We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and Oracle SOA Suite based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Since it is a gateway, it provides a lot of security features."
"My company has a good impression of IBM DataPower Gateway. What I like about it is that because it's an appliance, it's a turnkey solution that's very fast and out of the box. Compared to other gateways, I also like that IBM DataPower Gateway is function-rich. For example, for one of the projects, there was a need for specific transformation and security features available in IBM DataPower Gateway out of the box, so my team just needed to configure the appliance. There was no need for separate development, and I found it quite neat. Another valuable feature of IBM DataPower Gateway is that it's easy to integrate with other products."
"I like the tool's security. Also, all functionalities are integrated within on platform."
"Its initial setup was straightforward."
"It's high-speed and it can be remotely administered via an API."
"The most valuable features for our business include the ability to monitor and log data transactions and handle multiple request at an enterprise level."
"I like that it is very stable, and we never experience any downtime."
"The product's most valuable features are AAA policies and security features."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the option to design, and the development can happen at the same time."
"Valuable features include web service development and cloud connectivity."
"The integration with various products."
"The solution's XSLT or XSL Transformation feature was very useful."
"The most valuable features for us are the APIs, which we commonly use, as well as the scheduling capabilities and file transfers."
"Middleware jobs developing for EC, ERP, and shipping systems become easier."
"The product provides transparency in finances."
"The ability to stand up a highly available SOA Suite, which has full DR capabilities, in a remote center and synchronize the databases using Data Guard."
"The components that they include in the product that are, in fact, a WTX, really need to be removed from the product because they tend to fail."
"I would like the tool to improve its training."
"It is a costly product."
"They should improve the solution's clustering features."
"One area that could be improved is the integration with Postgres and SQL databases. Currently, IBM DataPower Gateway only integrates with Oracle databases."
"Scripting needs improvement. It's hard for our customers."
"Making it more user-friendly would be an improvement."
"The product should be more adapted to the DevOps process."
"I would like to see divided containers more separately as a microservice."
"SOA"
"Another area of improvement is performance. Because with multiple solutions connecting to the SOA platform, the performance of the SOA platform can be affected in time. So, that could be one area that could be improved with the SOA."
"The Maven integration in JDeveloper is very basic and might be enhanced to allow the proper use of Maven."
"Various parts of SOA, BPEL, and so on, each have their own consoles which need to be accessed individually with different logins. It would be better from an admin perspective if all the consoles were accessible via a single login."
"The product is not user-friendly."
"The solution’s initial setup is complex and could be improved."
"The technical support is good, we have premier support which costs extra."
IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 7th in Application Infrastructure with 26 reviews while Oracle SOA Suite is ranked 8th in Application Infrastructure with 65 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while Oracle SOA Suite is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM DataPower Gateway writes "Easy to use, plenty of functionality, but expensive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle SOA Suite writes "Easy to setup, provides good support and scalable solution ". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, Mule ESB and IBM Integration Bus, whereas Oracle SOA Suite is most compared with Mule ESB, WebLogic Suite, Apache Web Server and Microsoft .NET Framework. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. Oracle SOA Suite report.
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