We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and JBoss ESB based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about IBM, MuleSoft, Software AG and others in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)."The performance is good. It's been very stable."
"I like that it is very stable, and we never experience any downtime."
"The solution is stable."
"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."
"The product's most valuable features are AAA policies and security features."
"Its initial setup was straightforward."
"The MPGW (Multi-Protocol Gateway) is great because it allows you to easily expose services using various protocols – web services, REST (JSON), and others. This flexibility simplifies things."
"Since it is a gateway, it provides a lot of security features."
"The solution is very easy to use. I can download the trial version and just give it a go."
"In the next release, I would like to see the product price reduced. It should be cheaper."
"I would like the tool to improve its training."
"For the workloads that are not too high, appliance is a little bit expensive."
"Making it more user-friendly would be an improvement."
"The IBM community does not have much engagement from the IT community in Saudi Arabia and developers for this solution are difficult to find."
"Traceability could be improved, especially for business operations. The traceability of the transactions could be an improvement point for DataPower to work on. It would be better if they provided JSON support. JSON protocol data has changed format. It started performing internal transformation to JSONx. This might be an additional complexity."
"Scripting needs improvement. It's hard for our customers."
"The initial setup isn't so easy, you need who has experience working with the solution to help."
"The EPA, from what I understand, lacks a lot of features and it doesn't really know how to interface with legacy systems or how to develop APIs for legacy systems."
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IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 6th in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 27 reviews while JBoss ESB is ranked 14th in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while JBoss ESB is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of IBM DataPower Gateway writes "Easy to use, plenty of functionality, but expensive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of JBoss ESB writes "Easy to use with flexible pricing, but needs more flexibility surrounding integrations". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, Mule ESB and IBM Integration Bus, whereas JBoss ESB is most compared with Mule ESB, Red Hat Fuse, Oracle Service Bus, IBM Integration Bus and webMethods Integration Server.
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