We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is robust."
"The most valuable feature is the security appliance, it's very secure."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Since it is a gateway, it provides a lot of security features."
"The performance is good. It's been very stable."
"It is very easy to set up and configure, even for users with no prior experience."
"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 stability of this solution is excellent."
"TIBCO has the platform in terms of speed and ease of use."
"The technology is really easy to learn."
"The GUI and IDE features of this solution are easy to work with and to develop. We find application management easy using this solution. It is a stable product"
"The most attractive and beneficial feature is the ease of development."
"The most valuable feature is that it is a service-oriented architecture, SOA-based."
"It is easy to develop. It has a very wide range of features. The older versions are very stable, and there are no issues with the product."
"It's very stable and reliable."
"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."
"It is a costly product."
"In the next release, I would like to see the product price reduced. It should be cheaper."
"Scripting needs improvement. It's hard for our customers."
"Some pre-packaged connectors for integration with various applications, such as SaaS offerings, would be a useful addition."
"They should improve the solution's clustering features."
"Making it more user-friendly would be an improvement."
"If TIBCO could be able to sort the size of their base image in the Container edition, it would be really marvelous. Right now it's around 299 MB. We'd really want it to reduce to a few MBs."
"Our version does not have cloud capabilities."
"Migration to cloud solutions or products should be made convenient, transparent, and easily understandable."
"In the configuration, where we need to customize, it takes more time that we expect it to, ideally."
"Issues with the support, the fees, and the termination of the professional services are reasons we are looking for other solutions."
"The stability of their latest version is not on par with their classic version 5.X."
"We'd like to see improvements in product support."
"I don't like the product's API management platform, as it doesn't offer users enough functionality to help with API lifecycle management, making it a product that is way behind its competitors."
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IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 6th in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 26 reviews while TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is ranked 9th in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 12 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus 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 TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus writes "A robust product that needs to improve the functionality it offers related to API lifecycle management". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, Mule ESB and IBM Integration Bus, whereas TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is most compared with IBM Integration Bus, Mule ESB, Oracle Service Bus, Red Hat Fuse and Workday Business Process Framework. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus report.
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