BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management vs PRTG Network Monitor comparison

BMC Helix and Paessler GmbH are both solutions in the Cloud Monitoring Software category. BMC Helix is ranked #48, while Paessler GmbH is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.4. BMC Helix holds a 0.6% mindshare in CMS, compared to Paessler GmbH’s 4.8% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of BMC Helix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Paessler GmbH users who would recommend it.

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

PRTG Network Monitor and BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management compete in IT infrastructure management. PRTG has the advantage in pricing and customer support, whereas BMC excels in comprehensive cloud management features.

Features: PRTG Network Monitor is known for seamless network performance tracking, customizable alerts, and a wide array of pre-configured sensors. BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management offers end-to-end lifecycle management with strong provisioning, monitoring, and automation features in complex cloud environments.

Room for Improvement: PRTG could enhance its cloud management capabilities, expand third-party integrations, and improve reporting functionalities. BMC might simplify its complex setup process, improve user interface usability, and optimize pricing for smaller businesses.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: PRTG Network Monitor is praised for its simple deployment and efficient support, facilitating quick integration. BMC offers sophisticated deployment options suited for large environments but requires more initial setup, balancing this with robust support.

Pricing and ROI: PRTG provides affordable pricing with flexible costs leading to a high ROI by minimizing setup and maintenance expenses. BMC requires a higher initial investment but promises long-term ROI through advanced features for effective cloud management.

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

48th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Management (44th)

PRTG Network Monitor

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

112

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (5th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Cloud Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PRTG Network Monitor is 4.8%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
PRTG Network Monitor	4.8%
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management	0.6%
Other	94.6%

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Entprssol67

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.

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madhan kumar hs

software engineer at Capgemini

Alerting precision has reduced incident response times and improved department-level network visibility

The auto-pause sensor during the maintenance window is good without any false alerts, and it prevents me from getting flooded with alerts during planned maintenance, helping department heads understand their own network usage better. It has reduced incident response time by giving clearer ownership of each alert, ensuring alerts go to the proper recipient. SNMP testers and auto-pause are among the best features of PRTG Network Monitor, which is particularly useful for different departments such as HR and finance, where alerts can be filtered accordingly. The alerting features and dashboard of PRTG Network Monitor are very helpful, especially in our industry. However, the dashboard can look cluttered on smaller screens, which is one negative aspect. PRTG Network Monitor has impacted us positively; we have stopped getting flooded with alerts during planned maintenance or unplanned outages. Compared to others, this gives specific alerts very quickly and helps department heads understand their own network usage better, thus reducing incident response time so that each alert has clear ownership.

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Pros

"By allowing end users to request their own services, the request process for systems is much quicker and more accurate."

"Integrates role-based access control with pre-configured policies for CIS, DISA, HIPAA, PCI, SOX, NIST, and SCAP documentation and remediation."

"Supports unattended installs and image-based, script-based, or template-based provisioning."

"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"."

"Automates Java EE Application Deployment from an SCM system."

"Assesses change impact or completes an audit using multiple dashboard views."

"The email notifications are helpful, and the dashboards are user-friendly for people with little network monitoring knowledge."

"PRTG Network Monitor helped prevent incidents by creating an alert to the DL when servers go down, notifying me before it became a bigger problem."

"It allows us to directly add individual VMs independently."

"The most valuable features of PRTG Network Monitor are user-friendly, and the graphical interface is good for all the network devices that are mapped in this organization. It's very easy to find reports for any devices that we are looking for."

"It is a very stable solution. There are no bugs, glitches and we have not experienced any crashing."

"The solution provides us response times to issues."

"PRTG has improved our visibility and response time to issues related to remote sites."

"PRTG Network Monitor has positively impacted my organization as the hourly basis has been reduced, making a significant impact."

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Cons

"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."

"Once you start going above 5000 sensors, things do start to get a bit shaky. There are some best practice out there that you will need to adopt and be aware of."

"It probably has this already, but if it had a mobile app that would be helpful. For example, on a day like today when I'm out, if I could just fire it up and see green, green, green, green, green or red, that would be good."

"I would like to see more updates available in this solution."

"The technical support service should be improved."

"PRTG Network Monitor could improve the price."

"Mostly, this software has sensors for devices to monitor specs and you can build or develop or modify various sensors, according to your company's needs. But you may need to do that with coding or plugins or with the support of Paessler AG, the manufacturer."

"We need something that is more predictive. We would prefer if it wasn't a solution that was corrective and instead offered predictive insights so that we can handle problems before they even occur."

"The licensing policy needs more flexibility."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Because we are only on the free version, we have a limited number of sensors. Therefore, we are not monitoring as much as we want to be to obtain historical information."

"It's a cost-efficient tool."

"If you're looking for a cost effective software I’d suggest this product."

"It is expensive."

"It is about £4,500 for the first year, then about another 15 to 20 percent annually after that. So, we are looking at about £1000 running costs a year. When you think about how much an outage costs per minute, it's negligible."

"The ability to use the base version with 100 free sensors is great. The cost on other packages can be very reasonable."

"The pricing is reasonable for the features provided."

"The price of PRTG Network Monitor is more expensive than other solutions, such as OP Network Manager."

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it_user174738

IT Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

May 31, 2015

Nagios vs. Zabbix vs. PRTG vs. Spiceworks vs. Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor

I have researched a quite a few network monitoring tools which can be used for various monitoring purposes of not only the servers, but the intermediate routers as well. There are majorly three types of these softwares. Ones which are completely open-source, you can do almost anything you want…

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Government

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	59
Midsize Enterprise	19
Large Enterprise	47

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What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

PRTG network monitor is one of the best tool i have ever used for the monitoring. It have auto discovery option. it avoid the configuring the device in PRTG. It automatically discover the device an...

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What do you like most about PRTG Network Monitor?

The tool is integrated with our email for the alerts.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PRTG Network Monitor?

The pricing was higher at the beginning, but the recurring licensing cost is affordable and reasonable. Overall, the pricing, setup cost, and licensing is fair for our industry. They have quoted us...

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Overview

BMC's cloud management platform drives digital innovation with agile, full-stack service provisioning across cloud and traditional platforms. BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management scales easily while integrating with essential compliance and governance policies to reduce risk.

BMC Helix

PRTG Network Monitor runs on a Windows machine within your network, collecting various statistics from the machines, software, and devices which you designate. PRTG comes with an easy-to-use web interface with point-and-click configuration. You can easily share data from it with non-technical colleagues and customers, including via live graphs and custom reports. This will let you plan for network expansion, see what applications are using most of your connection, and make sure that no one is hogging the entire network just to torrent videos.

To monitor a large IT environment, it's important to be able to scale PRTG up. Paessler PRTG Enterprise Monitor includes all the proven capabilities of PRTG Network Monitor, which are enhanced by exclusive ITOps Board for a service-oriented, central overview of multiple PRTG servers.

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Sample Customers

JDA Software, Morningstar, Orange Business Services, Wipro

Jameson Bank, Sidnix, RungeICT, MedicalAnimal, Truck-lite, GamingGrids, The Covell Group, Forsythn County Schools, NetMass, Musgrove Park Hospital, Lanes Health, Columbia Southern University, Vodafone, Intrust Bank

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