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IBM App Connect vs Palantir Foundry comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM App Connect
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Palantir Foundry
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
12th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (14th), IT Operations Analytics (8th), Supply Chain Analytics (1st), Data Migration Appliances (3rd), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (1st), Data and Analytics Service Providers (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the mindshare of IBM App Connect is 4.8%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palantir Foundry is 5.2%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Mehdi El Filahi - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers flexible adapters, good scalability but logging can be difficult at times
There is room for improvement in the logging messages. Sometimes, if you put someone new into App Connect, they can abandon it the same day. The logging is really painful. However, IBM has made efforts to integrate with Elasticsearch for logging, so that's an improvement. Overall, the logging can be difficult at times. One more important point is that if IBM improves its CI/CD capabilities, it will make a big difference. Right now, I have to create my own CI/CD setup from scratch for every client, which is inefficient. Back in 2013, I worked with Sonic ESB, and even then, it had CI/CD with Maven. With App Connect, you need to build everything yourself when using tools like Jenkins, Bamboo, or CircleCI. IBM really needs to provide official support for this.
Rama Subba Reddy Thavva - PeerSpot reviewer
A low-code/no-code platform with a user-friendly UI
We couldn't implement or use some of the latest functionalities, like Spark. Palantir Foundry is scalable, but it is costly compared to other cloud providers. The solution is more suitable for small and medium businesses. It might be difficult for large enterprises. I rate the solution’s scalability a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is very fast-paced when it comes to making things right. We can quickly download what we need if we need any app migrations for our software business. We can download it plenty of times when we need to use it. It gives us very high speed for delivering any development."
"When using IBM stacks, IBM App Connect is suitable and integrates well with other IBM products like WebSphere."
"It has different type of interfaces that can integrate with companies."
"It's a powerful application for collaboration. It has many features for customization and integration."
"Very scalable, flexible, and user-friendly."
"The solution is fast and supports Open UI 3.0 certification."
"It has an efficient design flow."
"I recommend IBM App Connect Enterprise to everyone."
"It's scalable."
"I like the data onboarding to Palantir Foundry and ETL creation."
"The solution offers very good end-to-end capabilities."
"The ease of use is my favorite feature. We're able to build different models and projects or combine different projects to build one use case."
"I rate Palantir Foundry a ten out of ten."
"Live video sessions enhance the available documentation and allow you to ask questions directly."
"The data lineage is great."
"Encapsulates all the components without the requirement to integrate or check compatibility."
 

Cons

"When we do a version upgrade of the system, the platform is kind of complicated."
"The interface could be better."
"In the next release, I would like to get some quality connectors."
"More connectors could be available for the product as some of the third-party software doesn't have default connectors."
"IBM App Connect should improve security features."
"I've been using IBM App Connect for about twenty-five years, and while I like it, there are some areas for improvement. The trace policy is ridiculous, and the biggest issue is the cost—it's expensive. People would use it much more if the price point weren't so high."
"The product should improve its support."
"The setup time for App Connect could be improved."
"If you want to create new models on specific data sets, computing that is quite costly."
"The startup pricing is high, causing concern despite being cost-effective in terms of total cost of ownership."
"The solution's visualization and analysis could be improved."
"Cost of this solution is quite high."
"The frontend capabilities of Palantir Foundry could be improved."
"Difficult to receive data from external sources."
"The solution could use more online documentation for new users."
"It would be helpful to build applications based on Azure functions or web apps in Palantir Foundry."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM App Connect's pricing is high compared to other products."
"The solution's pricing isn't cheap, but you can get good discounts based on your competitive deal."
"The price could be better."
"The cost depends upon the consumer."
"It is very expensive if we want to scale."
"Initially, App Connect was quite expensive because the cost was based on the number of processors we used. However, it's now based on containers, which means we can be more specific about our consumption and get a better price."
"The licensing cost for IBM App Connect is very high."
"App Connect is not cheap."
"Palantir Foundry is an expensive solution."
"The solution’s pricing is high."
"It's expensive."
"Palantir Foundry has different pricing models that can be negotiated."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
45%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM App Connect?
I like the adapters. The adapters help us achieve scalability. If you want to connect to SAP, there's an adapter. Salesforce? There's an adapter. You want to connect to another system? There's like...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM App Connect?
IBM App Connect's pricing is high compared to other products.
What is your primary use case for IBM App Connect?
I have been using IBM App Connect for application integration.
What do you like most about Palantir Foundry?
Palantir Foundry is a robust platform that has really strong plugin connectors and provides features for real-time integration.
What needs improvement with Palantir Foundry?
Palantir Foundry is missing marketing, which could help it grow. Additionally, the startup pricing is high, causing concern despite being cost-effective in terms of total cost of ownership. Palanti...
What is your primary use case for Palantir Foundry?
I am getting into the ontology space using Palantir Foundry. The primary use case is for developing a common business model that includes data, people, and processes, essentially describing how bus...
 

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Sample Customers

United Way of Allegheny County, Saint-Gobain CPS, Ricoh, SunTrust Banks Inc.
Merck KGaA, Airbus, Ferrari,United States Intelligence Community, United States Department of Defense
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