When comparing IBM Cloud vs Joyent Triton, the Slant community recommends IBM Cloud for most people. In the question“What are the best Docker hosts?” IBM Cloud is ranked 2nd while Joyent Triton is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose IBM Cloud is:
512MB RAM for up to 4 different hosted apps.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Free tier
512MB RAM for up to 4 different hosted apps.
Pro More than just Container hosting
Triton Compute runs on multiple providers, with a option of private and public clouds. Ranging from VMs to even bare-metal offerings, it's a contender and rival to IBM's Cloud service
Pro Supports a variety of Languages
Even though Joyent is Node.js's enterprise steward, it still supports a plethora of popular and known languages.
Pro Free Trial
If you want to give Triton a spin without paying, then they offer a free trial that gives you 250$ credit, enough for you to test the service for a few months
Pro Backed by a set of industry-tested software
Open Source and reliable, ContainerPilot and SmartOS is what powers the backend of the renowned service.
Cons
Con Expensive
Though with high set of features, it comes with a high price. Smallest instance might be cheaper than DigitalOcean but the compute it provides its smaller than what's provided in the latter, being tailored for established enterprises and not for disruptive startups.