Azure SQL Managed Instance vs. IBM Cloud Managed Istio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Azure SQL Managed Instance is a scalable cloud database service that combines SQL Server database engine compatibility with a fully managed and evergreen platform as a service.N/A
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
Pricing
Azure SQL Managed InstanceIBM Cloud Managed Istio
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Azure SQL Managed InstanceIBM Cloud Managed Istio
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Azure SQL Managed Instance
9.0
2 Ratings
15% above category average
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
8.0
5 Ratings
3% above category average
Ease of building user interfaces9.02 Ratings6.95 Ratings
Scalability9.02 Ratings7.95 Ratings
Platform management overhead9.02 Ratings7.85 Ratings
Workflow engine capability9.02 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Platform access control9.02 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Services-enabled integration9.02 Ratings8.65 Ratings
Development environment creation9.02 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Development environment replication9.02 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification9.02 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Issue recovery9.02 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes9.02 Ratings7.25 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Red Hat OpenShift
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Azure SQL Managed InstanceIBM Cloud Managed Istio
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure SQL Managed InstanceIBM Cloud Managed Istio
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Data management scenarios where there is a strong need to provide dynamic context for web based applications. Also can work as an infrastructure piece for ticketing systems without relying on another set of database software. The ease of importing data from Microsoft Excel &/or .csv files makes this really easy to use when importing data into the managed instance.
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IBM
Clearly, the [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] tool is very useful when you have multiple services and each service is connecting with other services through APIs in different networks. To manage this type of complex network, [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] is very useful. It comes with a license that can increase the billing of your project so make sure if your application network mesh, monitoring cannot be managed on your own then you can use it. If your application is not very complex then you have many tools available like Grafana, Prometheus, Sumo Logic, which you can integrate individually with your cluster and implement. In this type of scenario, it is better to not use [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] and it will serve your purpose as well.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • executes the queries efficiently
  • has tools/dashboards to show where the query problems lie
  • alerting for problems
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IBM
  • Layers transparently onto existing applications
  • Allows control of access and rules to be developed
  • Creates metrics for usage
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Cons
Microsoft
  • hard to use without Microsoft knowledge
  • Intimidating CLI
  • Commands are not intuitive
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IBM
  • Some more functionalities added could improve it better.
  • Better technical user guidance.
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Usability
Microsoft
it runs the workload very well without causing any issues to the business. there are many applications running on Azure SQL Managed Instances in my organization. Most users are happy with its performance. Is able to provide good dashboard for the visibility of the workload. Can add cpu without a downtime to deal with high workload.
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IBM
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Support Rating
Microsoft
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IBM
Training and usage support available
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Azure to our enviironment where we have everything integrated stacks up far better than MySQL where we would have to reinvent and use everything to fit a MySQL environment including the data and the commands within that data. Furthermore, doesn't work really well on SQL Management Studio which makes it completely useless for what we are trying to do.
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IBM
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • it had a positive impact to my business and allowed me to be able to move my workload from on-premise to cloud.
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IBM
  • It reduced the complexity of network mesh (ingress/egress services).
  • One tool with many solutions. No need to integrate monitoring tools or notification tools.
  • It reduced the number of lines of YAML code.
  • It reduced the number of labor hours.
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