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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Cloud Object Storage

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud Object Storage is an IBM Cloud product in the endpoint backup and IaaS categories. It is commonly used for data archiving and backup, for web and mobile applications, and as scalable, persistent storage for analytics.

    $0

    per month

    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 Object StorageMicrosoft Azure
    Editions & Modules
    One-Rate Plan
    As low as USD $12/TB a month
    per month
    Standard Plan
    Free up to 5GB—no minimum fee, pay only for what you use
    per month
    Developer
    $29
    per month
    Standard
    $100
    per month
    Professional Direct
    $1000
    per month
    Basic
    Free
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Cloud Object StorageMicrosoft Azure
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe One-Rate and Standard service plans for Cloud Object Storage include resiliency options, flexible data classes and built-in security. Pricing is based on the choice of location, storage class and resiliency choice.The free tier lets users have access to a variety of services free for 12 months with limited usage after making an Azure account.
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    IBM Cloud Object StorageMicrosoft Azure
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Chose IBM Cloud Object Storage
    IBM Cloud Object Storage is the easiest tool to use compared to the others.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud Object Storage
    at this moment, IBM Cloud Object Storage is the best cost-performance service
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    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 Object StorageMicrosoft Azure
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of IBM Cloud Object Storage and Microsoft Azure
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    7.9
    145 Ratings
    Microsoft Azure
    8.5
    19 Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime8.1133 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling7.5135 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing8.3132 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Monitoring tools7.3135 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Security controls8.1140 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings8.818 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud Object StorageMicrosoft Azure
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (149 ratings)
    8.8
    (88 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    9.4
    (28 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    8.1
    (28 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.8
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)