Expensive, buggy, and not viable for long-term use
January 30, 2018

Expensive, buggy, and not viable for long-term use

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Compose

We use IBM Compose to host our caching databases. We used to use Compose for or storage databases. Compose is quick to set up and get running.

Pros

  • Ease of use
  • Quick setup
  • Multiple database offerings

Cons

  • Price is very high.
  • Very limited features. Barely any metrics.
  • Interface is extremely buggy.
  • Many billing issues around overcharging and charging for services that were not used.
  • Alerting system rarely works
  • Quick MVP development
  • Production downtime due to buggy alert system
  • Wasted a lot of time verifying invoices every month
We moved off of Compose as quickly as possible. We picked Compose at first to make an MVP while not having to worry about managing a database. Compose pricing is unviably expensive compared to other companies and is very limited in features.
IBM Compose is well suited for bootstrapping projects and getting an MVP out. It's not appropriate for a large project with high database usage, advanced configurations, or BI insights.

IBM Cloud Databases Feature Ratings

Automatic software patching
6
Database scalability
4
Automated backups
1
Database security provisions
5
Monitoring and metrics
1
Automatic host deployment
Not Rated

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