Cloud management platforms (CMPs) are toolsets that help companies monitor and control cloud environments, resources, and services. These solutions manage two or more dynamic cloud environments—private, public, multi, or hybrid cloud. CMPs provide insights into and control over a variety of cloud-related functions, such as optimization, orchestration, security, monitoring, and costs. IT administrators, security analysts, server engineers, and others can leverage cloud resources effectively due to the diversity of available insights.

Cloud management platforms offer the administrative visibility and capability of cloud cost management software, cloud infrastructure monitoring software, cloud infrastructure automation software, and more. They also include open-source software modules that provide a framework to create and manage both public and private cloud infrastructure. CMPs are designed to integrate with a variety of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offerings as well.