Taking into account the technical aspect of IBM WebSphere Message Broker as a stand-alone solution, it has proven to be extremely stable and of high quality. However, in comparison to its industry competitors, such as MuleSoft or other ESB solutions, the issue with IBM is that they frequently release new versions of the solution, resulting in the need for updates that must be done frequently, thus causing an increase in license costs due to the support of older versions, ultimately leading to required upgrades. Consequently, IBM is falling behind its competitors in this area. We would rate this solution a ten out of ten.