We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and Microsoft Azure API Management 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."I like the tool's security. Also, all functionalities are integrated within on platform."
"The performance is good. It's been very stable."
"The most valuable feature is the security appliance, it's very secure."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Its initial setup was straightforward."
"Since it is a gateway, it provides a lot of security features."
"What I like most is the stability."
"The most valuable features for our business include the ability to monitor and log data transactions and handle multiple request at an enterprise level."
"The price is pretty reasonable for us."
"The UI management is very easy to use."
"API Management does not take long to deploy."
"The ease of setting up a new solution is the most valuable feature. It's very easy to set up a new solution and to deploy it to production."
"Azure API is scalable."
"The Azure Active Directory Synchronization is quite good."
"Microsoft Azure API Management is 90 to 99 percent scalable. We have three instances running in parallel."
"The mediation and translation from SOAP to REST technology makes it possible to open up legacy systems that couldn't be opened before."
"It is a costly product."
"An area for improvement in IBM DataPower Gateway is its price point because it's a relatively expensive product. Sometimes, when the customer use case is just a very small subset of what's being offered in IBM DataPower Gateway, then the product can be expensive, making my company lose some of the opportunities because of the expensive pricing. A lower price point for IBM DataPower Gateway, even if that results in a less feature-rich version, would be appreciated. In terms of additional features that I'd like to see in the next release of IBM DataPower Gateway, nothing specific comes to mind because IBM constantly improves its standards and provides quarterly updates to the product, so it's quite fine."
"The product's cost for data appliances or hardware is quite high. It needs improvement."
"Its support services could be better."
"Making it more user-friendly would be an improvement."
"The initial setup isn't so easy, you need who has experience working with the solution to help."
"For the workloads that are not too high, appliance is a little bit expensive."
"I would like the tool to improve its training."
"It should be easier to integrate."
"Other products have more customization options."
"The developer portal can be improved."
"I would like to see more security features become available."
"I rate the technical support from Microsoft Azure API Management a four out of five."
"Microsoft Azure API Management could improve by having better integration with third-party solutions."
"The documentation could be improved for the customer."
"Azure API Management could be improved with better integration with all of Microsoft's tools."
More Microsoft Azure API Management Pricing and Cost Advice →
IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 8th in API Management with 26 reviews while Microsoft Azure API Management is ranked 1st in API Management with 67 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Azure API Management is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM DataPower Gateway writes "Easy to use, plenty of functionality, but expensive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure API Management writes "Efficiently manages and monetizes API ". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Mule ESB, IBM Integration Bus and Amazon API Gateway, whereas Microsoft Azure API Management is most compared with Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Kong Gateway Enterprise and SwaggerHub. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. Microsoft Azure API Management report.
See our list of best API Management vendors.
We monitor all API Management reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.