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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Web Services

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAmazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing services. With over 165 services offered, AWS services can provide users with a comprehensive suite of infrastructure and computing building blocks and tools.

    $100

    per month

    IBM Cloud Object Storage

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud Object Storage is an IBM Cloud product in the endpoint backup and IaaS categories. It is commonly used for data archiving and backup, for web and mobile applications, and as scalable, persistent storage for analytics.

    $0

    per month

    Pricing
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud Object Storage
    Editions & Modules
    Free Tier
    $0
    per month
    Basic Environment
    $100 - $200
    per month
    Intermediate Environment
    $250 - $600
    per month
    Advanced Environment
    $600-$2500
    per month
    One-Rate Plan
    As low as USD $12/TB a month
    per month
    Standard Plan
    Free up to 5GB—no minimum fee, pay only for what you use
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud Object Storage
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsAWS allows a “save when you commit” option that offers lower prices when you sign up for a 1- or 3- year term that includes an AWS service or category of services.The One-Rate and Standard service plans for Cloud Object Storage include resiliency options, flexible data classes and built-in security. Pricing is based on the choice of location, storage class and resiliency choice.
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud Object Storage
    Considered Both Products
    Amazon AWS
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    IBM
    Chose IBM Cloud Object Storage
    I have found IBM Cloud Object Storage on par or slightly above AWS, as I have found more specific tools to meet my needs with this service.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud Object Storage
    Above listed do not provide free trial at all. IBM provided me with free lite plan so we can try it first for free. And I think this is the best thing about IBM.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud Object Storage
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon Web Services and IBM Cloud Object Storage
    Feature
    Amazon Web Services
    8.3
    68 Ratings
    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    7.9
    145 Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime9.364 Ratings8.1133 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling9.065 Ratings7.5135 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing9.761 Ratings8.3132 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates7.557 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring tools7.065 Ratings7.3135 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images6.758 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operating system support8.463 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security controls8.366 Ratings8.1140 Ratings
    Automation8.717 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud Object Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (80 ratings)
    8.2
    (149 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (11 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (24 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    5.8
    (4 ratings)