We performed a comparison between IBM API Connect and Pipedream 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."This product is well integrated with other products. Its ability to interact with IBM Secure Gateway and other integration products is the core feature. Also, the lead time to put it into production is relatively short ."
"One of the most valuable features is the easy-to-use web interface."
"IBM API Connect is a good product, and their technical support is excellent."
"The developer portal has been the most useful feature."
"The solution is very scalable because it's on the cloud."
"It is a complete all-in-one solution."
"Policy configurations are pretty easy."
"The solution provides a common place for all APIs, allowing for easy sharing and exchange of information between internal and external stakeholders."
"The most valuable feature of Pipedream is the ability to use Python code in general."
"It is a developer-friendly platform that allows writing custom scripts."
"The solution enables users to integrate several things."
"The most valuable features of Pipedream are the prebuilt integrations that require no coding."
"Different versions of the same thing can mean unnecessary duplication."
"It would be nice to have a SaaS solution that can be deployed into the cloud."
"The solution is overly complex."
"The integration of cloud-based services is where we're looking for improvement in this platform."
"The developer portal could be easier to customize."
"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."
"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."
"The automation and the simplicity could be improved."
"We faced some server timeouts."
"They should give more information about trigger failure."
"There is a potential area for improvement in handling loop operations over items."
"Documentation isn't available for everything in the solution, so you may have to figure out a lot of things by yourself."
IBM API Connect is ranked 5th in API Management with 73 reviews while Pipedream is ranked 18th in API Management with 4 reviews. IBM API Connect is rated 8.0, while Pipedream is rated 9.0. 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 Pipedream writes " A tool that ensures that its users see a return on investment from its use". IBM API Connect is most compared with Apigee, IBM DataPower Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and Amazon API Gateway, whereas Pipedream is most compared with . See our IBM API Connect vs. Pipedream report.
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