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Amazon Web Services vs. IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC

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705 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    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 Virtual Servers for VPC

    Score7.9 out of 10
    		N/AIBM Cloud Virtual Servers are customizable, public or private, cloud-based servers available from IBM. User can launch applications and software across blended, hybrid environments as the servers integrate with all cloud models.

    $0.01

    per hour

    Pricing
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC
    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
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (dedicated host)
    starting at $0.22
    per hour
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (dedicated host)
    starting at $149.00
    per month
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (multi-tenant)
    starting at $0.038
    per hour
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (multi-tenant)
    starting at $25.21
    per month
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (reserved)
    starting at $0.02
    per hour
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (reserved)
    starting at $13.27
    per month
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers (transient)
    starting at $0.01
    per hour
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    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.IBM Cloud virtual servers include 250 GB of outbound public bandwidth, unmetered inbound public bandwidth, and unmetered private and management network bandwidth.
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    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC
    Considered Both Products
    Amazon AWS
    Verified User
    Chose Amazon Web Services
    The particular services I am using in AWS is easier to set up and manage than Microsoft Azure. IBM Bluemix/Cloud previously has too many product beta and preview released along with their products. Microsoft also releases too many products in preview or beta.
    Incentivized
    IBM
    Alexandre Carvalho
    Information Technology Engineer in Information Technology at Navy Federal Credit Union (Computer Software, 5001-10,000 employees)
    Chose IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC
    Have used it because of previous IBM partership, and also because of the need to test Linux on Z series.
    Incentivized
    Alex Smith
    Lead Developer in Engineering at Gadget Games (Entertainment, 1-10 employees)
    Chose IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC
    Microsoft Azure has an extremely poor UX experience, from trying to tell how much a service will cost, to actually physically finding how to set one up through the web UI. The UX of IBM Cloud Virtual Servers is much better, they're easier to setup and they show you what their …
    Incentivized
    Esteban Hernandez
    IT in Professional Services at HOSTSIDEN SAS (Internet, 1-10 employees)
    Chose IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC
    In the long run, IBM is much cheaper than AWS. Also, the support offered by IBM is quite superior since they help you by chat. With AWS, you must pay for support.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
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    Features
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon Web Services and IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC
    Feature
    Amazon Web Services
    8.3
    68 Ratings
    IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC
    8.7
    88 Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime9.364 Ratings9.081 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling9.065 Ratings8.676 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing9.761 Ratings8.664 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates7.457 Ratings8.573 Ratings
    Monitoring tools7.065 Ratings8.284 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images6.658 Ratings9.078 Ratings
    Operating system support8.363 Ratings8.884 Ratings
    Security controls8.366 Ratings9.178 Ratings
    Automation8.717 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Amazon Web ServicesIBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (80 ratings)
    8.2
    (89 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (24 ratings)
    8.1
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)