Aptible vs. IBM Cloud Functions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aptible
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Aptible Deploy (formerly Aptible Enclave) is a container orchestration platform built for developers that automates security best practices and controls needed for deploying and scaling Dockerized apps in regulated industries. Aptible Deploy is ISO 27001-certified and can be used to support requirements for HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST 800-53, and other frameworks.N/A
IBM Cloud Functions
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
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.
$0
per second of execution
Pricing
AptibleIBM 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
AptibleIBM Cloud Functions
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
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Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Aptible
9.1
1 Ratings
15% above category average
IBM Cloud Functions
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Ratings
Scalability9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform management overhead9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment creation9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
AptibleIBM Cloud Functions
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(9 ratings)
3.0
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
AptibleIBM Cloud Functions
Likelihood to Recommend
Aptible
I would recommend Aptible Deploy to my colleagues because of its responsiveness and efficiency for environment and application provisioning. The product is extremely useful for creating health applications due to its built-in security and compliance protocols for HIPAA and HITRUST. The automated database backups were also a nice touch for failover scenarios, as is the included horizontal scaling. The horizontal scaling automatically defaults toward high availability as well.
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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
Aptible
  • Provides insight to container security
  • Provides insight to application security
  • Shows your compliance and security score
  • Gives you information on updates or changes you can make to improve security
  • Gives you information on changes you can aid in meeting compliance requirements
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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
Aptible
  • Implement password-less CLI Auth flow
  • Implement Single button full application tear down
  • Provide demo application code for a wider array of technologies, frameworks
  • Provide ability to deploy into existing network constraints of large organization
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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
Aptible
Aptible makes managing HIPAA/HITRUST compliance simpler when compared to Microsoft Azure. Passing audits is technically easier when using Aptible. Aptible provides a log drain to deliver logs via Syslog or HTTPS for long-term log storage. Microsoft Azure does not have a portal specifying when controls are in place, something which Aptible does.
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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
Aptible
  • Less time in configuring servers. This is essentially a server-less platform.
  • Cost savings by using usage-based cloud
  • CLI can be scripted to provide full automation, even though a deployment takes about 20 minutes; that time can be even further reduced and spent elsewhere
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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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