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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Cloud Block Storage

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM offers their Block Storage service via IBM Cloud, allowing users to deploy and customize flash-backed iSCSI block storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS.N/A

    Impossible Cloud Object Storage

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AImpossible Cloud Storage is an S3-compatible object storage platform and AWS S3 alternative for organizations that need scalable backup and archive storage. The platform provides GDPR-compliant object storage in a European sovereign cloud, with controls for data location, access, retention and data protection. Impossible Cloud supports use cases such as backup, disaster recovery, tape-to-cloud transitions, ransomware protection, media workflows, telemetry data and…

    $7.99

    per month Per Terabyte

    Pricing
    IBM Cloud Block StorageImpossible Cloud Object Storage
    Editions & Modules
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    Pay-as-you-go
    $7.99
    per month Per TB/month
    Reserved Capacity Plan
    Discounted price
    1, 3 & 5 year commitment on capacity starting at 25TB Per TB
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Cloud Block StorageImpossible Cloud Object Storage
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pay-as-you-go: $7.99 per TB per month, billed monthly, no minimum commitment. Reserved Capacity Plans available for capacity starting at 25 TB with 1, 3, or 5 year commitments, including assisted migration and personal support at no extra cost. No egress fees. No API call charges. No minimum storage duration. No setup fees. 30-day free trial available.
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Cloud Block StorageImpossible Cloud Object Storage
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    IBM
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    Impossible Cloud
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
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    Features
    IBM Cloud Block StorageImpossible Cloud Object Storage
    File Sharing & Management
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    Feature
    IBM Cloud Block Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Impossible Cloud Object Storage
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of IBM Cloud Block Storage and Impossible Cloud Object Storage
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Block Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Impossible Cloud Object Storage
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    User and role management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of IBM Cloud Block Storage and Impossible Cloud Object Storage
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Block Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Impossible Cloud Object Storage
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Apple iCloud
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud Block StorageImpossible Cloud Object Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Cloud Block StorageImpossible Cloud Object Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    IBM Cloud Block Storage is recommendable to companies that [have a database that] is super sensitive, private, and requires instant access. Further, IBM Cloud Block Storage creates a coordinated system, that [classifies] data, based on the requirements that a company has. The security deployment from IBM Cloud Block Storage is another merit that [businesses] attain.
    Incentivized
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    Impossible Cloud
    I would recommend Impossible Cloud to anyone looking for an affordable, easy-to-scale cloud backup solution. For us, it was super important that our data is stored in a GDPR-compliant setup, where we know where it is. Having different data centers in Europe keeps the latency low. So if anything happens, we can get our data back quickly. Finally, the support was super fast and helpful.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Proficient scaling and system customization, which allows editing.
    • Wide range of system storage, ranging from 25GB to 12000GB.
    • Finally, IBM Cloud Block Storage deploys the most technical and efficient security measures.
    Incentivized
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    Impossible Cloud
    • Easy setup.
    • Fast support time.
    • European sovereign GDPR compliant solution.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • The documentation must be clearer and updated, thinking about each distribution that they offer in the cloud
    • Downtime when IOPS are raised can be less
    • The configuration can be more automated from the same control panel and not have to take it so much to the CLI
    Incentivized
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    Impossible Cloud
    • UX could be a bit smoother.
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Impossible Cloud
    It's super fast to set up. Add your bucket, and you're basically good to go and can run your backup. Also, it connects to the common backup tools (in our case, Veeam), so we didn't have to change anything in our setup except the place where our data is actually stored.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    Unlike the above platforms, IBM Cloud Block Storage enable secure and quick big data migration through its secure environment and the flexibility of its Cloud options is effective. Data analytics through IBM Cloud Block Storage are easily prepared and the data access is very easy and the ability to monitor various Cloud operations is excellent.
    Incentivized
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    Impossible Cloud
    In the end, the most important thing for us was full control over our data and a European solution. With it (luckily for us) came a cheaper price tag and better speed. Finally, you are not a ticket in a support center, but a valued customer. We could really feel that in the way the Impossible Cloud support team helped us when we ran into an issue.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Scale the storage when needed to get better performance.
    • Taking snapshot so we can do easy recovery if necessary.
    • We can choose different locations so they are closer to our consumers.
    Incentivized
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    Impossible Cloud
    • We are saving money - cheap storage and no fees.
    • We can run our backup tests and don't have to worry about fees.
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