IBM Cloud Managed Istio vs. Superblocks

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
The 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
Superblocks
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Superblocks is an IDE for internal tooling – a programmable set of building blocks for developers to create mission-critical internal operational software. The Superblocks Application Builder to assemble flexible components and connect to databases and APIs. Users can create REST, GraphQL, and gPRC endpoints call them programmatically from code or 3rd party web-hooks while Superblocks handles infrastructure.
$41
per month per creator
Pricing
IBM Cloud Managed IstioSuperblocks
Editions & Modules
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Starter
$41
per month per creator
Pro
$70
per month per creator
Enterprise
$141
per month per creator
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud Managed IstioSuperblocks
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
IBM Cloud Managed IstioSuperblocks
Considered Both Products
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
Chose IBM Cloud Managed Istio
Amazon API Gateway and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Chose IBM Cloud Managed Istio
[IBM Cloud Managed] Istio is cost-effective compared overall with and provides better Kubernetes environments.
Chose IBM Cloud Managed Istio
1) One-stop solution for all the complex network connectivity managed by [IBM Cloud Managed Istio].
2) Nice dashboard to understand the flow.
3) Easy to troubleshoot the service if any one of the APIs is not responding.
Chose IBM Cloud Managed Istio
The ease of use and the scalability have been major factors in the decision making. We like that there is not a lot of repetitive work that must be done in order to bring in existing concepts and ideas into different work streams that have similar but not the same challenges. …
Chose IBM Cloud Managed Istio
It's a cost effective solution for my organization.
Superblocks
Features
IBM Cloud Managed IstioSuperblocks
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
8.0
Ratings
0% above category average
Superblocks
8.6
Ratings
7% above category average
Ease of building user interfaces6.90 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Scalability7.90 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Platform management overhead7.80 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Workflow engine capability8.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Platform access control8.70 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration8.60 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Development environment creation8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Development environment replication8.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification8.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Issue recovery8.90 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes7.20 Ratings9.80 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud Managed IstioSuperblocks
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(0 ratings)
9.8
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.4
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud Managed IstioSuperblocks
Likelihood to Recommend
It is a perfect application when you have multiple users and/or developers and you want to create rules and standards for access and the ability to change access levels. The reporting of usage is good, but adding more granularity into the metrics that have been used to measure are not specific enough. They provide detail but drilling into the detail would be more appropriate i.e. access to the baseline data.
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When you've connected your data sources, Superblocks make integrating data from several sources a breeze, which is the key to our development success.
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Pros
  • Debug issues
  • Monitoring
  • allows many services form many different sources
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  • Easy to use User Interface builder for building internal apps
  • Scheduled Jobs and Workflow builder in multiple languages
  • API builder for support your User Interface for your internal apps
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Cons
  • Still missing functionalities for a full usage as traffic director.
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  • More flexibility on UI component designs
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Support Rating
Training and usage support available
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Alternatives Considered
1) One-stop solution for all the complex network connectivity managed by [IBM Cloud Managed Istio]. 2) Nice dashboard to understand the flow. 3) Easy to troubleshoot the service if any one of the APIs is not responding. 4) We can integrate it with Azure Kubernetes service and other cloud provider Kubernetes services. 5) Monitoring the health of the pods can be easily configured and alerts can be triggered very accurately with this tool.
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Return on Investment
  • Management burden is reduced resulting in positive ROI.
  • Application is being seamlessly instrumented with good impact on business.
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  • We've saved thousands of developer hours that would have otherwise spent on maintaining infrastructure
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