IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh vs. Kong Konnect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh
Score 8.7 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
Kong Konnect
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Kong Inc. is a cloud connectivity company headquartered in San Francisco. They are the creator and primary supporter of Kong, the open-source Microservice API gateway, and offer Kong Konnect, an enterprise-tier platform that delivers connectivity and visibility for services in multi-cloud environments.
$250
per month
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IBM Hybrid Cloud MeshKong Konnect
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
IBM Hybrid Cloud MeshKong Konnect
Likelihood to Recommend
7.5
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Hybrid Cloud MeshKong Konnect
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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Kong, Inc
Using Kong [Konnect]'s declarative settings, a user may control traffic, automate deployment, and maintain container-based software after it's deployed. In addition, it handles the whole lifecycle of service management. Installation, management, and operation of Kong [Konnects]'s cloud-native connection runtimes may be performed in any cloud or Kubernetes provider environment, as well as on-premises environments. In order to optimise their services and transactions, users may keep track of their services and transactions in real-time via real-time monitoring.
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Pros
IBM
  • zero trust / end to end solution
  • multi cloud management\
  • strengthen resiliency
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Kong, Inc
  • Application orchestration
  • Error tracing
  • Analyzing traffic
  • Load balancing
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Cons
IBM
  • It requires a steep learning curve for IT teams
  • Allow for customizable dashboards or to build custom workflows
  • Continue to invest in AI capabilities to enhance security, optimization and compliance.
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Kong, Inc
  • Community support
  • Sample projects for easy integration
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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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Kong, Inc
  • Increased application efficiency
  • Reduced system downtown
  • Significantly improved error resolution
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