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IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh vs. Istio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh
Score 8.3 out of 10
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A multicloud networking solution SaaS product, designed to allow organizations to establish simple and secured application-centric connectivity across a wide variety of public and private clouds, edge and on-premises. It bridges operational silos, giving granular network control to CloudOps as well as interfaces to DevOps teams to enhance collaboration through a single portal.N/A
Istio
Score 9.6 out of 10
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Istio is an open source service mesh that layers transparently onto existing distributed applications. Istio’s features provide a uniform way to secure, connect, and monitor services. Istio is the path to load balancing, service-to-service authentication, and monitoring.N/A
Pricing
IBM Hybrid Cloud MeshIstio
Editions & Modules
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IBM Hybrid Cloud MeshIstio
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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IBM Hybrid Cloud MeshIstio
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Medium-sized Companies
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 8.8 out of 10
Red Hat OpenShift
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Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Hybrid Cloud MeshIstio
Likelihood to Recommend
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User Testimonials
IBM Hybrid Cloud MeshIstio
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
It is only a necessity if teams are planning to migrate between clouds and need a transitional setup. A single cloud/all on-prem setup won't need the IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh.
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Dushyant Pathak
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Pros
IBM
  • Optimal application uptime, as applications stay up even when they're migrating between clouds or from on prem to cloud
  • Standard dashboard allows us a holistic view of our applications and their status without needing dedicated cloud support staff
  • Connecting markedly different applications with differing tech stacks and layers has become easy because of the application centricity of this SaaS
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Cons
IBM
  • Yet to implement network latency management, to help avoid overcrowding of requests at a single point
  • It doesn't exactly 'integrate' with the separate cloud systems, which often leads to knowledge gaps
  • Proactive monitoring is something that requires further focus
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Dushyant Pathak
Software Engineer
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • Thanks to IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh, application downtime during migration of our applications has been minimized, leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars of daily cost savings
  • A great deal of manpower is saved because no cloud support is needed to support the different cloud structures
  • The team also sees performance improvement due to the application centric approach of the product
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Dushyant Pathak
Software Engineer
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