20+ Top Multi-Cloud Management Platforms & Tools in 2025

A multi-cloud management platform is software that lets you operate apps and infrastructure across two or more cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) from one place. It gives you a unified control plane so teams can provision, deploy, secure, observe, and optimize resources without juggling each cloud’s separate tools.

When evaluating a multi-cloud management platform, focus on interoperability, visibility, and governance across multiple cloud environments.

Key features to assess:

1. Unified dashboard and monitoring: The platform should provide a consolidated view of resources, usage, and performance across all cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) in real time.
2. Provisioning and automation support: Look for infrastructure-as-code compatibility, policy-driven orchestration, and automation of deployments across heterogeneous environments.
3. Cost optimization and budgeting tools: The platform must offer detailed cost tracking, resource usage analytics, and rightsizing recommendations to reduce overspending.
4. Security and compliance management: Built-in identity and access control integration (e.g., with IAM systems), policy enforcement, and compliance mapping for standards like GDPR, HIPAA, or ISO 27001.
5. Cloud-native service support: Ensure it can manage cloud-specific services (e.g., Lambda on AWS, Azure Functions) without abstracting away provider capabilities.
6. API and integration support: The platform should integrate easily with DevOps toolchains, CI/CD pipelines, and third-party monitoring or logging tools.

A multi-cloud management platform centralizes how you build and run across clouds, without forcing you to standardize on one cloud. The best ones add governance and automation while letting you keep provider-native power where needed.

The top multi-cloud management platforms include:

1. Spacelift
2. CloudBolt
3. Morpheus
4. Scalr
5. IBM Turbonomic
6. VMware Aria (formerly vRealize Suite)
7. CloudHealth (VMware Tanzu)
8. Nutanix Cloud Manager
9. Flexera One (successor to RightScale)
10. Platform9
11. Densify
12. Terraform
13. OpenTofu
14. Red Hat Ansible
15. Cloudify
16. CloudZero
17. nOps
18. Lacework
19. Zerto
20. OpenNebula
21. Cloud Foundry
22. OpenQRM
23. Panzura

These platforms are purpose-built to manage, orchestrate, and govern across multiple cloud providers.

Spacelift is an infrastructure-as-code (IaC) orchestration platform that centralizes provisioning, configuration, and governance across multiple clouds and IaC tools. It layers policy, workflow automation, auditing, and integrations on top of systems like Terraform/OpenTofu, Pulumi, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes, and works with major clouds to provide a consistent, security-focused operating model for platform teams.

Key features of Spacelift

• Multi-IaC, multi-cloud orchestration: Supports Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Terragrunt, and more — letting teams standardize workflows across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
• Policy as code (OPA/Rego): Enforce fine-grained guardrails on plans, applies, and workflows using Open Policy Agent policies (Rego), with an official example library.
• Drift detection & controls: Continuously checks actual state vs. desired state and can route detections through policy for review and remediation
• GitOps & VCS integration: Deep integrations with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps trigger runs from code changes and surface plan feedback in PRs/MRs
• Short-lived cloud credentials (OIDC): Native integrations exchange short-lived tokens to avoid long-lived static keys

License: Commercial (subscription, proprietary; free tier available)

Website: https://spacelift.io

Official documentation: https://docs.spacelift.io/

Read more: What is Spacelift? Key Features, Benefits & Use Cases

CloudBolt is a multi-cloud management platform that helps enterprises govern, automate, and optimize cloud and hybrid (on-prem/private + public) environments. It combines self-service provisioning and orchestration with FinOps capabilities, such as AI-assisted anomaly detection and optimization, to give platform, operations, and finance teams consistent controls and measurable cost outcomes across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, and more.

CloudBolt key features

• Governance & policy guardrails: Centralized visibility, automated compliance checks, and “policy-as-code” style controls to keep usage within security and regulatory boundaries
• Self-service catalog & orchestration: Blueprint-driven provisioning that lets users request and deploy resources in minutes while enforcing approvals and quotas.
• FinOps & cost optimization: AI-driven anomaly detection, allocation (FOCUS), rightsizing, and automated optimization 
• Broad integrations & extensibility: Out-of-the-box connectors for major public/private clouds and tools; supports Terraform/CloudFormation/Bicep, plugins, webhooks, and scripting for custom workflows
• ServiceNow & ecosystem workflows: Proven patterns to trigger CloudBolt provisioning from ITSM processes, enabling end-to-end request-to-delivery automation

License type: Commercial (subscription, proprietary; free trial)

Website: https://www.cloudbolt.io

Official documentation: https://docs.cloudbolt.io/ 

Morpheus (now HPE Morpheus Enterprise Software) is a hybrid/multi-cloud management platform that gives platform and operations teams a single control plane for self-service provisioning, lifecycle automation, governance, and cost visibility across on-prem and public clouds, as well as Kubernetes and VM estates. Following HPE’s 2024 acquisition, Morpheus continues as a software product within the HPE portfolio.

Morpheus key features

• Self-service catalog & provisioning: Central, role-aware catalog for on-demand infrastructure and application blueprints, speeding deployments while enforcing approvals and guardrails
• Automation & integrations: Task/workflow engine plus deep integrations with Terraform (official provider), Ansible, and ITSM tools like ServiceNow to orchestrate day-0/1/2 operations
• Governance with RBAC & multi-tenant controls: Built-in policy engine and robust role-based access to segment users, tenants, clouds, and actions
• Cost analytics & optimization support: Unified cost views, budgets, and showback/chargeback-style controls designed to help reduce hybrid-cloud spend
• Kubernetes & VM lifecycle management: Consistent provisioning and day-2 operations across heterogeneous Kubernetes clusters and virtualized environments

License type: Commercial (subscription, proprietary; part of HPE portfolio)

Website: https://morpheusdata.com/

Official documentation: https://docs.morpheusdata.com/ 

Scalr is a Terraform/OpenTofu-focused IaC platform that enterprises use as a centralized “remote operations backend” to standardize workflows, governance, and automation across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. It layers policy-as-code, access controls, drift monitoring, and VCS-driven pipelines on top of Terraform/OpenTofu so platform teams can offer safe self-service while keeping administration centralized and operations decentralized.

Scalr key features

• Remote operations backend: Runs plans/applies in Scalr with organizational guardrails while letting teams keep state in Scalr’s encrypted storage or their own (e.g., S3); also works as a drop-in alternative to Terraform Cloud/Enterprise
• Policy as code (OPA/Rego): Enforce security, compliance, and cost rules on Terraform/OpenTofu runs using Open Policy Agent, with sample policies and multiple enforcement levels
• GitOps & PR-driven workflows: Native VCS integrations (GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps) trigger runs from pull/merge requests and even allow /scalr plan or /scalr apply from PR comments
• Short-lived cloud credentials (OIDC): Issue dynamic, ephemeral credentials for AWS, Azure, and GCP to avoid long-lived secrets and tighten access control
• Drift detection & reporting: Detects out-of-band changes and surfaces inconsistencies between desired and actual state for review and remediation

License type: Commercial (usage-based, proprietary; free tier available)

Website: https://scalr.com

Official documentation: https://docs.scalr.io/docs/introduction 

IBM Turbonomic is an application resource management (ARM) platform that continuously analyzes demand across hybrid and multicloud estates and then takes safe, automatable actions, like resizing, scaling, or moving workloads, to keep apps performant while lowering infrastructure spend. It supports SaaS and self-hosted deployments and connects to major public clouds, virtualization stacks, and Kubernetes platforms.

IBM Turbonomic key features

• Autonomous performance optimization: Generates and (optionally) executes real-time actions, resize, scale out/in, place/move workloads, to assure application performance without manual tuning
• Hybrid/multicloud coverage: Integrates with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware vCenter/Hyper-V/Nutanix and more, giving a single control plane to optimize across on-prem and cloud targets
• Kubernetes & OpenShift optimization: Continuously rightsizes container resources and replicas, respecting policies and quotas to balance cost and performance
• FinOps-aligned cost control: Provides automated cloud cost optimization (e.g., right-sizing, off-hours parking) and FinOps workflows to reduce waste while protecting SLAs
• Ecosystem & ITSM integrations: Hooks into ServiceNow for change management and offers broader integrations (including recent GitHub/HashiCorp Terraform updates) to embed optimization in existing workflows

License type: Commercial (SaaS or self-hosted, proprietary; free trial)

Website: https://www.ibm.com/products/turbonomic

Official documentation: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/tarm/current 

VMware Aria is VMware’s multi-cloud management portfolio that brings together automation, operations, log analytics, and cost management under a common data model (Aria Hub/Graph). It targets private, hybrid, and public clouds, so platform teams can provision securely, operate reliably, troubleshoot faster, and keep spend in check from one control plane.

Following VMware’s acquisition by Broadcom, Aria capabilities are primarily packaged with vSphere Foundation (VSF) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), rather than sold as standalone SaaS/à-la-carte.

VMware Aria key features

• Infrastructure automation & self-service: Aria Automation delivers governed self-service with IaC/GitOps templates, Kubernetes automation, and NSX/Avi integrations
• AIOps for performance & capacity: Aria Operations provides full-stack visibility, predictive analytics, and new capacity/cost planning to keep environments optimized
• Centralized log analytics: Aria Operations for Logs offers high-performance search and ML-based event grouping for faster troubleshooting across hybrid and multi-cloud
• FinOps & cloud cost control: Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth, gives multi-cloud cost visibility, allocation, and optimization workflows
• Unified data model & governance: Aria Hub/Graph unifies inventory, relationships, and policies to coordinate automation, operations, and cost actions across clouds

License type: Commercial (subscription, proprietary; bundled with VSF/VCF entitlements)

Website: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/aria.html

Official documentation: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/aria.html 

CloudHealth is a FinOps-focused, multi-cloud cost management and governance platform. It aggregates spend and usage data across public clouds, correlates it with business context, and then provides budgets, forecasts, policy-driven guardrails, and optimization recommendations (including Kubernetes) so teams can control costs without sacrificing performance. 

In 2025, Broadcom announced a refreshed UX for VMware Tanzu CloudHealth with AI features “Intelligent Assist” and “Smart Summary.”

CloudHealth key features

• Multi-cloud cost visibility & allocation: Unified views, tagging hygiene tools, budgets/forecasts, and showback/chargeback to align spend with teams and applications
• Optimization & rightsizing: Continuous recommendations for savings (e.g., RI/SP planning, idle resources) and rightsizing across major AWS services, Azure VMs, and Kubernetes requests/replicas
• Policies & governance: Configurable rules and alerts to enforce budgets, tags, and usage thresholds — helping prevent waste and drift before it happens
• AI-assisted insights: Intelligent Assist and Smart Summary accelerate analysis and collaboration in the new experience
• Migration & MSP tooling: Built-in assessments for planning cloud migrations and partner guidance for packaging managed services (e.g., rightsizing and reservation management)

License type: Commercial (SaaS, proprietary)

Website: https://www.vmware.com/products/app-platform/tanzu-cloudhealth

Official documentation: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/cloudhealth/saas/tnz-cloudhealth/index.html 

Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) is Nutanix’s multi-cloud management suite that unifies day-0/1/2 operations, self-service automation, cost governance, and security/compliance across private datacenters and public clouds. It’s delivered both as software integrated with the Nutanix platform and as SaaS, giving platform teams a single control plane to provision, operate, secure, and optimize hybrid environments.

Nutanix Cloud Manager key features

• Intelligent operations (AIOps): Capacity planning, anomaly detection, rightsizing, and low-code automation to keep infrastructure healthy and efficient
• Self-service & orchestration (formerly Calm): Role-aware catalog, blueprint-driven provisioning, and lifecycle automation—with a Python-based DSL for IaC-style app definitions
• Cost governance / FinOps: Centralized cost visibility, policies, and optimization workflows to control spend across hybrid and multicloud estates
• Security Central (SaaS): Continuous compliance and threat/vulnerability insights with automated incident response/microsegmentation planning
• Broad delivery options & integrations: Available as part of the Nutanix Cloud Platform software options and as a SaaS subscription; integrates with ServiceNow and other ecosystem tools

License type: Commercial (subscription, proprietary; software and SaaS)

Website: https://www.nutanix.com/products/cloud-manager

Official documentation: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/list?type=software

Flexera One is a multi-cloud management and FinOps platform that focuses on cost visibility, governance, and automation across public clouds and hybrid estates. It evolved from Flexera’s 2018 acquisition of RightScale and now bundles cloud cost optimization with broader IT asset/technology intelligence, delivered primarily as SaaS.

Flexera One key features

• FinOps-grade cost optimization: Consolidates cloud spend and usage, provides budgets/forecasts, and recommends savings (e.g., rightsizing, commitment planning) across major clouds
• Policy-driven governance: Uses rules/policies to automate guardrails for cost, security, and operations (heritage from RightScale Policy Automation) so issues are prevented, not just reported
• Cloud inventory & analytics: Normalizes cost and resource data via Flexera One services and exposes it through dashboards and APIs for billing, budgets, and queries
• Hybrid & multi-cloud coverage: Designed to aggregate and control spend across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and more, aligning cloud usage with business context
• SaaS & license management add-ons: Extends governance to SaaS applications and cloud software licensing to curb shadow IT and optimize subscriptions

License type: Commercial (SaaS, proprietary)

Website: https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one

Official documentation: https://docs.flexera.com/flexera/EN/Common/index.htm 

Platform9 is a SaaS-based multi-cloud management platform centered on Kubernetes and OpenStack. It provides a hosted control plane that deploys, operates, and upgrades clusters across on-premises datacenters, public clouds, and edge sites, and it now also targets Amazon EKS cost/efficiency via its Elastic Machine Pool offering. The result is a single, cloud-hosted management layer for provisioning, lifecycle operations, and optimization across heterogeneous environments.

Platform9 key features

• SaaS-managed Kubernetes anywhere: Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK) delivers centrally managed clusters with 24×7 support and SLA, spanning on-prem, public cloud, and edge
• Managed OpenStack private cloud: A cloud-hosted control plane deploys and operates OpenStack on your infrastructure, handling monitoring and upgrades remotely
• EKS cost optimization (Elastic Machine Pool): Announced May 29, 2024; early-access offering focused on improving EKS utilization and cost
• Hybrid & edge coverage: Designed to run consistently across private, public, and edge footprints, giving one place to manage clusters and apps across locations
• VM and container platform options: Platform9 also offers private-cloud virtualization and container management options for enterprises consolidating VM and Kubernetes estates

License type: Commercial (SaaS, proprietary; some community/free options for specific products)

Website: https://platform9.com

Official documentation: https://platform9.com/docs

Densify is an AI-driven optimization platform used alongside multi-cloud management stacks to keep resources right-sized and applications performant across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes. It analyzes workload demand and platform constraints, then generates precise, actionable recommendations, and can enforce guardrails, so platform and FinOps teams reduce waste without risking reliability.

Densify key features

• Workload-precise rightsizing: Recommends the optimal instance/VM type and size per workload, factoring in technical and policy constraints to cut cost while meeting performance
• Kubernetes resource optimization: Automates requests/limits and node sizing guidance to remove guesswork from container capacity and stability tuning
• Multi-cloud coverage: Optimizes estates across major public clouds, integrating with provider catalogs and services
• Guardrails & policy enforcement: “Embedded Cloud Resource Control (Guardrails)” standardizes resource choices
• APIs & IaC/automation hooks: Connects into automation pipelines and IaC workflows so recommendations can be applied programmatically at scale

License type: Commercial (SaaS, proprietary)

Website: https://www.densify.com

Official documentation: https://docs.densify.com/

These aren’t full multi-cloud managers, but they’re widely used for infrastructure automation and orchestration in multi-cloud environments:

Terraform is HashiCorp’s infrastructure-as-code tool that lets teams define and provision resources across many clouds using declarative configuration. It connects to clouds and platforms through “providers,” follows a write → plan → apply workflow, and tracks real resources in state to keep changes predictable and repeatable.

Terraform key features

• Declarative IaC: You describe the desired end state and Terraform figures out the actions to reach it
• Large provider ecosystem: Providers from HashiCorp, partners, and the community enable broad multi-cloud coverage via the Terraform Registry
• Plan then apply workflow: Preview an execution plan before making changes, then apply exactly what was proposed
• State and remote backends: Terraform maintains state to map configurations to real resources and supports remote backends for collaboration and locking
• Reusable modules: Share patterns as modules or consume vetted modules from the public registry or a private one

License type: Source-available (Business Source License 1.1 for new releases; not OSI-approved open source)

Website: https://www.hashicorp.com/en/products/terraform 

Official documentation: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/docs 

Read more: Multi-Cloud Provisioning and Management with Terraform

OpenTofu is a community-governed fork of Terraform that keeps the familiar infrastructure-as-code workflow while restoring fully open-source licensing and neutral governance under the Linux Foundation. It aims to remain configuration-compatible with Terraform, supports the same provider ecosystem, and offers a straightforward, reversible migration path for teams standardizing multi-cloud provisioning through code.

OpenTofu key features

• Terraform compatibility: Forked from Terraform with the goal of being a drop-in replacement for existing configurations and workflows
• Open governance and license: Project is hosted by the Linux Foundation and developed in the open with community RFCs. Licensed as true open source
• Provider and module ecosystem: Implements the provider registry protocol and works with the same provider and module model that powers multi-cloud coverage
• Familiar plan and apply workflow: Uses commands like tofu plan to preview changes before applying them, which helps keep changes predictable
• Safe migration guidance: Official documentation walks through migrating from Terraform in a way that is designed to be testable and reversible

License type: Open source (MPL 2.0; Linux Foundation project)

Website: https://opentofu.org

Official documentation: https://opentofu.org/docs/ 

Read more: OpenTofu at Scale: 4 Strategies & Scaling Best Practices

Red Hat Ansible is an automation framework used to provision, configure, and operate infrastructure and applications across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. 

The enterprise product, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, adds a managed control plane, content catalog, policy and role-based access, and deployment options on premises or in the cloud. It uses collections for cloud providers and integrates with major public clouds to standardize day-0 through day-2 operations at scale.

Ansible key features

• Event-driven automation: React to real-time signals using Ansible Rulebooks and Event-Driven Ansible to trigger safe, repeatable actions
• Centralized automation control: Automation Controller and mesh architecture coordinate execution, RBAC, inventories, and workflows for distributed estates
• Certified content and private catalog: Ansible Automation Hub and Private Automation Hub provide curated, supported collections and a place to host internal content and execution environments
• Broad cloud coverage: Official collections for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud deliver modules and roles for provisioning and day-2 operations across providers
• Flexible deployment options: Run self-managed on premises, deploy on Azure from the marketplace, or consume as a managed application with Red Hat support

License type: Open source (ansible-core, GPLv3) + Commercial subscription (Ansible Automation Platform)

Website: https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/management/ansible 

Official documentation: https://docs.ansible.com/ 

Read more: How to Implement Ansible Automation Workflows

Cloudify is an open-source, model-driven orchestration platform used to standardize provisioning and day-2 operations across hybrid and multi-cloud estates. It models services with TOSCA-based blueprints, then automates lifecycle actions while plugging into tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and cloud-native stacks. 

In January 2023, Cloudify became part of Dell Technologies, though the project and documentation remain available publicly.

Cloudify key features

• TOSCA blueprints: Describe applications and their relationships in YAML, enabling consistent orchestration across clouds and automation domains
• Integrations with IaC and cloud tooling: Official plugins and blueprints work with Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, and more to compose end-to-end workflows
• ServiceNow integration: A scoped app lets teams expose Cloudify actions through a Service Catalog and embed orchestration in ITSM workflows
• Lifecycle management and console: Manage deployments, execute workflows, visualize topology, and review logs and events in a unified UI
• Environment-as-a-Service approach: Package infrastructure, networking, and automation into reusable “environments” to speed delivery and enforce guardrails

License type: Open core (Apache-licensed OSS components + proprietary “Cloudify Premium” under EULA)

Website: https://cloudify.co 

Official documentation: https://docs.cloudify.co/latest/ 

Tools that complement multi-cloud management by handling costs, security, or recovery:

CloudZero is a cloud cost intelligence platform built for FinOps and engineering teams that need clear, business-relevant visibility into multi-cloud spend. It ingests costs from AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, and other IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS sources, then organizes them into dimensions like product, customer, and team so you can understand and control unit economics across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

CloudZero key features

• Accurate multi-cloud cost allocation: Allocate shared, untagged, and Kubernetes costs so teams see the true cost of what they run
• Unit cost analytics: Track metrics such as cost per customer or cost per transaction to connect engineering decisions with business outcomes
• AnyCost ingestion: Bring in spend from any cloud or SaaS source to get a single, consistent view of costs
• Anomaly detection and investigation: Surface trends and unusual spend and drill into root causes to prevent surprises
• Engineering-friendly workflows: Decentralize cost data to product and platform teams so they can act quickly and improve efficiency

License type: Commercial (SaaS, proprietary)

Website: https://www.cloudzero.com

Official documentation: https://docs.cloudzero.com/docs/cloudzero 

nOps is a FinOps platform that concentrates on automated cost optimization for AWS while expanding cost visibility across multi-cloud footprints. It manages commitments and compute on autopilot, provides granular allocation for AWS, Kubernetes, SaaS and GenAI spend, and gives partners built-in tooling for Well-Architected reviews. Recent updates add Azure Databricks cost data into nOps for consistent multi-cloud reporting.

nOps key features

• Automated compute and commitment optimization: Orchestrates Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and Spot with nOps Compute Copilot and Karpenter to keep performance steady while lowering cost
• Full cost visibility and allocation: Consolidates AWS, Kubernetes, GenAI and SaaS costs with business-level filters such as product, team, or customer
• Event-driven remediation: Uses nSwitch with Amazon EventBridge to pause, reconfigure, and right-size resources automatically
• Well-Architected acceleration: Speeds AWS Well-Architected reviews for partners and supports Azure Well-Architected workflows
• Multi-cloud data ingestion: Adds Azure Databricks cost and usage tables to nOps for consistent cross-cloud reporting

License type: Commercial (SaaS, proprietary)

Website: https://www.nops.io

Official documentation: https://help.nops.io/ 

Lacework is a cloud-native application protection platform that enterprises use to secure workloads and data across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes. Its Polygraph data platform builds a behavioral model of your environment to surface misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, risky identities, and anomalous activity from code to runtime. 

As of August 1, 2024, Lacework is part of Fortinet and is delivered under Fortinet’s CNAPP portfolio.

Lacework key features

• CSPM with continuous compliance: Automated checks against frameworks like CIS to find and remediate cloud misconfigurations and demonstrate compliance
• Agentless and agent-based workload protection: Inventory and scan hosts and container images without agents, with the option to add deep runtime telemetry where needed
• Threat detection and anomaly analysis: The Polygraph approach learns normal behavior and flags unusual activity and attack paths so teams can focus on high-risk events
• CIEM for cloud identities: Finds excessive permissions and high-risk identities to reduce blast radius in complex multi-cloud estates
• Integrated CNAPP coverage: Combines CSPM, CWPP, vulnerability management, and IaC risk analysis in one platform that aligns with multi-cloud operating models

License type: Commercial (SaaS, proprietary)

Website: https://www.fortinet.com/products/forticnapp

Zerto is HPE’s data protection and cyber-resilience platform built on continuous data protection. It protects and moves workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, delivering near-zero data loss and fast recovery while also enabling migrations and non-disruptive testing. Zerto is offered within the HPE portfolio and integrates with the HPE GreenLake experience.

Zerto key features

• Continuous data protection with journal recovery: Always-on replication and a time-based journal deliver RPOs measured in seconds and RTOs in minutes
• Hybrid and multi-cloud mobility: Supports recovery, migration, and replication across on-premises platforms and major clouds such as AWS and Azure
• Ransomware resilience: Detects encryption behavior and enables rapid, clean recovery to points just before an attack
• Application-centric orchestration: Protects multi-VM and Kubernetes app stacks with write-order fidelity and built-in automation for failover and testing
• Kubernetes protection: Zerto for Kubernetes brings data protection as code and continuous backup into the app lifecycle

License type: Commercial (proprietary)

Website: https://www.zerto.com

Official documentation: https://help.zerto.com/

These are either less common today, open-source alternatives, or acquired/absorbed:

20. OpenNebula – OpenNebula is an open-source cloud and edge platform that lets you build private, hybrid, and edge IaaS with unified management across KVM, VMware, and container workloads. It is developed by the OpenNebula community and company, released under the Apache 2.0 license, with an Enterprise Edition packaged under commercial terms for subscribers.
21. Cloud Foundry – Cloud Foundry is an open-source, multi-cloud platform as a service governed by the Cloud Foundry Foundation. Developers use the cf push workflow to deploy apps quickly, and the ecosystem now includes Kubernetes-native efforts such as cf-for-k8s and Korifi to bring the same developer experience to Kubernetes.
22. OpenQRM – OpenQRM is an open-source data center management and IaaS platform that automates provisioning and operations across virtual machines, containers, and bare metal. A community edition exists on GitHub, with a commercially supported “OpenQRM Enterprise” offering and plugins for public clouds.
23. Panzura – Panzura provides a global cloud file system called CloudFS that consolidates unstructured file data into a single authoritative dataset with a global namespace and near-instant consistency across sites. The platform emphasizes ransomware resilience through immutability and rapid snapshot-based recovery, and the company was acquired by Profile Capital Management in 2020.

Choose a multi-cloud management platform by evaluating support for all your cloud providers, unified monitoring, cost optimization, security compliance, and automation features. Prioritize tools that simplify governance, offer API integrations, and enable workload portability. Scalability and vendor neutrality are key for long-term flexibility across environments.