We performed a comparison between IBM API Connect and webMethods.io API 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 product gathers data to measure API performance."
"The solution is very stable."
"The most valuable features of IBM API Connect are its performance and user-friendliness."
"The centralized management: this provides a management module that can deploy and apply security policies to all APIs, including all the gateways that are deployed on-premises and on any cloud because the gateway component can run at a VMware or in a Kubernetes cluster."
"It allows enterprises to expose some of their tech to outside stakeholders."
"We really like the runtime capabilities of IBM API Connect. The creation of products and the control of the monetization and hit rate are some of the features which we've found very valuable."
"I have found the API Management to be most valuable."
"API Connect's data gateway is one of the strongest in the market."
"The performance is good."
"Clients choose webMethods.io API for its intuitive interface, promoting seamless interaction and quick communication between systems."
"IBM info-center help documentation also needs improvement. Competitive product like Apigee provide out of the box policies to run Javascript, JAVA and better/flexible logging policies."
"Firstly, the pricing model, when compared to other open sources, is high. Secondly, the availability of resources in the market, specifically the developers available in the market, is not so much."
"Possible improvement is mainly around having more of the cloud oriented architecture bringing stability in adding new capabilities around security."
"The installation process could use improvement. I hope that in the next release, the installation process is easier."
"The solution is not scalable."
"The installation was difficult with the IBM toolkit."
"The developmental process is not quite user-friendly."
"Components, like caching, should be implemented as policies, not requiring dependency on an external solution."
"A potential drawback of webMethods.io API is its adaptability to legacy systems, which can vary in compatibility."
"I would like the solution to provide bi-weekly updates."
IBM API Connect is ranked 5th in API Management with 73 reviews while webMethods.io API is ranked 30th in API Management with 2 reviews. IBM API Connect is rated 8.0, while webMethods.io API is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM API Connect writes "Good speed and performance, but it's based on a bit dated architecture". On the other hand, the top reviewer of webMethods.io API writes "Offers a strategic toolset for gradual integration advancement". IBM API Connect is most compared with Apigee, IBM DataPower Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and Amazon API Gateway, whereas webMethods.io API is most compared with Apigee and MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager. See our IBM API Connect vs. webMethods.io API report.
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