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Cloud · head to head · checked 8 August 2026

IBM Cloud vs Oracle Cloud

5 cloud instances from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs (on-demand hourly rate × 730 hours, no commitment discount), and where the price comes from.

IBM Cloud

from $63.51/mo

cx2-2x4 · 3 plans listed

Best price per vCPU: $31.75/vCPU (cx2-2x4)

Oracle Cloud

from $45.99/mo

E4.Flex (2 OCPU) · 2 plans listed

Best price per vCPU: $11.50/vCPU (E4.Flex (2 OCPU))

Which is cheaper, IBM Cloud or Oracle Cloud?

Oracle Cloud's cheapest listed plan is E4.Flex (2 OCPU) at $45.99/mo; IBM Cloud's is cx2-2x4 at $63.51/mo. The price shown is on-demand hourly rate × 730 hours, no commitment discount.

Which gives more for the money, IBM Cloud or Oracle Cloud?

On price per vCPU, Oracle Cloud does best with E4.Flex (2 OCPU) at $11.50/vCPU; IBM Cloud's best is cx2-2x4 at $31.75/vCPU.

How many cloud instances does each offer here?

We list 3 for IBM Cloud and 2 for Oracle Cloud, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.

IBM Cloud

Everything from IBM Cloud

  • cx2-2x4approx

    vCPU
    2
    RAM
    4 GB
    Hourly
    $0.087
    Note
    Compute-optimized VPC VSI, pay-as-you-go — boot volume and public network egress billed separately. IBM VSIs get a private-only NIC by default; inbound public reachability needs a separately-billed Floating IP — exact price not independently confirmed, flagged for follow-up
    Region
    Dallas (us-south)
    $63.51/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-08

  • bx2-2x8approx

    vCPU
    2
    RAM
    8 GB
    Hourly
    $0.099
    Note
    Balanced VPC VSI, pay-as-you-go — boot volume and public network egress billed separately. IBM VSIs get a private-only NIC by default; inbound public reachability needs a separately-billed Floating IP — exact price not independently confirmed, flagged for follow-up
    Region
    Dallas (us-south)
    $72.27/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-08

  • bx2-4x16approx

    vCPU
    4
    RAM
    16 GB
    Hourly
    $0.199
    Note
    Balanced VPC VSI, pay-as-you-go — boot volume and public network egress billed separately. IBM VSIs get a private-only NIC by default; inbound public reachability needs a separately-billed Floating IP — exact price not independently confirmed, flagged for follow-up
    Region
    Dallas (us-south)
    $145.27/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-08

Oracle Cloud

Everything from Oracle Cloud

IBM Cloud against the rest

Oracle Cloud against the rest

How this page is made: every figure above is computed from the plans listed, which were checked against each provider's own pricing page (linked per plan, with the date). Nothing here is ranked by who pays us. The highlighted plan is each provider's best on price per vCPU. Non-USD prices are converted at an approximate fixed rate for comparison only. See our methodology and how we make money.