Comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs IBM Cloud

On the evidence we track, IBM Cloud leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon Web Services (AWS)55
IBM Cloud76
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon Web Services (AWS)55 / 100medium · 73%
IBM Cloud76 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Model
Amazon Web Services (AWS)freemium
IBM Cloudfreemium
Price level
Amazon Web Services (AWS)low
IBM Cloudlow
Transparent
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Integrations
Count
Amazon Web Services (AWS)14
IBM Cloud887
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Fedramp
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Gdpr
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Hipaa
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Iso27001
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Pci
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Soc2
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Provider tier
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Hyperscaler
IBM CloudHyperscaler
Reach
Regions / global footprint
Amazon Web Services (AWS)39 regions, 123 availability zones
IBM CloudMultiple regions
Compute
Bare-metal servers
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
IBM Cloud
GPU / accelerated compute
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
IBM Cloud
Spot / preemptible pricing
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
IBM Cloud-
Storage
Object storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Block storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
IBM Cloud
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Managed databases
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
IBM Cloud-
Serverless / FaaS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Network
VPC / private networking
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Pricing
Free / low egress
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud-
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud-
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS is a global cloud infrastructure provider offering hundreds of services with flexible, consumption-based pricing across 39 geographic regions.

Independently observed

IBM Cloud

Leader

A cloud infrastructure and services platform designed for building and managing applications across on-premises data centers and multiple cloud providers, with built-in security and compliance capabilities for regulated industries.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Usage-basedFree tier

Pay-as-you-go with volume discounts and commitment-based savings plans. Free tier available.

as of verify ↗

IBM Cloud

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free Lite tier available. Pay-As-You-Go for full access. Support plans from $200/month

  • LiteFree
    • Free service access
  • Pay-As-You-GoUsage-based pricing
    • Full catalog access
    • Pay per use
    • No long-term commitment
  • Enterprise Savings PlanCommitted spend plan
    • Volume discount
    • Annual commitment
  • IBM Cloud ReservationsReserved capacity
    • Capacity reservation
    • Long-term discount
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
CLI
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Self-hosted
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
On-premise
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Hybrid
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

14 total
  • Brave
  • Upstage
  • Asana
  • Pokee AI
  • Tailscale
  • 1Password
  • Trend Micro
  • Orca Security
  • Okta
  • Suger
  • Arctic Wolf
  • Cast AI
  • LucidLink
  • Vanta
Independently observed

IBM Cloud

Leader
35 total
  • Anaplan
  • Apache
  • Elasticsearch
  • IBM Analytics Engine
  • IBM Blockchain Platform
  • IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
  • IBM Cloud Pak for Data
  • IBM Cloud Pak for Integration
  • IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation
  • IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps
  • IBM Db2 Warehouse
  • IBM InfoSphere Information Server
  • IBM Master Data Management
  • IBM Turbonomic
  • IBM Watson Assistant
  • IBM Watson Discovery
  • IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog
  • IBM Watson Knowledge Studio
  • IBM Watson Language Translator
  • IBM Watson Natural Language Classifier
  • IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding
  • IBM Watson Speech to Text
  • IBM Watson Studio
  • IBM Watson Text to Speech
  • +11 more
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.