IBM Cloud
Cloud platform for hybrid and multicloud enterprise applications
- Also known as
- ibm-cloud
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is IBM Cloud?
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.
IBM Cloud pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free Lite tier available. Pay-as-you-go, subscription, and committed spending plans.
Lite
FreePay-as-you-go
Subscription
Enterprise Savings Plan
Reserved Capacity
What IBM Cloud does
The capabilities that matter for cloud infrastructure, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Provider tier
- Hyperscaler
- Regions / global footprint
- Multiple regions
- Bare-metal servers
- ✓
- GPU / accelerated compute
- ✓
- Spot / preemptible pricing
- -
- Object storage
- ✓
- Block storage
- ✓
- Managed Kubernetes
- ✓
- Managed databases
- ✓
- Serverless / FaaS
- ✓
- VPC / private networking
- ✓
- Free / low egress
- -
- Data-residency / sovereign options
- -
- Partner marketplace
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Hybrid
- On-premise
Integrations (35)
Independently observed- 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
- Kubernetes
- Linux
- MongoDB
- NVIDIA
- Oracle
- RabbitMQ
- Red Hat
- Red Hat OpenShift
- Redis
- SAP
- SPSS Statistics
IBM Cloud FAQ
Common questions about IBM Cloud, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is IBM Cloud?
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. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.
Is IBM Cloud free?
IBM Cloud offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Lite, Pay-as-you-go, Subscription and Enterprise Savings Plan. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does IBM Cloud support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to IBM Cloud. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Can IBM Cloud be self-hosted?
Yes. IBM Cloud can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and on-premise, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
What does IBM Cloud integrate with?
We have confirmed 34 integrations for IBM Cloud, including Anaplan, Apache, Elasticsearch, IBM Analytics Engine, IBM Blockchain Platform, IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation, IBM Cloud Pak for Data and IBM Cloud Pak for Integration, plus 26 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.ibm.com/cloud
What security certifications does IBM Cloud have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for IBM Cloud. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as IBM Cloud not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Where is IBM Cloud available?
IBM Cloud is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
IBM Cloud alternatives
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Compare IBM Cloud
Side by side against other cloud infrastructure, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 100 | 0.12 | 11.5 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.16 | 7.9 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 0.06 | 5.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 92 | 0.05 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 85 | 0.05 | 4.1 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Tier: hyperscaler · Bare metal: Yes · Block storage: Yes · Gpu instances: Yes · Regions count: Multiple regions · Object storage: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 887 | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-04 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Security
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