IBM Cloud Managed Istio vs. Choreo by WSO2

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
The IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service provides the Managed Istio installation add on, designed to provide additonal control over clusters and the microservices they comprise via automatic updates and lifecycle management of control plane components, and integration with platform logging and monitoring tools.N/A
WSO2 Choreo
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Since WSO2's June 2021 acquisition of Platformer, the company now offers and supports Choreo, the former Platform IPaaS and low-code cloud native engineering for API Developers.
$0
1 project, up to 5 components
Pricing
IBM Cloud Managed IstioChoreo by WSO2
Editions & Modules
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Free
$0
1 project, up to 5 components. $100 in Choreo infrastructure credits per month.
Pay-As-You-Go
$150
per month Up to 10 projects and 30 components. $150 per component per month. Pass-through infrastructure costs.
Enterprise
Custom Quote
per year Unlimited projects and components. Discounts based on annual commitments available. Pass-through infrastructure costs, or use a data plane.
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud Managed IstioWSO2 Choreo
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details1 step is a maximum of 500ms of compute time. An incoming event, message, or outgoing API call is a minimum of 1 step.
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Features
IBM Cloud Managed IstioChoreo by WSO2
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
8.0
5 Ratings
2% below category average
Choreo by WSO2
8.1
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Ease of building user interfaces6.95 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Scalability7.95 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Platform management overhead7.85 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Workflow engine capability8.05 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Platform access control8.75 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Services-enabled integration8.55 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Development environment creation8.05 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Development environment replication8.05 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification8.15 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Issue recovery8.95 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes7.25 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud Managed IstioChoreo by WSO2
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud Managed IstioChoreo by WSO2
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
Clearly, the [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] tool is very useful when you have multiple services and each service is connecting with other services through APIs in different networks. To manage this type of complex network, [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] is very useful. It comes with a license that can increase the billing of your project so make sure if your application network mesh, monitoring cannot be managed on your own then you can use it. If your application is not very complex then you have many tools available like Grafana, Prometheus, Sumo Logic, which you can integrate individually with your cluster and implement. In this type of scenario, it is better to not use [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] and it will serve your purpose as well.
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WSO2
While you are developing your code, my case is codes for bots, you'll have more power and if you have an API ally that shows forecasts of latencies and throughputs: Choreo by WS02 is that friend. It is very ideal in giving insights on intelligent data mapping, code anomalies as you develop the codes or applications.
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Pros
IBM
  • Layers transparently onto existing applications
  • Allows control of access and rules to be developed
  • Creates metrics for usage
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WSO2
  • Provides feedback in real time which sorts most of the API performance challenges.
  • Displays the estimated application performance as you compose your code.
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Cons
IBM
  • Some more functionalities added could improve it better.
  • Better technical user guidance.
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WSO2
  • Latency curves may be inaccurate sometimes or provide over/under estimates
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Support Rating
IBM
Training and usage support available
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WSO2
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
IBM
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WSO2
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
IBM
  • It reduced the complexity of network mesh (ingress/egress services).
  • One tool with many solutions. No need to integrate monitoring tools or notification tools.
  • It reduced the number of lines of YAML code.
  • It reduced the number of labor hours.
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WSO2
  • over 90 percent accuracy in performance prediction of bots under development
  • It's possible to trace on faulty codes, down to the machine-level details.
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ScreenShots

WSO2 Choreo Screenshots

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