Cubby (Discontinued) vs IBM Aspera on Cloud

Likelihood to Recommend

Cubby is great to just drop a file in and share it with another user

Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 201-500 employees

If most datasets are file-based and they are sizable, like 10-100 GB, then Aspera is worth connecting. It is built into IBM cloud and so no additional purchase. If your data is already in a multi-cloud environment, then the speed to movement is probably already resolved and Aspera would not be needed.

Read full review

Ben Holmes

Informatics Supervisor

Arkansas Blue Cross Blue ShieldInsurance, 1001-5000 employees

View all 12 answers on this topic

Feature Rating Comparison

Cubby (Discontinued)

IBM Aspera on Cloud

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

File search

Device sync

Cubby (Discontinued)

IBM Aspera on Cloud

User and role management

File organization

Device management

Cubby (Discontinued)

IBM Aspera on Cloud

Performance

Reliability

Storage Reports

Pros

Extremely easy to use.
Cross-device syncing is the best feature.
Allows for offline sync between devices (DirectSync).

Read full review

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 501-1000 employees

View all 3 answers on this topic

Ease of use: the Graphical User Interface doesn't require technical know-how to operate
Delivery Receipts: this allows us the confidence to know our files have reached our customers
Activity Monitor: lets you know how much data you have used, which is important for budgeting reasons.

Read full review

Verified User

Technician in Engineering

Sports Company, 201-500 employees

View all 12 answers on this topic

Cons

Critical mass of users
It could be more recognized

Read full review

Miguel Angel Merino Vega

Analista de Sistemas

Consultor independiente de softwareComputer Software, 1-10 employees

View all 3 answers on this topic

Track upload/download usage OVERALL to know how much space is left
Track cloud storage overall to know how much space is left
More easily send single links to users for download, rather than full access (I know it is possible, but it is not intuitive)

Read full review

Verified User

Manager in Product Management

Entertainment Company, 11-50 employees

View all 12 answers on this topic

Usability

Cubby (Discontinued) 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Secure, simple, and easy to use and has all the features that we require.

Read full review

Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 201-500 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Support Rating

Cubby (Discontinued) 9.0

Based on 1 answer

The LogMeIn company has always been very helpful and quick to respond to all of our support requests and just "how to" question we may have.

Read full review

Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 201-500 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

IBM Aspera on Cloud 7.9

Based on 5 answers

The support from IBM is fast and reliable. Very knowledgeable engineers provide you with the support on Aspera. We had a very good experience when opened tickets and we were able to get our issues resolved quickly. Most solutions are provided within a day so you can expect a quick turnaround time. Overall, the support has been very good.

Read full review

Prathamesh Muzumdar

Team Lead Manager- Analytics

PatagoniaRetail, 501-1000 employees

View all 5 answers on this topic

Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

IBM Aspera on Cloud 10.0

Based on 2 answers

The service provided by the authorized vendor was excellent. It was a good collaboration between the vendor IT team and internal IT team. They provided us with a timeline and we verified and approved that timeline. Daily stand ups and weekly meetups were conducted to update the internal team on progress. They were able to deliver all deliverables on time also, they conducted both alpha testing and beta version testing in time. Overall, they were able to complete the implementation in the given timeline.

Read full review

Prathamesh Muzumdar

Team Lead Manager- Analytics

PatagoniaRetail, 501-1000 employees

View all 2 answers on this topic

Alternatives Considered

Cubby is especially new in the market and is contemplating its business focus. They have adapted what their predecessors have created and implemented significant improvements in safety, performance and availability.

Read full review

Miguel Angel Merino Vega

Analista de Sistemas

Consultor independiente de softwareComputer Software, 1-10 employees

View all 3 answers on this topic

Aspera was used by most of our members (but not all), IBM consultancy was able to help for setting up the infrastructure in a couple of hours. This was quick and effective. We were able also to use quickly the ASPERA API with external tools to make exchanges between Aspera sites.

Read full review

Verified User

Engineer in Other

Broadcast Media Company, 201-500 employees

View all 12 answers on this topic

Return on Investment

Has helped our team immensely in collaboration.
Flawless syncing, DirectSync, version control and other features are a big PLUS!
It's worth the investment and recommended for bigger teams as well.

Read full review

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 501-1000 employees

View all 3 answers on this topic

Aspera has changed the way we do business. We are now able to share huge file sets electronically, saving on external drives, shipping costs, time, and effort.
Our industry is very slow to commit to electronic alternatives to physical media. In less than three years, the positive results of using this service have caused over 70% of our user base to fully commit to electronic delivery, with the number of physical fulfillments quickly being driven toward zero.
Transfers within our own company, which formerly relied solely on FTP/HTTP transfer drives that would take days now take minutes with Aspera. Our software team relies on the speed and accuracy of the transfers.

Read full review

Verified User

Team Lead in Quality Assurance

Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees

View all 12 answers on this topic

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Cubby (Discontinued) Editions & Modules

—

Additional Pricing Details

—

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

IBM Aspera on Cloud Editions & Modules

Edition

Pay as You Go	$0.95¹
Standard Edition	$716.40²
Advanced Edition	$10,440.00³
Enterprise Edition	Contact sales⁴

per transferred gigabyte
per transfer volume starting at 1 terabyte per year
per transfer volume starting at 6 terabytes per year
per transfer volume starting at 60 terabytes per year

Additional Pricing Details

—

Rating Summary

Cubby (Discontinued)

IBM Aspera on Cloud

Cubby (Discontinued)

IBM Aspera on Cloud

Cubby (Discontinued)

IBM Aspera on Cloud

Cubby (Discontinued)

IBM Aspera on Cloud

Likelihood to Recommend