Aestron vs. IBM Cloud Functions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aestron
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Aestron, a subsidiary of BIGO acquired by JOYY Inc. in 2019 (NASDAQ: YY), offers an enterprise platform as a service for real-time communication (RTC) solutions. The vendor boasts a dynamic and robust SDKs that developers can use to build real-time video, audio, live-stream, and chat functions with just a few lines of code. The vendor states Aestron powers some of the world's most popular live-streaming (BIGO), short-form video…N/A
IBM Cloud Functions
Score 7.0 out of 10
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IBM Cloud Functions is a PaaS platform based on Apache OpenWhisk. With it, developers write code (“actions”) that respond to external events. Actions are hosted, executed, and scaled on demand based on the number of events coming in. No servers or infrastructure to provision and manage.
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Pricing
AestronIBM Cloud Functions
Editions & Modules
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Basic Cloud Functions Rate
$0.00017
per second of execution
API Gateway Rate
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AestronIBM Cloud Functions
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
AestronIBM Cloud Functions
Likelihood to Recommend
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(0 ratings)
3.0
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
AestronIBM Cloud Functions
Likelihood to Recommend
Aestron
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IBM
IBM Cloud Functions [is] not the worse product on the IBM cloud. I decided to write this review as I thought it would be balanced. I would still use functions to set up a serverless architecture where execution time is pretty quick and the code is relatively simple. I wouldn't use IBM Cloud Functions for async calls obviously, as costs could be higher. The functions documentation is lacking in terms of CI/CD, and there are unexplainable errors occurring - like the network connection that I mentioned. So I wouldn't just rely on IBM Cloud Functions too much for the entire system, but make sure it's diversified.
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Pros
Aestron
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IBM
  • Great substitute for a simple API calls to run non-complicated code.
  • Easy way to run Python/Java/Javascript to get something done.
  • File validation.
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Cons
Aestron
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IBM
  • Billing can be a hassle, not the most responsive customer service/support team
  • Handles & executes most functionalities, but other platforms offer more scalability if you're seeking consistent and stable growth
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Alternatives Considered
Aestron
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IBM
  • ICF is a lightweight service and does not require runtime configurations
  • Scalable on demand and hence there is no need to pay for runtime costs
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Return on Investment
Aestron
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IBM
  • It directly affected our expenses since we do not need to deploy and maintain a set of separate applications.
  • It allowed us to pay for only the amount of time cloud functions run.
  • It saved on maintenance and monitoring of the applications it replaced.
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