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Feature Set Ratings
Platform-as-a-Service
AWS Cloud9
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
4.0
IBM Cloud Functions
40%
IBM Cloud Functions ranks higher in 1/1 features
IBM Cloud Functions ranks higher in 1/1 features
Scalability
N/A
0 Ratings
4.0
40%
7 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- AWS Cloud9 is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
6.5
AWS Cloud9
65%
9 Ratings
3.0
IBM Cloud Functions
30%
7 Ratings
Usability
8.0
AWS Cloud9
80%
2 Ratings
IBM Cloud Functions
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
8.0
AWS Cloud9
80%
3 Ratings
IBM Cloud Functions
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
AWS Cloud9
AWS Cloud9 is great for product engineering and coding where you must take time to pair program and code in a specific isolated environment. It is entirely cloud based so there's no worry about saving and data consistency. It is all hosted on the Amazon Web Services cloud. It is less appropriate for more general workflows that don't require a specific cloud instance.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesIBM Cloud Functions
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.

Verified User
Technician in Other
5001-10,000 employeesPros
AWS Cloud9
- It provides an extremely intuitive and easy-to-use interface, so adapting to it does not take much time.
- It contains the most common programming languages.
- It allows the export of files, either directly to the repository or to the team where you want it.
- It is housed in the cloud so you can work with it from anywhere.
- Allows you to share code or work on them with others in real-time.
- Does not require installation.
Software Developer
KANA SoftwareComputer Software, 501-1000 employees
IBM Cloud Functions
- 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.

Verified User
Consultant in Professional Services
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employeesCons
AWS Cloud9
- Confusing documentation - AWS's documentation remains quite confusing, and the layout of other services/settings that you have to use with Cloud9 can be a bit of a handful.
- Sometimes slow - As the size of a project increases, the editor gets increasingly slower, and starts slowing down the browser overall.
- Long setup process - The setup for Cloud9 can be hard and tough, especially since the documentation is quite hard to understand.
Co-Founder/CEO
aspace, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees
IBM Cloud Functions
- 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

Verified User
Project Manager in Product Management
Internet Company, 51-200 employeesPricing Details
AWS Cloud9
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—AWS Cloud9 Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—IBM Cloud Functions
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
IBM Cloud Functions Editions & Modules
Edition
Basic Cloud Functions Rate | $0.000171 |
---|---|
API Gateway Rate | Free |
- per second of execution
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Usability
AWS Cloud9
AWS Cloud9 8.0
Based on 2 answers
The interface for Cloud9 needs some improvement. It is simply not as powerful and intelligent as a local text editor would be and thus it lacks the capabilities of fast filling when coding. Otherwise, I think it has a fair interface that they have tried mimicking an IDE.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesIBM Cloud Functions
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
AWS Cloud9
AWS Cloud9 8.0
Based on 3 answers
Customer support is managed by the Cloud support team. I won't be able to comment on details, but it's fast.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employeesIBM Cloud Functions
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
AWS Cloud9
[AWS] Cloud9 offers specific features not available in the competition: Code collaboration using the chat features is the highlight which sets it apart. [The] code completion feature makes [it] very similar to the offline IDE like eclipse. It's much easier to use compared to Codeanywhere. It provides terminal access to EC2 instances and hence other amazon services.

Verified User
Contributor in Information Technology
Telecommunications Company, 5001-10,000 employeesIBM Cloud Functions
- 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
Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Return on Investment
AWS Cloud9
- Positive: No need to buy additional hardware to serve as buffer.
- Negative: Service downtime causes significant productivity losses.
- Negative: Users get locked into a certain subset of tools, which are not always appropriate.

Verified User
Technician in Research & Development
Research Company, 11-50 employeesIBM Cloud Functions
- 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.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 51-200 employees