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    IBM Cloud Databases

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud Databases are open source data stores for enterprise application development. Built on a Kubernetes foundation, they offer a database platform for serverless applications. They are designed to scale storage and compute resources seamlessly without being constrained by the limits of a single server. Natively integrated and available in the IBM Cloud console, these databases are now available through a consistent consumption, pricing, and interaction model. They aim to provide a cohesive…N/A

    Percona Server for MongoDB

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/APercona Server for MongoDB is a free and open-source drop-in replacement for MongoDB Community Edition. It combines all the features and benefits of MongoDB Community Edition with enterprise-class features from Percona. Built on the MongoDB Community Edition, Percona Server for MongoDB provides flexible data structure, native high availability, easy scalability, and developer-friendly syntax. It also includes an in-memory engine, hot backups, LDAP authentication, database auditing, and log…N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    79%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    93%
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    Features
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    Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of IBM Cloud Databases and Percona Server for MongoDB
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Databases
    7.0
    93 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Percona Server for MongoDB
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    Ratings
    Automatic software patching8.577 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database scalability8.587 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated backups6.890 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security provisions8.783 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and metrics4.287 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic host deployment5.269 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud DatabasesPercona Server for MongoDB
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (95 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
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    Usability
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
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    Support Rating
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Less Appropriate Scenario: 1) Small Scale or Low Budget Projects 2) Organizations with limited expertise in cloud technologies may find the learning curve steep, especially if they are not familiar with the IBM Cloud platform 3) If database requirements are highly dynamic and change frequently, the comprehensive features and management provided by IBM Cloud Databases might be overkill. A more flexible, self-managed solution could be preferable for adapting to rapid changes.
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    Percona
    It offers good support for the implementation of solutions in the public and on-premises cloud and integration with other services such as Hashicorp Vault for data encryption. One of the main advantages is the ease of configuration, in addition to offering transaction support for the different operations and scalability of the servers.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • The ease of setup was effortless. For anyone with development experience, a few simple questions such as name and login data will get you set up.
    • The web application to manage cluster settings, billing settings and even introspect the data was simple and most importantly worked all the time. This can not always be said for web interfaces of other products.
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    Percona
    • High performance
    • Integration with other tools and services
    • Big data projects oriented
    • High availability and scalability
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Better cost reports, before just increasing to another tier, thus increasing the price. This is critical for early stage startups, where budget is tight.
    • Add more data center options. As a comparison, a similar service, Aiven.io has dozen more options than Compose (basically all big cloud providers). We moved from AWS to Digital Ocean, which made us stop using Compose, since Compose forces us to be either on IBM or AWS.
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    Percona
    • The learning curve makes it a bit tricky to use at first.
    • Documentation is an aspect to improve, especially for people who are just starting out.
    • At the interface level, the user experience could be improved.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    IBM is our trusted partner which never failed to meet our expectations. Stability, efficiency, usability and security is a must have for our business which is fully provided by IBM Cloud Databases
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    Usability
    IBM
    IBM Cloud Databases' pricing structure is easy to understand, and if you choose the right product, you can operate your system at minimal cost. Although there is ample documentation available, there doesn't seem to be a user community running on it, so specific usage know-how and troubleshooting can sometimes take longer than expected.
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    Percona
    One aspect to improve is the user experience since sometimes the steps to take are not clear and the user may need to review some of the actions before continuing with the next ones. Another aspect to improve is the documentation and support for developers who want to know the tool.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    Support is helpful enough, but we haven't always had questions answered in a satisfactory manner. At one time we realized that Compose had stopped taking database snapshots on its two-per-day schedule, and had in fact not taken one for many days. Support recognized the problem and it was fixed, but the lack of proactive checks and the inability to share exactly what happened has caused us to look elsewhere for production work loads
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    Percona
    It offers good support for the implementation of solutions in the public and on-premises cloud and integration with other services such as Hashicorp Vault for data encryption. Also, it offers support for different compatible programming languages such as C, C ++, Java, as well as offering good support for the persistence of schema-free data and the possibility of saving data in memory.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    The reason why I choose IBM Cloud Databases is that the IBM cloud toolset is already being used in other functions of the company and by using IBM Cloud Databases, the other cloud tools are better embedded and integrated. If the company is set to use amazon tools, I would go for rds.
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    Percona
    At the performance level, it is similar to other solutions such as MongoDB and Percona Server for MySQL. and at the customization level, it offers better support for the development of specific solutions that seek good performance in transactions.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Prove use cases prior to administering entire platform, obtain ROI faster
    • Able to achieve the technological components of our advanced analytics team without full scale purchase of AI platform
    • Developed several studies to prove out cloud Db value, speed to deploy
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    Percona
    • It offers a good alternative solution compared with other open source databases.
    • We have many resources at the documentation level and other tools that help the integration with different programming languages.
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