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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Cloud Block Storage

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM offers their Block Storage service via IBM Cloud, allowing users to deploy and customize flash-backed iSCSI block storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS.N/A

    Vultr

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AVultr is an independent cloud computing platform on a mission to provide businesses and developers around the world with unrivaled ease of use, price-to-performance, and global reach.

    $2.50

    per month

    Pricing
    IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Block Storage
    $1
    per month
    Cloud Compute
    $2.50
    per month
    Object Storage
    $5
    per month
    Kubernetes Engine
    $10
    per month
    Load Balancers
    $10
    per month
    Managed Databases
    $15
    per month
    Optimized Cloud Compute
    $28
    per month
    Cloud GPU
    $90
    per month
    Bare Metal
    $120
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing is based on specifications chosen in each product category. Bandwidth is also included up to a certain amount per month.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    No answer on this topic
    Vultr
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    55 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    60 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    53 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    58 Answers
    Features
    IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of IBM Cloud Block Storage and Vultr
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Block Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Vultr
    2.8
    15 Ratings
    97% below category average
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings2.914 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling00 Ratings2.512 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing00 Ratings2.711 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings2.813 Ratings
    Monitoring tools00 Ratings2.013 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings2.814 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings3.015 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings4.513 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings2.212 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    DigitalOcean Droplets
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
    Score9.3 out of 10
    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9.5 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    2.6
    (18 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Cloud Block StorageVultr
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    IBM Cloud Block Storage is recommendable to companies that [have a database that] is super sensitive, private, and requires instant access. Further, IBM Cloud Block Storage creates a coordinated system, that [classifies] data, based on the requirements that a company has. The security deployment from IBM Cloud Block Storage is another merit that [businesses] attain.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    I've been with Vultr over 5 years hosting multiple businesses and email related services. I never experienced a significant outage or data loss. Migration has always been successful as well. Support is top tier and IP reputation is clean. I like the choices of OS, ease of platform use and multiple hosting/ region options.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Proficient scaling and system customization, which allows editing.
    • Wide range of system storage, ranging from 25GB to 12000GB.
    • Finally, IBM Cloud Block Storage deploys the most technical and efficient security measures.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    • Good performance from servers close to me and my customers
    • Ease of spinning up new servers
    • Great service levels of servers I spin up
    • Notifications of issues or downtime come through quickly, allowing me to handle client queries with knowledge in hand.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • The documentation must be clearer and updated, thinking about each distribution that they offer in the cloud
    • Downtime when IOPS are raised can be less
    • The configuration can be more automated from the same control panel and not have to take it so much to the CLI
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    • The response times for support tickets is too high and a quicker response time would be appreciated
    • Availability of the VPS solution in Middle east and Africa would help
    • Abilito to connect SIP trunks would make it more easy to run active communictaion platforms on Vultr
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Vultr
    We’ve been extremely satisfied with the service for many years. After trying other providers, we’ve found nothing that matches the reliability and performance—so we’re not likely to switch anytime soon.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Vultr
    easy to use and configure. great bang for the buck. I need an affordable solution to host in the cloud data from systems installed at our client's site with the ability to drill down and change the configuration remotely. Vultr enabled us to do that in an efficient and affordable way.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Vultr
    Because of the 24 hour turnaround timing with servers I need immediate reply
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Vultr
    Nothing in particular to share that I did not already discuss
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    Unlike the above platforms, IBM Cloud Block Storage enable secure and quick big data migration through its secure environment and the flexibility of its Cloud options is effective. Data analytics through IBM Cloud Block Storage are easily prepared and the data access is very easy and the ability to monitor various Cloud operations is excellent.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    Linode is a more old-school offering. Linode pricing model and infrastructure rely on classic Virtual Machines. What we like about Vultr is that they offer the same at the front, but in the back, the machines are much more flexible and can be tailor-made to our needs, which of course also impacts the costs of running the infrastructure.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Vultr
    Pricing is fair and did not increase
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Scale the storage when needed to get better performance.
    • Taking snapshot so we can do easy recovery if necessary.
    • We can choose different locations so they are closer to our consumers.
    Incentivized
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    Vultr
    • We have experienced a 200% return on using Vultr products with a 100% Customer Satisfaction rating.
    • Vultr gives us the regions to deploy where our small business customers are located.
    • Vultr has helped us scale up our company and our cloud solutions.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Vultr Screenshots

    Screenshot of Vultr's control panel helps users spend less time managing infrastructure.Screenshot of Vultr's services offer additional configuration and inside of the simplified control panel.Screenshot of a display of when peak activity happens on an application. The server health graphs provide insight from the moment the server is created.Screenshot of Vultr's interface, which allows users to deploy high performance servers worldwide from any device.Screenshot of how to reach the 24/7/365 technical support team that is available through Vultr's ticketing system.