We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and Microsoft Azure API Management 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."It is very easy to set up and configure, even for users with no prior experience."
"I like that it is very stable, and we never experience any downtime."
"The solution is scalable, our customers are mostly South African banks and they handle mostly transactions with this solution."
"The solution is robust."
"I like the tool's security. Also, all functionalities are integrated within on platform."
"The API Connect gateway service and the SQL injection feature is good."
"The product is stable...The product is scalable."
"The most valuable features for our business include the ability to monitor and log data transactions and handle multiple request at an enterprise level."
"The integration with Azure Active Directory is a good security feature for authentication and authorization. There is multifactor authentication. You can also use all of the Azure AD features integrated with API Management."
"Everything is already available and ready to operate without a lot of preparation work."
"The UI management is very easy to use."
"The API management is very good."
"We're pretty much using all of the monetizations features out of the API manager so we can put up a portal and have a dev portal and then a prod portal and do rate limiting."
"I like that security features can be integrated with API Management. I also like that you can perform rate-limiting and throttling functions."
"The ease of setting up a new solution is the most valuable feature. It's very easy to set up a new solution and to deploy it to production."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure API Management are the easy configuration and deployment with automation."
"Some pre-packaged connectors for integration with various applications, such as SaaS offerings, would be a useful addition."
"DataPower isn't the most user-friendly tool. It is not an easy tool to use. Some things could use better wizards to guide you through processes."
"Additional documentation needs to be provided for complex automations."
"The components that they include in the product that are, in fact, a WTX, really need to be removed from the product because they tend to fail."
"The two biggest issues of this solution are the complexity and the maintenance procedures."
"The product's cost for data appliances or hardware is quite high. It needs improvement."
"In the next release, I would like to see the product price reduced. It should be cheaper."
"The solution requires a lot of training manuals in order to get to know it better and to be able to use it effectively."
"Sometimes when immediate support is required, it isn't available."
"Price is the first thing that comes to mind. It's quite expensive, which could be a barrier for some users."
"There is room for improvement in the user interface and workflow for hosting APIs, especially third-party APIs."
"Could use clearer configuration when it comes to API policies."
"In the API you need to delete the suffix. It is annoying that you need to have a suffix. We can add a suffix at the API level, not at the operation level, and that could be improved on."
"Other products have more customization options."
"The hybrid part could be improved because API Management is entirely cloud-based, but some of our resources are on-prem, so formatting is an issue. Our goal is dual implementation."
"Some of the DevOps stuff could be easier to work with. The migration paths are a little complicated, and moving code around could be more seamless. There should be less manual migration when several teams work together to publish code to the DevOps."
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IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 7th in API Management with 27 reviews while Microsoft Azure API Management is ranked 1st in API Management with 68 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Azure API Management is rated 7.8. 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 Microsoft Azure API Management writes "Efficiently manages and monetizes API ". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Mule ESB, IBM Integration Bus and Kong Gateway Enterprise, whereas Microsoft Azure API Management is most compared with Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Kong Gateway Enterprise and SwaggerHub. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. Microsoft Azure API Management report.
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