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    IBM API Connect

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AIBM API Connect is a scalable API solution that helps organizations implement a robust API strategy by creating, exposing, managing and monetizing an entire API ecosystem across multiple clouds. As businesses embrace their digital transformation journey, APIs become critical to unlock the value of business data and assets. With increasing adoption of APIs, consistency and governance are needed across the enterprise. API Connect aims to help businesses…

    $83

    per month

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    IBM API Connect
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    IBM API Connect
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    IBM API Connect
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Chose IBM API Connect
    Ease of use of the product and pricing of the product.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    Brand reputation, product functions
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    Prior to adopting IBM API Connect, there were two main competitors, MuleSoft. Although in the integration capabilities MuleSoft seemed to have an advantage, and regarding developer experience, IBM API Connect had a set of enterprise features for the API management.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    Mulesoft seemed to take a lot longer to implement and reach any real ROI attribution. For the other competitors, I'd say they are easier to administrate, but this isn't as important to us as a business user. It was easier to explore APIs with IBM than it was with others.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    From a cost perspective, IBM is more convenient and has a broader portfolio of features, which results in a better tool.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    There were multiple product we read and then shortlist were taken as POC against IBM API Connect.
    -Google Apigee : is good but in cross cloud there are concerns. Also, feature of reading & identifying the target system certificate was not available there.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    It was organizational boundaries to use IBM API Connect but we have learnt so many think on this technology. Obviously, We have more experience on this it;s easy for us to configure and maintain the system.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    Its depend on the business use case. Sometime we have to got through the in deep to technologies so we can;t use such built-in kind of services.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    IBM API Connect have more feature compared to other solutions like from one platform we can create APIs on the API Manager, we can publish the APIs to the products/portal server, we can secure the APIs using IBM DataPower Gateway, we can socalize the APIs using developer …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    We choice IBM API Connect because Apigee is more manual when you create an API Proxy
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    We use IBM Cloud, which works well with our hybrid cloud deployment. As a large firm, we are able to scale as required once the initial setup is complete.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    Never used any product of the IBM environment together.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    IBM API Connect is more flexible and easy to use. It has a lot of features that differ in the market like API monetization & analytics.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    There are two main reasons for choosing IBM over others. 1) Pricing 2) The conversation during the sales stage. The team at IBM understood our requirements and acted as consultants instead of sales people. They genuinely focused on providing a solution to our pain points which …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    IBM APIC far and away blows the other two systems I've used out of the water. There really isn't any comparison, in my humble opinion. Ease of use, security, versioning, efficiency, accountability are basically 'forced' by APIC, which allows less burden on the users themselves.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    IBM API Connect is easier to use and develop API flows. The developer community and IBM Support are outstanding compared to other peers.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    IBM API CONNECT competitors have the following advantages:

    • Cost advantage
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    IBM API Connect and Apigee are both robust API management platforms. IBM API Connect was selected for its strong integration capabilities, hybrid cloud deployment options, and comprehensive analytics. It aligns well with organizations seeking flexibility and control over their …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    API Connect was far more mature, far quicker than Kong. It was clear a few years ago that API Connect features such as Applications and Product groupings were the way forward as Kong was at the time lacking these but planning to replicate them in their roadmaps
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    This is more of a combinatory set of features where it isn't a question of either or, but rather what and how when. Choosing the right tool and implementation format for the problem at hand - and having the option to select tooling from the full set in the toolbox.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    API Connect provides the most complete feature set out of all the above mentioned
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM API Connect
    IBM API connect leverage existing installation of IBM DataPower Gateway.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    Features
    IBM API Connect
    API Management
    Comparison of API Management features of IBM API Connect
    Feature
    IBM API Connect
    8.3
    40 Ratings
    0% above category average
    API access control8.640 Ratings
    Rate limits and usage policies8.035 Ratings
    API usage data8.639 Ratings
    API user onboarding8.340 Ratings
    API versioning8.340 Ratings
    Usage billing and payments7.330 Ratings
    API monitoring and logging8.940 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    IBM API Connect
    Small Businesses
    Amazon API Gateway
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure API Management
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    OCI API Management
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM API Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (31 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM API Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Based on our experience, IBM API Connect clearly excels in large enterprises navigating complex B2B ecosystems, especially within the Fintech and Banking sectors. Its capabilities are particularly valuable for achieving Open Banking compliance, facilitating the monetization of data and services, and seamlessly operating in hybrid cloud environments. However, it's crucial to understand that IBM API Connect primarily functions as an API management and orchestration tool. This means that backend integrations with providers like databases are best handled by dedicated integration middleware, such as IBM App Connect, allowing API Connect to then securely and efficiently expose those functionalities to external entities.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • API discovery feature is very helpful to allow us to scope the work required before diving into things.
    • The ability to set permissions and rulesets at a user level is essential to restrict access to specific datasets.
    • Ability for external users (those from outside our organisation) to leverage the API in more restrictive manner.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Improvement can come in the interface of the tool, which is sometimes complex and requires a deep understanding of the tool.
    • Improving the different levels of access to the playroom could be helpful because product owners and developers need to see other information.
    • Publishing API and integration of API can be more straightforward.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    IBM
    I can honestly say that the availability of the platform has been incredible, with almost no disruptions during the two years of the implementation. Availability is provided through the distributed architecture that may be deployed in multiple zones. We have had almost no cases of unplanned outages, and most maintenance operations were done during planned downtimes.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    IBM API Connect and Apigee are both robust API management platforms. IBM API Connect was selected for its strong integration capabilities, hybrid cloud deployment options, and comprehensive analytics. It aligns well with organizations seeking flexibility and control over their API ecosystems, especially when dealing with complex integration scenarios across diverse environments.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Our company benefited from IBM API Connect's assistance in establishing cooperation with our outside providers and efficiently managing the API. As a result, we were able to expand our vendor ecosystem.
    • Additionally, creating APIs and implementing them on the goods was not too difficult. Additionally, we were able to ensure that only appropriate people could publish the APIs following evaluation by using role-based access control.
    • Our teams were able to reuse and share departmental APIs and services with each other thanks to the simple, self-service developer site.
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    Screenshot of API tests and insightsScreenshot of API Manager customization interfaceScreenshot of the API designer