We performed a comparison between Apigee vs IBM API Connect based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Apigee has an edge in this comparison because it received higher marks than IBM API Connect in the ease of deployment and support categories.
"It is easy to set up. It is on Google Platform, and there are multiple deployment models they support, which is great."
"There is plenty of support documentation available."
"The analytics feature is quite good."
"I simply like how you can personalize your products and put them into product categories. That's what I like the most."
"Apigee is a strong-featured solution. It leads in Gartner Quadrant ratings and it is a full-slated API solution that has the features that an API gateway requires."
"Items around the mobilization of the API interface and the ability to automate validations for our APIs are the most valuable aspects."
"The most valuable feature is the API gateway."
"API/proxy lifecycle workflow for API providers is quite good and one of Apigee's strongest features."
"The solution offers a pretty good SLA."
"The gateway is the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"Its speed and performance are valuable."
"It offers enhanced security features to protect APIs, enforce access control, and secure sensitive data."
"IBM API Connect is a good product, and their technical support is excellent."
"The most valuable feature for me is the ability to distribute work among our API developers, so we don't have to do all the work as IBM API Connect administrators and IBM DataPower administrators."
"It's quite flexible and easy to deploy, especially for beginners. It has almost all the features that an API gateway should have."
"DataPower Gateway holds significant value for us as it serves as the cornerstone of our enterprise security controls."
"Apigee is demanding on the infrastructure so the setup cost is very high for an on-premises deployment."
"The technical support could be improved because their response time is slow."
"Drag and drop of features would be more beneficial, rather than manually working on the configuration and updates."
"There should be an integrated continuous integration and continuous deployment approach with Apigee. Currently, for development at a more integrated level, you have set it up yourself."
"I would recommend this solution to those who want to start using it, but it depends on the requirements and automation."
"The setup and installation process could be improved with a container-based system."
"I see some lagging in regards to integration capacity"
"Unlike WSA, Apigee does not have a partnership model, something which makes it a bit easier for companies such as ours to go with the former solution."
"While Azure API Management offers configurable scalability, IBM API Connect relies on Kubernetes clusters. This might seem manual and require defining cluster instances upfront, but it's completely customizable and not on-the-fly scaling. It's completely custom-driven, not on-the-fly scaling, which some may consider cumbersome."
"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."
"The solution is overly complex."
"I would like to see support for non-Java based services. We struggle a bit to be able to deploy and connect our .NET services because of things like data types. We had to map a couple of things. For one solution provider, we had to move them to .NET Core before we could use it properly. I would like to see more agnostic tool service platforms rather than moving it more towards Java or open source."
"We have asked IBM for scalability and for some other features that we wanted. We had a dialogue with them and in the end, they have agreed to provide us with features related to API setup and security."
"The solution is not scalable."
"It would be nice to have a SaaS solution that can be deployed into the cloud."
"We've had some issues upgrading to the latest version of the solution."
Apigee is ranked 2nd in API Management with 82 reviews while IBM API Connect is ranked 5th in API Management with 73 reviews. Apigee is rated 8.2, while IBM API Connect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Apigee writes "Has a robust community and outstanding performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM API Connect writes "Good speed and performance, but it's based on a bit dated architecture". Apigee is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, Amazon API Gateway, WSO2 API Manager, Layer7 API Management and MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, whereas IBM API Connect is most compared with IBM DataPower Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Amazon API Gateway and Kong Gateway Enterprise. See our Apigee vs. IBM API Connect report.
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Of those three: MuleSoft Anypoint. But, cost-friendly is another term, I would choose a different solution. We are happy with Gravitee.