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We performed a comparison between IBM App Connect and Workato based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM App Connect vs. Workato Report (Updated: July 2023).
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Pros
"I would say that the most valuable feature is the array of connectors and integration tools.""It can handle API conversions with mapping and transformation rules, simplifying the development process.""When using IBM stacks, IBM App Connect is suitable and integrates well with other IBM products like WebSphere.""The solution is fast and supports Open UI 3.0 certification.""Very scalable, flexible, and user-friendly.""It's stable to use, connect with the cloud, and to deploy.""It's a powerful application for collaboration. It has many features for customization and integration.""It has an efficient design flow."

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"It is very easy to use. It takes complex workloads away, and it provides very smooth integration. It has got a lot of out-of-the-box connectors. It has got a lot of out-of-the-box APIs, which makes it really easy to integrate with applications for different use cases, whether it is in finance, HR, or customer operations. It is by far our favorite integration product.""The most valuable features are easy integration, quick tab to develop, quick tab to market, and interactive integration platform.""It is easier to use than other technical open-source technologies.""Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""Their automation and workflows are very strong, and you can build the workflows very easily and quickly.""Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use.""It's easy to understand, makes flows and is efficient."

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Cons
"IBM needs to enhance and have a stronger offering for the event streaming part because this is the future needed for the containerization and the new integration requirement.""It is not easy to deploy. It requires someone with a high level of knowledge in the solution to deploy it, not just anyone can do it.""IBM App Connect is scalable. From the administration side, they need to improve the RBAC model, as well as the clustering of this product. It will be good if we can start up the cluster, via IBM Connect Console. Some other products like MuleSoft, are providing this type of administration. MuleSoft is easy to use and user friendly.""They reply in one or two hours at most, but they could be better.""The setup time for App Connect could be improved.""Updates are constantly delayed.""The user interface of IBM App Connect can be a little bit more user-friendly, I would say because the first-time developer is onboarded while using IBM App Connect, he or she may get a little intimidated or daunted looking at all the options available or the pipelines, et cetera.""When we do a version upgrade of the system, the platform is kind of complicated."

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"The only minor drawback would be if there was a UI at the front of it, for apps and for a portal as well, it would make it really easy. It would be really useful if there were more apps capabilities.""A limitation is that their cloud presence is only in North America and Europe.""I would like to see the dashboarding and reporting processes improved.""Workato's Extract, transform, and load (ETL) and extract, load, and transform (ELT) are not very strong and could be improved for very complex transformations.""From the deployment point of view, our customers encounter platform downtime where it does not serve the actual request on the systems.""It is tedious to make a tailor-fit function.""The management dashboard in the solution is an area with shortcomings that needs improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is very expensive if we want to scale."
  • "The price could be better."
  • "The licensing cost for IBM App Connect is very high."
  • "The cost depends upon the consumer."
  • "Initially, App Connect was quite expensive because the cost was based on the number of processors we used. However, it's now based on containers, which means we can be more specific about our consumption and get a better price."
  • "The solution's pricing isn't cheap, but you can get good discounts based on your competitive deal."
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  • "On a scale of one to ten, the pricing is around a six. We have a consumption model and the pricing is higher. If you are using any kind of ML-based approach, machine learning, or some advanced analytics, you may have to pay more."
  • "Speaking about price, I would say that it's market-related. Also, there are costs in addition to the standard license fees since different add-ons depend on what you require."
  • "Workato is an expensive solution."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The solution's pricing isn't cheap, but you can get good discounts based on your competitive deal.
    Top Answer:We use the product mainly for the integration of enterprise applications.
    Top Answer:Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use.
    Top Answer:Workato's Extract, transform, and load (ETL) and extract, load, and transform (ELT) are not very strong and could be improved for very complex transformations. Workato's licensing model is a bit… more »
    Top Answer:We use Workato for iPaaS, which is like a middleware enterprise service bus. We use it for transformation, quick data migrations from one platform to another, and building connectivity. It's got over… more »
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    Overview

    Rapidly connect public clouds, private clouds and on-premises application

    App Connect Professional is IBM’s cloud integration offering which delivers an integration solution
    • With ease-of-use, flexibility and increased responsiveness to the evolving business needs, while removing the daunting complexities of integration.
    • Provides the powerful combination of a ‘simple integration experience’ for business users looking to automate how their applications talk to each other; coupled with a ‘configuration based integration’ approach for IT.
    • App Connect Professional is for the teams and integration developers who need to solve more complex problems and need powerful tooling for integration scenarios

    Named a Leader in iPaaS for Dynamic Integrations by Forrester, Workato is a modern automation and integration platform. With its enterprise-grade capabilities, you can seamlessly integrate and orchestrate workflow automation across cloud and on-premise applications, files and databases without coding.

    The Workato team comes from a deep background in building integration products and will continue to expand and change the automation and integration space.

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    Sample Customers
    United Way of Allegheny County, Saint-Gobain CPS, Ricoh, SunTrust Banks Inc.
    Panera Bread, Berkshire Hathaway, Salesforce, Box, Splunk, ComScore, IBM, Complex Media, Microsoft, Home Depot, Cisco, News Corp, Braille Institute
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm36%
    Computer Software Company27%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization55%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Energy/Utilities Company3%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization37%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    Company Size
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    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise68%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise60%
    Large Enterprise30%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business56%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise22%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise46%
    Large Enterprise40%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM App Connect vs. Workato
    July 2023
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM App Connect vs. Workato and other solutions. Updated: July 2023.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    IBM App Connect is ranked 11th in Cloud Data Integration with 20 reviews while Workato is ranked 8th in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) with 9 reviews. IBM App Connect is rated 8.2, while Workato is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM App Connect writes "Very flexible and user-friendly; embeds with other technologies; no dependency on queue manager". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Workato writes " Great automation and strong workflows useful for integration". IBM App Connect is most compared with IBM Cloud Pak for Integration, Mule Anypoint Platform, webMethods Integration Server, IBM InfoSphere DataStage and TIBCO BusinessWorks, whereas Workato is most compared with Microsoft Azure Logic Apps, MuleSoft Composer, Azure Data Factory, SnapLogic and Oracle Integration Cloud Service. See our IBM App Connect vs. Workato report.

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