IBM Cloud Block Storage vs. Longhorn Block Storage

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Block Storage
Score 8.7 out of 10
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IBM 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
Longhorn Block Storage
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Longhorn is cloud native distributed block storage for Kubernetes, supported by Rancher Labs headquartered in Cupertino.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Small Businesses
Akamai Cloud Computing
Akamai Cloud Computing
Score 9.0 out of 10
Akamai Cloud Computing
Akamai Cloud Computing
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 9.3 out of 10
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 9.3 out of 10
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud Block StorageLonghorn Block Storage
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(14 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud Block StorageLonghorn Block 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.
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SUSE
Longhorn Block Storage is well suited for most Kubernetes workloads where data storage is required, but when very high storage speed is essential, Longhorn Block Storage might not be the best solution. For those rare situations, we use local storage mounts. Longhorn Block Storage's ability to easily create/restore volume snapshots is a very frequently used feature among our dev teams because they can easily play multiple scenarios with the same data - modify data, restore it and modify it again.
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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.
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SUSE
  • Creates read-write many (RWX) volumes
  • Longhorn Block Storage is an easy to deploy solution
  • Scheduled and on-demand volume snapshots can be created using web GUI
  • Volume backups can be stored offsite on any S3 compatible storage solution
  • Backups and snapshots can be restored using web GUI
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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
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SUSE
  • Version to version upgrades takes more expertise to do than initial deployment
  • If something goes wrong, you will need a help from support
  • Longhorn Block Storage speed is slightly slower than local disk storage speed
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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.
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SUSE
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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.
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SUSE
  • It has provided a highly available storage solution for almost all our Kubernetes deployments
  • We can deploy new app versions with peace in mind because we have working data backups
  • Application development is faster because devs can play with data and easily restore it when needed
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