IBM Cloud Functions vs. Oracle Application Container Cloud (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Functions
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
IBM Cloud Functions is a PaaS platform based on Apache OpenWhisk. With it, developers write code (“actions”) that respond to external events. Actions are hosted, executed, and scaled on demand based on the number of events coming in. No servers or infrastructure to provision and manage.
$0
per second of execution
Oracle Application Container Cloud (discontinued)
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Oracle Application Container Cloud was a PaaS supporting the development of cloud native, 12-factor applications on a modern polyglot platform with Java EE, Java SE, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby, GO and .NET. The service was discontinued in 2025.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Basic Cloud Functions Rate
$0.00017
per second of execution
API Gateway Rate
Free
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Functions
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Ratings
Oracle Application Container Cloud (discontinued)
5.0
Ratings
46% below category average
Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Scalability00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Platform management overhead00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Workflow engine capability00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Platform access control00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Development environment creation00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Development environment replication00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Issue recovery00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
IBM Cloud FunctionsOracle Application Container Cloud (discontinued)
Small Businesses
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Score 8.6 out of 10
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Score 8.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.3 out of 10
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.3 out of 10
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
3.0
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5.0
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Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
IBM Cloud Functions [is] not the worse product on the IBM cloud. I decided to write this review as I thought it would be balanced. I would still use functions to set up a serverless architecture where execution time is pretty quick and the code is relatively simple. I wouldn't use IBM Cloud Functions for async calls obviously, as costs could be higher. The functions documentation is lacking in terms of CI/CD, and there are unexplainable errors occurring - like the network connection that I mentioned. So I wouldn't just rely on IBM Cloud Functions too much for the entire system, but make sure it's diversified.
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For how it is used within the organization it is perfectly fine. We use it for benefits, salary, and vacation tracking. It does make it easy to find your information within the system and make changes.
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Pros
  • Validate raw data files - check the validity of raw data input to the system, to make sure we analyze only the relevant data. The raw data stream rate is hard to be predicted, since it depends on real world activities.
  • Analyze raw data - analyzing of valid raw data, described above.
  • Insert data to LOCAL data base.
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  • Ease of use.
  • User-friendly.
  • Sleek layout.
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Cons
  • Billing can be a hassle, not the most responsive customer service/support team
  • Handles & executes most functionalities, but other platforms offer more scalability if you're seeking consistent and stable growth
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  • Fewer tabs.
  • More direct access to information.
  • More insight into where approvals are within the system.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I am not a part of the team that would make this decision but as far as I know they are happy with the platform and how it performs.
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Usability
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Incredibly easy to use and learn how to use. The interface is extremely easy to use.
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Support Rating
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The team who helps with the issue is very helpful when resolving the issue and usually can handle it in a very timely manner.
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Implementation Rating
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The system is very easy to use.
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Alternatives Considered
AWS Lambda is 100 times more robust than IBM cloud functions. They essentially do the same thing, but AWS works. AWS is stable. we have had epic failures with cloud functions. Support was horrible. We literally had an open ticket with them for 2 months and it literally went nowhere. They said it could do 100 calls a minute. We proved over and over that we couldn't get above 20 without getting failures. They had NO explanation whatsoever. The ticket got closed because we were tired of asking them questions and getting no understandable or usable response.
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Return on Investment
  • Definitely has positive impact due to the pay only when used feature
  • Lightweight cloud services help with scaling without high investment in infrastructure
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  • Employee Empowerment
  • Reduced lagtime
  • Connects correct people to correct situations
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