Actional vs IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository comparison

Aurea and IBM are both solutions in the SOA Governance category. Aurea is ranked #3, while IBM is ranked #5. Aurea holds a 6.6% mindshare in SG, compared to IBM’s 4.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Aurea users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Actional and IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Actional

Ranking in SOA Governance

3rd

Average Rating

9.0

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Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (97th)

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Ranking in SOA Governance

5th

Average Rating

0.0

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the SOA Governance category, the mindshare of Actional is 6.6%, up from 6.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository is 4.2%, down from 6.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Provides speed and scaling in the cloud

Provides speed and scaling in the cloud Effortless scaling Never throws away data Takes action now Delivers analytics at the speed of business Automates and speeds up system discovery I would like to see better marketing. We have used this for four years. There are no deployment issues at this…

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WebSphere Service Registry and Repository

Overview

Actional (CX-Monitor) automatically discovers both systems and processes associated with your active customer journeys or applications and gives you real-time operational profiles and analysis of each system and process.

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IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository provides service registry and repository functions for service-oriented architecture (SOA), enterprise applications for SOAP and REST services. It enables service lifecycle governance to help optimize productivity and resources in an SOA environment.

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Proximus, Air France-KLM, Barratt Developments, Freedom Mortgage

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