Comparing Amazon EC2 and IBM Cloud

Okay, here's a comparison of Amazon EC2 and IBM Cloud based on their available plans, along with a chart visualizing their vCPU and price relationship.

Text Summary

Both Amazon EC2 and IBM Cloud offer a variety of cloud server plans with different configurations to suit various needs. Here's a breakdown:

• Amazon EC2:
  • Offers a wide range of instance types, including general-purpose (m series), compute-optimized (c series), and burstable (t series), and ARM-based Graviton instances (t4g, c6g, c7g, m7g, m8g).
  • Plans have varying vCPU counts (from 1 to 8 in the list), memory (from 1 GB to 32 GB), and storage options (some with local NVMe, most with EBS).
  • Data transfer is often not included in the base price for most instances except the t3.small (1TB) and some of the m instances.
  • Pricing is generally on-demand hourly, with options for long-term commitments for discounts.
• IBM Cloud:
  • Offers a range of instance types, including balanced (BL series), compute (C series) and general purpose (U series).
  • Plans generally have less variety in vCPU and memory options compared to EC2, with vCPU counts from 1 to 2 in the listed plans, and memory from 1GB to 4GB.
  • Data transfer is also not included for most instances, except for the BL2.2x4 plan.
  • Pricing is also hourly on-demand, with some discounts for long-term commitments.

Chart

Here's a chart visualizing the relationship between the number of vCPUs and the on-demand monthly price for plans from both providers.