Cost effective and easy to provision and manage
September 05, 2023

Cost effective and easy to provision and manage

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service

Our container infrastructure runs on IBM IKS which is a complete application layer with a tech stack of ruby on rails, javascript, GraphQL, and node applications, and hosts an in-memory Redis cluster for caching layer use. IBM provides pure Kubernetes(no touch-ups), which allows us to use the system easily with compatibilites.

Pros

  • automatic load balancer service
  • out of the box compatibilities
  • easy to provision clusters via terraform and UI

Cons

  • namespace container registry compatibilites
  • IKS version upgrade with terraform with zero down time - no documentation
  • Interactive IKS documentation help while deploying using UI - steps
  • Cost wise and brand values its best suited for all types of companies
  • IBM should enforce migration from classic to VPC to compare with other providers
  • Documentation is not up to the mark for exploring options
IBM Cloud is simple to use and has no custom requirements to start, Other products are not cost-efficient compared to IBM IKS.

Do you think IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service again?

Yes

If you are an IBM customer or prospective, starting with IKS is relatively easy. Node Autoscaling feature is a click of a button and helps with config map value to set the values, IBM cloud is a little underrated, but it has very good products like IKS in classic and vpc. If you are starting your cloud journey, you should evaluate the IBM cloud specially IKS for cost efficiently.

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Feature Ratings

Container Management
8.1
Security and Isolation
8
Container Orchestration
10
Cluster Management
10
Storage Management
8
Resource Allocation and Optimization
7
Discovery Tools
7
Update Rollouts and Rollbacks
7
Self-Healing and Recovery
8
Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging
8

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