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IBM Cloud Internet Services vs. Microsoft Azure

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Cloud Internet Services

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    IBM Cloud Internet Services is a set of edge network services for securing internet-facing applications from DDoS attacks, data theft, and bot attacks, as well as optimizing their web apps or ensuring global responsiveness and the ongoing availability of their internet-facing applications.

    $275

    per month, per domain

    Microsoft Azure

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    IBM Cloud Internet ServicesMicrosoft Azure
    Editions & Modules
    IBM Cloud Internet Services - Standard
    $275.00
    per month, per domain
    IBM Cloud Internet Services - Enterprise
    Call
    Developer
    $29
    per month
    Standard
    $100
    per month
    Professional Direct
    $1000
    per month
    Basic
    Free
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Cloud Internet ServicesMicrosoft Azure
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—The free tier lets users have access to a variety of services free for 12 months with limited usage after making an Azure account.
    More Pricing Information
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    IBM Cloud Internet ServicesMicrosoft Azure
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Chose IBM Cloud Internet Services
    IBM Cloud difference is the ability to use PPC hardware and to use IBM I operating system. Other cloud providers have a better interface and features for regular unix/windows vms.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud Internet Services
    Barracuda Web Filter is used to limit internet access to certain websites. This is a great tool with an easy to use interface that you can log into to monitor web browsing activities from your end user.
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
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    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
    IBM Cloud Internet ServicesMicrosoft Azure
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of IBM Cloud Internet Services and Microsoft Azure
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Internet Services
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Azure
    8.5
    19 Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling00 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Monitoring tools00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings8.818 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud Internet ServicesMicrosoft Azure
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (10 ratings)
    8.8
    (88 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.4
    (28 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (28 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)