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We performed a comparison between Red Hat Fuse 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Red Hat Fuse vs. TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"What I like about Red Hat Fuse is that it's a well-established integration software. I find all aspects of the tool positive.""We use it because it is easy to integrate with any other application...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution nine out of ten.""The process workflow, where we can orchestrate and design the application by defining different routes, is really useful.""The support training that comes with the product is amazing.""The most valuable part of Fuse is the fact that it's based on Red Hat Apache Camel. It is really good that it already comes with so many different connectors. That makes it relatively easy to use. We use their XML definition to define the routes, making it really easy to define the routing.""The solution is stable. We have gone for months or years without any issue. There are no memory restarts, so from my point of view, it's very stable.""The features I found most valuable in Red Hat Fuse are the OSB framework, containerization, and the integration of Apache technologies such as the NQ channel, CXF, etc. These are the features that are very prominent in the solution. Red Hat Fuse also offers flexibility, so it's another valuable characteristic of the solution.""One of the features I found most valuable in Red Hat Fuse is that it has a lot of containers so you won't have to worry about load balancing. In the past, there was a cut-off, but nowadays, Red Hat Fuse is moving off of that, so my team is utilizing it the most for load balancing, particularly running goal applications and three to five containers. There's automatic load balancing so you won't have to worry too much. I also found that component-wise, you don't have to do much coding in Red Hat Fuse because everything is configurable, for example, XML-based coding. Coding isn't that difficult. Performance-wise, I also found the solution to be quite good and its processing is quite fast. My team is processing a huge amount of data with the help of Red Hat Fuse."

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"TIBCO has the platform in terms of speed and ease of use.""The product’s most valuable feature is stability.""The most valuable feature of the solution is that the performance is robust.""The technology is really easy to learn.""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""The most attractive and beneficial feature is the ease of development.""It's very stable and reliable.""The stability of this solution is excellent."

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Cons
"I would like to see more up-to-date documentation and examples from Red Hat Fuse.""What could be improved in Red Hat Fuse is the deployment process because it's still very heavy. It's containerized, but now with Spring Boot and other microservices-related containers, deployment is still very heavy. Red Hat Fuse still has room for improvement in terms of becoming more containerized and more oriented.""The testing part, specifically when running it in the cloud, could be improved. It's a little bit complex, especially considering its cloud nature.""What needs to be improved in Red Hat Fuse is on the development side because when you use it for development purposes, it lacks a user interface compared to what MuleSoft has, so it's a bit difficult for users.""Currently, the main point of concern for us is how flexible it is to cater to different requirements. It should be more flexible.""Our clients would like to see the user interface improved so that it is more user-friendly.""The solution will be discontinued in 2024.""Red Hat Fuse doesn't have a lot of administrative control like other applications."

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"The initial setup process could be easier.""The stability of their latest version is not on par with their classic version 5.X.""The solution is very expensive when you use multiple components, it would b better if this could be reduced.""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.""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.""In the configuration, where we need to customize, it takes more time that we expect it to, ideally.""Issues with the support, the fees, and the termination of the professional services are reasons we are looking for other solutions.""In the next release, there should be improvements made to the API manager."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We found other solutions were more costly."
  • "This is an open-source product that can be used free of charge."
  • "After doing some Googling and comparisons, the main standouts were MuleSoft and Red Hat Fuse. One of the big factors in our decision to go with Fuse was the licensing cost. It was cheaper to go with Fuse."
  • "Pricing has been something that we have been working with Red Hat on, year over year. We have preferred pricing with the university because we are involved in education and research."
  • "This is an expensive product. It costs a lot and although it's worth the money, the explanations that we need to give to our top executives are highly complicated."
  • "The most important feature of Fuse is the cost. It is open source and a cheap option for an ESB. So, most of the clients in the Middle East and Asian countries prefer this ESB. Other ESBs, like MuleSoft and IBM API Connect, are pretty expensive. Because it is open source, Red Hat Fuse is the cheapest solution, providing almost every integration capability."
  • "My company pays for the license of Red Hat Fuse yearly. At the end of the day, it's a low-cost solution, and its support licenses are still very decently priced versus bigger operators such as IBM, etc. Red Hat Fuse is much more affordable than other solutions. On a scale of one to five, with one being cheap and five being extremely expensive, I'm rating its pricing a one."
  • "Red Hat Fuse is an expensive tool, though I cannot answer how much it costs as that's confidential."
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  • "When it comes to cost, TIBCO is much more competitive than a product like Pega."
  • "The licensing cost is a challenge for quite a few customers."
  • "The price is on the higher side. For the same price, if I go to the previous version, I would have got a lot more capacity with similar kinds of features."
  • "Its licensing cost is considerably high as compared to other ESBs."
  • "The biggest issue disadvantage of TIBCO is that it is expensive."
  • "Price-wise, I would say that the product is expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The process workflow, where we can orchestrate and design the application by defining different routes, is really useful.
    Top Answer:You need to pay for the license. It's not free. I'm not aware of the exact prices. There are no extra costs in addition to the standard licensing since it is a subscription-based solution.
    Top Answer:I haven't experienced the online part of Red Hat Fuse. Red Hat Fuse doesn't have a lot of administrative control like other applications. Using administrative control, the operational user can view… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution is that the performance is robust.
    Top Answer: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… more »
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    Also Known As
    Fuse ESB, FuseSource
    ActiveMatrix Service Bus
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    Overview

    Red Hat JBoss Fuse is a lightweight, flexible integration platform that enables rapid integration across the extended enterprise - on-premise or in the cloud. JBoss Fuse includes modular integration capabilities, an enterprise service bus (ESB), to unlock information.

    TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is a platform for developing, deploying, and managing applications that conform to a service-oriented architecture. TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is a lightweight enterprise service bus that helps organizations bridge the mediation gap in their SOA infrastructure. It reduces complexity and increases flexibility and reuse by replacing hard-coded service dependencies with configuration, and can be used to onboard services from a third-party environment or a TIBCO-based infrastructure. TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus provides service mediation capabilities to the TIBCO ActiveMatrix SOA platform. Service mediation allows you to adapt to changing requirements for developing mediation flows.
    Sample Customers
    Avianca, American Product Distributors (APD), Kings College Hospital, AMD, CenturyLink, AECOM, E*TRADE
    Colonial Life, CTBC Bank, New World Mobility, QUALCOMM, Swisscom Mobile, T-Mobile USA, Tata Teleservices, Telecom Italia
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    Computer Software Company36%
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    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm18%
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    Government6%
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    Financial Services Firm24%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Energy/Utilities Company7%
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    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise38%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Red Hat Fuse vs. TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Red Hat Fuse vs. TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    Red Hat Fuse is ranked 4th in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 23 reviews while TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is ranked 9th in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 12 reviews. Red Hat Fuse is rated 8.2, while TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Red Hat Fuse writes "Configurable, doesn't require much coding, and has an automatic load balancing feature, but its development features need improvement". 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". Red Hat Fuse is most compared with Mule ESB, IBM Integration Bus, Oracle Service Bus, WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and IBM DataPower Gateway, whereas TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is most compared with IBM Integration Bus, Mule ESB, Oracle Service Bus and IBM DataPower Gateway. See our Red Hat Fuse vs. TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus report.

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