Regarding the price, I know IBM is traditionally relatively expensive in the Hungarian market, but we work together with the local IBM sales team, and on a project basis they manage to negotiate the prices. We rarely can sell it at the list price of course. Overall, the challenge is to let the customer see the value, so I do not have too many price concerns. The list price is high, but the flexibility in pricing is adequate. I think the licensing model is acceptable and there is no need for change. Custom project-based pricing is usually possible with some customer discounts if the project is substantial enough, so overall we could sell many IBM licenses.
Regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing, for a small organization, the price might be relatively high, but for huge enterprises such as ours, the price is relatively affordable.
EDW Manager at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Dec 19, 2025
The pricing and setup cost are handled by a different procurement team. Our IT procurement team is centralized, so licensing and the actual cost of the software are taken care of by a different team altogether.
Data asset management engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 5
Jan 15, 2025
The setup cost is very expensive. The cost depends on the pieces of the solution I'm using, how much data I have, and whether it's on the cloud or on-prem.
For the licensing of the solution, there is a yearly payment that needs to be made. Also, since it is expensive, cost-wise, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten. There is no need to pay additional charges above the standard license and fees for the solution.
It's a subscription license, so you must buy a yearly one. In comparison to the competition, I think the price is fair. It is not low, but it's lower than Informatica and Precisely company platforms. So I think the price is relatively low for such functionality.
I don't have the exact licensing cost for IBM Cloud Pak for Data, as my company is still finalizing requirements, including monthly, yearly, and three-year licensing fees. Still, on a scale of one to five, I'd rate it a three because, compared to other vendors, it's more complicated.
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Regarding the price, I know IBM is traditionally relatively expensive in the Hungarian market, but we work together with the local IBM sales team, and on a project basis they manage to negotiate the prices. We rarely can sell it at the list price of course. Overall, the challenge is to let the customer see the value, so I do not have too many price concerns. The list price is high, but the flexibility in pricing is adequate. I think the licensing model is acceptable and there is no need for change. Custom project-based pricing is usually possible with some customer discounts if the project is substantial enough, so overall we could sell many IBM licenses.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been around on-premises.
Regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing, for a small organization, the price might be relatively high, but for huge enterprises such as ours, the price is relatively affordable.
The pricing and setup cost are handled by a different procurement team. Our IT procurement team is centralized, so licensing and the actual cost of the software are taken care of by a different team altogether.
The setup cost is very expensive. The cost depends on the pieces of the solution I'm using, how much data I have, and whether it's on the cloud or on-prem.
The solution's pricing is competitive with that of other vendors. The pricing also depends on the number of users.
The solution is expensive. It must improve its costs.
It's quite expensive. Small companies cannot afford such a product. It's mainly targeted towards larger companies. The pricing is very high.
For the licensing of the solution, there is a yearly payment that needs to be made. Also, since it is expensive, cost-wise, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten. There is no need to pay additional charges above the standard license and fees for the solution.
Cloud Pak's cost is a little high.
It's a subscription license, so you must buy a yearly one. In comparison to the competition, I think the price is fair. It is not low, but it's lower than Informatica and Precisely company platforms. So I think the price is relatively low for such functionality.
I don't have the exact licensing cost for IBM Cloud Pak for Data, as my company is still finalizing requirements, including monthly, yearly, and three-year licensing fees. Still, on a scale of one to five, I'd rate it a three because, compared to other vendors, it's more complicated.
I think that this product is too expensive for smaller companies.