We performed a comparison between IBM BPM and IBM DataPower Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Everything is coupled together and comes as one solution."
"The solution offers great notifications."
"IBM BPM is equipped with all the functionalities which are needed for building BPM enterprise-level applications."
"One of the most notable things is how you can develop use cases with the customers, internal customers, but directly within. The software process model that BPM supports is really exciting in that aspect."
"The integration and design are valuable features."
"It is being able to see the process, and understanding what the process is versus having to bury it in code somewhere."
"The most valuable features are the integration capabilities - BPM can connect with almost any legacy or advanced system."
"I like the APIs and the BPM coach is a good tool. But if I had to pick one, it would be the API."
"The product is stable...The product is scalable."
"Its initial setup was straightforward."
"Support for PCA and non-PCA services is valuable."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The API Connect gateway service and the SQL injection feature is good."
"My company has a good impression of IBM DataPower Gateway. What I like about it is that because it's an appliance, it's a turnkey solution that's very fast and out of the box. Compared to other gateways, I also like that IBM DataPower Gateway is function-rich. For example, for one of the projects, there was a need for specific transformation and security features available in IBM DataPower Gateway out of the box, so my team just needed to configure the appliance. There was no need for separate development, and I found it quite neat. Another valuable feature of IBM DataPower Gateway is that it's easy to integrate with other products."
"The MPGW (Multi-Protocol Gateway) is great because it allows you to easily expose services using various protocols – web services, REST (JSON), and others. This flexibility simplifies things."
"The solution is scalable, our customers are mostly South African banks and they handle mostly transactions with this solution."
"The front end is not customised for a good user experience."
"Performance in the development environment space. I know that they have been taking it off the desktop version and putting on the web, and it is not 100% yet."
"The pricing is a little bit high. It's gone up in cost."
"I have an interest around the robotic piece, and integrating that with the processes. I think that is certainly a good direction to be going."
"Importing and exporting between multiple environments is more difficult with other tools."
"I believe that if the license were cheaper, it would have a greater impact."
"IBM BPM is stable, but sometimes there are issues with the server."
"Integration with web services, especially in the standard version of the product."
"The product should be more adapted to the DevOps process."
"Additional documentation needs to be provided for complex automations."
"The IBM community does not have much engagement from the IT community in Saudi Arabia and developers for this solution are difficult to find."
"The initial setup isn't so easy, you need who has experience working with the solution to help."
"IBM DataPower Gateway is quite big for smaller organizations, looking at different types of clients who are virtually assisted in this, I would say it's not really a good product for smaller firms."
"The user interface or the application development perspective and customization of the tool could be a little better."
"The product's cost for data appliances or hardware is quite high. It needs improvement."
"Making it more user-friendly would be an improvement."
IBM BPM is ranked 7th in Application Infrastructure with 105 reviews while IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 6th in Application Infrastructure with 27 reviews. IBM BPM is rated 7.8, while IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM BPM writes "Offers good case management and its integration with process design but there's a learning curve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM DataPower Gateway writes "Security features meets compliance needs and offers MPGW (Multi-Protocol Gateway) that simplifies integration efforts ". IBM BPM is most compared with Camunda, Appian, Pega BPM, IBM Business Automation Workflow and Apache Airflow, whereas IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, Mule ESB and IBM Integration Bus. See our IBM BPM vs. IBM DataPower Gateway report.
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