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Red Hat CloudForms vs Scalr comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Red Hat CloudForms
Ranking in Cloud Management
35th
Average Rating
6.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Scalr
Ranking in Cloud Management
34th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of Red Hat CloudForms is 1.6%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Scalr is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Scalr0.8%
Red Hat CloudForms1.6%
Other97.6%
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

Ilhami Arikan - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Services Automation Technologies Manager at Garanti Teknoloji
A stable solution that helps to provision servers
We use the solution to provision servers.  I am impressed with the product's ability to create dynamic catalogs.   The solution's provisioning engine needs to be improved.  I would rate the solution's stability an eight out of ten.  I would rate the product's scalability a seven out of ten and…
RA
Global Head - DevOps and AIOps Startegist at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Enterprise governance has transformed how we automate terraform and manage policy as code
Scalr's UI and documentation could be more intuitive, especially for first-time users. During onboarding, I identified the need for improved documentation, especially for first-time users navigating various challenges, which has led to some struggles in finding the right answers in the documentation. Better search capabilities and more comprehensive documentation that is easy to navigate would be beneficial.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The optimization of the solution is quite interesting."
"I am impressed with the product's reports."
"The multi-tenancy feature has been very helpful for our clients. It has been working fine and seamlessly for them. Its interface is also very simplified, and it is also an open and easy-to-scale solution."
"The stability of the solution is very good. We haven't had any issues with it."
"The most valuable features of Red Hat CloudForms are the benefit of the collective functionality."
"Red Hat CloudForms is a stable product. There is no issue with the stability."
"The solution is compatible and integrates with various infrastructures or providers."
"They are a very mature product."
"Scalr has helped bring consistency and governance to our workflows, especially at scale, and it is a strong product."
 

Cons

"Red Hat CloudForms could improve by allowing more customization of reports. We have to do a lot of coding to accomplish what we want. Additionally, the compatibility with the multi-cloud could improve. The latter versions of the solution removed Google support and the cost comparison between other clouds was high."
"Our clients had challenges or issues with the updates. Its updates should be better managed. They should provide quicker and more stable updates. Its stability can also be better. We initially faced ease-of-use and compatibility issues while integrating it. We had a lot of compatibility issues with other products. Our clients are concerned about whether it is under IBM or it is still Red Hat. Clients are not very clear about the support, and they're not really happy with it. Currently, they're getting support from Red Hat, but going forward, they're not really clear about what would be the life cycle of the product, which is a concern for them."
"Because the solution needs to integrate with other products that surround it, there is a lot of configuration required, and this can be quite complex. It's not as easy as it is with, for example, VMware."
"The solution is still quite immature."
"I have issues with the solution's permissions. Unlike VMware, the product doesn't allow folder-type permissions."
"The problem is that the platform requires it to be maintained and updated. Also, a few cases are still pending with the Red Hat support team since they are not closed yet."
"The solution's provisioning engine needs to be improved."
"The complexity of the solution is a bit high in comparison to VMware."
"Scalr's UI and documentation could be more intuitive, especially for first-time users."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Red Hat CloudForms is a bit expensive."
"The price of Red Hat CloudForms was not competitive, it was expensive."
"The product's licensing is based on the number of servers."
"It is definitely cheaper than VMware. Everything is included. There is no challenge there."
"Red Hat CloudForms has a subscript-based pricing model. The cost is approximately $20,000 annually which allows you to use as many users as you want."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
University
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
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Small Business4
Large Enterprise7
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Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Scalr?
Scalr's UI and documentation could be more intuitive, especially for first-time users. During onboarding, I identified the need for improved documentation, especially for first-time users navigatin...
What is your primary use case for Scalr?
Scalr is used for Terraform automation, policy enforcement, and centralized governance across multiple cloud environments. It is primarily used by DevOps and cloud engineering teams, supporting mul...
What advice do you have for others considering Scalr?
Scalr is a strong choice if someone needs enterprise-grade Terraform governance, but it is essential to plan proper onboarding and policy design upfront. This review has been rated 8 out of 10.
 

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Sample Customers

Cox Automotive, Penn State, FICO, G-ABLE, Seneca College, ITandTEL, The Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS), MyRepublic, Macquarie, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, CBTS, Network Data Solutions (NDS)
JPL, Expedia, Samsung, Acxiom, Accenture, Sony, Merkle, Autodesk
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