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BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management vs Scalr comparison

BMC Helix and Scalr are both solutions in the Cloud Management category. BMC Helix is ranked #38, while Scalr is ranked #39. BMC Helix holds a 0.9% mindshare in CM, compared to Scalr’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of BMC Helix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Scalr users who would recommend it.
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management
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80% willing to recommend
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100% willing to recommend
 

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management
Ranking in Cloud Management
38th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Monitoring Software (45th)
Scalr
Ranking in Cloud Management
39th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Scalr is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management0.9%
Scalr0.6%
Other98.5%
Cloud Management
 

Q&A Highlights

it_user704820 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 21, 2017
Scalr vs BMC CLM
A quick note on CloudBolt actually: any CB server is within control of the CloudBolt customer; they can decide when to upgrade CB, and they have root access to it.
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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.
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it_user693240 - PeerSpot reviewer
The ability to autoscale based on load is the most valuable feature. I would highly recommend it.
It used to be the ability to autoscale based on load I was able to to deal with requests without needing every server on; I could turn them off. Compatibility with SoftLayer I think was our block. Rackspace was fine, as far as I know. I think I have been using it for a few months. We didn’t…
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Answers from the Community

it_user704820 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 21, 2017
Jul 21, 2017
Scalr vs BMC CLM
A quick note on CloudBolt actually: any CB server is within control of the CloudBolt customer; they can decide when to upgrade CB, and they have root access to it.
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CA
Jul 20, 2017
While I would rate Scalr over BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management - our research strongly recommends RightScale over the above choices.
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it_user102795 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 20, 2017
Abiquo. Much better than either.
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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

The Scalr Enterprise-Grade Cloud Management Platform enables today’s enterprises to achieve cost-effective, automated and standardized application deployments across multi-cloud environments. Scalr utilizes a hierarchical, top-down approach to policy enforcement that empowers administrators to find the balance between the needs of finance, security, IT and development teams.

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Sample Customers

JDA Software, Morningstar, Orange Business Services, Wipro
JPL, Expedia, Samsung, Acxiom, Accenture, Sony, Merkle, Autodesk
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