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Quick Stats

Pricing Model
Pay-As-You-Go, Reserved / Committed Capacity, Free Tier Available
Customer Count
100k+
Region
US South, US East, Canada Toronto, Canada Montreal, Brazil SΓ£o Paulo, UK London, Germany Frankfurt, Spain Madrid, Japan Tokyo, Japan Osaka, Korea Seoul, India Chennai, Australia Sydney

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IBM Cloud offers scalable virtual servers, Kubernetes, and managed databases as part of its public cloud infrastructure portfolio. It stands out with flexible hourly or monthly pricing, strong hybrid cloud integration, and compliance features tailored for regulated industries.

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Pricing Details

IBM Cloud Pricing

Flexible cloud services with pay-as-you-go and subscription options
Virtual Servers
Public, dedicated, and reserved options
On-demand
Entry-level (2 vCPU, 4GB RAM) From $0.038/hr
(β‰ˆ $28/mo, Linux OS, public virtual server)
Custom configurations Available; pricing varies by CPU, RAM, storage, and region
Billing Hourly or monthly
Windows OS incurs additional cost. Dedicated and reserved servers available at higher rates.
Cloud Object Storage
S3-compatible, scalable storage
Pay-as-you-go
Standard Storage From $0.022/GB-month
(β‰ˆ $22/TB-month)
Archive Storage From $0.0025/GB-month
(β‰ˆ $2.50/TB-month)
Egress (download) From $0.09/GB (first 2GB free/month)
API Requests $0.005 per 1,000 PUT, COPY, POST, or LIST requests
Multiple storage classes available; pricing varies by region and usage tier.
Databases
Managed PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and more
Managed
Entry (PostgreSQL, 1GB RAM) From $15/mo
Scaling Larger plans and high-availability options available; pricing increases with resources
Free Lite plans available for select databases with usage limits.
Kubernetes Service
Managed Kubernetes clusters
Container
Cluster Management Fee $0.20/hr per cluster
Worker Nodes Billed as virtual servers (see above)
Free cluster management for Lite clusters (single worker node, limited resources).

Notes: Prices shown in USD and typical for US region. Actual rates may vary by region, configuration, and usage. For full details and calculators, visit the IBM Cloud Pricing page.

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Features
Security Confidential computing and managed confidential compute container runtime for sensitive workloads.
AI / ML Integrated AI infrastructure and tools for building, scaling, and governing AI workloads, including watsonx platform.
Compliance Designed to meet high regulatory, security, and compliance requirements for regulated industries.
Compute Flexible compute options including GPU servers, Power Virtual Servers, and serverless Code Engine.
Key Offerings
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  • IBM Cloud Object Storage
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  • Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
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  • IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Virtual Servers
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  • IBM watsonx AI and Governance Platform
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  • IBM Cloud for Financial Services
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Ideal Use Cases / Buyers
Workloads AI and machine learning, hybrid cloud management, data analytics, application modernization, SAP workloads, security and compliance, cloud-native development, disaster recovery, and regulated industry workloads.
Buyers Financial services, healthcare, government, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, energy, insurance, IT leaders, DevOps teams, data scientists, and compliance officers.
Integrations & Partners
Why Choose

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  • βœ… Purpose-built for regulated industries, offering enterprise-grade security, compliance, and resilience for even the most demanding sectors
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  • βœ… Hybrid by design, enabling seamless workload optimization across x86, Power, and IBM SaaS, with proven cost savings and flexibility
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  • βœ… AI-ready infrastructure with built-in tools for scaling, governing, and securing AI workloads, including confidential computing and responsible AI workflows
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  • βœ… Flexible commercial models with no large commitments, lower tiers, and high standard discounts to move workloads as needed
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  • βœ… Recognized as a leader in global cloud services, trusted by industry leaders for mission-critical workloads and innovation

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