IBM Blockchain Platform vs. Kaleido

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Blockchain Platform
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Hyperledger Fabric tools and technologies to help build, govern, operate and grow blockchain solutions that can be deployed anywhere. The IBM Blockchain Platform is IBM's commercial deployment of Hyperledger Fabric open source and comes with 24x7x365 support with production grade SLA's to insure blockchain open source solutions stays running.
$0.29
per virtual processor core(VPC) hour
Kaleido
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Kaleido headquartered in Raleigh offers enterprise blockchain-as-a-serivce (BaaS).
$0
per month
Pricing
IBM Blockchain PlatformKaleido
Editions & Modules
IBM Blockchain Platform - Software
$0.29
per virtual processor core(VPC) hour
IBM Blockchain Platform - SaaS
$0.29
per virtual processor core(VPC) hour
Team
$0.15
per node/per hour
Business
$0.55
per node/per hour
Starter
Free
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Blockchain PlatformKaleido
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPrice is very low considering all the advanced functions and open source support you get with this platform.
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Community Pulse
IBM Blockchain PlatformKaleido
Considered Both Products
IBM Blockchain Platform

No answer on this topic

Kaleido
Chose Kaleido
Kaleido is generations ahead of IBM Blockchain Platform. Once we took a closer look at Kaleido, it was an easy choice. In our experience, Kaleido's team has blown IBM out of the water in terms of technical sophistication, thought leadership, and ease of use. In particular, the …
Top Pros
Top Cons
User Ratings
IBM Blockchain PlatformKaleido
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(17 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(17 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Blockchain PlatformKaleido
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
IBM Blockchain Platform is well suited for scenarios where you need secure transactions, like in logistics, finance, legal agreements. Especially I think is well-suited for smart contracts between devices under the IBM IoT platform, and using Watson AI for predicting future scenarios. In this case, an end-to-end powerful platform can be created from sensor data to business insight.
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Kaleido
Kaleido is well-suited for all consortiums-as-a-service and blockchain-as-a-service use cases. Specific areas where we believe Kaleido can shine through: ecosystem development, payment networks, trade finance, shipping and logistics, government and multilateral partnerships, and electronic data interoperability. Our clients are also using or considering Kaleido in other areas. Clients working with AWS, Azure, Corda, and Hyperledger Besu will benefit from Kaleido's extensive services, integrations, and partnerships. More broadly, Kaleido seems to be a great choice whenever technical sophistication, an easy-to-use interface, and pre-integrated services are needed in a blockchain-based consortium.
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Pros
IBM
  • Immutability - Transactions once made are there forever.
  • Distributed ledger - Allows customers to maintain their own copy of ledger by joining their node onto a blockchain network.
  • Security - Help secure sensitive data, users and devices can be authenticated using the public and private keys.
  • Provenance - Transactional history. Allows seamless dispute resolution.
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Kaleido
  • Ease-of-use (e.g. fast and intuitive onboarding)
  • Security (e.g. customized security control, advanced security built in, and high degree of expertise on Kaleido team)
  • Plug-and-play solutions and flexibility (e.g. large library of ready-to-go "Kaleido Services")
  • Third-party integrations and partnerships (e.g. Corda, AWS, Azure, Hyperledger Besu, etc.)
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Cons
IBM
  • Sometimes when I try to instantiate a chain code, it won't let me and the error messages aren't clear so I can't work on a solution
  • When a peer is not working, it's hard to know why just from the console
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Kaleido
  • Would like to see Kaleido ramp up their marketing/visibility so that they have more name recognition with new clients.
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Usability
IBM
No answers on this topic
Kaleido
Usability is one of Kaleido's shining features.
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Support Rating
IBM
In many cases I do not have to reach out to support because the knowledge base is very detailed, presenting the solutions step by step in a very detailed and intuitive way. At other times the first-level support does not have the necessary knowledge and you must wait for technical support. This is common in any provider but I would love to receive immediate, qualified support through the chat
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Kaleido
Their customer support has been very strong throughout the implementation.
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
The IBM blockchain platform is very comprehensive for hyperledger fabric and we find it easy to ramp-up our development on the blockchain side. For application service development, we moved to AWS Lambda for its established market position in the domain. Briefly, we did look at Microsoft and Amazon's offerings in blockchain platforms, however, we felt that IBM has a much stronger ecosystem around Hyperledger Fabric and that was indeed helpful at different stages as we progressed on the development.
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Kaleido
Kaleido is generations ahead of IBM Blockchain Platform. Once we took a closer look at Kaleido, it was an easy choice. In our experience, Kaleido's team has blown IBM out of the water in terms of technical sophistication, thought leadership, and ease of use. In particular, the volume and quality of pre-integrated enterprise and B2B services in Kaleido allows for a democratized blockchain-as-a-service experience -- even a student or beginner could set up an enterprise consortium with Kaleido's interface and tools. By contrast, IBM Blockchain Platform had a clunkier user experience (including interface and member on boarding process), with fewer advanced features and integrations (e.g. lower quality options for creating smart contracts and digital assets). We also interacted with IBM Blockchain Platform's team and found their skills and perspectives to be more generic and less up-to-date. Frankly, we lost valuable time by starting on IBM Blockchain Platform.
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • We worked with AST (American Stock Transfer) to record their votes. It was our first product to run in production, which gave us really a big ROI after we started our project.
  • We also started working with PipelineDL and tracking their assets, which made a big impact on supply chain industries.
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Kaleido
  • 96% user satisfaction so far -- very impressed
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