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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CloudShare

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AA solution to create virtual software training, POCs and demos. CloudShare offers a simple virtual IT lab to create compelling hands-on software product experiences used to WOW customers and prospects. CloudShare features: 1. Fast Setup: Spins up interactive software experiences in a flash. Environments can be created and cloned in minutes to mimic real-world experiences for demos, POCs, and training. 2. Hands-on Assistance: Real time user progress can…N/A

    IBM Cloud Private

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud Private is a Kubernetes-based container platform allowing users to build cloud-native applications on their own infrastructure. In addition, it offers common services for self-service deployment, monitoring, logging and security, as well as middleware, data and analytics.N/A
    Pricing
    CloudShareIBM Cloud Private
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    Pricing Offerings
    CloudShareIBM Cloud Private
    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
    CloudShareIBM Cloud Private
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of CloudShare and IBM Cloud Private
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    Ratings
    IBM Cloud Private
    9.7
    5 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Scalability00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Platform management overhead00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Platform access control00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Development environment creation00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Development environment replication00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Issue recovery00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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    CloudShareIBM Cloud Private
    Small Businesses
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    IBM Cloud Foundry
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    AWS Elastic Beanstalk
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    AWS Elastic Beanstalk
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CloudShareIBM Cloud Private
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CloudShareIBM Cloud Private
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CloudShare
    I mentioned that during the last two years, a lot of the training we do at my business was impacted, just like a lot of companies. My biggest thing was getting everyone on the same page, and I feel some software does that better than others. With Cloudshare, It allowed me especially to see an accurate snapshot of what was going on with the learning portion of the work that we do by making it easy to digest what was going on in my workplace.
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    IBM
    IBM Cloud Private is an ideal platform for companies to accelerate their business growth. It helps in reducing the cost of IT and operations while delivering a great customer experience. With IBM Cloud Private, you can gain agility and security with a flexible hybrid model that fits your needs. It's highly recommended to my colleagues from me.
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    Pros
    CloudShare
    • Virtual classroom
    • Collective management
    • Learning features
    • Flexibility
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    IBM
    • Capacity On Demand to scale up and down environments
    • SaaS model allows our team to have less involvement in managing or controlling the underlying cloud infrastructure including network, servers, operating systems, storage, or even individual application capabilities.
    • SaaS model allows our team to worry less about upgrades, fix packs, environment support etc.
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    Cons
    CloudShare
    • Took more time to onboard everyone with how to use it.
    • VM can be very slow at times.
    • Feel like some process are overcomplicated.
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    IBM
    • Bluemix/IBM Cloud UI can be better
    • Changing Brand name from Bluemix to IBM Cloud, as we are habituated to Bluemix more
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    Alternatives Considered
    CloudShare
    I just felt that Azure had little to no help on the base tiers, whereas with Cloudshare, I felt a fuller "user experience" as it pertains to getting help when I and when my team needed it. I think that was the biggest and main thing in my opinion. In this software space, sometimes the little things can be the difference in picking one software over the other, and that basically was it for us!
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    IBM
    With VMware cloud, each VMware Cloud customer must have an SDDC account(VMC) as well as a general AWS account. The two accounts must be linked for the service to work which is a tiresome thing to do for some clients but with IBM Cloud Private all these issues are solved.
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    Return on Investment
    CloudShare
    • We save time as we can keep virtual classrooms always ready.
    • It may vary according to the usage scenario, but the user interface is comfortable. When you go into a little detail, you may not need counseling for initial use.
    • You can manage the jobs that you would do multiple times on other platforms at once from here.
    • All of these actually give you a profit. Time wasted, less application usage, less resource consumption, etc.
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    IBM
    • IBM Cloud has helped us start using the cloud and migrating old services to the cloud.
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    ScreenShots

    CloudShare Screenshots

    Screenshot of a display of users' live screens in a single dashboard, which can be used to take control of their environment whenever they need help.Screenshot of a view of the user's hands-on experience, along with content to guide them to success.Screenshot of user communication via live chat, which allows them to request assistance in real-time.Screenshot of a display of live user engagement with real-time in-experience analytics.Screenshot of CloudShare’s resource usage insights, including auto-suspend and delete & scheduled reporting.