We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and webMethods.io API 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."It is very easy to set up and configure, even for users with no prior experience."
"The most valuable feature is the security appliance, it's very secure."
"The product's most valuable features are AAA policies and security features."
"It's high-speed and it can be remotely administered via an API."
"Its initial setup was straightforward."
"You don't have to have a separate DMC proxy because DataPower Gateway is an appliance and will take care of a lot of security features. These include data validations, encryption, as well as XML or any type of scripting or security threats that are present."
"The performance is good. It's been very stable."
"It can look for the various security threats, productions, payload scanning, and perform routing based on the content type."
"The performance is good."
"Clients choose webMethods.io API for its intuitive interface, promoting seamless interaction and quick communication between systems."
"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."
"They should add features to manage API integrations."
"The solution requires a lot of training manuals in order to get to know it better and to be able to use it effectively."
"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."
"The product's cost for data appliances or hardware is quite high. It needs improvement."
"For the workloads that are not too high, appliance is a little bit expensive."
"The two biggest issues of this solution are the complexity and the maintenance procedures."
"A potential drawback of webMethods.io API is its adaptability to legacy systems, which can vary in compatibility."
"I would like the solution to provide bi-weekly updates."
IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 8th in API Management with 26 reviews while webMethods.io API is ranked 30th in API Management with 2 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while webMethods.io API 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 webMethods.io API writes "Offers a strategic toolset for gradual integration advancement". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, Mule ESB and IBM Integration Bus, whereas webMethods.io API is most compared with Apigee and MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. webMethods.io API report.
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