We performed a comparison between IBM API Connect and Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One of the most valuable features of this solution is that it protects our backend system. We are exposing services to external parties and using this solution to protect the backend system, and to have a navigation in between."
"This is a very easy to use solution."
"The developer portal has been the most useful feature."
"It is quite stable. We've not had any problem. It has made for a good buy because we are finding that other companies that have similar set ups go down maybe once a month."
"The interface is very nice. It makes the solution easy to use and navigate."
"The most valuable features of IBM API Connect are its performance and user-friendliness."
"The functionalities on offer are very good."
"IBM API Connect is a reliable and scalable solution."
"The feature I found most valuable in Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is the mapping. You just drag, and it maps the data. Mapping is very easy, and it's no code. When you migrate data or when the data interaction happens at the source and destination, the challenge is that you'll get different formats. The validation has to be done in the middleware, and the transformation should happen. In Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services, it's very easy to do data validation and transformation compared to any other tool."
"This solution allows you to easily access and make use of information that you have in your on-premises environment."
"I rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten."
"The data integration and synchronization features in IICS improve the data handling processes."
"Documentation for the CLI is not very complete. Also, the support could be improved, and we have had several problems with backing up and restoring the product."
"Business applications could be exposed to users."
"While Azure API Management offers configurable scalability, IBM API Connect relies on Kubernetes clusters. This might seem manual and require defining cluster instances upfront, but it's completely customizable and not on-the-fly scaling. It's completely custom-driven, not on-the-fly scaling, which some may consider cumbersome."
"The documentation needs to be a bit better."
"Debugging could be improved."
"The developmental process is not quite user-friendly."
"Different versions of the same thing can mean unnecessary duplication."
"The automation and the simplicity could be improved."
"This service could be more cost-effective."
"The product's pricing is definitely an area where a bit of improvement is needed."
"Synchronicity is an area for improvement in Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services. For example, when you want real-time or immediate response from the solution when multiple technologies are involved, the integration with Informatica Intelligent Cloud isn't seamless, whether it's the MQ, JMS, or BES service, so the connectivity should be improved a bit. The data governance is good, but what's lacking is a demo. For example, if there's a new feature in Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services, the documentation for that new feature is limited, so if Informatica could give a more complete documentation and more demos, that would be better for the users. Right now, there isn't any issue with any of the features of the solution. It's the new feature awareness or user training, and improved connectivity that I'd like to see in the next version of Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services."
"There's definitely room for improvement in terms of user-friendliness. One example is that you can't search for jobs directly by file name. You can only search by job name. So, if you want to find a job that works with a specific file, you have to go through each job individually to find the right one. So, I'd like to see a faster search, one where I can search directly by file name."
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IBM API Connect is ranked 7th in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) with 73 reviews while Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is ranked 14th in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) with 4 reviews. IBM API Connect is rated 8.0, while Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM API Connect writes "Good speed and performance, but it's based on a bit dated architecture". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services writes "Good tool, especially if you're using cloud services and an S3 bucket". IBM API Connect is most compared with Apigee, IBM DataPower Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and Amazon API Gateway, whereas Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is most compared with . See our IBM API Connect vs. Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services report.
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