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IBM Cloud Databases vs. PostgreSQL

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    IBM Cloud Databases

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud Databases are open source data stores for enterprise application development. Built on a Kubernetes foundation, they offer a database platform for serverless applications. They are designed to scale storage and compute resources seamlessly without being constrained by the limits of a single server. Natively integrated and available in the IBM Cloud console, these databases are now available through a consistent consumption, pricing, and interaction model. They aim to provide a cohesive…N/A

    PostgreSQL

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/APostgreSQL (alternately Postgres) is a free and open source object-relational database system boasting over 30 years of active development, reliability, feature robustness, and performance. It supports SQL and is designed to support various workloads flexibly.N/A
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    IBM Cloud DatabasesPostgreSQL
    Editions & Modules
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    IBM Cloud DatabasesPostgreSQL
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    IBM
    Chose IBM Cloud Databases
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    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud Databases
    While at the time, Amazon RDS did/does not create Mongo databases, I was able to set up many with PostgreSQL databases with the same ease as IBM Compose. However, IBM compose does seem to offer a more intuitive application control panel. Amazon RDS costs run on a server …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud Databases
    Aiven backup options are very limited (you can't download backups and you don't have an API) and their dashboard is incomplete and without an optimal design; but they accept way more data centers, and they have more pricing options.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud Databases
    It was very easy to set up at the time with a few clicks to get a database set up and hooked into Heroku, one of the PaaS-s we're using.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud Databases
    We currently use both Heroku and Compose. Heroku is our PAAS choice for our application servers. As mentioned, previously, the cost of some compose services for development / staging / testing servers was getting costly. For these type of servers we don't need the high …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud Databases
    Compose provides a lot more features for working with your database and its datasets
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud Databases
    • Supported by IBM
    • Clean and better UI experience
    • Supports Digital Ocean
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud Databases
    While using IBM Bluemix to host our SaaS product in the Asia/Pacific region, PostgreSQL suited us for integrating well with IBM Cloud, and also being available within the same geographic region.

    Other products that we looked at: ElephantSQL provides At-Rest encryption, but this …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud Databases
    When launching the system, using multiple services would have been inefficient, so we consolidated it on IBM Cloud Databases. We regularly compared the services provided by IBM Cloud Databases' PaaS with those of other cloud services, but decided that there was no need to go to …
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    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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    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
    IBM Cloud DatabasesPostgreSQL
    Database-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of IBM Cloud Databases and PostgreSQL
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Databases
    7.0
    93 Ratings
    PostgreSQL
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    Ratings
    Automatic software patching8.577 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database scalability8.587 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated backups6.890 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security provisions8.783 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and metrics4.287 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic host deployment5.269 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud DatabasesPostgreSQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (95 ratings)
    9.1
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.3
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)