We performed a comparison between IBM API Connect and OpenLegacy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and others in API Management."API Connect's most valuable feature is its ability to act as a gateway. It's very easy to configure security and everything else in it. You don't have to kill yourself implementing custom configurations."
"The product gathers data to measure API performance."
"Its speed and performance are valuable."
"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 most valuable features of IBM API Connect are its performance and user-friendliness."
"API Connect's data gateway is one of the strongest in the market."
"Security is well organized and managed within the solution."
"The ability for all of our web applications to share standard functions and documents easily is valuable."
"The biggest advantage of OpenLegacy was how simple the technology was. We were able to build out the OpenLegacy parts very quickly. We put together a couple hundred APIs in six months."
"OpenLegacy provides a way to go from the outside world to the legacy mainframe, to move the old standard application to a REST API application. New digital services can be created in a few clicks and this can be done easily by COBOL programmers."
"Opens the door to connect modern web products to an old legacy system."
"Using mainframe programs (not screens), the OpenLegacy services do not require any changes by the mainframe programmers, thus reducing development cycles."
"It is possible to solve larger legacy API issues on an enterprise level with this product."
"It is possible to connect a service to a mainframe program or back transaction in a matter of minutes or hours at the most."
"Using OpenLegacy, the exposure of services is far easier and quicker. In many cases, exposure of services requires just a few clicks and takes only minutes. In very complex cases, it still only takes half a day. Without OpenLegacy, it would take us several months to create the same services."
"OpenLegacy produces a war file which includes everything you need to deploy a Tomcat server."
"Installation is weak."
"In terms of what needs improvement, some of the product documentation could be better."
"They seem to have left out a feature for microservices and also a certification module for OIDC."
"I would like to see automation of the installation. If there could be a single-click function where you could automate everything, that would be helpful."
"Understanding the architecture, deployment criteria, and communication methods of the installation can be time-consuming."
"The monetization of the API could be improved. The pricing for the consumer is also very important to improve this solution."
"The solution is not scalable."
"The installation process could use improvement. I hope that in the next release, the installation process is easier."
"I'd like to see OpenLegacy develop its low-code/no-code (LCNC) solutions. They've expanded somewhat their horizons for integration beyond mainframe CICS, which is their sweet spot. They have some tooling in that area, but it's not as good as it needs to be."
"I would like to see SSL out-of-the-box. OpenLegacy certainly does SSL, but it was not the default for our use case. We are currently working with OpenLegacy to cross the SSL bridge and suspect that most users will want to do the same."
"The pricing of the solution could be more flexible and allow for once-off payment versus annual licensing. This would be more appealing to companies in Latin America."
"Debugging and logging for programmers could be better."
"We would also be more than happy if the product had the option to work in the opposite direction – the ability to consume REST/SOW services in the outer world from the mainframe."
"Customer support for the product is slow and not very good. It makes using the product difficult if you need help quickly."
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IBM API Connect is ranked 5th in API Management with 73 reviews while OpenLegacy is ranked 37th in API Management. IBM API Connect is rated 8.0, while OpenLegacy is rated 7.6. 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 OpenLegacy writes "The biggest advantage is how simple the technology was". IBM API Connect is most compared with Apigee, IBM DataPower Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and Amazon API Gateway, whereas OpenLegacy is most compared with Kong Gateway Enterprise and MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager.
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