IBM App Connect vs WSO2 Enterprise Integrator comparison

The compared IBM and WSO2 solutions aren't in the same category. IBM is ranked #7 in CDI , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 4.9% mindshare in the category. WSO2 is ranked #31 in DI , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of WSO2 users who would recommend it.

IBM App Connect

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100% willing to recommend

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator

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75% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between IBM App Connect and WSO2 Enterprise Integrator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM App Connect

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Data Integration (7th)

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (31st), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (7th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Data Integration and Access solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM App Connect is designed for Cloud Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 4.9%, up 3.5% compared to last year.
WSO2 Enterprise Integrator, on the other hand, focuses on Data Integration, holds 0.6% mindshare, up 0.4% since last year.

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Emirhan Guven

Team Leader, Software Development at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

Transforms data efficiently and navigates licensing challenges with ease

The transition between version 12 and version 13 presents some challenges. While version 12 had approximately 10 features, version 13 includes around 200 features with cloud platform compatibility. The learning curve for developers moving from version 12 to 13 could be smoother. When using new components, better context explanations would be beneficial. In version 13, accessing new features requires connecting through a web browser, which can be challenging to understand. The explanation of new features could be more user-friendly.

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Ritesh_Shah

Senior Solution Architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Decreases the development timeframe and costs

The main issue with the product is pricing. It uses core-based pricing for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and API Manager. It would be best if you had APIM by default. It provides many connectors for easy integration with third-party systems. Often, customers decide to develop using open-source tools like Spring Boot if there aren't many connectors required to avoid increasing costs. They'll develop this way and then deploy using APIM, the bare minimum needed. It is mainly required for very complicated setups with many connectors. In the implementations I've seen, people often used open-source tools because there weren't many third-party systems involved—just their organization's own systems. From WSO2 Enterprise Integrator, I expect them to bring up more and more connectors in the future. That's the main expectation. Having more connectors in various areas will help us when discussing new requirements. I don't have any specific use case right now, so I can't name a particular connector. But, as new technologies emerge, the relevant connectors should be there for those. WSO2 Enterprise Integrator mainly helps with the integration part, which can be simplified only if you have relevant connectors for whatever you're doing.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a powerful application for collaboration. It has many features for customization and integration."

"We use IBM App Connect for the integration between the applications."

"When using IBM stacks, IBM App Connect is suitable and integrates well with other IBM products like WebSphere."

"One of the most beneficial features is the ability to handle multiple communication technologies, like integrating Kafka flows, which is helpful as other teams heavily use it. Regarding error handling, I initially wrote most of the handling myself. While built-in features for error handling are built-in, it largely depends on the developer. We use a custom solution that catches all exceptions, logs them in a database, and replays them as needed. It has been effective for us for over twenty years."

"It has different type of interfaces that can integrate with companies."

"The most valuable feature is the security."

"App Connect's best feature is that it can be deployed in a container."

"The transformation capabilities in IBM App Connect are particularly beneficial."

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"It's a very complete product. It allows us to network security and add more layers of security to the system."

"The installation process is easy."

"The customer service executives are very responsive."

"The solution basically conforms to our standards."

"The connectors have been the most impactful features for handling integrations. I can use these connectors when I need specific connectivity with a third party, like a core banking system in BFSI. I don't need to do all the development. I take the specific connector, put in the IP address and password, and it takes care of everything."

"The solution's customer service is good."

"In my opinion, the most valuable aspect of this solution is its extensive range of adaptors and connectors. This feature holds significant importance and provides great value to users."

"The learning curve for this solution is very good."

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Cons

"When we do a version upgrade of the system, the platform is kind of complicated."

"The setup time for App Connect could be improved."

"The product should improve its support."

"It is not easy to deploy. It requires someone with a high level of knowledge in the solution to deploy it, not just anyone can do it."

"IBM needs to enhance and have a stronger offering for the event streaming part because this is the future needed for the containerization and the new integration requirement."

"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."

"IBM App Connect occasionally crashes for various reasons, requiring problem-solving intervention."

"The user interface of IBM App Connect can be a little bit more user-friendly, I would say because the first-time developer is onboarded while using IBM App Connect, he or she may get a little intimidated or daunted looking at all the options available or the pipelines, et cetera."

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"The micro integrator should be improved. There is room for enhancement considering alternative integration components."

"The main issue with the product is pricing. It uses core-based pricing for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and API Manager. It would be best if you had APIM by default. It provides many connectors for easy integration with third-party systems."

"The integration capabilities need to be improved."

"One of the reasons that we are looking for a replacement is their way of defining integration. The language of the XML structures that I use to describe the integrations are not that standard, and it's not easy to find people who are familiar with this approach."

"The setup can be difficult for those not familiar with the solution."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"WSO2 libraries are not mature enough. For example, if you want to integrate with Kafka using its Kafka library, it often has many bugs."

"They should release upgrades more frequently."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"App Connect is not cheap."

"IBM App Connect's pricing is high compared to other products."

"It is very expensive if we want to scale."

"The solution's pricing isn't cheap, but you can get good discounts based on your competitive deal."

"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 cost depends upon the consumer."

"The licensing cost for IBM App Connect is very high."

"The price could be better."

"The solution costs about 20,000 or 30,000 euros per year, per instance."

"The pricing of WSO2 Enterprise Integrator for enterprise subscriptions can be considered expensive, especially from the perspective of someone who prefers open-source software."

"It is a low-cost solution."

"The open-source, unsupported version is available free of charge."

"I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"The cost is better than IBM Cloud Pak."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

33%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

23%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM App Connect?

Configuration time varies by implementation. For insurance companies with simple JDBC connections, the process is straightforward. However, companies requiring multiple configurations for ODBC, JDB...

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What is your primary use case for IBM App Connect?

I am a developer specializing in IBM App Connect. We have a customer interested in comparing ESB tools, such as webMethods, which was previously owned by Software AG company before IBM acquired the...

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What do you like most about WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

WSO2's analytics capability is good, considering the ELC support they provide.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

The product has reasonable and competitive pricing for enterprise customers. It is expensive for small businesses especially. They are using the open-source solution, and they find it expensive sin...

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What needs improvement with WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

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Overview

Rapidly connect public clouds, private clouds and on-premises application

App Connect Professional is IBM’s cloud integration offering which delivers an integration solution
• With ease-of-use, flexibility and increased responsiveness to the evolving business needs, while removing the daunting complexities of integration.
• Provides the powerful combination of a ‘simple integration experience’ for business users looking to automate how their applications talk to each other; coupled with a ‘configuration based integration’ approach for IT.
• App Connect Professional is for the teams and integration developers who need to solve more complex problems and need powerful tooling for integration scenarios

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WSO2 Enterprise Integrator, core to the WSO2 Integration Agile Platform, is an open source Integration product for cloud native and container-native projects. It enables enterprise integration experts to build, scale, and secure sophisticated integration solutions to achieve digital agility. Unlike other integration products, WSO2 Enterprise Integrator already contains integration runtimes, message brokering, business process modeling, analytics and visual tooling capabilities.

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Sample Customers

United Way of Allegheny County, Saint-Gobain CPS, Ricoh, SunTrust Banks Inc.

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