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Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) vs SOAX comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Flexera Cloud Management Pl...
Ranking in Cloud Management
22nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SOAX
Ranking in Cloud Management
82nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) is 2.2%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SOAX is 0.3%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP)2.2%
SOAX0.3%
Other97.5%
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2814465 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Cloud Cost Over And Visibility Parts at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Cloud governance has improved compliance and currently optimizes costs across providers
The most valuable features that Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) offers are cost visibility, policy-based governance, and optimization insights. It helps identify unused and underutilized resources and enforces policies to avoid unnecessary cloud spending. The centralized view across cloud providers is a big advantage. We have saved money with Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) and using the software has been very helpful for us to remain compliant. Since I have been in this organization, we have been using Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) and I have not used a different solution before. Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) improved compliance so effectively. For example, work that usually took 10 hours to complete now takes four hours, so we are saving six hours of time. Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) impacted us positively. It supports optimization efforts and helps enable better financial planning and governance, matching our cloud consumption with business and budget goals. The centralized view across cloud providers helps my team by improving visibility into cloud storage, usage, and spend, enabling better financial planning and governance. It supports optimization efforts and helps my team align cloud consumption with business and budget goals.
WG
Director at multicloud
Has a great scalable network operation
We use SOAX to access the orchestration process. We have around 15 enterprise clients that use it and I'm the company director I like that the solution has a scalable network operation. Its scalability is a key feature for us.  The product lacks support for microservice and Kubernetes…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Our customers are getting an ROI after 9 months and increasing productivity five-fold."
"The most valuable feature is Optima, which is something that we use quite extensively."
"With RightScale we now have the ability to provision an entire Data Center and Application stack in less than an hour."
"Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) impacted us positively; it supports optimization efforts and helps enable better financial planning and governance, matching our cloud consumption with business and budget goals."
"With this platform, users could migrate to the cloud on the go and use public cloud services like Oracle database while integrating with their own local storage."
"On the cloud management side, this product works well and there is nothing that our customers have mentioned they would like to have improved."
"The solution has great scalability."
 

Cons

"CAT creation."
"There is room for improvement in the integrations and automation flexibility with Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP). In some cases, the learning curve can be steep, especially when dealing with more advanced automation or large-scale environments."
"There is a problem with integration due to invalid private node security certificates."
"Technical support is an area that can be improved."
"Lacks support for microservice and Kubernetes technology."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is higher than an open-source product, or CloudForms, or IBM Cloud Pak, but it is still not very high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
7%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for RightScale Cloud Management Platform?
The setup cost was good. Since we purchased in bulk, we received some discounts on the pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
What needs improvement with RightScale Cloud Management Platform?
There is room for improvement in the integrations and automation flexibility with Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP). In some cases, the learning curve can be steep, especially when dealing wi...
What is your primary use case for RightScale Cloud Management Platform?
My primary use case for Flexera Cloud Management Platform (CMP) is compliance, governance, which is very critical in my role. Flexera helps me to analyze cloud usage data, identify cost saving oppo...
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Also Known As

RightScale Cloud Management Platform, MultiCloud Platform
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Sample Customers

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Rackspace, Softlayer, Cloudstack, OpenStack, Vmware
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