IBM Cloud Internet Services vs. IBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Internet Services
Score 8.6 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
IBM Cloud Internet Services is a set of edge network services for securing internet-facing applications from DDoS attacks, data theft, and bot attacks, as well as optimizing their web apps or ensuring global responsiveness and the ongoing availability of their internet-facing applications.
$275
per month, per domain
IBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
IBM Networking Services for Software-defined Networks (SDN) transforms hardware and device-centric network to a virtual, software-defined network for improved agility, security and cost efficiency.N/A
Pricing
IBM Cloud Internet ServicesIBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks
Editions & Modules
IBM Cloud Internet Services - Standard
$275.00
per month, per domain
IBM Cloud Internet Services - Enterprise
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IBM Cloud Internet ServicesIBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Cisco ACI
Cisco ACI
Score 8.5 out of 10
Cisco ACI
Cisco ACI
Score 8.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco ACI
Cisco ACI
Score 8.5 out of 10
Cisco ACI
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Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud Internet ServicesIBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks
Likelihood to Recommend
7.5
(10 ratings)
8.5
(4 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
In terms of business challenges, it simplifies the job of my engineers and significantly increases the productivity of my teams when they collaborate with IBM teams all over the world. Now that we have completed a proof-of-concept using the services supplied by IBM, we expect it to assist us in managing them more efficiently; thus far, management has been straightforward.
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IBM
As service providers in Information technology, IBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks has been of priceless value in management of virtual networks. It is crucial to improve our flexibility in administration of networks regardless of the usage bandwidth whether around the company or on our clients' networks. If you are looking to improve agility and configuration of your networks, then IBM would be the best SDN for that.
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Pros
IBM
  • Integration with IBM Cloud applications
  • Easy to manage web application firewall
  • Ease of protecting CloudFoundry applications
  • Good console UI
  • Protection for rare managed service offerings such as CouchDB through IBM Cloudant
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IBM
  • Network evaluation
  • Network performance
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Cons
IBM
  • Request proxying is done by way of DNS name resolution, which is inflexible.
  • Proxy services do not work on wildcard DNS entries.
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IBM
  • It should have a standard API for inter plane connections.
  • Centralized controller is ineffective.
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Usability
IBM
I have seen faster and more user friendly interfaces like Azure
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IBM
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
I have used Salesforce to explore it as an app but I have found them both able to solve my needs and requirements when it comes to security. While I choose IBM Cloud Internet Services for more accessibility, a better price was available with Saleforce. Although that is just my observation.
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IBM
IBM is a company that has a lot of experience in networking services, in addition to having a better integration with other products of the same brand, for this reason we use IBM Networking Services
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • It had a positive impact with a big improvement on the performance of web applications.
  • Services are quite fast to implement and easy to maintain from an IT perspective.
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IBM
  • Loosening from the hardware constraints in network provisioning.
  • We are top performing in Network modernization.
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