What is Reply CMP?#
Reply CMP is a SaaS multi-cloud management platform built by Cluster Reply. It covers the full cloud infrastructure lifecycle: discover what exists, provision new resources, automate governance, control costs with FinOps, and monitor operational health — across Azure, AWS, and GCP — in a single platform.
AI is built in throughout, not bolted on. And because Reply CMP connects via service principals to your existing accounts, there is no lock-in and no changes to your cloud configuration are required.
The five modules at a glance#
Module |
What it does |
When you use it |
|---|---|---|
Discovery |
Scans all cloud accounts and builds a live CMDB |
When you want to see what exists, track changes, or investigate configuration drift |
FinOps |
Cost visibility, allocation, budgets, forecasting, optimisation, dashboards |
Daily/weekly cost governance; budget tracking; optimisation projects |
Provisioning |
Self-service resource creation from a typed catalog backed by Terraform |
When teams need to deploy new infrastructure without direct cloud console access |
Automation |
Scheduled policies that start/stop resources and enforce tags |
To automate Dev/Test shutdown and maintain tagging standards automatically |
Monitoring |
Grafana-embedded performance dashboards per provider |
When you need real-time infrastructure metrics alongside cost and inventory data |
The AI layer#
Note
All AI features use Azure OpenAI and run within your tenant boundary. No cloud data is sent to third-party AI providers.
Reply CMP includes several AI capabilities, each embedded in context where you need it most:
CMP Agent — Ask questions about your cloud data in natural language; generate formatted cost reports on demand.
AI Savings Estimation — Each cost optimisation recommendation includes an AI-computed, confidence-rated monthly savings estimate.
AI-Powered Reports — Design scheduled cloud cost reports through a conversation with the AI; it builds a live HTML preview as you iterate, then delivers the report on a recurring schedule with fresh data on every send.
30-Day Cost Forecasting — The forecasting engine automatically adapts to each resource’s spending pattern and keeps predictions accurate as costs evolve — no manual configuration required.
AI Plan Summaries — After a Terraform dry-run or apply, the AI explains what changed in plain language.
AI Rollback Suggestions — In Discovery change history, the AI generates CLI or Terraform examples to revert configuration drifts.
See AI in Reply CMP for full details on how these features work.
Who uses Reply CMP?#
Persona |
Typical role |
Key features they use |
|---|---|---|
FinOps Practitioner |
Cloud financial analyst |
FinOps (all phases), CMP Agent, AI Savings Estimation, Reports |
Cloud Platform Engineer |
Cloud/infra architect |
Discovery, Provisioning, AI Plan Summaries, Monitoring |
DevOps Engineer |
Developer / SRE |
Automation, Monitoring, Discovery, AI Rollback Suggestions |
Executive / Finance Stakeholder |
CTO, CFO, Finance manager |
FinOps Assess, Budgets, Monitor Dashboards (CFO preset), CMP Agent for reports |
What you need to get started#
An Azure AD account — login is via Microsoft authentication
The Owner or Contributor role on your Reply CMP tenant (ask your admin if unsure)
At least one cloud provider connection (Azure App Registration / AWS IAM User / GCP Service Account)
15–30 minutes for the first discovery and cost data to sync after connecting
Find us online#
Reply CMP is available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. Get in touch with the Cluster Reply team to request access or a demo.
Official Product Page
Learn more about Reply CMP, explore case studies, and get in touch with the Cluster Reply team.