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BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management vs Rapid7 InsightCloudSec 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
43rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Monitoring Software (43rd)
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Ranking in Cloud Management
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (19th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (16th), AI Observability (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is 1.6%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightCloudSec is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec1.0%
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management1.6%
Other97.4%
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.
Arun Babu - PeerSpot reviewer
SOC analyst at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Daily endpoint monitoring has improved investigations and saved time but detection rules still need tuning
It is important to note that Rapid7 InsightCloudSec's features are not 100% precise, but I find about 70% of the time it is satisfactory. I would like to suggest that you improve it to be more precise, ideally making it 100% if possible. Some cases in Rapid7 InsightCloudSec indicate that the log is not enough, as they mostly just generate alerts, and the synchronization between data connectors is often problematic, particularly in terms of not being in sync always, especially between the AD and Rapid7 alerts, which generates numerous false positives. Additionally, the traditional rules should be updated, as this is a main point worth mentioning since we spend a lot of time fine-tuning these traditional rules. I suggest improving the legacy detection rules. If there are any authentication cases, such as impossible travel activity where a user has their SharePoint hosted in a different location, Rapid7 can often trigger alerts, creating confusion as we cannot fine-tune it properly. Another issue is with honeypot access. We sometimes lack necessary logs because Defender's advanced threat protection scanning gets detected as honeypot activity by Rapid7, leading to annoying and noisy alerts that we need to constantly close. If you can improve the traditional detection rules to reflect current detection rules, it would make it significantly easier for us to manage, as we constantly need to check legacy rules to update or possibly turn them off. Updating the legacy rules should be a priority.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Supports unattended installs and image-based, script-based, or template-based provisioning."
"Total build time has been reduced from four weeks to one week, then later to 24 hours."
"It's helped us with our automation."
"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."
"We have many regions where more than 10000 servers are deployed, so it helps in patching and hardening of servers."
"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."
"ICSE is cheaper compared to other tools and has a pleasant user experience with good support."
"Rapid7 InsightCloudSec impacts the organization positively by acting as a shield against hackers and ransomware, providing effective protection to data and infrastructure."
"The tool provides centralized visibility through dashboards and alerts, allowing customers to receive reports on cloud vulnerabilities and security posture. Rapid7 InsightCloudSec provides customers with a robust understanding of cloud security."
"Rapid7 InsightCloudSec has helped us save thirty percent time in our log retrievals, and it completely changed log searching, making it really fast when we search for logs, with no prior knowledge required."
"Agentless scanning is a possible use with Rapid7 InsightCloudSec."
"It runs every hour and has been reliable since I started."
"The best features Rapid7 InsightCloudSec offers include more automation remediation, compliance reporting for auditing, improvement on multi-cloud governance, and cost visibility, which really stand out to me."
"After implementing Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, we increased our CIS benchmark score from 48 to around 88 after addressing missing patches on some VM instances, indicating a significant positive impact."
 

Cons

"One of the major problems is that support is not so good."
"Needs integrations with other providers to provide a custom public cloud environment."
"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."
"It was complex as it does not include a good, extensive feasibility and compatibility guide."
"Rapid7 InsightCloudSec can be improved by seeing reductions and improvements in prioritization, tuning findings, suppressing low-value alerts, and better prioritizing the most critical risks."
"Some cases in Rapid7 InsightCloudSec indicate that the log is not enough, as they mostly just generate alerts, and the synchronization between data connectors is often problematic, particularly in terms of not being in sync always, especially between the AD and Rapid7 alerts, which generates numerous false positives."
"Technical support could be better. It could also be easier, more user-friendly, and intuitive. The API keys aren't easy to understand, and the cloud layouts aren't intuitive and user-friendly. We should be able to integrate IM governance and APIs into non-compliant workloads like legacy solutions."
"Rapid7 InsightCloudSec needs to provide more granular search capabilities, such as the ability to search back the last three months."
"I would say that because Rapid7 InsightCloudSec does not have automatic patching capabilities, it provides recommendations, but it does not execute anything from within Rapid7 InsightCloudSec."
"The platform could be improved with more customizable dashboards and reporting."
"They didn't have any documentation on how to patch it."
"Improvements could include providing better human-readable report formats with thorough explanations of CVEs and threats, detailing what can be done to eliminate malicious activities."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Companies generally buy this tool because the pricing is not that high."
"We're doing an annual subscription. There are additional expenses, but not within the confines of this platform."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
17%
Insurance Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rapid7 InsightCloudSec?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Rapid7 InsightCloudSec are reasonable, and since our organization is growing, I have observed that the more numbers you have, the less costly the product ...
What needs improvement with Rapid7 InsightCloudSec?
I would say that because Rapid7 InsightCloudSec does not have automatic patching capabilities, it provides recommendations, but it does not execute anything from within Rapid7 InsightCloudSec. It h...
What is your primary use case for Rapid7 InsightCloudSec?
In my role, my main use case for Rapid7 InsightCloudSec is for vulnerability management, where I scan my machines to see zero-day vulnerabilities and receive remediation tactics recommended by Rapi...
 

Also Known As

BMC CLM
DivvyCloud
 

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Sample Customers

JDA Software, Morningstar, Orange Business Services, Wipro
Fannie Mae, 3M, PizzaHut, Spotify, Autodesk, Discovery
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