IBM WebSphere Message Broker vs JBoss Enterprise Application Platform comparison

IBM and Red Hat are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. IBM is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.0, while Red Hat is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.5. IBM holds a 2.1% mindshare in AIS, compared to Red Hat’s 6.2% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Red Hat users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

IBM WebSphere Message Broker and JBoss Enterprise Application Platform compete in the enterprise middleware market. JBoss holds an edge with its robust features, appealing to those seeking comprehensive capabilities.

Features: IBM WebSphere Message Broker supports data transformation, universal connectivity, and scalability, ensuring seamless integration across various platforms. JBoss Enterprise Application Platform provides a highly flexible environment, strong support for cloud-native applications, and robust clustering for load balancing.

Room for Improvement: IBM could simplify its complex setup process and enhance initial deployment experience. JBoss could benefit from enhanced data handling and greater focus on post-deployment support. IBM needs more agile development support, whereas JBoss should focus on improving its integration capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is recognized for its straightforward deployment and superior customer service, backed by a well-documented process and proactive support. IBM WebSphere Message Broker, although offering robust post-deployment support, demands a more complex setup, offering a smoother experience post-initial deployment.

Pricing and ROI: IBM WebSphere Message Broker generally incurs a higher setup cost, potentially extending ROI periods but is justified by strong integration capabilities. JBoss Enterprise Application Platform offers more competitive pricing, appealing to budget-conscious organizations aiming for quick ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM WebSphere Message Broker

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

17th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (9th)

JBoss Enterprise Applicatio...

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

10th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of IBM WebSphere Message Broker is 2.1%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is 6.2%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Infrastructure Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform	6.2%
IBM WebSphere Message Broker	2.1%
Other	91.7%

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BrajendraKumar

Technical Architect at HCL Technologies

Offers large-sized business information processing with a time-saving setup and impressive stability

I primarily use two previews of the product for Dev and two for QA as part of the production process. Whatever tools our company is using, the cost of a license in IBM WebSphere Message Broker is about 80% of all these software or tools. The message routing capabilities satisfy workflow efficiency. The product supports message formats of XML, JSON, and SSID, which are around 24 KB to 50 KB in size. The solution supports communication protocols like STTP and TCP. Features like DataGraph need to be introduced in IBM WebSphere Message Broker. Some of the clients of our organization are using an outdated version of IBM WebSphere Message Broker for which the vendor doesn't provide direct support anymore. For the aforementioned version, our company professionals can solve the queries on their own without seeking support from IBM. During the installation of a prior version of IBM WebSphere Message Broker, sometimes I have to configure the failovers through the cluster, where issues arise, and I often seek help from the support team. The solution is being used by some medicine companies in our organization that receive sales orders from the EDR or JDE. I would not recommend the product to others as its becoming obsolete and they can rather choose a middleware solution from Amazon or Azure. But I would overall rate the product a nine out of ten.

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Karthikeyan Raman

CIO at Clayfin

Lightweight clustering has improved banking channels and delivers faster, reliable deployments

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform's best features include that it was very simple to install and enabling clustering between two instances was simpler than compared to WebSphere or WebLogic. Clustering became very much easier, and setup was very straightforward. I used other products such as WebSphere and WebLogic, and I saw JBoss Enterprise Application Platform as a very lightweight container rather than a heavy container. The startup time was much faster compared to other application servers, and debugging was reliable. We did not see the application going into a hang state. It never happened in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. Other application servers typically degrade over time, and the application resources can become hung. The memory utilization and the heap garbage collection that was running was very efficient, so the resource utilization was better. The robust security model of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform contributed positively to our data integrity and compliance in our development processes, and it was very good.

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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

"We only use the basic features, but the most valuable one for us is the Publish-subscribe pattern."

"The transactions and message queuing are the most valuable features of the solution."

"Integration and mapping are easy, which is a major advantage."

"Performance-wise, this solution is really good."

"IBM WebSphere Message Broker is one of the best middleware solutions"

"Straightforward development and deployment."

"It has many interfaces and you can connect to any backend source that has another format, and convert it to the desired format."

"The documentation, performance, stability and scalability of the tool are valuable."

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"It's convenient and barebone."

"Stable and easy to handle in terms of hosting applications."

"The deployment and initial setup is easy, it is easier than the previous version."

"The solution is quite stable."

"The best feature for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for me is high availability, and it is very strong."

"Its technical support is excellent."

"The most valuable features of this solution are scalability and performance."

"JBoss Enterprise Application Platform works very well."

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Cons

"The images and size of the containers are too big and I think that they should be more lightweight."

"The user interface is designed mainly for experts, much in the way a BPM or another integration tool is."

"There is some lag in the GUI. There have been some performance issues and maybe it's because of the application data."

"The product's features are not being upgraded or enhanced by the vendor"

"The solution can add container engines such as docker."

"Technical support is good but they could have a better response time."

"The installation configuration is quite difficult."

"As our business requirements evolve, we require more dynamic capabilities to adapt and scale our services accordingly."

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"It's hard to find out the root cause of errors."

"Sometimes, I observe the memory usage at 100% for the server, and this issue could be improved."

"A graphic user interface can be added."

"It was too expensive to license JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for each process."

"This solution needs better management UI."

"In my opinion, there are areas that could be improved with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, such as the management console."

"Its architecture needs improvement."

"Lacks some functional requirements."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is very high and it's the main reason that we are searching for alternatives."

"I feel with IBM, when you want certain functions or features, you have to continuously purchase add-ons. There are always additional fees."

"IBM software can be costly, but having a contract has helped manage and potentially lower costs over time."

"The solution is expensive."

"The licensing cost of IBM WebSphere Message Broker needs to be reduced"

"The solution is expensive."

"This product is more expensive than competing products."

"IBM products are generally more stable and have more features, but also come at a greater cost."

"It is an open-source solution."

"The solution is cost-effective."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

11%

Insurance Company

Transportation Company

Financial Services Firm

32%

Media Company

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Large Enterprise	10

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

IBM software can be costly, but having a contract has helped manage and potentially lower costs over time.

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What needs improvement with IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

There could be greater flexibility and agility in service creation for the product. As our business requirements evolve, we require more dynamic capabilities to adapt and scale our services accordi...

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What is your primary use case for IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

We use the product for exposing services at the application level, integrating with various architectures like WebSphere, and handling static service creation.

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What needs improvement with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

I lost one opportunity for licensing to a bank that was implementing on-premises. It was too expensive to license JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for each process. The customer needed to impl...

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What is your primary use case for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

I have an application with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and a middleware. I used JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for about eight years until 2016. I implemented a ticketing solution ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

The customer needed to implement on a server with 32 processes, and the price from a local provider was approximately $64,000.

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Also Known As

WebSphere Message Broker

JBoss EAP, Red Hat EAP

Overview

WebSphere Message Broker is an enterprise service bus (ESB) providing connectivity and universal data transformation for service-oriented architecture (SOA) and non-SOA environments. It allows businesses of any size to eliminate point-to-point connections and batch processing regardless of platform, protocol or data format.

IBM

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) is an open source platform for modern Java applications deployed in any environment. JBoss EAPâs architecture is modular, and cloud ready. The platform offers powerful management and automation for greater developer productivity. It is based on the open source Wildfly project (formerly known as JBoss Application Server).

Red Hat

Sample Customers

WestJet, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Sharp Corporation, Michelin Tire

APD, Banco Azteca, Roche, Tata Sky, Frost Bank

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