We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and IIS 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."I like the tool's security. Also, all functionalities are integrated within on platform."
"The performance is good. It's been very stable."
"The most valuable feature is the security appliance, it's very secure."
"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."
"I like all of the features in this product and it does what it's supposed to do."
"It is a scalable solution."
"It is very easy to set up and configure, even for users with no prior experience."
"It is easy to use, easy to install, and it's resilient for high availability."
"The solution integrates well with most Microsoft products."
"The solution is very stable. The solution is very simple and easy to use."
"The graphical user interface makes it easy for users to configure the sites."
"Microsoft's technical support has always been very good."
"The product is scalable."
"The solution is very easy to use and offers a quick deployment."
"The solution is simple and very easy to manage compared to Linux."
"It's very easy to publish."
"It is a costly product."
"Making it more user-friendly would be an improvement."
"Some pre-packaged connectors for integration with various applications, such as SaaS offerings, would be a useful addition."
"The two biggest issues of this solution are the complexity and the maintenance procedures."
"Additional documentation needs to be provided for complex automations."
"Traceability could be improved, especially for business operations. The traceability of the transactions could be an improvement point for DataPower to work on. It would be better if they provided JSON support. JSON protocol data has changed format. It started performing internal transformation to JSONx. This might be an additional complexity."
"They should add features to manage API integrations."
"In the next release, I would like to see the product price reduced. It should be cheaper."
"IIS has some stability issues and needs restarting."
"We've never had any issues with the solution, but it's still nice to have overall improvements on it. It could be easier and faster to use, for example."
"IIS could improve by having some features related to ASR and HTTPS certificate generation."
"The initial setup could be made easier."
"In the next release, I would like to see better integration between the cloud environment and the on-premises environment."
"The tool needs to improve its performance."
"Finding different settings can be difficult if you don't know where to look."
"It lacks a few performance improvement tools."
IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 6th in Application Infrastructure with 27 reviews while IIS is ranked 1st in Application Infrastructure with 53 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while IIS is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM DataPower Gateway writes "Security features meets compliance needs and offers MPGW (Multi-Protocol Gateway) that simplifies integration efforts ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IIS writes " A simple and easy-to-use solution but not recommended for public apps". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, Mule ESB and IBM Integration Bus, whereas IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Apache Web Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, Tomcat and JBoss. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. IIS report.
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