G2 Vendor Directory

IBM Bob

by IBM

45

Reviews

4.4

Star rating

#9

Rank in AI Coding Assistants

Pros and cons

Pros

    Cons

      Traffic & LLM citations

      Monthly G2.com page views and citations by AI answer engines for IBM Bob.

      Page views and citations · IBM Bob

      Source: G2 review data

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      Key stats

      +72.7%

      53

      Small Business

      1

      Adoption by company size

      SegmentShare of reviews
      Small Business48.9%
      Mid-Market35.6%
      Enterprise15.6%

      Quarterly history

      QuarterReviewsStar rating
      2026 Q2114.7
      2026 Q3194.1

      Satisfaction ratings

      Ease of Use8.7
      Ease of Setup8.9
      Quality of Support8.7
      Meets Requirements8.6

      What reviewers say

      Speeds COBOL Improvements and Helps Document Legacy Systems

      2.5

      “I use IBM Bob to analyze and improve COBOL code. I like that it helps us find solutions when we run into problems, and I value the speed it offers for improving the code.”

      Verified reviewer

      Great Experience Working with COBOL Programs

      4.5

      “The optimazion about COBOL programns and other new technologies”

      User

      Better Control and a More IDE-Like AI Programming Experience

      4.0

      “It gives me better control over the development process compared with other AI-assisted programming tools like Claude or Codex. It feels more like a proper IDE, rather than just a language model.”

      User