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."Seamlessly integrates your different applications."
"I consider the solution to be one of the most stable in the market."
"Web interface, REST API for viewing services, admin, stats, and deployment are premium features, which makes IIB stand among its competition."
"The most valuable feature is the API integration."
"The most valuable feature is the security."
"The solution is stable and can scale relatively easily."
"It is very straightforward. It is very user-friendly integration."
"The product helps efficiently work with different connectors from different back-end systems."
"They are the building blocks of EAI in SAG products, and they offer a very good platform."
"The most valuable feature of webMethods Integration Server is all the capabilities it provides. We leverage most of the features, that they have offered to us. Our vendor has made some additional features on top of the webMethods Integration Server and we use all the features together."
"The comprehensiveness and depth of Integration Servers' connectors to packaged apps and custom apps is unlimited. They have a connector for everything. If they don't, you can build it yourself. Or oftentimes, if there is value for other customers as well, you can talk with webMethods about creating a new adapter for you."
"Some of the key features are the integration platform, query mechanism, message handling within the bus, and the rules engine. We've had a really good experience with webMethods Integration Server."
"The product is very stable."
"From a user perspective, the feature which I like the most about Integration Server is its designer."
"We have a reusable code that we can replicate for any new interfaces."
"One [of the most valuable features] is the webMethods Designer. That helps our developers develop on their own. It's very intuitive for design. It helps our developers to speed the development of services for the integrations."
"Today, the IBM business rule engine, the DataPower is outside the Enterprise Service Bus. It's sold as a different feature or application. If it could be integrated, then it's able to handle a lot more of what we are doing now rather than just have a stateless ESB that you can't do much on, and a set of normal business rules."
"I think security should be more simplified."
"The password settings need improvement."
"IBM Integration Bus could be easier to manage, but this is true of all vendors. It doesn't always do what it says on the box."
"The solution needs instruction or guidance."
"Its licensing or subscription model should be improved for more flexible adoption. There should also be more ease of use."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"Its integration with Cloud Pak components could be better."
"Forced migration from MessageBroker to Universal Messaging requires large scale reimplementation for JMS."
"This is a great solution and the vendor could improve the marketing of the solution to be able to reach more clients."
"On the monitoring side of things, the UI for monitoring could be improved. It's a bit cumbersome to work with."
"We'd like for them to open up to a more cloud-based solution that could offer more flexibility and maybe a better rules engine or more integration with rules engines."
"Rapid application development has to be considered, especially for UI, where user interference is crucial."
"Need to see more API portal features like monetizing APIs and private cloud readiness."
"The product must add more compatible connectors."
"The certifications and learning resources are not exposed openly enough. For instance, they have a trial version which comes with only a few basic features, and I think that community-wise they need to offer more free or open spaces where developers can feel encouraged to experiment."
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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, IBM WebSphere Message Broker, Oracle Service Bus, 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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