Fiorano ESB vs webMethods.io comparison

Fiorano and IBM are both solutions in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category. Fiorano is ranked #9 with an average rating of 10.0, while IBM is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.1. Fiorano holds a 1.2% mindshare in E, compared to IBM’s 10.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Fiorano users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 3, 2025

Fiorano ESB and webMethods.io compete in the enterprise integration space. Fiorano ESB is more flexible and faster in integration, while webMethods.io is favored for its wide-ranging features despite its higher cost.

Features: Fiorano ESB includes strong microservices capabilities, real-time data integration, and scalability. webMethods.io stands out with its extensive connectors, enhanced analytics, and cloud-native architecture, providing a range of pre-built applications for greater functionality.

Room for Improvement: Fiorano ESB could enhance its analytics and expand its range of pre-built connectors. Further documentation support would be beneficial. webMethods.io could simplify its deployment process, lower its pricing model, and enhance user interface intuitiveness to make it more accessible to new users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fiorano ESB offers an agile deployment process with less initial complexity. webMethods.io provides a more intricate deployment but is backed by comprehensive support and extensive documentation, helping to mitigate any deployment challenges.

Pricing and ROI: Fiorano ESB offers competitive pricing with lower upfront costs, making it attractive for small to mid-sized enterprises. webMethods.io requires a higher initial investment but justifies this through its advanced features, appealing to larger organizations with more complex integration needs.

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Categories and Ranking

Fiorano ESB

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

9th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

webMethods.io

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business-to-Business Middleware (3rd), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (10th), API Management (10th), Cloud Data Integration (7th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of Fiorano ESB is 1.2%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of webMethods.io is 10.9%, up from 9.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

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it_user696684

Director Of Information Systems at a transportation company with 51-200 employees

Amazing what you can do with JavaScript and other scripting languages within Fiorano.

1) Ease of use 2) Little to no development needed 3) Robust micro adapters - all that i need is there 4) Easily add features with .jar files 5) Easily add features with .net 6) Amazing what you can do with JavaScript and other scripting languages within Fiorano 7) Product logging and debug features 8) Stablity - up 24x7 with no issues 9) Amazing support

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Michele Illiano

Head of Division at Innovery

Can function as an ESB along with the core product, with decent integration of message protocols

I have noticed that webMethods ActiveTransfer has had problems when handling large files. For example, when we receive (and perform operations on) files that are larger than about 16 MB, the software starts losing performance. This is why, for most customers who have to deal with big files, I suggest that they use a product other than ActiveTransfer. I would like to note that this problem mainly concerns large files that undergo extra operations, such assigning, unassigning, or file translation. When these operations take place on large files, ActiveTransfer will use up a lot of resources. Within the product itself, I also believe that there is room for improvement in terms of optimization when it comes to general performance. I suspect that the issues underlying poor optimization are because it is all developed in Java. That is, all the objects and functions that are used need to be better organized, especially when it comes to big files but also overall. webMethods ActiveTransfer was born as an ESB to handle messages, and these messages were typically very short, i.e. small in size. A message is data that you have to send to an application, where it must be received in real-time and possibly processed or acknowledged elsewhere in the system as well. So, because it was initially designed for small messages, it struggles with performance when presented with very large files. All this to say, I suggest that they have an engineer reevaluate the architecture of the product in order to consider cases where large files are sent, and not only small ones. As for new features, compared to other products in the market, I think Software AG should be more up to date when it comes to extra protocol support, especially those protocols that other solutions have included in their products by default. Whenever we need to add an unsupported protocol, we have to go through the effort of custom development in order to work with it. Also, all the banks are obligated to migrate to the new standards, and big companies are all handling translations and operating their libraries with the new protocol formats. But webMethods ActiveTransfer doesn't seem to be keeping up with this evolution. Thus, they should aim to be more compliant in future, along the lines of their competitors such as IBM and Primeur.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"One of the most valuable features is the scalability. Whenever it's required, we can add more servers and scale. We can actually use specific servers for specific stuff. Unlike in other solutions, now we can implement one server purely dedicated to core-banking-related API. This is very important when it comes to the PCI DSS certification."

"The ability to compliment out-of-the-box integration components with small custom code."

"The platform's most valuable feature is data transformation."

"webMethods platform is used to build an EAI platform, enabling communication between many internal systems and third-party operators."

"We can arrange data caching and look at the solid state. Also, the API gateway is a very good component that can handle relevant cachings and integrations, as well as and also load permitting."

"From a user perspective, the feature which I like the most about Integration Server is its designer."

"webMethods Trading Networks is a good solution for interacting with outside of the organization. We can integrate the solutions with multiple outside the organization."

"It's easy to construct new interfaces like apps and client portals."

"Application integrations are offered out-of-the-box, and that is extremely important to us. This is one of the main use cases that we have for it. It is about 60 to 70 percent of the workload in our application today."

"One [of the most valuable features] is the webMethods Designer. That helps our developers develop on their own. It's very intuitive for design. It helps our developers to speed the development of services for the integrations."

"There were no complexities involved in the setup phase...The product is able to meet my company's API protection needs."

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Cons

"Error logging is not very user-friendly. It requires the error logging to be configured in many different places."

"Fiorano ESB's logging feature and data availability need improvement."

"Fiorano ESB could be improved by becoming more user-friendly. Most of the pages and generated reports on API usage are already there, but they could be more user-friendly. There could be more selections added to generate reports. Overall, though, Fiorano suits all our needs and has good functionality."

"I would like to see the price improve."

"The Software AG Designer could be more memory-efficient or CPU-efficient so that we can use it with middle-spec hardware."

"The orchestration is not as good as it should be."

"This product is for larger companies. Compared to TIBCO I think webMethods is better in terms of ease of use and support."

"The solution's release management feature could be better."

"The patching of infrastructure is not very smooth and improved authentication should be added in the next feature."

"A potential drawback of webMethods.io API is its adaptability to legacy systems, which can vary in compatibility."

"In terms of improvements, maybe on the API monetization side, having users able to create separate consumption plans and throttle all those consumption plans towards the run time could be better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product's pricing a five out of ten."

"There is a license needed to use the webMethods Integration Server."

"I don’t have much idea about prices, but webMethods API Portal is not something cheaper."

"It's a good deal for the money that we pay."

"It is expensive, but we reached a good agreement with the company. It is still a little bit expensive, but we got a better deal than the previous one."

"webMethods Integration Server is expensive, and there's no fixed price on it because it has a point pricing model. You can negotiate, which makes it interesting."

"The solution’s pricing is too high."

"It is worth the cost."

"This is not a cheap solution but, compared to other products such as those offered by IBM, the pricing is similar."

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Financial Services Firm

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Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

12%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fiorano ESB?

The platform's most valuable feature is data transformation.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fiorano ESB?

I rate the product's pricing a five out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Fiorano ESB?

Fiorano ESB's logging feature and data availability need improvement.

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What do you like most about Built.io Flow?

The tool helps us to streamline data integration. Its BPM is very strong and powerful. The solution helps us manage digital transformation.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io is expensive. We have multiple components, and you need to pay for each of them.

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What needs improvement with Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io needs to incorporate ChatGPT to enhance user experience. It can offer a customized user experience.

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Built.io Flow, webMethods Integration Server, webMethods Trading Networks, webMethods ActiveTransfer, webMethods.io API

Overview

The Fiorano ESB implements a brokered, peer-to-peer (often referred to as super peer) system architecture, which combines the management benefits of centralized hub-and-spoke systems with the performance benefits of fully distributed peer-to-peer systems, while avoiding the particular disadvantages of both of these individual approaches.

Fiorano

webMethods.io Integration is a powerful integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that provides a combination of capabilities offered by ESBs, data integration systems, API management tools, and B2B gateways.

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Sample Customers

Polaris Transport, Harris Exelis, Aboitiz Power, Dyckerhoff AG, Gamma-Dynacare, DHL, Bajaj Finserv, Ecole hételire de Lausanne, Northern California Power Agency, Federal Bank, Commercial Bank of Africa, EasyPay, SSP, General American Corporation, Forex, Beijing Shubei Software Technology, City of Canton, Kent County Council, SJS District, County of Tulare, US Coast Guard, ZUNYI, Fraikin, Nilkamal, Posco, Toyota, UB Group

Cisco, Agralogics, Dreamforce, Cables & Sensors, Sacramento Kings

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