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Azure Monitor vs BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Azure Monitor
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (4th)
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
47th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (36th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Cloud Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Azure Monitor is 7.2%, down from 8.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Syed Abid  - PeerSpot reviewer
Monthly and weekly resource monitoring has improved efficiency
Azure Monitor can improve by adding some kind of storage for logs. I can get the runtime logs alone, yet if Azure Monitor can independently add one gigabyte, two gigabytes, or five gigabytes at least to log storage, I can fix the logs without syncing with Log Analytics Workspace and Sentinel. If they do that, and if they can integrate a little pricing adjustment, it will be profitable for the Microsoft tool.
it_user790746 - PeerSpot reviewer
Automates Java EE Application Deployment from an SCM system
Total build time has been reduced from four weeks to one week, then later to 24 hours. * Threat remediation: Combine with SecOps to link vulnerabilities to identified patches and create a remediation plan. * Compliance: Integrates role-based access control with pre-configured policies for CIS, DISA, HIPAA, PCI, SOX, NIST, and SCAP documentation and remediation. * Provisioning: Supports unattended installs and image-based, script-based, or template-based provisioning. * Configuration: Consistently manage change and configuration activities across a broad range of server environments with one tool. * Reporting: Assesses change impact or completes an audit using multiple dashboard views. * Patching: Supports and follows Maintenance Window Guidelines to ensure timely delivery of patches.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution works well overall. It's easy to implement and simple to use."
"Azure Monitor is really just a source for Dynatrace. It's just collecting data and monitoring the environment and the infrastructure. It is fairly good at that."
"The dashboard allows us to easily track various metrics and quickly understand the overall health of our system."
"Provides an overview and high-level information."
"Some good integration capabilities are present in the tool."
"We like this searchability and availability of the data."
"Azure Monitor is a very easy-to-use product in the cloud environment."
"It's a service from Microsoft, so it will scale."
"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."
"Integrates role-based access control with pre-configured policies for CIS, DISA, HIPAA, PCI, SOX, NIST, and SCAP documentation and remediation."
"Assesses change impact or completes an audit using multiple dashboard views."
"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."
"CLM has a multi-cloud portal because they have the resources to implement in various environments in various ports."
 

Cons

"The process of implementation needs to be easier."
"The pricing model could be more flexible."
"We encounter some difficulties in monitoring the operating system on its own."
"They need to work with other cloud providers - not just Azure."
"In my opinion, they should improve the overall user experience, especially when it comes to indexing and searching collective logs."
"Currently, it seems it's complicated to get the correct information in terms of what to do and how things work."
"The solution should have cross-connection or cross-communication between tech partners."
"The solution needs better monitoring. It requires better log controls."
"The installation and configuration can be tricky due to it being built on Remedy."
"One of the major problems is that support is not so good."
"Needs integrations with other providers to provide a custom public cloud environment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"My company is okay with the current pricing of the solution."
"Customers of Azure Monitor must pay an amount that depends largely on how many services they need to integrate and the storage space required in terms of logs, etc. If they only have a few small services to monitor, the price won't be too high, but on the opposite side of the spectrum, it can certainly get pricey."
"The solution is a pay-as-you-go consumption service and is the least expensive in the market."
"Besides standard licensing fees the customer needs to additionally pay based on the ingested data size"
"The solution is expensive, but it is worth the price."
"It's a costly solution"
"The product offers a pay-as-you-go model to users. The charges are to be paid according to the usage of the product."
"There is a monthly fee for the alerts triggered and the data stored."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
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Sample Customers

Rackspace, First Gas, Allscripts, ABB Group
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