IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition vs. Plesk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
WebSphere Hybrid Edition from IBM is a collection of WebSphere application runtimes and modernization tools that provides support for on-premise and major public cloud deployments, in virtual machines, containers and Kubernetes. The user can choose any WebSphere edition and deploy Liberty and application modernization tools to help move to a cloud-native architecture, modernize existing applications and support an existing WebSphere estate.
$88.50
per month
Plesk
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Plesk is a server control panel, providing a solution that enables usres to build and manage multiple sites from a single dashboard. Users can also run updates, monitor performance and onboard new prospects all from the same place. Plesk also boasts a robust toolkit for Wordpress management, and supports other CMS. It is available on the public cloud of the user's choice.
$12
per month
Pricing
IBM WebSphere Hybrid EditionPlesk
Editions & Modules
Application Server
$88.50
per month
Web Admin Edition - Dedicated
$12
per month
Web Admin Edition - VPS
$12
per month
Web Pro Edition - VPS
$18.50
per month
Web Pro Edition - Dedicated
$18.50
per month
Web Host Edition - VPS
$30.50
per month
Web Host Edition - Dedicated
$54.50
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM WebSphere Hybrid EditionPlesk
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for an annual subscription.
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Features
IBM WebSphere Hybrid EditionPlesk
Application Servers
Comparison of Application Servers features of Product A and Product B
IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition
7.3
Ratings
8% below category average
Plesk
-
Ratings
IDE support5.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Security management8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Administration and management7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Application server performance8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Installation7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Open-source standards compliance6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM WebSphere Hybrid EditionPlesk
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.7
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM WebSphere Hybrid EditionPlesk
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM WebSphere Hybrid edition is well-suited for the development and deployment of large enterprise-level applications such as Electronic Health Records that are used in our organization. IBM WebSphere is appropriate for organizations that require strong security and compliance as it provides a high level of security and compliance features. This works well with organizations that are subject to strict regulatory requirements, such as hospitals.
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The Plesk web hosting management platform is well suited for both novice web admins through to experienced technicians. While it allows experienced users to "get under the hood", those that are new to web hosting admin will quickly become comfortable with performing administration processes
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Pros
  • It works out of the box. Its basic functionality is all there and everything works with no adjustments.
  • The functionality is there for fine tuning, to allow applications to be easier to access and quicker with some tweaks, but again, these aren't necessary for basic running.
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  • Automatically update the CMS, plugins, and templates of all your websites, depending on your CMS, all at the same time, with just a few strokes of your keyboard.
  • Enables one to set up a schedule to back up your websites, automatically, and easily download/save the backup files off-site, for safety.
  • Makes it easy for users to use a backup file to reinstall a website, with just a few strokes of the keyboard. Excellent service!
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Cons
  • In this era of cloud technology, Websphere Application Server required Integration with cloud technology.
  • Troubleshooting tools need to included in Websphere Application Server package for better troubleshooting of issues.
  • Websphere Application Server comes with some basic performance tools and these troubleshooting and performance tools need to be enhanced.
  • It's available in all operating systems like Windows AIX Unix Solaris Zos etc.
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  • Better integration with independent WAF tools like Wordfence
  • Create a simple function for staging sites and to push from staging to live
  • Provide function to back-up DNS settings before making changes
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Likelihood to Renew
Mostly we will be renewing unless the strategic direction changes drastically or there are other complelling external circumstances. We've been on a multi year project to modernize our legacy applications and that effort will continue for the foreseeable future.
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Usability
WebSphere Application Server is used across our organization. Most projects use this for Java products and applications. Being robust and scalable makes it even more usable. We love using WebSphere Application Server due to its configuration management ability made simple and vast across all java related parameters. It is dependent on the features and upgrades and IBM releases some great upgrades to WebSphere Application Server.
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Performance
Deploys fairly quick enough and like the roll-out update feature decreasing the downtime and also plays well with other integration tools as well.
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Support Rating
IBM was quick to respond when we had an issue with our specific infrastructure. We raised a PMR, which they picked up quickly and updated us about every step of the way. We had an appropriate fix for quite a business critical issue within a fortnight, which was impressive!
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Alternatives Considered
I did not choose IBM WAS, it was a coporate decision. We are glad that we have been using this for a number of years and are quite happy as a corporation. However, it does take more time to learn WAS because of its complexity in terms of installation, various features and special deployment and packaging needs.
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I've only ever really used cPanel-type web host control panels. CPanels are very cumbersome and clunky. They don't allow one to update all their hosted website's CMS, templates, and plugins, from within their system. This is a SERIOUS time- and headache-saver, in my opinion! I no longer have to log in to every single website and waste time updating the site. Also, backing up a database is pretty basic, but reinstalling a broken website with that backup doesn't always work. To date, I've never had a problem with reinstalling a website that I backed up, using the Plesk system.
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Return on Investment
  • It has security features that has enhanced security of our enterprise and its data.
  • WebSphere Hybrid Edition has improved performance making it easier for our organization to fix any problem that might occur.
  • It has improved collaboration enhancing team work making the work efficient.
  • WebSphere Hybrid Edition can be complex to individuals who are not familiar with it.
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  • Time savings and eliminating redundancies.
  • Reducing the need for multiple systems and spending on each.
  • Creating more visibility into what teams are working on and getting projects done faster.
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