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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
Star Rating
(32)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IBM Cloud Bare Metal ServerscPanel
Star Rating
(193)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about cPanelIBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers vs cPanel
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found cPanel easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with cPanel overall.
- IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers and cPanel both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that cPanel is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of cPanel over IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
No pricing availablecPanel
No pricing availableFree Trial
IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
No trial information availablecPanel
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
26
9.1
155
Ease of Use
8.5
26
9.0
155
Ease of Setup
7.8
20
8.6
84
Ease of Admin
8.3
20
8.8
81
Quality of Support
8.1
26
8.6
132
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
20
9.0
75
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
25
8.4
147
Features by Category
Visibility
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.9
11
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.0
10
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
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
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting Management
Not enough data
8.9
110
Not enough data
8.9
109
Not enough data
8.9
112
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
8.7
95
Not enough data
8.7
98
Not enough data
8.3
91
Not enough data
9.0
113
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
8.4
111
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers and cPanel share no categories
Unique Categories
IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers is categorized as Other IT Infrastructure
cPanel is categorized as Reseller Hosting, VPS Hosting Platforms, Cloud Web Hosting, and Server Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
cPanel
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
28.6%
Computer Software
21.4%
Internet
14.3%
Telecommunications
3.6%
Insurance
3.6%
Other
28.6%
Information Technology and Services
26.3%
Marketing and Advertising
11.7%
Computer Software
11.2%
Internet
6.7%
Entertainment
3.9%
Other
40.2%
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Discussions
Do you provide complimentary OS Reloads?
1 Comment
Official Response from IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
Automated OS reloads are free and can be performed through the Customer Portal. These include customized OS reloads (changing operating systems,...Read more
Will an OS reload erase secondary disks?
1 Comment
Official Response from IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
An OS reload only formats the primary disk on the system. All other disks are left alone. This works the same way when reloading from an image template. If...Read more
What happens to drives in bare metal servers when a customer is finished with them?
1 Comment
Official Response from IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
Upon cancellation, a server is automatically moved to a reclaim VLAN for a set hold time. Once complete, the reclaim processes start and the drive are wiped...Read more
What is best option if we want to switch away from cPanel (not Plesk)
1 Comment
AY
If you are looking for an alternative panel as cPanel changed their pricing and most of the providers are now switching from cPanel to other management...Read more
Why would you go for cPanel when there are better alternatives like DirectAdmin?
1 Comment
SH
The extensive ability of this app far surpases that of DirectAdmin, not to mention, the free on-demand support.Read more
Pricing Hike
1 Comment
DS
They have changed their business model and revenue generation model it's just the up-gradation for the better product and quality.Read more
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