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BMC TrueSight vs Dell CloudIQ comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

BMC TrueSight
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
30th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (28th), Event Monitoring (8th), Cloud Monitoring Software (27th), AIOps (12th)
Dell CloudIQ
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
37th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of BMC TrueSight is 1.5%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell CloudIQ is 0.9%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BMC TrueSight1.5%
Dell CloudIQ0.9%
Other97.6%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

NikhilKalwint - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Specialist at ServiceIO
Has improved monitoring efficiency and supports fast issue resolution through responsive support and reliable automation
I work with BMC TrueSight and have been using it for eight-plus years BMC TrueSight brought a positive impact and benefits to our organization. The customization part is one of the advantages of the product, along with the monitoring capabilities. Automated root cause analysis and predictive…
Haseeb Sheikh - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager Enterprise Solutions at a media company with 201-500 employees
Proactive monitoring has improved availability and capacity reporting for my infrastructure
The current features including availability, performance, and capacity are good enough, and I think more of better alerting along with improved thresholds of alerts should be implemented. It is helpful, but it should also include the capability to detect zero-day attacks if there are any. I think the remediation could have been better. For example, if I am upgrading my firmware or BIOS or firmware of the infrastructure, it should give me exact CVSS scores and remediation data provided against the CVSS scores. I think the Dell CloudIQ app could be more interactive. If there is a possibility that I can open tickets or SRs via the Dell CloudIQ app, that would be a good feature.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I like best about BMC TrueSight Operations Management is that it allows you to do granular monitoring and improves VM load."
"The solution is stable, we have not needed to speak to the vendor regarding any issues, it has been operating very well."
"The event management part of TrueSight Operations Management, in my experience, is probably the best in the market."
"It is breadth. It covers so many different technologies which can roll up into a single console."
"Automated root cause analysis and predictive capabilities are powerful features that assist in resource utilization and capacity planning."
"Helix Innovation Studio is a very good feature; it allows us to develop our own enterprise applications and make them available for the customers."
"The ability to pull hosts together to show what processes are running, so it can be used for change management."
"The most valuable features of BMC TrueSight Operations Management are the blackouts and event management."
"The dashboard is clear and user-friendly."
"I use Dell CloudIQ for the availability and capacity reporting, which is very helpful in terms of capacity and availability reporting, and if there is any fault or faulty drive or faulty part, I am alerted on time with that, which is the main benefit that avoids any unplanned outage."
"The dashboard is clear and user-friendly."
"Some of the most valuable features of CloudIQ include its health status alerts, which allow you to see quickly if there is something that needs immediate attention, preventing the need to check each system individually."
"Our company uses the solution for forecasting capacity and performance via cloud visualization that is maintained by Dell."
"The best thing about this solution is that you can check for the infrastructure and system updates that you might need to be compliant with the Cloud."
"This solution would be very helpful for anybody that is solely using Dell equipment."
"We chose this solution because it is a free product offered from Dell which you can use to monitor, manage and optimize cybersecurity."
 

Cons

"The sizing (which is difficult), the maintenance of it and the upgrade paths. This is a difficult area which is not easy to cover, as every client has a different approach of implementing the product."
"On Windows we went to application HA and, quite honestly, it was terrible."
"Deployment requires lots of resources (servers). It has too many consoles."
"The knowledge modules could be more lightweight in size. At present, the installation packages can be quite large."
"It would be better if the initial setup and deployment were more straightforward."
"The UI for the end users could be improved and more flexible than it is now."
"Cost is an issue with BMC TrueSight Operations Management."
"The pricing could be better."
"PowerScale is the only file system offered and that is limiting."
"CloudIQ doesn't do well in terms of integrating with technologies other than Dell."
"The reporting capabilities of this solution could be improved."
"I think the remediation could have been better."
"Doesn't do well in terms of integrating with technologies other than Dell."
"It can improve the reporting facility to create custom reports or dashboards."
"PowerScale is the only file system offered and that is limiting."
"The reporting capabilities of this solution could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Though I have no clue about the tool's actual price, I know that it is astronomical."
"It is a relatively inexpensive solution."
"It is a large, complex product. So, there is a commitment of manpower to deploy it, as it is not a cheap product."
"Annual licensing amount depends on the customers requirements. Support is an additional fee and there are options for three and five year support."
"Other products are more expensive than BMC TrueSight."
"The solutions are not the cheapest but are robust and stable. License model is rather complex and BMC do often change the model."
"The solution is based on endpoints and knowledge models which can be costly."
"The price of BMC TrueSight Operations Management is very high. If there was more flexibility with the sizing of the licensing it would be helpful, especially during the pandemic. We have wanted to expend but the licensing cost is too high."
"I believe it is a free product because we don't pay for it."
"The solution is more expensive than NetApp which offers file systems in various price ranges."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
5%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BMC TrueSight Operations Management?
The solution provides visibility to our infrastructure, how it is, the resources we are monitoring, and quick updates when it has any problems. We have integrated it with ServiceNow to open instances.
What needs improvement with BMC TrueSight Operations Management?
There are some complexities with deployment that could be improved in BMC TrueSight.
What needs improvement with Dell CloudIQ?
The current features including availability, performance, and capacity are good enough, and I think more of better alerting along with improved thresholds of alerts should be implemented. It is hel...
What is your primary use case for Dell CloudIQ?
I moved to a new organization where I am also using Dell CloudIQ. I use Dell CloudIQ to monitor PowerStore as well as Dell PowerEdge servers.
What advice do you have for others considering Dell CloudIQ?
For performance analytics, I have my own NMS in-house that I use. I have deployed a VApp on-premises with all of the servers and storage integrated, and it sends telemetry data directly to Dell. My...
 

Also Known As

ProactiveNet, TrueSight Operations Management
No data available
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Ensono, Transamerica, Boston Scientific, Park Place Technologies, inContact, TD Ameritrade, PNC Bank
North Carolina State University
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