IBM DataPower Gateway vs Oracle API Management comparison

IBM and Oracle are both solutions in the API Management category. IBM is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.3, while Oracle is ranked #24 with an average rating of 9.0. IBM holds a 3.7% mindshare in APIM, compared to Oracle’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

IBM DataPower Gateway

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

IBM DataPower Gateway and Oracle API Management compete in the API management category. IBM DataPower Gateway seems to have the upper hand in terms of security and deployment, while Oracle API Management is preferred for its more comprehensive feature set.

Features: IBM DataPower Gateway offers strong security protocols, enhanced protocol handling, and high-speed operations. Oracle API Management includes extensive integration options, advanced analytics, and robust API security features.

Room for Improvement: IBM DataPower Gateway could improve its integration capabilities and analytics features and could benefit from reducing deployment complexity for non-standard configurations. Oracle API Management should work on simplifying its deployment process, enhancing real-time monitoring capabilities, and improving user interface navigation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM DataPower Gateway offers a straightforward deployment process with efficient customer service that effectively resolves technical issues. Oracle API Management, while having a more complex deployment process, compensates with strong customer support that provides extensive assistance.

Pricing and ROI: IBM DataPower Gateway, with a higher initial cost, delivers strong ROI through reliability and security, appealing to enterprises focused on these attributes. Oracle API Management offers a lower initial cost and significant long-term ROI through enhanced functionality and integration capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM DataPower Gateway

Ranking in API Management

12th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (5th), Application Infrastructure (12th), SOA Application Gateways (1st)

Oracle API Management

Ranking in API Management

24th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the API Management category, the mindshare of IBM DataPower Gateway is 3.7%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle API Management is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

API Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM DataPower Gateway	3.7%
Oracle API Management	0.5%
Other	95.8%

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AkshaySawant

Manager at CSB Bank Ltd

Security features excel but development limitations emerge

We are using the IBM DataPower Gateway for security purposes. As per the development perspective, there are some limitations with IBM DataPower Gateway because it only supports XML and XSLT language, but it does not support the Java language. This is the only limitation of the IBM DataPower Gateway. For the authentication and authorization purpose, we can use the IBM DataPower Gateway. It's a very good product. We are mostly using the IBM DataPower Gateway for security purposes and load balancing purposes. If we are handling the load for a particular server, then we can use the IBM DataPower Gateway. The IBM DataPower Gateway is mostly used for security purposes. If we have some APIs and we are using some security for those APIs, then we can use it. It can also be used as a load balancer. It's also used for certificate management, user management purposes, authentication, and authorization. For routing, the IBM DataPower Gateway has multiple URL-based routing and content-based routing capabilities. If we have multiple URLs, then we can use an XML script. Using the XSLT language, we can configure multiple URLs and implement URL-based routing. Content-based routing means if we have multiple requests, we can route the request to a particular URL. For this, we need to use the XSLT language only. We can't use XML, Java, or other scripting languages. With IBM DataPower Gateway, we are using all the APIs. All APIs have been configured on the gateway. We have configured the particular TLS profile and some TLS client profiles as well. Using that TLS profile, we have configured the APIs and authentication. We have configured some tokens also, including JWT tokens and different types of auth tokens. There is also a rate limiting feature which we use for handling API loads.

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Sagar SampadMall

IT-Operation Head at Granules India Ltd

Provides robust security for financial transactions and protects the ERP database from direct exposure

My main feedback is about the account management. I feel they should connect with clients more frequently, beyond just selling the product. They should actively seek feedback and tailor the approach to client needs. It shouldn't always be about pushing additional products. My main suggestion is focused solely on the account management approach, specifically fostering closer and more proactive client relationships. So, the pricing could also be bit improvement.

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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

"I like that it is very stable, and we never experience any downtime."

"What I like most is the stability."

"It's high-speed and it can be remotely administered via an API."

"The product is stable...The product is scalable."

"The MPGW (Multi-Protocol Gateway) is great because it allows you to easily expose services using various protocols – web services, REST (JSON), and others. This flexibility simplifies things."

"It can look for the various security threats, productions, payload scanning, and perform routing based on the content type."

"The solution is straightforward and for large organizations, it functions well."

"The solution is stable."

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"The most valuable features for us are security and centralization."

"The initial setup isn't overly difficult."

"It is very secure, easy to manage, and easy to configure. It is a web-based API. Moreover, we get direct support from Oracle guys."

"The security, the authentication, and the publishing qualities are great."

Cons

"An area for improvement in IBM DataPower Gateway is its price point because it's a relatively expensive product. Sometimes, when the customer use case is just a very small subset of what's being offered in IBM DataPower Gateway, then the product can be expensive, making my company lose some of the opportunities because of the expensive pricing. A lower price point for IBM DataPower Gateway, even if that results in a less feature-rich version, would be appreciated. In terms of additional features that I'd like to see in the next release of IBM DataPower Gateway, nothing specific comes to mind because IBM constantly improves its standards and provides quarterly updates to the product, so it's quite fine."

"Its support services could be better."

"The user interface or the application development perspective and customization of the tool could be a little better."

"In the next release, I would like to see the product price reduced. It should be cheaper."

"From the development perspective, it has limitations because it only supports the XSLT language. It does not support multiple languages."

"They should add features to manage API integrations."

"The components that they include in the product that are, in fact, a WTX, really need to be removed from the product because they tend to fail."

"It is a costly product."

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"Before gaining experience with the product, I found that it was not simple to use and things took longer to do than I had anticipated."

"Oracle should actively seek feedback and tailor the approach to client needs. It shouldn't always be about pushing additional products."

"From an administration and developer point of view, the user interface and user experience are not great."

"We'd like it if they could reduce the cost without sacrificing on features."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The total cost of IBM DataPower Gateway would depend on the configuration, but in my experience, it can amount to 60,000 Euros per box, even for the virtual version. Usually, customers need high availability and a non-production environment, so the total price for IBM DataPower Gateway can be quite a lot. It can be 200,000 Euros or a similar figure."

"The tool's initial costing is expensive for small banks and financial institutions."

"As far as I know, they have a perpetual license for this product. They are paying perpetual fees rather than an annual subscription or annual pricing."

"Most customers' use case budgets are not inlined with the price of IBM DataPower Gateway. It is too expensive."

"It's expensive when you compare it with others."

"The solution is expensive in comparison to other products."

"The cost of this product varies from customer to customer and the relationship with IBM, including how many offerings from IBM are already being used."

"The solution has a return on investment but is a little expensive."

More IBM DataPower Gateway pricing and cost advice

"Oracle is not a cheap solution and it is not affordable for all of our clients in Portugal."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

29%

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

Computer Software Company

Consumer Goods Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	16

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM DataPower Gateway?

The MPGW (Multi-Protocol Gateway) is great because it allows you to easily expose services using various protocols – web services, REST (JSON), and others. This flexibility simplifies things.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM DataPower Gateway?

This product is definitely expensive because if any issue occurs in the live environment or production environment, and our organization faces some issue with the IBM DataPower Gateway, then the IB...

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What needs improvement with IBM DataPower Gateway?

I have significant experience with the IBM DataPower Gateway. As a security product, it is very good. However, from the development perspective, it has limitations because it only supports the XSLT...

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What do you like most about Oracle API Management?

It is very secure, easy to manage, and easy to configure. It is a web-based API. Moreover, we get direct support from Oracle guys.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle API Management?

We opted for a five-year license. It's mid-range, not too high. More affordable than many other options. It's already more affordable than others, especially for small companies it is accommodating...

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What needs improvement with Oracle API Management?

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 28% of the time

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Compared 22% of the time

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Compared 20% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Also Known As

WebSphere DataPower, IBM DataPower, IBM WebSphere DataPower

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Overview

IBM DataPower Gateway is a robust, secure next-generation enterprise-grade single multichannel API gateway that supplies dynamic access, integration, control, and outstanding security. The solution is available in a broad range of workload capabilities, including application programming interface (API), service oriented architecture (SOA), B2B, cloud, web, and mobile. These dynamic capabilities ensure users are able to quickly increase the reach of an organization's critical IT resources to new channels, which will provide shareholders, team members, and clients with safe, secure access at all times.

DataPower Gateway is very flexible and is widely available in virtual, cloud, traditional, physical, Docker, and Linux form factors.

IBM DataPower Gateway Features

IBM DataPower Gateway has many value-added features. Some of these features are included below:

Control: The solution provides decision point authorization and authentication for all standards, including Lightweight Direct Access Protocol (LDAP) and Open Authorization (OAuth), which allow for better access control across an organization’s entire network.
DataPower dashboard: The dashboard is specifically designed to enhance performance and determine problematic processes. The solution provides intuitive real-time performance transparency to diagnose operational and performance anomalies and offer repair and restoration recommendations.
Enhanced messaging: Users are able to easily mediate messaging and protocols by incorporating the best of today’s traditional and modern application standards.
Integration: IBM DataPower Gateway offers super fast mainframe connectivity, database connectivity, transport protocol bridging, content-based routing, and any-to-any message transformation, ensuring secure and immediate connect service.

IBM DataPower Gateway Benefits

IBM DataPower Gateway provides many benefits. Some of those benefits include:

Flexibility: The solution is easy to use and configure and provides for a pleasant, intuitive overall user experience. The solution can immediately be used out of the box, which makes overall process management simple.
Protection: The solution provides sturdy continuous service protection and application performance using robust powerful routing and traffic control.
Security: The solution’s enterprise-grade De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) ready gateway enables users to enforce the desired runtime application security across all messaging protocols.
Profitability: The solution’s design ensures significant reduction of development costs in addition to the streamlining of overall operations. Users are able to achieve reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) and experience a near-immediate ROI.

Reviews from Real Users

“My company has a good impression of IBM DataPower Gateway. What I like about it is that because it's an appliance, it's a turnkey solution that's very fast and out of the box. Another valuable feature of IBM DataPower Gateway is that it's easy to integrate with other products.”- Bálint T., Solution Manager at Intalion

“You don't have to have a separate DMC proxy because DataPower Gateway is an appliance and will take care of a lot of security features. These include data validations, encryption, as well as XML or any type of scripting or security threats that are present. From a security point of view, being an appliance in the DMC zone, IBM DataPower Gateway will take care of the entire security angle for the infrastructure.” - Sathyan K., Founder/Director at perfTech Solutions Pvt Ltd

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Oracle API Management enable you to streamline business and IT objectives by managing the lifecycle of your APIs, outsource application enhancement by empowering developers through API adoption, and add a mobile front to your applications and capture new revenue opportunities with seamless API enablement.

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Sample Customers

RBL Bank, Availity

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