Flowgear vs webMethods.io comparison

Flowgear and IBM are both solutions in the Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) category. Flowgear is ranked #29, while IBM is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.7. Flowgear holds a 0.9% mindshare in PaaS, compared to IBM’s 5.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Flowgear users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 2024

webMethods.io and Flowgear are prominent players in the integration platform market. Based on user reviews, webMethods.io stands out in feature set and scalability, while Flowgear is noted for ease of use and cost efficiency.

Features: webMethods.io offers robust integration capabilities, a scalable system, and an extensive connector library. Flowgear is noted for its ease of use, efficiency of pre-built templates, and straightforward user interface.

Room for Improvement: webMethods.io users suggest improvements in the complexity of initial setup, the learning curve, and user interface intuitiveness. Flowgear users point out the need for more comprehensive documentation, additional advanced features, and enhanced reporting capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: webMethods.io users value its strong customer support but note deployment complexity as an issue. Flowgear is commended for its straightforward deployment process and responsive support team.

Pricing and ROI: webMethods.io has a higher initial setup cost, with many users justifying this through its extensive feature set and ROI. Flowgear is considered more cost-effective, providing quicker ROI and appealing to budget-conscious users.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Flowgear

Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

29th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

webMethods.io

Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business-to-Business Middleware (2nd), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (3rd), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (9th), API Management (10th), Cloud Data Integration (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) category, the mindshare of Flowgear is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of webMethods.io is 5.4%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
webMethods.io	5.4%
Flowgear	0.9%
Other	93.7%

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Featured Reviews

Fulufhelo Sibei

DevOps Engineer at Astute - The Financial Services Exchange

Fast support, good data ingestion, and a nice UI

I am happy with the product. It has solved our business challenges. It is easy to integrate into multiple sources. We did have to use a data transformation tool which would take months to map and transform data that was being dumped into our secure file transfer. Previously, by the time we finished ingesting the data, it was no longer relevant. This has since changed. Therefore, there are no areas needed for improvement.

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Yashraj Makwana

Developer at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Offers strong integration capabilities and reliable features but needs pricing and scaling improvements

Many things are evolving with the AI buzz in the market. What I would like to see improved or enhanced in webMethods.io in the future is that since webMethods.io is already under IBM, I think IBM will introduce and integrate AI into it. Additionally, regarding what webMethods.io can improve is the license cost. Other cloud players are also providing the same kind of functionality, such as AWS and Azure. webMethods.io is being installed on-premises, but AWS is providing it directly in the cloud. When comparing the license cost and request per minute cost, webMethods.io needs to address that. There are many competitors in the market for this.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Great for data flow."

"The solution has increased efficiency and productivity and saved us time and money."

"Being able to seamlessly make changes to how one can do mapping visually without having to be a seasoned developer is great."

"It has improved our integration with our data supplier."

"The Flowgear tool is helping us reduce the manual work that is done."

"Well-managed version control of workflows and the simplicity in promoting workflows through each environment has aided my team in developing workflows for various environments without the risk of losing development work."

"The no-code visual front end, along with pre-built samples, allows someone with very little technical ability to get an integration up and running."

"Clients choose webMethods.io API for its intuitive interface, promoting seamless interaction and quick communication between systems."

"The ease of mapping... is the single largest feature. It gives us the ability to craft anything. A lot of single-purpose technologies, like Mirth, are good for healthcare messages, but we use webMethods not only for healthcare messages but for other business-related purposes, like integrations to Salesforce or integrations to Office 365. It's multi-purpose nature is very strong."

"The development is very fast. If you know what you're doing, you can develop something very easily and very fast."

"It is a bundled product stack for A2A and B2B usage. It is one of the best products which I have used during my integration career."

"The most valuable feature of the webMethods Integration Server is the built-in monitoring, auditing, RETS, and SOAP services."

"Segregation of deployment for the environments is the most valuable feature of the solution."

"The main assets are its flow language, debugging, and Broker. Flow language is far better and more flexible for debugging."

"I feel comfortable using this product with its ease of building interfaces for developers. This is a better integration tool for integrating with various applications like Oracle, Salesforce, mainframes, etc. It works fine in the integration of legacy software as well."

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Cons

"We would like to see more learning videos for beginners."

"The product needs to improve the self-help tools and samples."

"Currently, when designing and testing larger workflows, the sessions timeout and re-authentications are frequently required."

"The initial setup was a bit complex as we were new."

"The product would be nice if it could provide the deployment features in the lower packages."

"The software itself needs to keep up with the daily demand to service all clients as the need arises."

"The UI could be improved."

"With performance, there is room for improvement in regards to if we would like to put another extra layer of security on it, such as SSL. This is affecting their performance quite significantly. They need to improve the process of managing the SSL and other things inside their solutions, so there will not be quite such a significant impact to the performance."

"The stability of the various modules of the product suite have been a bit of a concern lately. Though their support team is always easy to reach out to, I would prefer it not come to that."

"Scalability and connectors to different cloud applications is lacking."

"I am not satisfied with the solution because it takes too much effort to migrate and add new information. The migration could be easier."

"webMethods.io Integration's installation is complex. It should also improve integration and connectors."

"In terms of improvement, it would be better if it adapted quicker to open standards. It took a while for API specification before the last version was available. The spec of version two was rather quick."

"This product has too many gaps. You find them after update installations. This should be covered by automatic testing."

"Forced migration from MessageBroker to Universal Messaging requires large scale reimplementation for JMS."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Always plan five years ahead and don’t jeopardize the quality of your project by dropping items from the bill of materials."

"I am not involved in the licensing side of things."

"Pricing has to be negotiated with the local Software AG representative. SAG can always prepare an appropriate pricing model for every client."

"Currently, the licensing solution for this product is pretty straightforward. The way that Software AG has moved in their licensing agreements is very understandable. It is very easy for you to see where things land. Like most vendors today, they are transaction based. Therefore, just having a good understanding of how many transactions that you are doing a year would be very wise. Luckily, there are opportunities to work with the vendor to get a good understanding of how many transactions you have and what is the right limit for you to fall under."

"Some of the licensing is "component-ized," which is confusing to new users/customers."

"The price is a little bit high, especially regarding their support."

"Some who consider this solution often avoid it due to its high price."

"The product is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

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Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Large Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	64

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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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Also Known As

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

Overview

Flowgear enables companies of all sizes to increase efficiency and reduce cost by integrating their apps, services, API’s and databases. No coding with 200+ pre-built connectors, reusable workflows and APIs.

Flowgear

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

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