IBM Cloud Block Storage vs. Vultr

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Block Storage
Score 8.7 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
Vultr
Score 6.2 out of 10
N/A
Vultr is an independent cloud computing platform on a mission to provide businesses and developers around the world with unrivaled ease of use, price-to-performance, and global reach.
$2.50
per month
Pricing
IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
Editions & Modules
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Block Storage
$1
per month
Cloud Compute
$2.50
per month
Object Storage
$5
per month
Kubernetes Engine
$10
per month
Load Balancers
$10
per month
Managed Databases
$15
per month
Optimized Cloud Compute
$28
per month
Cloud GPU
$90
per month
Bare Metal
$120
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is based on specifications chosen in each product category. Bandwidth is also included up to a certain amount each month.
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Community Pulse
IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Block Storage
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Ratings
Vultr
6.0
14 Ratings
30% below category average
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings6.813 Ratings
Dynamic scaling00 Ratings5.211 Ratings
Elastic load balancing00 Ratings5.910 Ratings
Pre-configured templates00 Ratings6.412 Ratings
Monitoring tools00 Ratings5.612 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings5.813 Ratings
Operating system support00 Ratings7.314 Ratings
Security controls00 Ratings5.912 Ratings
Automation00 Ratings5.111 Ratings
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IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
Small Businesses
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 9.3 out of 10
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 9.3 out of 10
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(14 ratings)
6.1
(17 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
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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Vultr
Vultr is best suited to deploy classic web applications, web services, and websites. It's well suited for mid-level traffic but has a wonderful option of expanding the disk storage, making it very well suited to run applications and services that need to consume a lot of data but don't need a lot of computing power. It may not be well suited to run applications that rely on a vast number of web services and require a vast number of data centers.
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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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Vultr
  • Cloud Computing
  • SSD VPS computing
  • Access controlling
  • Dashboard
  • monitoring
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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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Vultr
  • Price
  • Bandwidth
  • Tiers (more)
  • Remove redundancy. Why have 3 things with 1 CPU and 2 GB of RAM? Just let them pick intel or AMD at the end.
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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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Vultr
Vultr started out primarily as a VM-only provider, but has since expanded offerings and locations to be a serious alternative for a lot of businesses currently using a large, expensive cloud provider. Vultr may not be for everyone or every workload, but there are many businesses and individuals that are adding way too much complexity and cost to their projects by using large cloud platforms they do not really need. Update to review: Vultr's new Optimized Compute offerings are a game changer. They are designed to accommodate a more diverse or resource-intensive workload
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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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Vultr
  • My Business achieved more Returns on Investment since the servers are more affordable and highly available than what I've used before.
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ScreenShots

Vultr Screenshots

Screenshot of Vultr's control panel helps users spend less time managing infrastructure.Screenshot of Vultr's services offer additional configuration and inside of the simplified control panel.Screenshot of Displays when peak activity happens on an application. The server health graphs provide insight from the moment the server is created.Screenshot of Vultr's interface allows users to deploy high performance servers worldwide from any device.Screenshot of 24/7/365 technical support team available through Vultr's ticketing system.