Axway AMPLIFY Application Integration vs IBM B2B Integrator comparison

"The product is robust."

"Axway AMPLIFY Application Integration is quite a stable solution."

"The most valuable feature is that API Gateway is extremely flexible for any feature, such as connecting to Active Directory to pull the users and their authentication information. There are three ways to connect to Active Directory, and the reason for this is that the computing environments of our customers are very different. Every feature in API Gateway has got multiple methodologies for accomplishing those tasks, which is important because customers are constantly changing their security models, IT models, networks, etc. API Gateway is very flexible. It is not a one size fits all sort of situation where it is very rigid, and you can only use these pull-down menus, and that's all it ever does. It is much more open than that. It can give you fabulous reports on your users, usage, security issues, and the data sets that are going through there. You'll suddenly have visibility on the movement of data within or between your organization and other organizations. The other thing is that you're connecting API to API, which is machine to machine. The things that were done manually in an Excel spreadsheet before exchanging data through email are now done machine to machine and server to server. It speeds up the velocity of your business."

"Axway AMPLIFY Application Integration is very easy to use."

"The solution is useful for transferring files from one format to another format. Also, the solution is useful in translation."

"Everything from the order to fulfillment to the payment process, except for physical packing and shipping, is fully automated for some customer orders."

"The technical support on offer through the portal is very helpful and responsive."

"The most valuable features assist with understanding data formats and transforming data."

"IBM B2B Integrator is a great tool, robust, reliable, low-maintenance, and ideal solution."

"Very flexible product; it allows implementing different flows on the same infrastructure."

"The most valuable features are the flexibility and the range of EDI standards that IBM Sterling can handle."

"The solution is fast and easy to use."

"The product must improve its visibility and scalability."

"Axway AMPLIFY Application Integration is an expensive solution."

"The most important point to improve is the capability to deploy in large enterprises."

"Because it is so flexible, you really need someone who knows Axway Gateway or has been through the training and is certified. Just because you know APIs doesn't mean you're going to walk into that API Gateway and understand what to click on. If you're going to get something done quickly, you need to find an engineer from a company who has some experience with it. It is easy to learn, but if you're doing on-the-job training, it is going to take you longer to get your project accomplished."

"We often need to change property files for accounts, and I don't always have access to them. For core mapping, we need to install JDK"

"The dashboard is not integrated and should be bundled by the product vendor."

"The tool requires you to write a lot of code in Java and XSLT, which makes development tough."

"There is no related transaction stored in the database because it's an OLTP application."

"When working on an elaborate rule, I end up creating it in notepad and then pasting it into the Extended Rule window, which is not convenient."

"Map translator needs more enhancements."

"API-Fication required, and there should be more clarity on their cloud migration strategy."

"The web interface of B2B is quite outdated and not particularly user-friendly."

"API Gateway is priced on the number of transactions you run through it. API Gateway is free, and you can install as many API Gateways as you like or are necessary for your network. For example, if all of the data is inside your network or firewall, you may just need one API Gateway. If you have external customers trying to come into your organization through your firewall, you're going to need one API Gateway outside the firewall and one inside the firewall. If you have a lot of remote offices, you may want to put API Gateway in some of those offices as well. They only charge you for your usage of it. In other words, the number of transactions going through it. That's a good benefit."

"The product is not expensive."

"Users need to pay an annual licensing fee for the solution."

"Licensing depends upon the package you opt for within the solution. The solution is a bit costly compared to the other integration tools in the market."

"The product costs more than 40K."

"The price of IBM B2B Integrator is too high. However, IBM may be willing to give a discount if there are negotiations. If they see that there is a good opportunity for them they can provide a discount."

"The solution is priced at $20,000 to $30,000 per year with no extra costs."

"We pay an annual fee based on the number of VPUs. It's fairly reasonable. We're in the middle of analyzing other products, and they're all pretty much in the same range."

"The pricing is based on how many cores are used and the type of cores."