We performed a comparison between IBM App Connect and Zapier 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."I would say that the most valuable feature is the array of connectors and integration tools."
"There is a friendly interface for configuration, and integration is made easy."
"Technical support is good."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendliness of the application."
"It's a powerful application for collaboration. It has many features for customization and integration."
"The solution is fast and supports Open UI 3.0 certification."
"When using IBM stacks, IBM App Connect is suitable and integrates well with other IBM products like WebSphere."
"Very scalable, flexible, and user-friendly."
"The connection between Facebook lead forms and MailChimp integrations is the most valuable feature."
"We find it effortless to set up. We really don't have to do anything other than finding the application in the Zapier catalog. And as long as the application has been re-integrated into Zapier, they're able to then just provide the connection details and hook it up."
"The ability to connect web applications to trigger actions in another app after having enriched, formatted, delayed, grouped, and filtered is really valuable for many businesses."
"The product's most valuable feature is automation."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that it is very intuitive and has a very flat learning curve."
"Zapier is user friendly and makes it easy to integrate different tools. It has a drag and drop functionality which makes it easy to connect environments."
"What's most valuable in Zapier is its simplicity, seamlessness, and smooth plug-in, so you won't need to build code for every action. I'm not a developer, but I can use Zapier."
"Zapier handles everything under the sun that you would think you need in automation. It is the most mature integration platform and service on the market."
"More connectors could be available for the product as some of the third-party software doesn't have default connectors."
"The addition of string functionality would be a benefit, particularly in the ESQL space that IBM already uses internally."
"Plugins for the repositories are difficult to find."
"The setup time for App Connect could be improved."
"IBM App Connect is scalable. From the administration side, they need to improve the RBAC model, as well as the clustering of this product. It will be good if we can start up the cluster, via IBM Connect Console. Some other products like MuleSoft, are providing this type of administration. MuleSoft is easy to use and user friendly."
"The product should improve its support."
"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."
"The installation of containers could be simplified, as it currently requires a senior-level installer."
"The pricing of the solution is quite expensive."
"Some apps are not available yet. For instance, a connection with Joomla! would be great. In general, all the most-used apps are available, but I bumped into Joomla! with a client."
"Zapier needs to improve in the same way most RPA solutions should, such as Robocorp, Make, or UiPath. They are not good at helping you find the connections that you need for the problem that you have. For example, if need something on Instagram. I'm going to have to do research for hours to be able to find the components or the app, which is going to do what I need it to do. It makes it difficult to use the system when you don't know what to use."
"I would like to see them improve the Quickbase integration. Currently, it only allows triggering actions when records are added, but it would be more useful if we could also trigger actions when records are modified or deleted."
"My biggest concern with Zapier would be their pricing strategy."
"It could support various languages along with Python."
"Being able to share Zaps and organize them with teammates would allow sharing and refining scenarios and even combining steps that require different people's credentials."
"It is not worth the money if you have a little bit of a technical mind...Zapier is not able to set up different modules. When automation doesn't work, it's not that easy to find why it didn't work."
IBM App Connect is ranked 11th in Cloud Data Integration with 20 reviews while Zapier is ranked 10th in Cloud Data Integration with 40 reviews. IBM App Connect is rated 8.2, while Zapier is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM App Connect writes "Very flexible and user-friendly; embeds with other technologies; no dependency on queue manager". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zapier writes "A tool for automation purposes requiring an easy initial setup while offering a very helpful technical support team ". IBM App Connect is most compared with IBM Cloud Pak for Integration, Mule Anypoint Platform, webMethods Integration Server, IBM InfoSphere DataStage and Matillion ETL, whereas Zapier is most compared with AWS Glue, Alteryx Designer, Tray.io, MuleSoft Composer and Azure Data Factory. See our IBM App Connect vs. Zapier report.
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