We performed a comparison between Frends and IBM API Connect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two API Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One of the benefits is the speed of creating something new. Second, it's replacing the old integration quite fast. Then it is like the visibility of the integration and the possibility to see what is happening in the integration."
"The product has valuable features for version control."
"The user-friendly interface for constructing integration solutions is also a notable benefit."
"The product gathers data to measure API performance."
"It's quite flexible and easy to deploy, especially for beginners. It has almost all the features that an API gateway should have."
"API Connect is a good product, and everything works fine. All the analytics are good, and it is easy to follow up. I like it in that sense. I'm more focused on following up on analytics by seeing how many API calls we are getting and where we see a lot of problems. I was working on that API level."
"API Connect's data gateway is one of the strongest in the market."
"It is a complete all-in-one solution."
"Our version supports containerized integration. I can write APIs, which can be moved into a testing environment without needing a forklift. It can check if APIs are compliant before moving them into production."
"DataPower Gateway holds significant value for us as it serves as the cornerstone of our enterprise security controls."
"What's best about IBM API Connect is the excellent administration. The development tool that builds the API is also very simple, and user-friendly, and it doesn't consume too much time. Another valuable feature in IBM API Connect is its good reporting feature, particularly for operations, but the most valuable feature of the solution for the customer is security. IBM API Connect provides a DMZ and a security gateway between the external and internal environment, so you can publish your API safely. IBM API Connect can also integrate with any tool or middleware that works on open standards without the need for development or coding, so integration with the solution is easier."
"One of the primary areas for improvement is a more mobile-friendly interface for the control center."
"It is a new application and lacks some essential features compared to competitors."
"Another enhancement includes the monitoring part. It would be nice to have some sort of maybe mobile app on which we can see how integrations are running if there are some problems, and getting those alerts on the mobile would be really nice."
"The platform’s integration with the payment gateway needs enhancement. The setup process and support services could be improved."
"Firstly, the pricing model, when compared to other open sources, is high. Secondly, the availability of resources in the market, specifically the developers available in the market, is not so much."
"The solution would be better if it had cloud functionalities."
"It would be nice to have a SaaS solution that can be deployed into the cloud."
"Automation for our Domino applications could be improved."
"The integration of an API gateway that implements the sidecar pattern, which can be deployed in cloud applications, and expose the microservices directly in each pod, this can be more decentralized components."
"Installation is weak."
"The installation process could use improvement. I hope that in the next release, the installation process is easier."
Frends is ranked 22nd in API Management with 3 reviews while IBM API Connect is ranked 5th in API Management with 73 reviews. Frends is rated 8.6, while IBM API Connect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Frends writes "Offers simplicity, ease of customization, and visibility of integrations". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM API Connect writes "Good speed and performance, but it's based on a bit dated architecture". Frends is most compared with , whereas IBM API Connect is most compared with Apigee, IBM DataPower Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and Amazon API Gateway. See our Frends vs. IBM API Connect report.
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