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BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management vs VMware Aria Operations 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
42nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Monitoring Software (45th)
VMware Aria Operations
Ranking in Cloud Management
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
376
Ranking in other categories
Virtualization Management Tools (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is 1.6%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Aria Operations is 3.9%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Aria Operations3.9%
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management1.6%
Other94.5%
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.
AldoDomini - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Network Analyst at Net spa
Have faced limitations due to high costs but have maintained reliability over time
The primary issue is the pricing, which is very expensive for my company's budget. We cannot afford to pay such a large fee. We are not Microsoft or BMW; we are a small company. As a small company, I have no power to negotiate directly with VMware. Perhaps larger companies have more opportunity to contract directly with VMware, but I do not have that leverage. The only path I can follow is to change solutions. Net.spA is a company working in the field of waste management. We are not a technological company, so we do not have a large margin to justify purchasing and maintaining the VMware infrastructure at current costs.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's helped us with our automation."
"We have many regions where more than 10000 servers are deployed, so it helps in patching and hardening of servers."
"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."
"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."
"Integrates role-based access control with pre-configured policies for CIS, DISA, HIPAA, PCI, SOX, NIST, and SCAP documentation and remediation."
"Automates Java EE Application Deployment from an SCM system."
"CLM has a multi-cloud portal because they have the resources to implement in various environments in various ports."
"vRealize has a very nice dashboard. It integrates well with other products such as those from Oracle."
"It helps us save money by having less computers, less to manage, and less to worry about if we know exactly what the application is using."
"vROps is more user-friendly than some other products that we've seen on the market. It was very easy for our technicians to pick up. The search functionality works well. It makes it easy for our technicians to get down to a workload that they're possibly having an issue with."
"We have a full 100% virtualization and we're using SolarWinds, but I needed VMware monitoring and vROps was the obvious solution; once I realized that we already had the licensing for it, being able to install it and configure it within a few days was incredible."
"We have had major outages that we would have caught in advance had vROps been in place."
"The initial setup was very straightforward. We spent a few days setting it up, then it was up and running."
"The initial setup is very straightforward. The platform and add-on solutions are straightforward."
"It's been terrific so far."
 

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."
"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."
"Going to BMC for PS is not at all recommended from my experience."
"There was a collection bug and some alert bugs (didn’t show all the alerts and popped up fake alarms)."
"If they can make the automation a little easier because we have tried a couple of things and have realized that you have to go through a lot of scripts and adapters for its configuration."
"The interface can be slow sometimes."
"Its ease of use is a little bit lacking, because of that complexity."
"I would like to see more applications and out-of-the-box solutions for well-known applications, like Oracle or Microsoft Exchange."
"From a technical side, the product is very good. The challenging part is always the licensing."
"I'd want it better integrated with the core products, so you don't have to go to a separate site or interface to go and use it. Also, it generates too many false positives."
"The automation piece could be done simpler."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The billing is complicated because every country has a different option. Here in Chile, we don't pay for this kind of service with the Chilean pesos. We use another currency. In the future, I think vROps needs to work with governments for a native solution."
"The initial costs are a bit on the higher side but the licensing is flexible."
"The value that we get from vROps is okay. It could be cheaper."
"We have definitely seen ROI by removing unnecessary servers and VMs. By having vROps as an assistant when it comes to monitoring and managing resources, it has helped us a lot with cost savings and managing expenses."
"There has been a bit of cost savings in that we could decide to move workloads around a bit better."
"Our budgets are always tight. We would like to have more features at lower licensing levels for easier access to them."
"Every VMware product is a licensing challenge. It's always costly. It's based on processors. From a technical side, the product is very good. The challenging part is always the licensing. They should have some kind of alternate pricing models."
"The license is a one time cost, and you pay for support on a yearly basis. It is a bit expensive, but if you consider the product support and its reliability, it's justifiable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
17%
Insurance Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business66
Midsize Enterprise61
Large Enterprise281
 

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What's the difference between VMware vRA (automation) and vROps (operations)?
vROP is a virtualization management solution from VMWare. It is efficient and easy to manage. You can find anything you need from the software interface. It provides complete visibility over applic...
Is VMware Aria Operations a user friendly solution?
In terms of user-friendliness, VMware Aria Operations is one of the best solutions out there. It is not overly complex to set up and you can rely on the technical support to provide you with assis...
What is the most useful new feature of VMware Aria Operations?
For me, the alerts features are the most unique part of this product, no matter the current name it uses. When they introduced the new version of VMware Aria Operations, they also introduced more a...
 

Also Known As

BMC CLM
VMware vRealize Operations (vROps), vCenter Operations Manager (VCOPS)
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

JDA Software, Morningstar, Orange Business Services, Wipro
Science Applications International Corporation, Tribune Media, Heartland Payment Systems, Telkom Indonesia, Columbia Sportswear, iGATE, CSS Corp, Angel Broking, Adira Finance, Hipskind, Beiersdorf Shared Services, Innovate Mas Indonesia, Adobe, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi , Join Experience S.A, Borusan Holdings, Department of Transport - Abu Dhabi
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