Compare Azure Virtual Machines and IBM Cloud Virtual Servers
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Azure Virtual Machines
Star Rating
(391)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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IBM Cloud Virtual Servers
Star Rating
(55)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Azure Virtual Machines vs IBM Cloud Virtual Servers
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Virtual Machines easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Azure Virtual Machines overall.
- Reviewers felt that Azure Virtual Machines meets the needs of their business better than IBM Cloud Virtual Servers.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Virtual Machines is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Virtual Machines over IBM Cloud Virtual Servers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Virtual Machines
No pricing availableIBM Cloud Virtual Servers
No pricing availableFree Trial
Azure Virtual Machines
No trial information availableIBM Cloud Virtual Servers
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
337
8.2
39
Ease of Use
8.6
337
8.1
38
Ease of Setup
8.6
204
7.5
21
Ease of Admin
8.6
192
7.3
20
Quality of Support
8.4
324
7.2
38
Quality of Work
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responsiveness
Not enough data
Not enough data
Expertise of Team
Not enough data
Not enough data
Execution Ability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication Skills
Not enough data
Not enough data
Professionalism
Not enough data
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
184
7.6
22
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
325
6.2
37
Features by Category
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Infrastructure Provision
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.6
55
Not enough data
9.0
53
Not enough data
7.2
48
Not enough data
8.3
54
Not enough data
9.3
65
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
Management
9.0
60
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
8.7
55
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
57
Not enough data
Performance
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.5
30
Not enough data
8.7
29
Not enough data
9.3
30
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Virtual Machines and IBM Cloud Virtual Servers are categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Unique Categories
Azure Virtual Machines is categorized as Server Virtualization
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers is categorized as Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Virtual Machines
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
29.9%
Computer Software
17.6%
Computer & Network Security
7.5%
Accounting
4.3%
Information Services
2.4%
Other
38.2%
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Education Management
10.9%
Financial Services
10.9%
Computer Software
8.7%
Internet
6.5%
Other
47.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Azure Virtual Machines used for?
2 Comments
SP
Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) are used to run applications and workloads on virtualized server environments in the cloud. They allow you to deploy and manage...Read more
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers has no discussions with answers
