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What it is
CloudBolt offers cloud management and Kubernetes rightsizing products for governing and optimizing hybrid clouds and Kubernetes clusters. Its CMP product provides self-service, policy-driven resource provisioning and standardized workflows, and supports more than 25 cloud providers and hypervisor platforms. Named environments include AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, OpenStack, OpenShift, and Kubernetes. CMP governance features include role-based access, granular permissions, approval workflows, policy enforcement, and audit trails. Cost tools provide cross-environment visibility, budget controls, quota enforcement, forecasting, and optimization recommendations. The integration library includes more than 200 tools across IT service management, infrastructure-as-code, identity, security, and backup. StormForge validates Kubernetes optimization recommendations against performance data and can apply validated changes automatically with health checks and rollback. Its free trial provides full optimization on one cluster for 30 days. CloudBolt CMP Free includes core CMP capabilities for up to 100 resources, with no time limit. The company lists Standard, Advanced, and Premium support packages, along with professional services, customer acceleration, and training.
For and against
For
- Free CMP covers up to 100 resources indefinitely.
- CMP supports more than 25 cloud and hypervisor platforms.
- Integration library includes more than 200 tools.
- Includes cost visibility, budgets, and forecasting.
- StormForge trial covers one cluster for 30 days.
Against
- CMP free offer is limited to 100 resources.
- Paid billing is custom.
- StormForge free trial is limited to one cluster.
- The trial lasts 30 days.
The verdict
CloudBolt spans cloud provisioning, governance, cost oversight, and Kubernetes optimization. The free CMP offer has a defined resource cap, while paid billing is custom.
Who it suits
CloudBolt is aimed at platform engineering, IT operations, and finance teams managing cloud environments at scale. The CMP free offer may suit teams managing up to 100 resources, while StormForge's trial is for evaluating one cluster.
Plans and prices
CloudBolt CMP Free
Full core CMP capabilities · up to 100 resources · forever
Read 7 Oct 2026 · cloudbolt.io
On the record
- Cloud coverage
- CloudBolt says CMP supports more than 25 cloud providers and hypervisor platforms, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, OpenStack, OpenShift, and Kubernetes.cloudbolt.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- CMP provisioning
- CloudBolt CMP provides self-service, policy-driven resource provisioning and standardized workflows.cloudbolt.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Cost management
- CMP provides cross-environment cost visibility, budget controls, quota enforcement, forecasting, and optimization recommendations.cloudbolt.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The free CMP offer instructs users to download CloudBolt CMP after completing the get-started form.cloudbolt.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Governance
- CMP includes role-based access control, granular permissions, approval workflows, policy enforcement, and audit trails.cloudbolt.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The CMP page describes a library of more than 200 integrations, including ITSM, infrastructure-as-code, identity, security, and backup tools.cloudbolt.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Kubernetes optimization
- StormForge validates Kubernetes optimization recommendations against performance data and can apply validated optimizations automatically with health checks and rollback.cloudbolt.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Product scope
- CloudBolt offers cloud management and Kubernetes rightsizing products for managing, governing, and optimizing hybrid clouds and Kubernetes clusters.cloudbolt.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- CloudBolt’s site displays AICPA SOC and GDPR badges and says CloudBolt is powered by AWS.cloudbolt.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- CloudBolt lists Standard, Advanced, and Premium support packages, plus professional services, customer acceleration, and training.cloudbolt.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Target users
- CloudBolt says its platform is designed to help platform engineering, IT operations, and finance teams run cloud environments at scale.cloudbolt.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Trial limit
- StormForge’s free trial includes full optimization on one cluster for 30 days.cloudbolt.io · read 7 Oct 2026
