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    Gcore CDN

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AG-Core Labs provides a range of international services for companies that develop their business online. The company's services include managed hosting, content delivery network (CDN), etc.N/A

    IBM NS1 Connect

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AIBM NS1 Connect is a managed service for authoritative DNS and traffic steering designed to improve application performance and network resilience.

    $99

    per month

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    Gcore CDNIBM NS1 Connect
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    IBM NS1 Connect Essentials
    USD 99*
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Gcore CDNIBM NS1 Connect
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsOptions include IBM NS1 CONNECT FREE DEVELOPER ACCOUNT The IBM® NS1 Connect® free developer account showcases IBM's authoritative DNS capabilities, allowing users to start using it in minutes. Although traffic scale is limited, the full API is available for unlimited usage. It can be used in production as a primary or secondary solution. IBM NS1 CONNECT ESSENTIALS Scaled for growing businesses, the Essentials plan offers features to ensure fast, reliable connections to end-users. Available for purchase on IBM.com or AWS. IBM NS1 CONNECT PREMIUM NS1 Connect Premium is for businesses needing scalable authoritative DNS. Pricing is based on query volume and DNS records. Additional services are also priced through query volume. Enterprise plans offer customizable support and professional services. *(Calculated prices are estimates provided for planning purposes only taking into account potential IBM discounts, and are not a formal offer from IBM or an IBM Business Partner. The estimation may reflect the total discounted price. Certain factors such as configuration, add-ons, or additional requirements will affect final price. IBM Business Partners set and provide their own IBM NS1 Price Estimator pricing, and neither IBM nor IBM Business Partners are bound by the provided estimate.)
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    92%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    89%
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    Gcore CDNIBM NS1 Connect
    Small Businesses
    Amazon CloudFront
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    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Google Cloud CDN
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Azure DNS
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Azure CDN
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Gcore CDNIBM NS1 Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.7
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Gcore CDNIBM NS1 Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gcore
    [G-Core Labs] provides a very good service and the price is a lot lower than in other companies! During the whole time of our work with them, no problems arose. I am especially pleased with the efficiency and professionalism of their support. Very user-friendly and intuitive interface. No intrusive ads or pushing for additional services. We stopped receiving complaints from our clients and we believe this was the main problem that we managed to solve with the help of G-Core!
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    IBM
    where is well suited - in terms of managing high scale application networks which needs to be present and working in lot of regions - so multi-region failover setup - this is a strength of NS1 connect. Where is it less suited - in term of reporting, like visually ibm team needs to work on their UI UX graphs and all that.
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    Pros
    Gcore
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    IBM
    • IBM NS1 Connect provides a comprehensive solution for managing and optimizing traffic steering.
    • It provides solutions like Dedicated DNS, which offers a separate resolution network for authoritative DNS, ensuring maximum uptime even in the face of outages.
    • It utilizes real-time metrics and automated DNS routing decisions to optimize traffic distribution and ensure resilience.
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    Cons
    Gcore
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    IBM
    • User Experience - Please make it more easy to use for Admins
    • Also add some more details in the reference documents
    • Try if they can offer a monitoring tool
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Gcore
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    IBM
    The product is very easy to use even for a junior admin new to the job. It has an intuitive interface, logical layout and easy to generate reporting. We have been able to catch configuration errors, DDOS attacks and logging of unusual behavior. We also love how it can be used in a redundant fashion to eliminate downtime
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    Usability
    Gcore
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    IBM
    The interface can be better. As of now, it is a bit difficult to manage multiple records at the same time or to test the rules effectively. The data reporting is also not as great as we expect with tools of today’s maturity.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Gcore
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Cloudflare offers a very intuitive interface and strong security features, but its DNS traffic management is more opinionated and provides less granular control for complex routing use cases. Akamai is powerful and enterprise‑grade, but it felt heavier and more complex than what we needed for DNS‑focused traffic steering. We ultimately selected IBM NS1 Connect because it struck the right balance between flexibility, intelligence, and control.
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    Scalability
    Gcore
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    I gave it an 8 because it handles massive datasets and high user concurrency very reliably without significant performance lag. It’s built for enterprise-level growth, but the infrastructure setup for that maximum scale can get quite complex to manage.
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    Return on Investment
    Gcore
    • With their plans we've had huge cost savings. I used to use Cloudfare and they don't compare to G-Core Labs
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    IBM
    • Enhanced end-user experience as a result of better performance & uptime
    • Easy management - resulting in cutting down in operations cost
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