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IBM Cloud Managed Istio vs. IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Cloud Managed Istio

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AThe IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service provides the Managed Istio installation add on, designed to provide additonal control over clusters and the microservices they comprise via automatic updates and lifecycle management of control plane components, and integration with platform logging and monitoring tools.N/A

    IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service

    Score7.4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is a managed Kubernetes offering, delivering user tools and built-in security for rapid delivery of applications that users can bind to cloud services related to IBM Watson®, IoT, DevOps and data analytics. As a certified K8s provider, IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service provides intelligent scheduling, self-healing, horizontal scaling, service discovery and load balancing, automated rollouts and rollbacks, and secret and configuration management. The Kubernetes…N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Cloud Managed IstioIBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Cloud Managed IstioIBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Cloud Managed IstioIBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    Considered Both Products
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    IBM
    Chose IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    I say IKS still has a more to work, while it benefits in being an early adopter like GKE, most of these services are easier to work on when it comes to web management, something the IKS lacks and needs to improve since its release because of how well-established the management …
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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 Managed IstioIBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of IBM Cloud Managed Istio and IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Managed Istio
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    -
    Ratings
    Ease of building user interfaces6.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform management overhead7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform access control8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment creation8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment replication8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue recovery8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes7.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Container Management
    Comparison of Container Management features of IBM Cloud Managed Istio and IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Managed Istio
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    7.5
    15 Ratings
    Security and Isolation00 Ratings7.315 Ratings
    Container Orchestration00 Ratings8.115 Ratings
    Cluster Management00 Ratings6.415 Ratings
    Storage Management00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Resource Allocation and Optimization00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Discovery Tools00 Ratings7.115 Ratings
    Update Rollouts and Rollbacks00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Self-Healing and Recovery00 Ratings7.314 Ratings
    Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging00 Ratings7.215 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud Managed IstioIBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (80 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (15 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)