We performed a comparison between IBM Cloud Private and Salesforce Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two PaaS Clouds solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product's framework is good, it integrates well with API Connect, and the private cloud allows for use in any location."
"The most valuable attribute is the platform's ability to consistently deliver high reliability."
"Our core banking process was monolithic. To address this, we transitioned to a microservices-based architecture. Leveraging Microsoft technologies, including Terminals version 23, we’ve revamped our banking operations. Not all services are microservices; some remain monolithic for simplicity. Containerization is pivotal, with OpenShift (based on Kubernetes and Docker) managing our microservices."
"We have control of the ESXi."
"Excellent technical support."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the unit coordination between sales and marketing when it comes to lead management."
"Intuitive to work with and the overall fundamental of the platform is very strong."
"The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the CRM. Salesforce Platform comes with out-of-the-box capabilities."
"There is very good documentation available and Salesforce offers good communication with its clients. It's very user-friendly and has a system that is easy to learn."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its overall ability to manage everything, including the sales pipeline and quick creation of sales reports."
"The solution is used to track our customers."
"One of the main features of the solution is it is flexible."
"The support and pricing need to improve."
"I've noticed that the satellite services layer requires some improvement compared to platforms like Azure or Microsoft. While it's in development, I believe the satellite layer has room for enhancement. Additionally, the DevOps layer could benefit from closer integrations, especially for using external applications like Jenkins."
"lacking in multi-cloud management."
"One issue with the solution is latency because there is lag time when we connect."
"Auto-scaling and managing pod scaling in the microservices architecture, a core feature of IBM Cloud Private, can pose challenges, especially when dealing with larger volumes of traffic."
"UI needs to be more intuitive and user friendly."
"Salesforce is incredibly slow. It was difficult to run live sales calls and leveraging Salesforce at the same time."
"Salesforce Platform has a cumbersome interface when creating reports, dashboards, and those types of things. They could be a little bit more simple. The administration has to be an aficionado to do any sort of administration and maintenance, for example, setting up the way you want to modify the lead tracks or functions. These systems tend to be quite cumbersome."
"It could be maybe a bit more user-intuitive."
"The back end really isn't user-friendly at all."
"They need an easy way of getting details and then adding to it and then being able to do it in a more simplified way"
"The reporting functionality is not very intuitive."
"Salesforce needs to be re-platformed, or re-architected, making it lighter."
IBM Cloud Private is ranked 18th in PaaS Clouds with 5 reviews while Salesforce Platform is ranked 8th in PaaS Clouds with 80 reviews. IBM Cloud Private is rated 6.8, while Salesforce Platform is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Cloud Private writes "Reliable platform with significant challenges related to performance capabilities when subjected to high traffic loads". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Salesforce Platform writes "Reliable with good reporting and custom dashboards". IBM Cloud Private is most compared with OpenShift, Amazon AWS, Google App Engine and Pivotal Cloud Foundry, whereas Salesforce Platform is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Oracle Application Express (APEX), Microsoft Azure, Appian and ServiceNow. See our IBM Cloud Private vs. Salesforce Platform report.
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