller. We do not use its auto-discovery feature. We do not utilize its API driven architecture. I do not know what metrics we ...
 

Also Known As

BMC CLM
Opsview Monitor, Opsview Enterprise
 

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Sample Customers

JDA Software, Morningstar, Orange Business Services, Wipro
IBM, BT, Cisco, Sky, UPS, Capgemini, Visolit, Fujitsu Services UK, UKCloud, Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, Cornell University, Incomm
Find out what your peers are saying about BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management vs. Opsview and other solutions. Updated: March 2026.
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