We performed a comparison between IBM Integration Bus and TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I use the integration of Kafka and the message flow, which is really good. It is also good for moving any file from one location to another. Using IBM Integration Bus in the data stage is pretty simple. You can see the preview and other things. The MQ server integrated with IBM Integration Bus is really great. I don't have to do a lot of configuration from that side. It is really good."
"We use IBM Integration Bus for document conversions."
"The most valuable features of the IBM Integration Bus are the flexibility to easily integrate with other solutions, such as SAP or any other vendors."
"We can have multiple endpoints, and we can integrate different applications from different platforms. In a large-scale enterprise setup, it becomes so easy to establish communication between applications. You can connect an application to other applications, other legacy applications, and databases. You can also connect with those applications that are in the cloud. You can connect with other well-known applications, such as Salesforce, SAP, and Workday, by using IBM Integration Bus."
"One of the most valuable features is App Connect Enterprise makes it possible to deploy it in the OpenShift cluster, which is very good. Overall the solution is very flexible."
"This solution is very reliable and it is easy to learn."
"Easy to understand documentation with a huge list of examples and tutorials."
"It allows us to avoid the need for consumers to understand multiple API protocols and security arrangements, and in some circumstances can reduce the impact of systems being unavailable."
"The most valuable feature is that it is a service-oriented architecture, SOA-based."
"The stability of this solution is excellent."
"The product’s most valuable feature is stability."
"The most valuable features are the monitoring, ease of use, and easy to understand development GUI."
"It is easy to develop. It has a very wide range of features. The older versions are very stable, and there are no issues with the product."
"The most attractive and beneficial feature is the ease of development."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that the performance is robust."
"The GUI and IDE features of this solution are easy to work with and to develop. We find application management easy using this solution. It is a stable product"
"I don't mind the pricing."
"The product lacks an integrated testing module."
"They should add connectors to banking applications and other specific industries."
"The memory footprint should be minimized."
"The solution is too expensive for smaller companies."
"The cloud deployment of the IBM Integration Bus should be made easier."
"Licensing is too high. It is quite expensive."
"IBM Integration Bus isn't particularly user-friendly and has a big learning curve."
"If TIBCO could be able to sort the size of their base image in the Container edition, it would be really marvelous. Right now it's around 299 MB. We'd really want it to reduce to a few MBs."
"The stability of their latest version is not on par with their classic version 5.X."
"In the configuration, where we need to customize, it takes more time that we expect it to, ideally."
"We'd like to see improvements in product support."
"Migration to cloud solutions or products should be made convenient, transparent, and easily understandable."
"Issues with the support, the fees, and the termination of the professional services are reasons we are looking for other solutions."
"I don't like the product's API management platform, as it doesn't offer users enough functionality to help with API lifecycle management, making it a product that is way behind its competitors."
"The intermediate version that we are using has stability issues. These stability issues should be resolved, but it seems like TIBCO is not focusing on resolving these issues. The resolution timelines are quite high even for high-priority incidents. Its price should be lower. Its licensing cost is considerably high as compared to other ESBs."
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IBM Integration Bus is ranked 1st in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 63 reviews while TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is ranked 9th in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 12 reviews. IBM Integration Bus is rated 8.0, while TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM Integration Bus writes "Scalable solution with efficient integration features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus writes "A robust product that needs to improve the functionality it offers related to API lifecycle management". IBM Integration Bus is most compared with Mule ESB, IBM WebSphere Message Broker, Oracle Service Bus, webMethods Integration Server and WSO2 Enterprise Integrator, whereas TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is most compared with Mule ESB, Oracle Service Bus, Red Hat Fuse, IBM DataPower Gateway and webMethods Integration Server. See our IBM Integration Bus vs. TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus report.
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