We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and Microsoft System Center based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's high-speed and it can be remotely administered via an API."
"It is easy to use, easy to install, and it's resilient for high availability."
"The performance is good. It's been very stable."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The solution is straightforward and for large organizations, it functions well."
"Support for PCA and non-PCA services is valuable."
"It is very easy to set up and configure, even for users with no prior experience."
"The solution is robust."
"Many processes could be implemented out-of-the-box, and this helped to adopt processes in areas which we lacked."
"We like Microsoft System Center's Operations Manager. That is primarily why we use it."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"I like the automated features of it that let you schedule those updates and the ability of the product to focus on the specific updates, specific platforms, and products that we're interested in keeping up to date."
"Managment Packs for Microsoft-specific products, help us implement the best practices for each product."
"It can generate KPIs and management reports with monthly presentations on activities and updating the environment (success and failure)."
"The availability performance matrix and the reporting capabilities are the solution's most valuable features."
"The installation process is easy."
"In the next release, I would like to see the product price reduced. It should be cheaper."
"They should improve the solution's clustering features."
"The two biggest issues of this solution are the complexity and the maintenance procedures."
"One area that could be improved is the integration with Postgres and SQL databases. Currently, IBM DataPower Gateway only integrates with Oracle databases."
"The user interface or the application development perspective and customization of the tool could be a little better."
"Making it more user-friendly would be an improvement."
"It is a costly product."
"The initial setup isn't so easy, you need who has experience working with the solution to help."
"The solution's dashboard needs improvement."
"The platform's performance could be improved. Additionally, its UI needs to be well-upgraded and work faster."
"Implementation and integration in the case of multi-tenant environments needs improvement."
"They should have some customized solutions or internal development, then maybe it could be easier to use different solutions or some self-developed solution."
"The platform performance and responsiveness need improvement. It still demands high computing resources."
"We have some bugs but it's stable. It doesn't break every day. It works. Like other applications, it has a lot of bugs but they're manageable."
"The multi-tenancy support needs to be improved. We need to have the ability to manage several different environments from one central point of administration."
"Something super important that we need is this integration via Intune Configuration Manager."
IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 7th in Application Infrastructure with 26 reviews while Microsoft System Center is ranked 15th in Application Infrastructure with 17 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while Microsoft System Center is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM DataPower Gateway writes "Easy to use, plenty of functionality, but expensive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft System Center writes "Good review of configurations, effective antivirus administration, and has weekly reports". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, Mule ESB and IBM Integration Bus, whereas Microsoft System Center is most compared with Oracle SOA Suite. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. Microsoft System Center report.
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