BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management vs VMware Aria Operations for Applications comparison

BMC and VMware are both solutions in the Cloud Monitoring Software category. BMC is ranked #44, while VMware is ranked #23 with an average rating of 9.0. BMC holds a 0.2% mindshare in CMS, compared to VMware’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management and VMware Aria Operations for Applications enhance cloud management and automation. While BMC excels in customer support and pricing, VMware stands out for its robust feature set, despite a higher cost.

Features: BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management offers strong automation, efficient service catalog management, and comprehensive governance capabilities. VMware Aria Operations for Applications is noted for its advanced performance monitoring, integration with third-party tools, and proactive analytics. VMware’s advanced features provide a competitive edge in performance and flexibility.

Room for Improvement: BMC could improve in advanced analytics integration, real-time performance tracking, and broader third-party tool compatibility. VMware would benefit from more competitive pricing structures, enhanced customer support customization, and streamlined governance capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management offers straightforward deployment and strong customer service support for seamless integration. VMware Aria Operations for Applications ensures a smooth deployment process with intuitive cloud monitoring capabilities, underpinned by comprehensive documentation and deployment resources.

Pricing and ROI: BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management provides a cost-effective setup with potentially quicker ROI due to competitive pricing. VMware Aria Operations for Applications follows a premium pricing model with high potential ROI attributed to its advanced capabilities. Despite being more affordable, BMC is preferred by those emphasizing cost, while VMware remains an investment choice for advanced features and insights.

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Categories and Ranking

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

44th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Management (39th)

VMware Aria Operations for ...

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

23rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (27th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (30th), Container Monitoring (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Cloud Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Aria Operations for Applications is 1.7%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Entprssol67

Enterprise Solution Architect at Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SPA

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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ToniLindberg

senior consultant at Virtual Consultants Sverige AB

Troubleshooting capabilities have improved application monitoring and support engagement

I can see what happens end to end, which is pretty beneficial. The solution has troubleshooting capabilities, providing a direct connection to knowledge base articles from VMware Broadcom. When I encounter an error, I can search directly within the system to see what solutions have been employed by others. It has a familiar interface, which makes it easy to get started.

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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."

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

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

"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"."

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

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

"The most valuable aspects of the solution are its ease of use and its ease of implementation."

"I gladly recommend VMware Aria Operations for Applications because it is cost effective and has commendable AI response capabilities."

"The features I find most valuable is the querying and alerting capabilities."

"It significantly improves application performance management by offering recommendations for resource allocation to avoid wastage or overcommitment."

"The stability of Aria Operations for Applications has improved significantly over the years."

"Tanzu itself, integrated with multiple solutions, bestows support and security upon a container platform, especially when it comes to managing open-source container platforms such as Kubernetes."

"VMware Aria Operations for Applications offers significant features such as real-time statistics, the ability to identify possible issues within the VM environment, and helpful heat maps."

"I find VMware Aria Operations for Applications to be very stable, and I would rate it a ten out of ten."

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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."

"The solution could be expensive, which might be a limiting factor."

"Its billing model is consumption-based. I understand the consumption-based model, but it is not necessarily easy to estimate and guess how many points or how much we are going to consume on a specific application up until we get to that point. So, for us, it would be helpful to have more insights or predictability into what we can expect from a cost perspective if we are starting to use specific features. This can potentially also drive our consumption a bit more."

"They could make it more easy to plug-in data so that a nontechnical person will be able to use it, like accountants or finance people. That way they don't have to ask us."

"I find that there could be improvements in the support service response time, as the urgency varies unless specified as Priority 2 or 1 cases."

"It could use a URL document server. Everything in the market is moving towards automation and everybody's looking for the single click operations as well relational data locality."

"The main problem I have is that the license cost is very high."

"In the new version, I would love to see more prediction capabilities. It would be great if one could see the alerts get a little more enriched with information and become more human-friendly instead of the technical stuff that they put in there. I think those would be really awesome outcomes to get."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Different locations require different setups. In your terms, around 300 to around 400K USD."

"I don't have the details. In our case, there is a mixture in place. We have production usage, and we are also doing training for VMware. So, we also have a training instance. It is worth the money you would spend on it. That's because if you were to build all of this yourself by using some of the open source tools, then you would need a lot of time."

"I would rate the pricing as three out of five."

"The licensing costs are very high, particularly when you consider that we have to purchase a level 1 license for every integration, such as the load balancer, HAProxy, and the MSSP. And if you want to use vSAN, that's another license. Then, of course, Tanzu Observability has its own separate license."

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Also Known As

BMC CLM

Tanzu Observability, Wavefront, Wavefront by VMware, VMware Tanzu Observability

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

VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront is a powerful tool for monitoring and analyzing the performance and availability of applications and infrastructure in real-time.

With its comprehensive monitoring capabilities, visualizing and analyzing data becomes effortless. The real-time alerting system ensures timely issue resolution, while scalability and a user-friendly interface provide a seamless experience for smooth operations.

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Sample Customers

JDA Software, Morningstar, Orange Business Services, Wipro

1. Atlassian 2. Cisco 3. Databricks 4. DigitalOcean 5. Equinix 6. Fidelity Investments 7. Google 8. Hewlett Packard Enterprise 9. Honeywell 10. IBM 11. Intel 12. JetBlue Airways 13. LinkedIn 14. Lyft 15. Mastercard 16. Microsoft 17. MongoDB 18. Netflix 19. Nvidia 20. Oracle 21. PayPal 22. Pinterest 23. Qualcomm 24. Red Hat 25. Salesforce 26. SAP 27. Spotify 28. Square 29. TMobile 30. Twitter 31. Uber 32. VMware

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