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We performed a comparison between IBM Integration Bus and Oracle Service Bus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM Integration Bus vs. Oracle Service Bus Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The features I have found most valuable in this solution are transformation and routing.""IBM Integration Bus has a complete set of tools that are implemented between rules when it comes to run time, but it's not easy to understand.""Seamlessly integrates your different applications.""The solution is stable and can scale relatively easily.""The solution offers good performance and is stable.""The biggest advantage of this solution is that it is very easy to learn, and very easy to build applications.""IBM Integration Bus has been effective in facilitating our messaging and service-oriented architecture (SOA) or bus architecture. So, we're already utilizing it to transform the data from the source it's sending. It converts the data from the format the source sends it into the format the destination system requires. So we are transforming the messages, which are required by the destination system; that's the one way.""IBM Integration Bus's best feature is integration."

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"The routing and aggregation are the most valuable features. It's split and join.""The most valuable feature is the adapters.""It is stable.""Supports multiple protocol technologies and web services.""The communication between applications is already defined, which means that you don't have to redefine your service infrastructure at the lower level.""The interface is fine and the solution is quite robust.""This product is not complicated and very easy to learn.""What I found most valuable in Oracle Service Bus is its time to market. It's excellent."

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Cons
"The product could be improved by including more resources on SQL.""The next versions are moving toward container use. It would be a shame to make the product highly complex just to support one pattern of deployment. It is my hope that IBM continues to focus on practical functionality that is simple and cost-effective.""The solution is too expensive for smaller companies.""The cloud deployment of the IBM Integration Bus should be made easier.""The user interface could be improved in a future release.""We used a third-party vendor, who help us install the solution and it was not easy.""It provides all the features that are required for day-to-day work. So far, I haven't seen any major issues that impact our work. I have been told that IBM App Connect Enterprise, which is the next version of IIB, is really good. It is better than IIB, and it gives you more coverage in terms of application integration.""The performance needs to be enhanced when working with the Toolkit."

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"This solution should work better with RESTful services.""There are some loopholes in service and support.""It would be ideal if they could optimize it a bit.""The inconvenient part about working with this product is that it's very heavy, requiring a lot of people and a lot of resources.""The weak point of OSB is the single point of failure.""There are issues, especially if you want to create some compensation in your service bin.""If they can containerize this, that would be nice. If they can provide docker images and offer support for those containers, that would be great.""The connectivity with the solution is an area that needs to be improved. On occasion, requests are lost due to losing connectivity."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Pricing is on par with its competition."
  • "Support costs are high compared to the competition. Otherwise, the support is good."
  • "Our licensing is based on a five-year contract, and as far as I know, there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fee."
  • "The price of this product could be lower."
  • "The solution requires a license and is very expensive here in India."
  • "The pricing could be improved to make it more competitive."
  • "The price of the license could be cheaper."
  • "The maintenance and support of the product are very expensive."
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  • "The price of this solution is better than the subscription-based Mule ESB."
  • "This is a very expensive product and the price varies depending on factors such as the number of processors and the number of users. Our licensing fees are approximately $300,000."
  • "We have an unlimited yearly license."
  • "I'm not aware of how much Oracle Service Bus costs."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I was previously part of the Oracle SOA/OSB development team. In my current capacity I architected solutions using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform on cloud / on-premises and hybrid modes and on PCE/RTF on… more »
    Top Answer:Our team ran a comparison of IBM’s Integration Bus vs. Mule ESB in order to determine what sort of ESB software was the best fit for our organization. Ultimately we decided to choose IBM Integration… more »
    Top Answer:IBM Integration Bus has been effective in facilitating our messaging and service-oriented architecture (SOA) or bus architecture So, we're already utilizing it to transform the data from the source… more »
    Top Answer:With Oracle Service Bus, we can connect with different types of systems. Another feature I like the most is the security feature.
    Top Answer:I would rate the pricing model an eight out of ten, where one is the lowest and ten is the highest.
    Top Answer:In my opinion, Oracle needs to improve its connectivity with the new applications, like, ServiceNow Salesforce, and it needs to be improved more adapters so that it can easily connect with others… more »
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    Also Known As
    IBM WebSphere ESB
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    Overview

    IBM Integration Bus is a market-leading software solution for application integration. It facilitates universal connectivity across enterprise systems, applications, and data, and offers a full range of integration capabilities on a flexible, secure, high-performance platform. You can use IBM Integration Bus to connect apps regardless of the communication formats or protocols they support. This connectivity enables interaction and data exchange among your varied applications in an adaptable, dynamic, and extensible infrastructure. IBM Integration Bus routes, transforms, and enriches messages from one location to another. It offers support for a wide range of functions, including routing, manipulating, filtering, enriching, monitoring, distribution, collection, correlation, and detection.

    You can choose between IBM Integration Bus Advanced Edition, which is appropriate for a production setting, and IBM Integration Bus for Developers (Developer Edition), which is cost-free for development and testing purposes.

    The interactions with IBM Integration Bus can be split into two categories:

    1. Development, testing, and deployment of applications. To program your applications, you can choose from one or more of the available options:
      • Patterns offer reusable solutions that distill a tried-and-true strategy for resolving a typical architecture, design, or deployment task in a specific context. You can use them as-is or tweak them to meet your needs.
      • Message flows describe your application's connectivity logic, which specifies the precise route your data takes in the integration node and, consequently, the processing that the message nodes in that flow perform on it.
      • Message nodes contain the integration logic that must be applied to your data when it passes through your integration node.
      • Message trees describe data in an efficient, format-independent manner. Many of the included nodes allow you to study and edit the contents of message trees, and you can add additional nodes to your own design.
      • You can implement transformations using graphical mapping, JavaTM, ESQL, and XSL, and choose based on the expertise of your workforce without having to provide retraining.
    2. Operational management and performance. The following features of IBM Integration Bus support your deployment's management and performance:
      • A wide range of administrative and system management choices for developed solutions.
      • Support for a variety of hardware platforms and operating systems.
      • A scalable, high-performing architecture built on the needs of traditional transaction processing environments.
      • Tight integration with software solutions from IBM and other suppliers that provide similar management and networking services.

    IBM Integration Bus Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing IBM Integration Bus. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Use the platform’s powerful capabilities to handle various integration requirements to meet the demands of any size project.
    • Help your entire organization make better business decisions by offering quick access, visibility, and control over data as it moves through your business applications and systems.
    • Connect using a variety of diverse applications and web services, eliminating the requirement for complex point-to-point connectivity.
    • To make the most of your existing Microsoft.NET expertise and software investment, use the extended support for Microsoft applications and services.
    • Provide a standardized, simple, and flexible integration base to allow you to more quickly and effectively serve business needs and scale.

    Reviews from Real Users

    IBM Integration Bus stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its robust data enrichment and its event correlation tool. PeerSpot users take note of the advantages of these features in their reviews:

    Richard W., Chief Executive Officer at Responsiv, writes of the solution, “It reduces the need for programmers of consumer applications to understand where data is sourced, or how it is combined. It allows us to avoid the need for consumers to understand multiple API protocols and security arrangements, and in some circumstances can reduce the impact of systems being unavailable.

    Another PeerSpot reviewer, an Integration Architect at a tech services company, notes, “One of the most valuable features is how seamless and easy to use this solution is. It's compatible with the cloud, it's a very seamless and fantastic tool.” He adds, “I rate this solution a nine out of ten.”

    Oracle Service Bus transforms complex and brittle architectures into agile integration networks by connecting, virtualizing, and managing interactions between services and applications. Oracle Service Bus delivers low-cost, standards-based integration for mission critical SOA environments where extreme performance, scalability and reliability are critical requirements.

    Oracle Service Bus enables companies to use the values of their enterprise applications portfolio. From on-premise, to the cloud to mobile devices, Service Bus allows companies to leverage their existing investments in new ways by extending the performance and scalability leadership of Oracle SOA and API Management.

    Sample Customers
    Salesbox, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Road Buddy, Swiss Federal Railways, Electricity Supply Board, The Hartree Centre, ESB Networks
    MakeMyTrip Ltd., Griffith University, Colab Consulting Pty. Ltd., Pacfico Seguros Generales, IGEPA IT-SERVICE GmbH, Guangzhou Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Pacfico Seguros Generales, Bank Audi S.A.L., Rydges Sydney Airport, Intelligent Pathways, Nacional Monte de Piedad IAP
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm43%
    Computer Software Company30%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Government4%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Insurance Company8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Computer Software Company21%
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Non Tech Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise62%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise72%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise60%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Integration Bus vs. Oracle Service Bus
    March 2024
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    IBM Integration Bus is ranked 1st in ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) with 20 reviews while Oracle Service Bus is ranked 6th in ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) with 9 reviews. IBM Integration Bus is rated 8.0, while Oracle Service Bus is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM Integration Bus writes "A reliable solution with excellent support infrastructure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Service Bus writes "Good reporting and visualizations but is very expensive". IBM Integration Bus is most compared with Mule ESB, IBM WebSphere Message Broker, webMethods Integration Server, IBM DataPower Gateway and Red Hat Fuse, whereas Oracle Service Bus is most compared with Mule ESB, webMethods Integration Server, Red Hat Fuse, WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus. See our IBM Integration Bus vs. Oracle Service Bus report.

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