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Lumen Cloud Application Manager vs Spot comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 19, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Lumen Cloud Application Man...
Ranking in Cloud Management
47th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Spot
Ranking in Cloud Management
32nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Server Virtualization Software (15th), Cloud Operations Analytics (2nd), Cloud Analytics (4th), Compute Service (11th), Containers as a Service (CaaS) (6th), Cloud Cost Management (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of Lumen Cloud Application Manager is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spot is 1.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Spot1.5%
Lumen Cloud Application Manager0.6%
Other97.9%
Cloud Management
 

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reviewer2784786 - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Hyperscaler Alliances Director at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Cloud optimization has transformed our cost control and now drives efficient FinOps decisions
The best features that Spot offers include automated cost optimization, advanced container and Kubernetes management, and extensions to security as well as compliance, AI-driven insights, and multi-cloud integration, enabling organizations to work across different cloud environments and benefit any customer.Spot's automated cost optimization works by continuously analyzing the workload and applying policies to minimize cloud spend without sacrificing performance. Spot automatically chooses the most cost-effective mix of pricing models such as spot instances, reserved instances, savings plans, and on-demand based on real-time demand and availability. Spot has positively impacted our organization by automating cloud resource management, which has significantly cut costs and improved efficiency. We have seen up to 70 percent savings, as well as better scalability, reliability, and tighter integration with AWS. This integration has opened several doors to the partner ecosystem, different marketplaces, and has allowed us to leverage programs while tapping into the Amazon network and ecosystem more effectively.
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
19%
Computer Software Company
17%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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What do you like most about Spot Ocean?
The solution helps us to manage and scale automatically whenever there is a limit to the increase in the application workflow.
What needs improvement with Spot Ocean?
Spot can be improved by adding deeper multi-cloud integrations, enhancing real-time security automation, and continuously making advancements based on customer feedback.
What is your primary use case for Spot Ocean?
I have been using Spot for five years. My main use case for Spot is cloud optimization.We use Spot for optimization by leveraging real-time optimization as well as auto-optimization. The company al...
 

Also Known As

Cloud Application Manager, CenturyLink Cloud Application Manager
Spot Ocean, Spot Elastigroup, Spot Eco
 

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Sample Customers

Pramata, Cytobank
Freshworks, Zalando, Red Spark, News, Trax, ETAS, Demandbase, BeesWa, Duolingo, intel, IBM, N26, Wix, EyeEm, moovit, SAMSUNG, News UK, ticketmaster
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