We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and Microsoft .NET Framework based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The API Connect gateway service and the SQL injection feature is good."
"The solution is stable."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"I like all of the features in this product and it does what it's supposed to do."
"The MPGW (Multi-Protocol Gateway) is great because it allows you to easily expose services using various protocols – web services, REST (JSON), and others. This flexibility simplifies things."
"I like the tool's security. Also, all functionalities are integrated within on platform."
"It can look for the various security threats, productions, payload scanning, and perform routing based on the content type."
"The solution is straightforward and for large organizations, it functions well."
"When it comes to the user interface, the context is better than other tools because it is easier to use."
"The web development and Microsoft Windows service development capabilities are among the most valuable features offered by the Microsoft .NET Framework. This language platform is highly user-friendly, with plenty of online examples and information available, as well as a robust development environment."
"The tool offers a lot of support, and there is a lot of knowledge material available, along with a lot of community groups."
"The .NET Framework is a very good framework. It does what I need it to do."
"I like that ASP.NET is used for the framework and the core web services."
"The product has a good interface and easy-to-use programming language."
"The solution is not limited in storage, is customizable and simple to use."
"The .NET Framework is easier to use because it provides a wide range of libraries."
"Its support services could be better."
"The product should be more adapted to the DevOps process."
"Traceability could be improved, especially for business operations. The traceability of the transactions could be an improvement point for DataPower to work on. It would be better if they provided JSON support. JSON protocol data has changed format. It started performing internal transformation to JSONx. This might be an additional complexity."
"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."
"The initial setup isn't so easy, you need who has experience working with the solution to help."
"Scripting needs improvement. It's hard for our customers."
"The product's cost for data appliances or hardware is quite high. It needs improvement."
"The programming language is only supported in XSLT and Gateway script."
"The runtime environment for ASP.NET needs improvement to make it more universal."
"The product’s reliability needs improvement."
"I would like to see a better response time from the technical support."
"In the next release, I am looking for more advanced technologies such as socket communication and enhanced features like realtime chat with the clients."
"If AI could be incorporated in Microsoft .NET Framework it would be helpful."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
"The .NET open source community could be larger."
"In my opinion, this solution can be improved by providing out-of-the-box support for different types of libraries."
IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 6th in Application Infrastructure with 27 reviews while Microsoft .NET Framework is ranked 4th in Application Infrastructure with 47 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while Microsoft .NET Framework is rated 8.4. 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 .NET Framework writes "Intuitive, easier to develop, maintain, and migrate from the old framework to newer versions". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, Mule ESB and IBM Integration Bus, whereas Microsoft .NET Framework is most compared with IIS, Magic xpa Application Platform, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Apache Web Server and Oracle WebCenter. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. Microsoft .NET Framework report.
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