Xcout IntelSign inSubscribe

IBM competitors & alternatives

Cloud InfrastructureUnited States

The 12 closest competitors and alternatives to IBM among cloud infrastructure companies — ranked by similarity to what IBM actually does, not by market-cap band.

12Competitors listed

Subscribe to see IBM’s full profile → the full roster, investors in every round, weekly hiring history and every corporate event

About IBM

IBM is a leading provider of hybrid cloud and AI, helping clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data.

IBM at a glance

IBM is a cloud infrastructure company headquartered in United States, founded in 1911. Xcout tracks 19 named people at IBM, including Arvind Krishna (Chief Executive Officer, President & Chairman). Xcout recorded 3 job postings from IBM in the last 90 days.

IBM leadership

  • Arvind KrishnaChief Executive Officer, President & Chairman
  • Nicola HodsonChief Executive of UK & Ireland
  • James J. KavanaughChief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance & Operations
  • Robert D. ThomasSenior VP of IBM Software & Chief Commercial Officer
  • Anne E. RobinsonSenior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
  • Bernard S. MeyersonChief Innovation Officer Emeritus

13 more named people on record for IBM, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →

Hiring at IBM

Xcout recorded 3 job postings from IBM in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.

The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it — see IBM's hiring signals →

Recent IBM news

12 corporate events on record, with sources — see the full timeline →

Top 12 IBM competitors

Ranked by semantic similarity — how close each company is to IBM by what it does, using Xcout's live company graph. Click any company for its full profile, or its competitor set.

Red HatSoftware, Cloud ComputingArmonk, Italy
74% matchAI 44/100 ▲Green 3/100 ▼

Software, Cloud Computing

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) delivers comprehensive technology solutions and services across the globe. The company's operations are structured into four primary segments: Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, and Financing. The Software division provides hybrid cloud platforms and a range of software offerings, including Red Hat's enterprise open-source solutions. It also develops software for business automation, AIOps and management, integration, and application servers, in addition to data and artificial intelligence tools. This segment further supplies security software and services for threat, data, and identity management, and offers critical transaction processing software that supports essential on-premise workloads for industries such as banking, airlines, and retail. The Consulting arm delivers business transformation services, which encompass strategy development, business process design and operational improvements, data and analytics insights, and system integration. It additionally provides technology consulting and specialized application and cloud platform services. IBM's Infrastructure segment offers both on-premises and cloud-based server and storage solutions, specifically tailored for clients' crucial and regulated operations. It also extends support and solutions for hybrid cloud infrastructure, alongside remanufacturing and remarketing services for used equipment. The Financing segment provides various financial services, such as leasing, installment payment plans, loan financing, and short-term working capital solutions. Originally established in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co., the company is now known as International Business Machines Corporation and maintains its headquarters in Armonk, New York.

Valuation—
Employees—
KubernetesAnsiblePythonDockerJava
Red Hat competitors & alternatives →

Analyze another company

Search any company we track to see its competitive set.

Or describe a company

Paste a short paragraph describing a company or product — we'll find the most similar companies we track, scored 1–100.

See the full profile of IBM and its market

Funding, investors, tech stack, hiring signals, leadership and corporate events — for IBMand every competitor above — in one live dashboard.

Subscribe to Xcout Intel →