Akana API Management vs IBM API Connect comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Akana API Management
Ranking in API Management
28th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM API Connect
Ranking in API Management
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (7th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the API Management category, the market share of Akana API Management is 0.3% and it decreased by 58.3% compared to the previous year. The market share of IBM API Connect is 7.1% and it increased by 6.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
2.4%
 

Featured Reviews

Saurav Krishna - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 5, 2023
Authentication mechanism is easy to implement but improvement is needed in documentation
For API security purposes, we use the tool to host all our APIs. This allows us to take advantage of the security features provided by the platform. With the solution, we can implement rules such as rate limiting and restricting the number of API calls for each user. It acts as a secure gateway…
Rajesh Vedaraju - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 28, 2023
High availability, customization capabilities, and good support
We utilize IBM API Connect for our B2B operations, and occasionally we extend its use to B2C as well. However, our B2B scales outweigh our B2C usage The IBM API Connect toolset is included in the IBM Stack ecosystem, providing cost-effective benefits for users. Additionally, users are…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The tool's authentication mechanism is easy to implement. We had to define a few parameters."
"Good interface, intuitive solution."
"It allowed us to publish and replace pre-essential transactions in one place, with a uniformity in terms of control and policies."
"I have found the API Management to be most valuable."
"API Connect is a very good platform for the development of APIs."
"The statistics component is easy to use."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is very easy to use and is something that is easily configurable."
"The solution is very stable."
"The management of the API and API portal is good."
"The functionalities on offer are very good."
"It's quite flexible and easy to deploy, especially for beginners. It has almost all the features that an API gateway should have."
 

Cons

"Akana API Management needs to improve its documentation."
"Lacks an integrated billing feature."
"The product has new features that we are going to implement in the next few months, such as API management and analytic reporting."
"Understanding the architecture, deployment criteria, and communication methods of the installation can be time-consuming."
"The implementation of IBM API Connect is complex, as it's an enterprise solution with many components that require more than one person. It's not a single product that you work on, and this is an area for improvement, but normally, it's good. Having a more structured model for IBM API Connect support is also room for improvement that would help customers better."
"Documentation for the CLI is not very complete. Also, the support could be improved, and we have had several problems with backing up and restoring the product."
"The solution could improve security and performance."
"The solution is not scalable."
"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."
"Different versions of the same thing can mean unnecessary duplication."
"API Connect's analytics subsystem could be improved to make it easier to render content from the analytics system and offload it to an external database."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For us, the pricing and licensing policies were for an on-premise installation with a fixed cost structure, that matched our budgeting policies."
"I haven't seen anyone go from on-premise to the cloud. In fact, I am seeing people go from the cloud to on-premise because the costs can quickly grow on the cloud."
"It is quite an expensive product."
"It can be quite expensive. It's okay for large-scale usage but quite expensive for smaller-scale implementations."
"There was a need to purchase an upfront license or a one-time license or upfront license, but I cannot remember the details about it clearly."
"The price of the solution is very expensive, it can turn many customers away."
"The price for IBM API Connect is reasonable. It's $20,000 to $30,000 yearly for a subscription, and the pricing could vary around $40,000 per year, per subscription. Its price is reasonable for customers who have around sixty million API calls yearly for unlimited environments."
"I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
"It would be a good idea to bring down the pricing by at least 20 to 30 percent."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Healthcare Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Educational Organization
18%
Computer Software Company
10%
Insurance Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Akana API Management?
The tool's authentication mechanism is easy to implement. We had to define a few parameters.
What needs improvement with Akana API Management?
Akana API Management needs to improve its documentation.
What do you like most about IBM API Connect?
Publishers can easily identify, create, and publish APIs on the developer portal, defining plans, packages, and potentially billing rules.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM API Connect?
I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price.
What needs improvement with IBM API Connect?
The platform’s integration with the payment gateway needs enhancement. The setup process and support services could be improved.
 

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Sample Customers

British American Tobacco, Credit Suisse, Daimler, eBay, FOX, Liberty Mutual, Marriott, Mayo Clinic, Skandia, Tata communications
Heineken, Tine, Finologee, Axis Bank
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