We performed a comparison between IBM Integration Bus and webMethods Integration Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is one of the most stable products which I have seen in the market."
"IBM Integration Bus' most valuable features are its performance, fast and easy development, and easy support."
"It aligns well with containerized environments, which increases its scalability and high availability."
"My favorite feature is the XML-based DFDL mapping, which is a tool that allows you to graphically map legacy data formats to modern data formats."
"It's easy to develop things, and it's easy to handle."
"The stability is mostly pretty good."
"One of the most valuable features is App Connect Enterprise makes it possible to deploy it in the OpenShift cluster, which is very good. Overall the solution is very flexible."
"We use IBM Integration Bus for document conversions."
"Segregation of deployment for the environments is the most valuable feature of the solution."
"The MFT component of webMethods, for example, is easy to set up and convenient to use. It handles files very efficiently and it is easy to automate tasks with complex schedules. Monitoring is centralized to MWS which can be used to monitor other products as well (Trading Networks, BPM, MFT, etc.)"
"Application integrations are offered out-of-the-box, and that is extremely important to us. This is one of the main use cases that we have for it. It is about 60 to 70 percent of the workload in our application today."
"It's a visual tool, so our transformations can be quickly implemented without a lot of fuss. The fact that we have an easy way to expose REST services is also very interesting. It offers the possibility to connect over GMS to synchronize message brokers."
"webMethods Integration Server is an easy-to-use solution and does not require a lot of coding."
"One of the most important features is that it gives you the possibility to do low-level integration. It provides a lot of features out of the box, and over the years, it has matured so much that any problem that is there in the market can be solved with this product. We can meet any requirements through customizations, transformations, or the logic that needs to be put in. Some of the other products struggle in this aspect. They cannot do things in a certain way, or they have a product limitation, whereas, with webMethods, I have never faced this kind of problem."
"The stability is good."
"Application integration, business process integration, and B2B partner integration are valuable. But among these, I feel B2B partner integration is the most valuable. This module integrates two business partners and exchanges data through electronic data interchange messages in the form of specific standards, without any manual process needed."
"The next versions are moving toward container use. It would be a shame to make the product highly complex just to support one pattern of deployment. It is my hope that IBM continues to focus on practical functionality that is simple and cost-effective."
"The price could be better. It would also be better if they simplified the code."
"We have to stop the integration server to start the debugging process."
"Session management can sometimes hand forcing server reboots."
"Sometimes migration takes too long."
"The solution is too expensive for smaller companies."
"I would rate the support from IBM Integration Bus a seven out of ten. They are very helpful but sometimes it takes too long for them to respond."
"The memory footprint should be minimized."
"We need more dashboards and reporting engines that can provide detailed information for management. In short, we need better analytics."
"webMethods Integration Server needs to add more adapters."
"I'd like to see the admin portal for managing the integration server go up a level, to have more capabilities and to be given a more modern web interface."
"One area that needs improvement is the version upgrade process. Many customers I've worked with encounter challenges when transitioning from their current version, such as x or 9, to a newer version. The process is not smooth, and they must shift their entire website."
"Need to see more API portal features like monetizing APIs and private cloud readiness."
"The price should be reduced to make it more affordable."
"This product has too many gaps. You find them after update installations. This should be covered by automatic testing."
"The Software AG Designer could be more memory-efficient or CPU-efficient so that we can use it with middle-spec hardware."
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IBM Integration Bus is ranked 1st in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 65 reviews while webMethods Integration Server is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 60 reviews. IBM Integration Bus is rated 8.0, while webMethods Integration Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM Integration Bus writes "Scalable solution with efficient integration features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of webMethods Integration Server writes "Event-driven with lots of helpful formats, but minimal learning resources available". IBM Integration Bus is most compared with Mule ESB, Oracle Service Bus, IBM WebSphere Message Broker, IBM DataPower Gateway and Red Hat Fuse, whereas webMethods Integration Server is most compared with webMethods.io Integration, Mule ESB, TIBCO BusinessWorks, Boomi iPaaS and Oracle Service Bus. See our IBM Integration Bus vs. webMethods Integration Server report.
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