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Flexera

Flexera Spot

Composite Score

7.5 /10

CX Score

8.1 /10

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What is Flexera Spot?

Spot by NetAppis (now acquired by Flexera), is a CloudOps tool for reliably, securely, and efficiently deploying and operating cloud infrastructure and applications. Spot also includes the financial side of FinOps, providing cost intelligence and chargeback functionality.

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Flexera Spot Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Flexera Spot?

0% Negative

7% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation
Security Protects
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 73

Cloud Resource Management

Container Optimization

Process Automation

Reporting and Dashboards

Security and Access Control

Budgeting and Forecasting

Automated Provisioning

Resource Optimization

Governance Risk and Compliance

Consumption Cost Modeling

Cloud Tagging

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 74

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Flexera Spot Reviews

Dewang S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Jun 2025

Flexera Spot: Smart, Hands-Off Cloud Savings

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Flexera Spot from other similar products?

It automatically optimizes my cloud resources without constant oversight. It’s quick to set up and integrates smoothly with our existing systems. I rely on its clear dashboards for real-time cost insights, and support has always been responsive. Compared to other tools I’ve tried, Spot feels more efficient and hands-off.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The automation of cost optimization—it actively adjusts resources in real time without me needing to intervene. It feels like having a smart assistant constantly fine-tuning my cloud environment for efficiency and savings. That level of hands-off control really frees me up to focus on bigger strategic tasks.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's powerful, some of the more advanced customization and policy configurations can feel a bit rigid or complex at times. It’s great for automated optimization, but if I want more nuanced control over certain workloads, I sometimes find myself digging through documentation or needing support to get it just right.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you’re considering Flexera Spot, start with a small deployment to understand how its automation fits your workflows. Take time to fine-tune policies for optimal savings. Make sure to integrate it with your existing tools for full visibility. And don’t hesitate to use their support—they’re really helpful during setup and scaling.

Pros

Caring
Saves Time
Fair
Client's Interest First

Joshuva J.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted May 2025

Cloud optimization through automation

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Flexera Spot from other similar products?

Automated cloud resources optimization

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Cost effective

What do you dislike most about this product?

Highly technical for beginners

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Team must have cloud engineering capabilities

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Effective Service
Saves Time

Shubham C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted May 2025

Cost saving with automation but requires tech exp.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Flexera Spot from other similar products?

It stands out due to advanced automation which maximize cost saving by leveraging spot instances across multiple server.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's strong support on multi cloud and container environment makes it efficient and scalable cloud management tool.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's advance features require a complex configuration and require and technical expertise to fully leverage.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend to the org though ensure that your team the understanding about the cloud infrastructure and automation to leverage it's powerful functionality.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Flexera Spot

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Flexera Spot Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Flexera Spot?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Cloud Resource Management Align cloud data to business units, allocate assets dynamically, and analyze the environment to ensure accountability for cost and resource usage.

Container Optimization Tailored recommendations for rightsizing Kubernetes clusters, optimize performance, eliminate waste, and allocate/report/containerized costs at any granularity.

Process Automation Automates tasks like instance resizing, scheduling, and usage alerts to reduce manual intervention.

Reporting and Dashboards Custom dashboards and alerts for tracking cloud expenses in real time on cloud usage and expenses, allowing for immediate action to avoid overspending.

Security and Access Control Ensures the protection of sensitive financial data and the proper management of who can access, modify, and act on that data within the cloud environment.

Budgeting and Forecasting Set budgets to track cloud costs, get alerts when forecasts exceed limits, and use machine learning to predict costs based on trends and infrastructure changes.

Automated Provisioning Configures resources like servers, networks, and storage based on predefined rules, ensuring consistent and efficient deployment without manual intervention.

Resource Optimization Rightsizing and waste reduction by identifying underutilized resources, optimizing cloud spending, and reducing waste with custom thresholds and actionable.

Governance Risk and Compliance Ensures cloud spending aligns with company policies and budgets. Maintain financial accountability and mitigate risks while optimizing cloud spending.

Consumption Cost Modeling Plan cloud migration by assessing and forecasting total costs, comparing regional expenses, and optimizing reservations for smarter, data-driven decisions.

Cloud Tagging Tags are key-value pairs applied to cloud resources, helping allocate costs to specific teams, departments, or projects for better tracking and cost management.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Flexera Spot Reviews

Dewang S.

Flexera Spot: Smart, Hands-Off Cloud Savings

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Joshuva J.

Cloud optimization through automation

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Shubham C.

Cost saving with automation but requires tech exp.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Feature Ratings

Cloud Resource Management

Container Optimization

Process Automation

Reporting and Dashboards

Security and Access Control

Budgeting and Forecasting

Automated Provisioning

Resource Optimization

Governance Risk and Compliance

Consumption Cost Modeling

Cloud Tagging

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features