IBM Cloud Private vs. Platform9 Managed Kubernetes

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Private
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
IBM Cloud Private is a Kubernetes-based container platform allowing users to build cloud-native applications on their own infrastructure. In addition, it offers common services for self-service deployment, monitoring, logging and security, as well as middleware, data and analytics.N/A
Platform9 Managed Kubernetes
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Platform9 headquartered in Sunnyvale offers a managed openstack or Kubernetes solution.
$0
Pricing
IBM Cloud PrivatePlatform9 Managed Kubernetes
Editions & Modules
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Freedom
$0
Growth
$160
per node
Enterprise
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per node
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud PrivatePlatform9 Managed Kubernetes
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
IBM Cloud PrivatePlatform9 Managed Kubernetes
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
IBM Cloud PrivatePlatform9 Managed Kubernetes
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Private
9.7
5 Ratings
17% above category average
Platform9 Managed Kubernetes
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Ratings
Ease of building user interfaces10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform management overhead10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow engine capability10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform access control9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment creation10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment replication10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue recovery10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
IBM Cloud PrivatePlatform9 Managed Kubernetes
Small Businesses
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Score 9.0 out of 10
Portainer
Portainer
Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Score 9.0 out of 10
Docker
Docker
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Score 9.0 out of 10
Docker
Docker
Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud PrivatePlatform9 Managed Kubernetes
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud PrivatePlatform9 Managed Kubernetes
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
IBM Cloud Private is an ideal platform for companies to accelerate their business growth. It helps in reducing the cost of IT and operations while delivering a great customer experience. With IBM Cloud Private, you can gain agility and security with a flexible hybrid model that fits your needs. It's highly recommended to my colleagues from me.
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Platform9
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Pros
IBM
  • Capacity On Demand to scale up and down environments
  • SaaS model allows our team to have less involvement in managing or controlling the underlying cloud infrastructure including network, servers, operating systems, storage, or even individual application capabilities.
  • SaaS model allows our team to worry less about upgrades, fix packs, environment support etc.
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Platform9
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Cons
IBM
  • Bluemix/IBM Cloud UI can be better
  • Changing Brand name from Bluemix to IBM Cloud, as we are habituated to Bluemix more
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Platform9
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
With VMware cloud, each VMware Cloud customer must have an SDDC account(VMC) as well as a general AWS account. The two accounts must be linked for the service to work which is a tiresome thing to do for some clients but with IBM Cloud Private all these issues are solved.
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Platform9
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • IBM Cloud has helped us start using the cloud and migrating old services to the cloud.
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Platform9
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