IBM Cloud Block Storage vs. Nextcloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Block Storage
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
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
Nextcloud
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Nextcloud offers their open source, self-hosted Content Collaboration Platform, combining what they describe as an easy user interface for consumer-grade cloud solutions with the security and compliance measures enterprises need. Nextcloud brings together universal access to data through mobile, desktop and web interfaces with next-generation, on-premise secure communication and collaboration features like real-time document editing, chat and video calls, putting them under…N/A
Pricing
IBM Cloud Block StorageNextcloud
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud Block StorageNextcloud
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional Details
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Features
IBM Cloud Block StorageNextcloud
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Block Storage
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Ratings
Nextcloud
8.4
11 Ratings
0% below category average
Versioning00 Ratings5.89 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings8.810 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings9.99 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.211 Ratings
File search00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Block Storage
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Ratings
Nextcloud
9.0
11 Ratings
4% above category average
User and role management00 Ratings8.211 Ratings
File organization00 Ratings9.410 Ratings
Device management00 Ratings9.49 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Block Storage
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Ratings
Nextcloud
8.1
10 Ratings
5% below category average
Performance00 Ratings5.010 Ratings
Reliability00 Ratings9.410 Ratings
Storage Reports00 Ratings9.98 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud Block StorageNextcloud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(14 ratings)
8.8
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud Block StorageNextcloud
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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Nextcloud
For a SOHO business, this solution is ideal. You don't need to administrative overhead of other products like GSuite, and it saves licensing costs. The maintenance effort is minimal as long as you use their default applications. Migrations to newer versions can be done with a few commands and run automatically. If you're planning on using Nextcloud in large deployments with many users, you'll start to see higher costs on your resources and maintenance. There will be a point at which Gsuite becomes easier to manage.
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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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Nextcloud
  • Remote collaboration platform with just the right tools.
  • Ease of access from any device, anywhere.
  • Solid templates for development teams to collaborate without distraction.
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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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Nextcloud
  • Slow in comparison to other solutions
  • May be complex for the start since there are lots of apps and features
  • May be not focusing on core topics
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Support Rating
IBM
No answers on this topic
Nextcloud
I never needed support as everything always worked fine. The documentation on Nextcloud website is extensive and clear. The community is very active on the forum and should support you if you don't already find what you are looking for.
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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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Nextcloud
Nextcloud stacks up pretty well against Mattermost and ownCloud. I really appreciate the fact that Nextcloud seems to integrate with other products pretty seamlessly and allows for extensibility that our product team can extend and improve functionality without a tremendous ramp-up time. We once used ownCloud in previous years, but they went the wrong way, and have found Nextcloud to be the right direction over time.
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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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Nextcloud
  • It allowed us access to our files from any device over the internet.
  • It helped manage and organize our file sharing with third parties.
  • It provided a secure wrapper for accessing files.
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