# IBM Blockchain Platform Reviews
**Vendor:** IBM  
**Category:** [Blockchain Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/blockchain-platforms)  
**Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 11
## About IBM Blockchain Platform
Blockchain is a shared , immutable ledger for recording the history of transactions. It fosters a new generation of transactional applications that establish trust , accountability and transparency-from contracts to deeds to payments.




## IBM Blockchain Platform Reviews
  ### 1. Great Customizable Platform

**Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Oguz m. | Software Quality Assurance Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** May 30, 2022

**What do you like best about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

This is a customizable platform that Can write smart contracts in JavaScript, Java, and Go language. Build and deploy features like bring your own applications to plug-and-play

**What do you dislike about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

According to my company, this product is a little bit expensive. In addition to that, it does not support all blockchain technologies.It may support more bc frameworks

**What problems is IBM Blockchain Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?**

In my company, we have too many transactions from vendors and customers. This technology replaces old paper kind of payment with blockchain technology. It is easier to process and track

  ### 2. Blockchain for Business

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Relations | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 24, 2019

**What do you like best about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

The ability to trace items for agriculture clients from beginning to end of the supply chain process. It helps our clients keep up with their products, and if need be recall an item before it hits the market.

**What do you dislike about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

Cost.  While efficient and the best on the market - Ouch! in the pricing department.

**Recommendations to others considering IBM Blockchain Platform:**

This is the best blockchain program around.  This is by far the most comprehensive for a business to use when tracking shipments.

**What problems is IBM Blockchain Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?**

We/Clients are solving critical timing issues with regards to delivery of items.  With blockchain, we are able to trace products from leaving its origin to it's destination.

  ### 3. Helpful for What is Currently Available on the Market

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Research | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** September 26, 2019

**What do you like best about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

IBP makes it very easy to create the infrastructure of a network, and establish channels and peers. 

**What do you dislike about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

There is still a lot of development required to build out the client app and front end applications. It would be great if IBP had more resources for this. 

**Recommendations to others considering IBM Blockchain Platform:**

Come in with developing experience.

**What problems is IBM Blockchain Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?**

We are looking at Supply Chain efficiencies and transparency. IBP allows ease of use in creating this shared platform and identifying the permissions for each party involved throughout the supply chain.

  ### 4. Great stuff! 

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Machinery | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 25, 2019

**What do you like best about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

I loved IBM blockchain. I used it in a previous role and found it to really help my day to day!

**What do you dislike about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

There is a learning curve at first but once you begin it gets easier.

**What problems is IBM Blockchain Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I was able to solve my secure networks.

  ### 5. Advances in Hyperledger (Fabric) and other blockchain solutions

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 15, 2019

**What do you like best about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

IBM has made their permissioned solution work well with permissionless solutions.   There are some interesting aspects to speed up the HyperLedger transactions and also incorporate public block chain if assets required external network verications.   For example Hedera with IBM BC and its Hyper Ledger support.

**What do you dislike about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

Technology idiosyncrasies with the technology is common.  There are many speed bumps to overcome.

**Recommendations to others considering IBM Blockchain Platform:**

For many industrial or solutions where you do not the public blockchain involved and want backing of a large company then IBM is a good solution.

**What problems is IBM Blockchain Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Having used Ethereum and other solutions for distributed technologies, the benefits we are trying to realize is an aspect of patient data, and other basic features (among a STO). Speed and provenance of the data is of the essence and see that over time we will have robust solutions in place.

  ### 6. Good platform

**Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 07, 2019

**What do you like best about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

The interface was good to work with. There was a great documentation for starting with the blumix platform

**What do you dislike about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

there was nothing in particular which was not good about IBM Blockchain Platform.

**What problems is IBM Blockchain Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I could use the platform for a building a blockchain model. The model was a trading model

  ### 7. Creating Blockchain-based cryptocurrency

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Ahmad R. | Bitcoin Trader, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 24, 2018

**What do you like best about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

Financial offers ($ 500) to developers for the development of IBM BlockChain technology 

**What do you dislike about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

interface with Low flexibility for developers  and Not Publishing Blockchain-based cryptocurrency

**Recommendations to others considering IBM Blockchain Platform:**

Better use of artificial intelligence in the development of the blockchain platform.

**What problems is IBM Blockchain Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Using AI services for companies like Amazon, Google and Microsoft to improve BlockChain technology

  ### 8. Very progressive

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Lane B. | Owner, Marketing and Advertising, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 24, 2018

**What do you like best about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

Blockchain is the future. Im heavily invested into cryptocurrency, and it cool that IBM is developing the space. I am a huge believer in the cryptocurrency space as a whole and I am really looking forward to seeing the different developments that are made through IBM Blockchain. 

**What do you dislike about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

There isn't much I can say that I dislike about IBM blockchain. They're doing what they can to move cryptocurrency and blockchain tech mainstream. I want people to have a much better understanding of cryptocurrency, and I believe IBM Blockchain can help people see real world use cases for that. 

**Recommendations to others considering IBM Blockchain Platform:**

I would look into it and also see what specific cryptocurrencies they are looking to implement in the future. I believe Stellar Lumens is one they are looking at. It will become HUGE if IBM really starts using this specific cryptocurrency, which is something I look forward to greatly. 

**What problems is IBM Blockchain Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?**

IBM Blockchain helps in a variety of different ways. It is very progressive and helps me get my people across to different clients by showing them some mainstream adoption. 

  ### 9. Blockchain!!

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 24, 2018

**What do you like best about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

Block chain is great to use in supply chain! I actually attended a conference where we had to defend why we use blockchain and how it helps with supply chain optimization. 

**What do you dislike about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

No big dislike, but like all technology it has a downside. Haven’t found that downside yet though. 

**What problems is IBM Blockchain Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Supply chain optimization! 

  ### 10. Nothing beats IBM for blockchain tech

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Legal Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 24, 2018

**What do you like best about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

IBM blockchain is unparalleled in its efficiency and ease of use for data and ledger management in the blockchain

**What do you dislike about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

One of the most, if not the most, expensive enterprise blockchain solutions available on the market

**What problems is IBM Blockchain Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Blockchain ledger management and integration with our other enterprise systems

  ### 11. Great!

**Rating:** 1.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Banking | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2018

**What do you like best about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

I like how easy and friendly use the UI is

**What do you dislike about IBM Blockchain Platform?**

support materials are sometimes hard to find and I need to google

**What problems is IBM Blockchain Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I was learning how to deploy it and the best way to experiment 



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## IBM Blockchain Platform Features
**Administration**
- Plugins and APIs
- Cost Control
- Process Control

**Administration**
- Smart Contracts
- Token Creation
- Security and Privacy Policies

**Functionality**
- Smart Contracts
- Token Creation
- Automated Provisioning
- Industry Specialization

**Functionality**
- Side/Child Chains
- Atomic Swap
- Industry Specialization

**Performance**
- Consensus
- Security and Privacy Policies
- Scalability

**Performance**
- Consensus
- Block Time
- Transaction Costs
- Scalability

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