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Cloud infrastructure management software

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IBM Cloud - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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IBM Cloud overview

What is IBM Cloud?

IBM Cloud is a cloud infrastructure management software that helps businesses manage applications and data across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. Administrators can utilize routers, firewalls, VPN tunnels, and load balancers to handle physical and virtual networks across the organization.

IBM Cloud provides structured and unstructured data storage and backup with unified automation, scaling, encryption, multi-vaulting capabilities, and network file system (NFS) based file storage. It lets users run synthetic tests to detect, correlate, prioritize, and resolve performance and operational incidents across cloud environments. IBM Watson enables staff members to use natural-language processing, visual recognition, text-to-speech, speech-to-text, language translator, and tone analyzer technologies to prepare and analyze data.

IBM Cloud comes with an API, which lets businesses integrate the system with several third-party solutions. The streaming analytics module allows supervisors to analyze text, videos, audio files, and geospatial and sensor data in real-time. It also lets users audit all cloud activities, encrypt data between client and server applications, and manage all certificates on a secure repository.

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IBM Cloud reviews

Overall rating

4.5

/5

29

Positive reviews

93

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.35/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
“The storage capabilities are awesome. IBM put a package together for us the made it affordable for a company of our size and that benefits our clients.”
SM

Sean M.

Account Executive

“I think it is very secure and i am fully confident that my data is safe.”
MD

Madav D.

GRA

“Very positive experience. Overall good support and they always have the tools we need to accel.”
SM

Sean M.

Account Executive

Cons
“In some cases it can be slow and present problems of delay to synchronize and does not have much memory.”
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Daniela B.

Recepcionista

“Issue faced in Data Transfer at the time peak hours. Troubleshoot is not easy some time its irritating.”
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Irfan M.

Irfan Ahmed

“Some references are too big that they stuck my web browser , example try the reference of watsing discovery and se the magic.”
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Juan C.

Lider de area de desarrollo IA

Who uses IBM Cloud?

Based on 29 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Computer Software
Information Technology and Services
Education Management
Marketing and Advertising
Others

Use cases

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
DevOps

IBM Cloud's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from IBM Cloud users:

SSL security
Search/Filter
Configuration management
Log access
Reporting/Analytics
Network monitoring

All IBM Cloud features

Features rating:

Activity tracking
Data migration
Cloud computing
Integrated development environment
Load balancing
Load testing
Mobile access
Monitoring
Multiple programming languages supported
Performance metrics
Performance monitoring
Prioritization
Real-Time analytics
Real-Time monitoring
Reporting & statistics
Scheduling
Secure data storage
Secure login
Server monitoring
Service level agreement (sla) management
Third-Party integrations
Activity dashboard
Activity Management
Alerts/Escalation
API
Application management
Approval workflow
Audit management
Authentication
Backup and recovery
Data catalog
Data governance
Data lineage
Data security
Data storage management
Database support
Deployment management
For developers
Graphical user interface

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IBM Cloud pricing

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Free trial
Free plan
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User opinions about IBM Cloud price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of IBM Cloud's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“The storage capabilities are awesome. IBM put a package together for us the made it affordable for a company of our size and that benefits our clients.”
SM

Sean M.

Account Executive

“I think it is very secure and i am fully confident that my data is safe.”
MD

Madav D.

GRA

IBM Cloud support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base

Training options

Videos

IBM Cloud FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does IBM Cloud offer?

IBM Cloud has the following pricing plans:
Pricing model: Free

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Q. Who are the typical users of IBM Cloud?

IBM Cloud has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business


Q. What languages does IBM Cloud support?

IBM Cloud supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does IBM Cloud support mobile devices?

IBM Cloud supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does IBM Cloud offer an API?

Yes, IBM Cloud has an API available for use.


Q. What level of support does IBM Cloud offer?

IBM Cloud offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base

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