We performed a comparison between Amazon API Gateway and IBM DataPower Gateway 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."One of the most valuable aspects of API Gateway is its native integration with AWS services."
"Amazon API Gateway can integrate with ECS and Lambda."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"It is easy to set up. It is also quick to deploy."
"Integrating API Gateway with other AWS services was easy. It worked out of the box, so it worked perfectly."
"This solution gives you a unified way to have your API accessed."
"It is a stable solution."
"The technical support is very strong. We've had issues with the solution and configuration and we got very good support."
"Its initial setup was straightforward."
"The solution is straightforward and for large organizations, it functions well."
"The API Connect gateway service and the SQL injection feature is good."
"The solution is scalable, our customers are mostly South African banks and they handle mostly transactions with this solution."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The product's most valuable features are AAA policies and security features."
"Support for PCA and non-PCA services is valuable."
"The solution is robust."
"The only real problem is that you have to know a lot about what is outside of the API gateway in order to make the best use of it."
"The API Gateway lacks the capability to directly facilitate API strategy development or user onboarding workflows."
"The user interface could be improved, as well as customer support and having a local customer representative in a country."
"The user interface, in general, can be better. The user interface for the entire Amazon cloud can be more friendly. There are some scenarios that are not really easy to manage and configure through the user interface."
"The tool's UI requires time to understand."
"Its support for SAM integration could be made more accessible."
"The pricing could be improved. In cases where customers require real-time sync or real-time calling groups with IoT, the volume of data and time lag become a concern."
"When working with XML payloads, there can be issues due to the lack of a seamless connection between API Gateway and Lambda functions."
"The IBM community does not have much engagement from the IT community in Saudi Arabia and developers for this solution are difficult to find."
"They should add features to manage API integrations."
"IBM DataPower Gateway is quite big for smaller organizations, looking at different types of clients who are virtually assisted in this, I would say it's not really a good product for smaller firms."
"The initial setup isn't so easy, you need who has experience working with the solution to help."
"The solution requires a lot of training manuals in order to get to know it better and to be able to use it effectively."
"We are always looking for more features wherein it could be easily integrated with cloud applications. We are looking for either a cloud solution or a cloud integration option."
"For the workloads that are not too high, appliance is a little bit expensive."
"One area that could be improved is the integration with Postgres and SQL databases. Currently, IBM DataPower Gateway only integrates with Oracle databases."
Amazon API Gateway is ranked 3rd in API Management with 37 reviews while IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 7th in API Management with 27 reviews. Amazon API Gateway is rated 8.2, while IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Amazon API Gateway writes "Easy initial setup and highly stable solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM DataPower Gateway writes "Security features meets compliance needs and offers MPGW (Multi-Protocol Gateway) that simplifies integration efforts ". Amazon API Gateway is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Apigee, WSO2 API Manager and Tyk, whereas IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, Mule ESB and Layer7 API Management. See our Amazon API Gateway vs. IBM DataPower Gateway report.
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