Google Cloud Platform vs. IBM Cloud Private

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Cloud Platform
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Google Cloud Platform is a suite of cloud computing services used to build apps or take advantage of cloud infrastructural services, achieve legacy infrastructure modernization, or manage enterprise data and analytic needs.
$0
(25+ apps are currently available at no cost)
IBM Cloud Private
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
IBM 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
Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Private
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Private
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Private
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
Google Cloud Platform
7.8
4 Ratings
5% below category average
IBM Cloud Private
-
Ratings
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic scaling8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Elastic load balancing7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-configured templates6.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring tools8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Operating system support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Security controls9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Automation7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Google Cloud Platform
-
Ratings
IBM Cloud Private
9.7
5 Ratings
22% 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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Small Businesses
DigitalOcean Droplets
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Score 9.4 out of 10
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Score 8.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
SAP on IBM Cloud
SAP on IBM Cloud
Score 9.0 out of 10
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
SAP on IBM Cloud
SAP on IBM Cloud
Score 9.0 out of 10
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Private
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(4 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Private
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
When most of our stuff is in Google Cloud Platform, it works great to integrate and cross/share data that is all in Google Cloud Platform or BigQuery. It has simplified things from a permissions perspective as well. I'd say it is less appropriate when trying to test something quickly locally, or when half your stuff is in AWS or another provider.
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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
Google
  • Easy to set up
  • Affordable use of the tool
  • Easy to access billing
  • Reliable service
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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
Google
  • The UI is so confusing. The console is good, but it is like a maze. There are too many menus and settings, and things do not work as expected. It takes time to get friendly, and it is not friendly for new users.
  • Support experience: Sometimes, you get a great engineer, but other times, it's very difficult to talk with them as they are unable to respond as expected and solve issues late.
  • Region and zone are issues, as not all services are available in all regions, which is lacking when deploying something in the same region or zone.
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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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Usability
Google
The Google Cloud Platform console is pretty slick for BigQuery especially. I have liked the visibility I get from using that and the way to integrate and see what's in our data lake. The logging console for tracking GKE jobs isn't quite as great, which is why it doesn't get a full 10.
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IBM
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Alternatives Considered
Google
Google Cloud Platform is release later than Amazon web service, I think that why Google Cloud Platform can learned and optimized the Dashboard and some features that make it easy to use and can be cheaper than amazon web service.
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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
Google
  • It allows us to focus our efforts on other, more important items at hand
  • It gives us an affordable option letting me know it's available to all users, not just the largest scale ones out there
  • The customer service is always helpful and reliable, along with the service itself which lets me focus on my work instead of worrying about the service.
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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

Google Cloud Platform Screenshots

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