We performed a comparison between IBM Integration Bus and webMethods Integration Server 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."It is one of the most stable products which I have seen in the market."
"The product is a user-customized tool so that you can adjust it to your specific needs pretty well with little trouble."
"I found all features valuable. There are a lot of connectors."
"The product helps efficiently work with different connectors from different back-end systems."
"What I like best are the monitoring features."
"The most valuable feature is that it's robust and its time to market is very short."
"My favorite feature is the XML-based DFDL mapping, which is a tool that allows you to graphically map legacy data formats to modern data formats."
"The features I have found most valuable in this solution are transformation and routing."
"Segregation of deployment for the environments is the most valuable feature of the solution."
"Operationally, I consider the solution to be quite good."
"Most of the work in our organization can be more easily done using the tool."
"Application integration, business process integration, and B2B partner integration are valuable. But among these, I feel B2B partner integration is the most valuable. This module integrates two business partners and exchanges data through electronic data interchange messages in the form of specific standards, without any manual process needed."
"It's obvious that the heart of the product lies here. It's comprised of all aspects of ESB (Enterprise Gateway, Adapter, TN, Java) and BPM (task, rules engine)."
"It frankly fills the gap between IT and business by having approval and policy enforcement on each state and cycle of the asset from the moment it gets created until it is retired."
"What I found most valuable in webMethods Integration Server is that it's a strong ESB. It also has strong API modules and portals."
"Best feature is Insight for monitoring, and as a debugging tool. It has saved us a lot of time during crisis situations."
"The product does not provide API management."
"Licensing is too high. It is quite expensive."
"We decided to move away from IBM Integration Bus for IT technical refreshments."
"I think security should be more simplified."
"This product uses the PVU (Processor Value Unit) license model from IBM, and it is something that should be improved."
"It provides all the features that are required for day-to-day work. So far, I haven't seen any major issues that impact our work. I have been told that IBM App Connect Enterprise, which is the next version of IIB, is really good. It is better than IIB, and it gives you more coverage in terms of application integration."
"IBM Integration Bus could improve by having a more lightweight installation. Additionally, automation could improve."
"I would like to be able to run and install this solution on different platforms."
"The learning curve is a little steep at first."
"It would be nice if they had a change management system offering. We built our own deployer application because the one built into webMethods couldn't enforce change management rules. Integration into a change management system, along with the version control system, would be a good offering; it's something that they're lacking."
"wM SAP Adapter User Guide - Example, like Message Broker setup was unclear, leading to issues during Testing and we had refer the internet forums to understand that there is a Message Broker Cleanup utility and that needs to be setup as well."
"We need more dashboards and reporting engines that can provide detailed information for management. In short, we need better analytics."
"Upgrades are complex. They typically take about five months from start to finish. There are many packages that plug into webMethods Integration Server, which is the central point for a vast majority of the transactions at my organization. Anytime we are upgrading that, there are complexities within each component that we must understand. That makes any upgrade very cumbersome and complicated. That has been my experience at this company. Because there are many different business units that we are touching, there are so many different components that we are touching. The amount of READMEs that you have to go through takes some time."
"For code version control, you need to use some external software."
"The interface needs some work. It is not very user-friendly."
"The product must add more compatible connectors."
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IBM Integration Bus is ranked 1st in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 63 reviews while webMethods Integration Server is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 60 reviews. IBM Integration Bus is rated 8.0, while webMethods Integration Server 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 webMethods Integration Server writes "Event-driven with lots of helpful formats, but minimal learning resources available". IBM Integration Bus is most compared with Mule ESB, IBM WebSphere Message Broker, Oracle Service Bus, IBM DataPower Gateway and Red Hat Fuse, whereas webMethods Integration Server is most compared with webMethods.io Integration, Mule ESB, TIBCO BusinessWorks, Boomi AtomSphere Integration and Oracle Service Bus. See our IBM Integration Bus vs. webMethods Integration Server report.
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