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Founder, Director at perfTech Solutions Pvt Ltd
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Is easy to implement, maintain, and scale, and does not need a separate DMC proxy
Pros and Cons
  • "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 user interface or the application development perspective and customization of the tool could be a little better."

What is our primary use case?

We have a global banking customer who uses IBM DataPower Gateway to expose their APIs for customer use.

What is most valuable?

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.

From a security point of view, being an appliance in the DMC zone, IBM DataPower Gateway will take care of the entire security angle for the infrastructure.

What needs improvement?

The user interface or the application development perspective and customization of the tool could be a little better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this product for more than five years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable, and the performance is good as well.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is easy to scale as the product itself has the capability to install it as a cluster. So it can be scaled vertically or horizontally.

We have a team of about 10 developers and 10 to 15 enterprise customers globally.

How are customer service and support?

For this particular product, the technical support is good.

I would give them an eight out of ten because there are some stability issues related to new features that have been added. They could have tested them and released them later rather than releasing them right now.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is pretty straightforward because it's an appliance, so you don't have much complexity from an installation and configuration perspective. I would give the setup process a five out of five.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented it in-house. It hardly takes any time; perhaps a day or two.

The only maintenance you need to be worried about is upgrading the patches, and you need to make sure that you apply those on time. We have two people who are responsible for the maintenance and administration.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This product is a bit expensive as IBM products are costly assets. However, for enterprise customers it is a worthwhile investment.

The licensing cost is based on the PVU and will depend upon the number of CPUs used for the virtual appliances.

If you are buying the license based on the PVUs, then you won't have any additional costs because all of the features will be available. However, if you are not going with the product with the PVU and you're going with certain features, then you will need to add those features, specifically security features, and pay for them. That is, there are certain features that are on a pay-per-feature basis if you are not going with a PVU license.

I would give pricing a rating of three out of five.

What other advice do I have?

If you are an enterprise customer, I would definitely advise that it is better to go for IBM DataPower. You won't need to have a proxy or any other security measures required in the DMC, and it is easy to implement and easy to maintain and scale.

Overall, I would rate IBM DataPower Gateway at ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Dickson Ampumuza - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software engineer at Sybyl
Reseller
A tool to standardize integration processes with analytics capability
Pros and Cons
  • "WSO2's analytics capability is good, considering the ELC support they provide."
  • "The micro integrator should be improved. There is room for enhancement considering alternative integration components."

What is our primary use case?

The banks and government entities use this solution.

How has it helped my organization?

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator facilitates the integration of different systems and the exposure of services within an IT ecosystem. It has functionalities such as service exposure and consumption from other entities.

WSO2's analytics capability is good, considering the ELC support they provide. They have an offering for the cloud. Mostly, ELC serves the right purpose.

What is most valuable?

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator can standardize integration processes within organizations. Many customers rely on it for its robust standardization capabilities, making it a crucial component in their integration strategies.

The key feature of API management is conversion. This integration module facilitates tasks such as converting between various formats and connecting diverse data stores.

What needs improvement?

The micro integrator should be improved. There is room for enhancement considering alternative integration components. Some workloads may benefit from optimization or additional features. Additionally, exploring the supported connections reveals opportunities for enhancement. While some connections may meet expectations, others may require workarounds due to limitations such as bandwidth availability. From a product perspective, there could be improvements by incorporating built-in connectors that are aligned with industry standards.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using WSO2 Enterprise Integrator as an implementor for over five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable.

I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The microservices architecture is best. We can scale it depending on our requirements. It is very scalable. The solution is well-fit for enterprise customers.

I rate the solution’s scalability a nine out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The documentation is efficient. The deployment takes minutes in the production phase.

I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product has reasonable and competitive pricing for enterprise customers. It is expensive for small businesses especially. They are using the open-source solution, and they find it expensive since it has a subscription.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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