We performed a comparison between Axway AMPLIFY API Management and IBM API Connect 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."The most valuable feature of the solution is security."
"We like the portal for documentation a lot."
"There's drag and drop functionality so that you do not need to have a senior expert developer to make use of the tool. You can get more of your staff trained up to be able to use it as it's not overly technical."
"In general, API governance provides a better experience for providers."
"The best feature of Axway Amplify API Management is its exceptional level of security, which is highly reassuring, coupled with its remarkable capacity to handle substantial volumes of data in impressively efficient turnaround times."
"This platform can be highly scalable."
"This product is a ten when it comes to API management."
"The API portal capability is a valuable feature."
"The most valuable features are stability and security."
"It is easy to use and stable."
"The solution provides a common place for all APIs, allowing for easy sharing and exchange of information between internal and external stakeholders."
"I have found IBM API Connect to be highly secure, efficient, easy to deploy, and has a great GUI. It can operate and integrate well with other vendors, such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft."
"API Connect's most valuable feature is its ability to act as a gateway. It's very easy to configure security and everything else in it. You don't have to kill yourself implementing custom configurations."
"The functionalities on offer are very good."
"The management of the API and API portal is good."
"IBM API Connect is a good product, and their technical support is excellent."
"Sometimes we find bugs where certain calls are not returning all the data we need."
"This solution does have some limitations regarding the deployment model."
"In terms of customer service, the company needs to be easier to contact, and the support team needs to understand the situation and the product itself better."
"It would be great if they have an asset report. It's hard to get support for that."
"The API Mocking tools need to be improved."
"The portal still has room for improvement."
"Team management capabilities could be improved."
"The installation process is a bit complex and it could be a lot simpler."
"The initial setup and installation could be easier."
"The product's setup phase and its setup for the users in different environments, along with DevOps integration, are areas of concern where there is a need for improvement."
"I would like to see support for non-Java based services. We struggle a bit to be able to deploy and connect our .NET services because of things like data types. We had to map a couple of things. For one solution provider, we had to move them to .NET Core before we could use it properly. I would like to see more agnostic tool service platforms rather than moving it more towards Java or open source."
"The installation was difficult with the IBM toolkit."
"They seem to have left out a feature for microservices and also a certification module for OIDC."
"There are issues with upgrading in the cloud version. The cloud version is extremely buggy. We prefer to use the on-premise version."
"We would have more capability to interact with the catalog and inventories, so a more DevOps-friendly solution is needed."
"Extracting the data could be improved."
Axway AMPLIFY API Management is ranked 16th in API Management with 12 reviews while IBM API Connect is ranked 5th in API Management with 73 reviews. Axway AMPLIFY API Management is rated 7.8, while IBM API Connect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Axway AMPLIFY API Management writes "An API management solution for ESB and B2B integration between systems with security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM API Connect writes "Good speed and performance, but it's based on a bit dated architecture". Axway AMPLIFY API Management is most compared with Apigee, Amazon API Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management, Kong Gateway Enterprise and WSO2 API Manager, whereas IBM API Connect is most compared with Apigee, IBM DataPower Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and SAP Cloud Platform. See our Axway AMPLIFY API Management vs. IBM API Connect report.
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