CentraSite vs IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform comparison

CentraSite is an enterprise API catalog and SOA registry / repository and can provide a central, platform-indenpendent application for defining, describing and storing assets. It can help to catalog all services, APIs, business process and related assets, such as XML scheme and business rules.

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform V6.2 (Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform) delivers an integrated offering for SOA management across the services, application, and middleware layers. Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform V6.2 combines the strength of in-depth Web services management with the management of WebSphere Application Servers, WebSphere MQ, and WebSphere Message Broker systems to deliver the information required to help meet demanding service levels required of SOA-based applications. When problems arise at the services layer, a launch-in-context capability of the application and messaging management components of Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform V6.2 makes it easy to find the root cause. IBM Tivoli delivers the out-of-the-box management that can provide a quick time-to-value for IT operations, architects, and subject matter experts.