IBM Kubecost vs. Planimate vs. vRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
IBM Kubecost vs. Planimate vs. vRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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IBM Kubecost | N/A | IBM Kubecost is a self-hosted Kubernetes cost visibility and optimization platform that provides real-time insights to help teams reduce cloud spend and scale cost efficiently. | $449 per month 100 nodes | |
![]() Planimate | N/A | N/A | $3,000 per year | |
vRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued) | N/A | vRealize Suite and vCloud Suite delivered a self-service consumption layer, an automation framework and self-driving Day 2 operations for VMware Cloud. The product is no longer available. | $10 per month per core |
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| Small Businesses | No answers on this topic | SOLIDWORKS Score 8.7 out of 10 | VMware Cloud Director Score 9.6 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | IBM Turbonomic Score 8.6 out of 10 | SOLIDWORKS Score 8.7 out of 10 | IBM Turbonomic Score 8.6 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | vRealize Operations (discontinued) Score 8.8 out of 10 | Navisworks Score 9.1 out of 10 | vRealize Operations (discontinued) Score 8.8 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 9.1 (2 ratings) | - (0 ratings) | 7.3 (1 ratings) |
| Usability | 8.2 (1 ratings) | - (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | Apptio an IBM Company
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| Pros | Apptio an IBM Company
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| Cons | Apptio an IBM Company
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| Usability | Apptio an IBM Company
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| Alternatives Considered | Apptio an IBM Company
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| Return on Investment | Apptio an IBM Company
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| ScreenShots | IBM Kubecost Screenshots |




