We performed a comparison between IBM API Connect and WSO2 API Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two API Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The centralized management: this provides a management module that can deploy and apply security policies to all APIs, including all the gateways that are deployed on-premises and on any cloud because the gateway component can run at a VMware or in a Kubernetes cluster."
"DataPower Gateway holds significant value for us as it serves as the cornerstone of our enterprise security controls."
"The solution offers a pretty good SLA."
"It has all of the tools that are needed for the specific mission."
"Publishers can easily identify, create, and publish APIs on the developer portal, defining plans, packages, and potentially billing rules."
"IBM API Connect is a good product, and their technical support is excellent."
"WSRR is a powerful component for getting the endpoints."
"The support is good and active. I rate the technical support a nine out of ten."
"Based on the information I have, the solution's most valuable feature is its capability of implementing custom solutions."
"Yes WSO2 API Manager is scalable"
"The solution is open-source."
"The solution is stable."
"This solution is a little bit faster, easier to use, and has better integration than the other solutions I have experienced."
"The main feature — the publication of the API, the management section — is great in general."
"One of the great things about WSO2 API Manager is that it is so easy to adopt. And because it's an open source solution, we're able to extend the implementation any time to suit our company needs better."
"A complete integration suite and a good platform."
"Different versions of the same thing can mean unnecessary duplication."
"Support for this platform could still be improved. It also needs to have more levels of versatility. Its compatibility and integration with different platforms also need improvement."
"The administration of the user interface and the technical documentation are areas of concern in the solution where improvements are required."
"There is room for improvement regarding the connectivity of the DevOps."
"The developer portal could be easier to customize."
"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."
"We ran it on top of the Kubernetes cluster, so it wasn't a standalone service. In the worst-case scenario, API Connect couldn't stay online if all the containers went down. We had to restart all the services. We shut down all the containers automatically one by one."
"In the next version, I don't know if they've already been included it or not, but the designer and all the tools should be on the cloud. I don't want any external installation or local installation."
"API Manager is not easy to scale because some of its components lack scalability. It's a difficult point. Especially because companies are so cloud-based these days, microservice scalability is a major thing."
"For fresh graduates and engineers, the setup process can be very difficult."
"The professional support and licensing aspects of WSO have been a challenge."
"I would like it to be a more stable solution. Maybe in the last version that is approved. For me it would be good if they had a community established version."
"From a product perspective, the first thing is that although the documentation provided by WSO2 is good, it could be much better. We're in the middle of a complex migration, moving away from VMs to Kubernetes with the latest version of WSO2 and good documentation is essential to us right now."
"WSO2 API Manager can be improved a lot relating to usability"
"The initial setup can be difficult."
"I would like it to be a more convenient development platform with the ability to write orchestrations and so on. Our problem with this product is that in my country, we are the only enterprise that has been using this product. We're missing a lot of knowledge from colleagues to consult with, and we also aren't able to recruit people with relevant skills. It is a big problem. The small team that is maintaining this product is the only team that can actually relate to any technical issue. The support that we're getting from the company is not great. There is also a cultural gap there because they're from Sri Lanka, and it is not easy. They're putting in a lot of effort, but they are not meeting our expectations."
IBM API Connect is ranked 5th in API Management with 73 reviews while WSO2 API Manager is ranked 8th in API Management with 33 reviews. IBM API Connect is rated 8.0, while WSO2 API Manager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM API Connect writes "Good speed and performance, but it's based on a bit dated architecture". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WSO2 API Manager writes "Reliable with good capabilities and good support". IBM API Connect is most compared with Apigee, IBM DataPower Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and TIBCO Cloud API Management, whereas WSO2 API Manager is most compared with Apigee, Kong Gateway Enterprise, Amazon API Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management and Tyk. See our IBM API Connect vs. WSO2 API Manager report.
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