We performed a comparison between IBM API Connect and webMethods API Portal based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and others in API Management."We are able to share those APIs instantly within the organization; even if we want to share it outside publicly, then we can have those capabilities."
"The most valuable feature of IBM API Connect is the security of the protocol."
"The developer portal has been the most useful feature."
"The interface is very nice. It makes the solution easy to use and navigate."
"One of the most valuable features is the easy-to-use web interface."
"It is quite stable. We've not had any problem. It has made for a good buy because we are finding that other companies that have similar set ups go down maybe once a month."
"API Connect's data gateway is one of the strongest in the market."
"One of the most valuable features is that we can seamlessly and harmoniously expose our capabilities, from a security point of view."
"webMethods API Portal is overall very valuable. It is now a comprehensive API catalogue that serves various purposes, including API assessment and evaluation."
"It is good for communicating between the systems and for publishing and subscribing. We can easily retrieve data. It is good in terms of troubleshooting and other things."
"We have found the pricing of the solution to be fair."
"They seem to have left out a feature for microservices and also a certification module for OIDC."
"Installation is weak."
"Extracting the data could be improved."
"In terms of what needs improvement, some of the product documentation could be better."
"Improving the documentation would be beneficial as it currently presents navigation challenges. Incorporating a step-by-step guide could facilitate the integration or migration of various systems, including databases. The existing documentation only comprises plain text, hence incorporating more interactive instructions could enhance its usefulness."
"The product's setup phase and its setup for the users in different environments, along with DevOps integration, are areas of concern where there is a need for improvement."
"We've had some issues upgrading to the latest version of the solution."
"The installation was difficult with the IBM toolkit."
"The improvement needed is related to the model's position. As of now, it seems to be more of a conceptual idea rather than a widely implemented solution. For how long"
"Some of the things that we use cannot be done in this solution. For these things, we have to either use a Java service or a util service. There is no predefined or existing service that we can use. So, we have to work on the util service and write on top of it. Its price can also be better. It is pretty costly because they charge us for each transmission."
"The on-premises setup can be difficult."
IBM API Connect is ranked 5th in API Management with 73 reviews while webMethods API Portal is ranked 23rd in API Management with 3 reviews. IBM API Connect is rated 8.0, while webMethods API Portal is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of IBM API Connect writes "Offers basic API orchestration and provides robust security and governance features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of webMethods API Portal writes "Stable, with good technical support, but the on-premises version can be difficult to set up". IBM API Connect is most compared with IBM DataPower Gateway, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and Tyk, whereas webMethods API Portal is most compared with .
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