BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management vs SolarWinds AppOptics comparison

BMC Helix and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Cloud Monitoring Software category. BMC Helix is ranked #48, while SolarWinds is ranked #47. BMC Helix holds a 0.6% mindshare in CMS, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of BMC Helix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management

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80% willing to recommend

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management and SolarWinds AppOptics compete in IT and infrastructure management. BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management has an advantage in pricing and support satisfaction, while SolarWinds AppOptics is favored for its robust features.

Features: BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management offers virtualization management, resource provisioning, and policy-based resource placement. SolarWinds AppOptics provides application performance monitoring, scalability metrics, and real-time analytics.

Room for Improvement: BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management could improve in application monitoring capabilities, scalability metrics, and real-time analytics. SolarWinds AppOptics may benefit from enhanced resource provisioning, virtualization management, and policy-based resource placement.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management offers a streamlined deployment for cloud environments and satisfactory customer service. SolarWinds AppOptics emphasizes quick integration with responsive support, excelling in rapid deployment.

Pricing and ROI: BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is cost-efficient with a lower initial setup cost and steady ROI. SolarWinds AppOptics justifies its higher setup costs with advanced features that ensure a strong long-term ROI.

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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)

SolarWinds AppOptics

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

47th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (55th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (58th)

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 SolarWinds AppOptics is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SolarWinds AppOptics	0.9%
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management	0.6%
Other	98.5%

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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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John Yuko

Assistant Manager ICT - Projects at I&M Bank Ltd

Unique features allow consolidating and combing metrics into a single dashboard, but don't monitor mobile solutions

I would like to see more granular information provided on Unix applications. Also, the integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward in terms having an agent to retrieve your credentials rather than having to enter or save them for SSH on SolarWinds. From the outset, we had to set some commands to log into the search console, and they are saved on the solution, which presents a challenge in terms of exposure. The solution is unable to monitor APK solutions completely because we'd then be forced to break down the APK and provide the APIs or go through the source code. They don't have a module that can analyze an application that is maybe under-used.

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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."

"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."

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

"You can tie together your public and private cloud infrastructure into a "single pane of glass"."

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

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

"The reporting of the solution is very good."

"The product has a great dashboard."

"Some of the most valuable features of SolarWinds are the topology discovery and network performance analysis."

"I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management."

"Technical support is always live and they're supportive."

"The sum solution, NTA, and DPA."

Cons

"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."

"In terms of the technology, I think they need to put some more advanced troubleshooting into SolarWinds, in terms of AI capabilities. That's the next generation, especially in the cases of APIs which have already adopted AI capabilities into their products."

"The integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward."

"The implementation needs improvement. It needs to get modernized with the newer cloud scenario in both public and private deployment models."

"AppOptics would benefit from having a much more centralized view."

"I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market."

"The solution should be more user-friendly."

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available

"I believe the current licensing cost is reasonable."

"Mostly, it's a perpetual license. We don't have any customers using the subscription right now—it's mostly a perpetual license that the customers purchase. The licensing is based on the number of elements, whereas other solutions are node-based."

"Since it's a negotiable rate, I would rate the pricing as a five out of five."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

University

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

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Also Known As

BMC CLM

AppOptics, SolarWinds TraceView, Librato

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

AppOptics is a SaaS-based simple, powerful and affordable Infrastructure & Application monitoring for custom on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems.

Your business runs on applications, and when they go down or run slowly, it can impact the business in lost productivity, customers, or revenue. To add to the complexity, your IT environment is changing, and workloads can be spread across data centers, and cloud resources. You need to monitor the availability and performance of applications and infrastructure, regardless of where they are, so you can identify potential issues early and address them before they impact users

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

JDA Software, Morningstar, Orange Business Services, Wipro

TraxoCovea Insurance BTE TechnologyDatarista

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