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We performed a comparison between IBM Integration Bus, Mule ESB, and Oracle Service Bus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It has the ability to be deployed without rewriting the code.""IBM Integration Bus has been effective in facilitating our messaging and service-oriented architecture (SOA) or bus architecture. So, we're already utilizing it to transform the data from the source it's sending. It converts the data from the format the source sends it into the format the destination system requires. So we are transforming the messages, which are required by the destination system; that's the one way.""I recommend it for large enterprises but only for specific use cases. You need to have a relatively mature integration practice in your organization to leverage its capabilities fully.""The integration with other tools is excellent. It integrates well with batch issues.""Easy to understand documentation with a huge list of examples and tutorials.""It makes the communication between multiple and heterogeneous applications so easy. We can bring together different messages and applications from different platforms and connect them through IBM Integration Bus.""The message queue feature is very valuable.""What I like best are the monitoring features."

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"The transformation and the data format are the features that I like the most.""The most valuable feature is the Salesforce integration.""It is easily deployable and manageable. It has microservices-based architecture, which means that you can deploy the solution based on your needs, and you can manage the solution very easily.""Scalability and load balancing.""The architecture based on events has several connectors which allow integration from external and internal applications of the company.""Once it is started, we don't see any problems on a day to day basis.""The product offers a community edition that is free of cost.""Mule ESB has a user-friendly design, and everything is in one place. The API and architecture are popular right now. Also, MuleSoft has a large and supportive online community."

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"With Oracle Service Bus, we can connect with different types of systems. Another feature I like the most is the security feature.""I like the ease of deployment and the ease of implementation.""This product is not complicated and very easy to learn.""Service Bus is good at routing the transformation.""Its ease of use is valuable. It's very easy to use. It's no code/low code. Oracle Middleware products are also rich in adapters.""It is stable.""There are always continuous improvements that are happening.""It was very good at supporting high transactions, up to 300 transactions per second."

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Cons
"Its licensing or subscription model should be improved for more flexible adoption. There should also be more ease of use.""The cloud deployment of the IBM Integration Bus should be made easier.""Technical support is something that should be better.""The solution’s pricing could be improved.""IBM does not support orchestration, which is how they designed it, and other BPM tools in the market support orchestration. If they merged the BPM capability into this product, then it would be a better solution.""The memory footprint should be minimized.""I would like for them to make the training much easier.""Its integration with Cloud Pak components could be better."

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"From the product perspective, it was sometimes hard to manage the dependencies. When we had to add dependencies on a couple of different packages, it was sometimes confusing. It was hard to update them with Anypoint Studio, as well as with MuleSoft. There were challenges with that. So, that's one of the areas that could be improved.""Mule ESB could be more user-friendly. I think users must learn about the architecture before they start coding. The price could be better. In the next release, I would like to see an EDIFACT integration.""MuleSoft is not so strong in method-based integration, so they're not so functional in that regard.""It's not easy to troubleshoot and we still can't make it work.""There are some features on the commercial version of the solution that would be great if they were on the community version. Additionally, if they added more authorization features it would be helpful.""The solution isn't as stable as we'd like it to be. There are some ongoing issues and therefore Mule has to provide frequent patches. Mule's core IP should be more stable overall.""The current version will not be supported for much longer.""I would like to see support for BPM in the next release of this solution."

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"The interface console is very slow. Even in production, we need to increase the RAM or CPU. And even after that, the performance is still not good in production.""Security features can be improved to better protect the server.""What needs improvement in Oracle Service Bus is the connectivity between adapters such as the Salesforce adapter and database adapters. The limited number of adapters compatible with Oracle Service Bus makes you want to switch to a different solution.""The connectivity with the solution is an area that needs to be improved. On occasion, requests are lost due to losing connectivity.""There are times when I select components in composite and they do not appear, and I cannot figure out why.""It would be ideal if they could optimize it a bit.""There is significant room for improvement in the monitoring capabilities.""If they can containerize this, that would be nice. If they can provide docker images and offer support for those containers, that would be great."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Pricing is on par with its competition."
  • "Support costs are high compared to the competition. Otherwise, the support is good."
  • "Our licensing is based on a five-year contract, and as far as I know, there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fee."
  • "The price of this product could be lower."
  • "The solution requires a license and is very expensive here in India."
  • "The pricing could be improved to make it more competitive."
  • "The price of the license could be cheaper."
  • "The maintenance and support of the product are very expensive."
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  • "This is expensive. In my next project, we had to go to other vendor."
  • "Plan your licensing model (cloud or on-premises or hybrid) that will allow seamless integration with new partners."
  • "The various features and components for this solution are no longer free."
  • "The licensing is yearly, and there are additional fees for services."
  • "This product is cheaper than some offered by other vendors, although there is a problem because you have to pay for some third-party adapters."
  • "Most of the challenges that I had with this solution were for smaller customers. There is not a good licensing model or pricing model. It is more expensive than other solutions, and that's the downside of MuleSoft. I had to be creative to be able to sell it to the business, but we did. This is something they have to work on because for large companies, it's affordable, but for small and medium businesses, it's very hard to sell."
  • "This product is expensive, but it does offer value for money."
  • "I think the price is very high. If you use TIBCO BW, the license is for the CPU usage, then the IPS, and support. I also think the license for the product is a one-time expense."
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  • "The price of this solution is better than the subscription-based Mule ESB."
  • "This is a very expensive product and the price varies depending on factors such as the number of processors and the number of users. Our licensing fees are approximately $300,000."
  • "We have an unlimited yearly license."
  • "I'm not aware of how much Oracle Service Bus costs."
  • "The pricing is on the higher side."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I was previously part of the Oracle SOA/OSB development team. In my current capacity I architected solutions using… more »
    Top Answer:Our team ran a comparison of IBM’s Integration Bus vs. Mule ESB in order to determine what sort of ESB software was the… more »
    Top Answer:IBM Integration Bus has been effective in facilitating our messaging and service-oriented architecture (SOA) or bus… more »
    Top Answer:The solution's drag-and-drop interface and data viewer helped us quite a lot.
    Top Answer:Mule ESB is an expensive solution. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the… more »
    Top Answer:It would be much more beneficial if the solution included AI and business process management.
    Top Answer:With Oracle Service Bus, we can connect with different types of systems. Another feature I like the most is the security… more »
    Top Answer:I would rate the pricing model an eight out of ten, where one is the lowest and ten is the highest.
    Top Answer:In my opinion, Oracle needs to improve its connectivity with the new applications, like, ServiceNow Salesforce, and it… more »
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    Also Known As
    IBM WebSphere ESB
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    Overview

    IBM Integration Bus is a market-leading software solution for application integration. It facilitates universal connectivity across enterprise systems, applications, and data, and offers a full range of integration capabilities on a flexible, secure, high-performance platform. You can use IBM Integration Bus to connect apps regardless of the communication formats or protocols they support. This connectivity enables interaction and data exchange among your varied applications in an adaptable, dynamic, and extensible infrastructure. IBM Integration Bus routes, transforms, and enriches messages from one location to another. It offers support for a wide range of functions, including routing, manipulating, filtering, enriching, monitoring, distribution, collection, correlation, and detection.

    You can choose between IBM Integration Bus Advanced Edition, which is appropriate for a production setting, and IBM Integration Bus for Developers (Developer Edition), which is cost-free for development and testing purposes.

    The interactions with IBM Integration Bus can be split into two categories:

    1. Development, testing, and deployment of applications. To program your applications, you can choose from one or more of the available options:
      • Patterns offer reusable solutions that distill a tried-and-true strategy for resolving a typical architecture, design, or deployment task in a specific context. You can use them as-is or tweak them to meet your needs.
      • Message flows describe your application's connectivity logic, which specifies the precise route your data takes in the integration node and, consequently, the processing that the message nodes in that flow perform on it.
      • Message nodes contain the integration logic that must be applied to your data when it passes through your integration node.
      • Message trees describe data in an efficient, format-independent manner. Many of the included nodes allow you to study and edit the contents of message trees, and you can add additional nodes to your own design.
      • You can implement transformations using graphical mapping, JavaTM, ESQL, and XSL, and choose based on the expertise of your workforce without having to provide retraining.
    2. Operational management and performance. The following features of IBM Integration Bus support your deployment's management and performance:
      • A wide range of administrative and system management choices for developed solutions.
      • Support for a variety of hardware platforms and operating systems.
      • A scalable, high-performing architecture built on the needs of traditional transaction processing environments.
      • Tight integration with software solutions from IBM and other suppliers that provide similar management and networking services.

    IBM Integration Bus Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing IBM Integration Bus. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Use the platform’s powerful capabilities to handle various integration requirements to meet the demands of any size project.
    • Help your entire organization make better business decisions by offering quick access, visibility, and control over data as it moves through your business applications and systems.
    • Connect using a variety of diverse applications and web services, eliminating the requirement for complex point-to-point connectivity.
    • To make the most of your existing Microsoft.NET expertise and software investment, use the extended support for Microsoft applications and services.
    • Provide a standardized, simple, and flexible integration base to allow you to more quickly and effectively serve business needs and scale.

    Reviews from Real Users

    IBM Integration Bus stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its robust data enrichment and its event correlation tool. PeerSpot users take note of the advantages of these features in their reviews:

    Richard W., Chief Executive Officer at Responsiv, writes of the solution, “It reduces the need for programmers of consumer applications to understand where data is sourced, or how it is combined. It allows us to avoid the need for consumers to understand multiple API protocols and security arrangements, and in some circumstances can reduce the impact of systems being unavailable.

    Another PeerSpot reviewer, an Integration Architect at a tech services company, notes, “One of the most valuable features is how seamless and easy to use this solution is. It's compatible with the cloud, it's a very seamless and fantastic tool.” He adds, “I rate this solution a nine out of ten.”

    For companies looking to modernize and unlock the value of existing on-premises systems and applications, an enterprise service bus (ESB) architecture serves as a critical foundation layer for SOA. When deployed as an ESB, the Mule runtime engine of Anypoint Platform combines the power of data and application integration across legacy systems and SaaS applications, with a seamless path to the other capabilities of Anypoint Platform and the full power of API-led connectivity.

    Oracle Service Bus transforms complex and brittle architectures into agile integration networks by connecting, virtualizing, and managing interactions between services and applications. Oracle Service Bus delivers low-cost, standards-based integration for mission critical SOA environments where extreme performance, scalability and reliability are critical requirements.

    Oracle Service Bus enables companies to use the values of their enterprise applications portfolio. From on-premise, to the cloud to mobile devices, Service Bus allows companies to leverage their existing investments in new ways by extending the performance and scalability leadership of Oracle SOA and API Management.

    Sample Customers
    Salesbox, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Road Buddy, Swiss Federal Railways, Electricity Supply Board, The Hartree Centre, ESB Networks
    Ube, PacificComp, University of Witwatersrand, Justice Systems, Camelot
    MakeMyTrip Ltd., Griffith University, Colab Consulting Pty. Ltd., Pacfico Seguros Generales, IGEPA IT-SERVICE GmbH, Guangzhou Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Pacfico Seguros Generales, Bank Audi S.A.L., Rydges Sydney Airport, Intelligent Pathways, Nacional Monte de Piedad IAP
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    Financial Services Firm43%
    Computer Software Company30%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Government4%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Insurance Company7%
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    Computer Software Company46%
    Financial Services Firm23%
    Healthcare Company8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government7%
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    Computer Software Company21%
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Non Tech Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise62%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise72%
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    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise54%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise60%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise67%
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