OpenESB vs webMethods.io comparison

OpenESB and IBM are both solutions in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category. OpenESB is ranked #13, while IBM is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.0. OpenESB holds a 1.6% mindshare in E, compared to IBM’s 11.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of OpenESB users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of IBM users who would recommend it.

OpenESB

Read 4 OpenESB reviews

405 Views
405 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

webMethods.io

Read 93 webMethods.io reviews

9,371 Views
1,687 Comparison Views

94% willing to recommend

OpenESB

webMethods.io

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 3, 2025

webMethods.io and OpenESB are competing products in the integration solutions category. webMethods.io seems to have the upper hand in ease of deployment and pricing, while OpenESB is preferred for complex integration tasks due to its robust capabilities.

Features: webMethods.io offers extensive integration options, standard APIs, and cloud support. OpenESB provides strong support for complex message-based systems, advanced integration patterns, and is suitable for enterprises needing sophisticated processing capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: webMethods.io benefits from streamlined cloud-based deployment and comprehensive support, facilitating quicker time-to-market and easier maintenance. OpenESB offers a flexible on-premise and hybrid model but requires more expertise for successful deployment.

Pricing and ROI: webMethods.io provides a competitive pricing structure ideal for scalable cloud services, promising higher ROI. OpenESB, while having a higher setup cost, handles complex tasks efficiently, offering ROI through greater operational efficiencies for suitable scenarios.

To learn more, read our detailed OpenESB vs. webMethods.io Report (Updated: July 2025).

Buyer's Guide

OpenESB vs. webMethods.io

July 2025

Download the complete report

Helped 865,384 peers since 2012

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

OpenESB

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

13th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

webMethods.io

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business-to-Business Middleware (3rd), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (9th), API Management (10th), Cloud Data Integration (8th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of OpenESB is 1.6%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of webMethods.io is 11.1%, up from 9.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

Featured Reviews

PaulPerez

Integration Architect at Pymma consulting

Easily define choreography and orchestration with this process-oriented solution

We provide contracted services for our customers that include coordinating with providers and implementing the solution. A current project includes using the solution to deploy 200 microservices. The process-oriented solution allows you to define choreography and orchestration. This feature…

Read full review

MohanPrasad

Senior Consultant at Brillio

Smooth integration and enhanced deployment with high licensing cost

webMethods.io was used to integrate APIs through the webMethods.io platform, trigger database events, and connect backend APIs through a Java backend. It was used extensively for integration purposes in my organization Integration became smoother, troubleshooting was easier, and deployment and…

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The process-oriented solution allows you to define choreography and orchestration."

"OpenESB pushes the organization to clearly define service boundaries and interfaces. So it motives the business and the development teams to clearly define their business services and processes they want to implement. OpenESB supports fine and coarse-grain granularity for the services and supports top-down and bottom-up approaches for the services, processes definition, and composition."

"The core is very stable."

"One of the most valuable features is being able to implement business processes while keeping track of the design from BPMN to a BPEL Implementation."

"Oracle's self-service capabilities, of which we make extensive use, is the most valuable feature."

"Application integration, business process integration, and B2B partner integration are valuable. But among these, I feel B2B partner integration is the most valuable. This module integrates two business partners and exchanges data through electronic data interchange messages in the form of specific standards, without any manual process needed."

"Given that you have one integration API in place, it takes very minimal effort to scale it to any other application that might want to use the same. Its flow-based development environment is a breeze and makes it really easy to re-use most of the existing components and build up a new API."

"I would say the core Web-based integrations work the best. They are the most efficient and robust implementations one can do with webMethods."

"It's very flexible and a good platform to use."

"All of the components are very independent but are tied together to give the business value."

"Ease of implementation and flexibility to hold the business logic are the most valuable features."

"It frankly fills the gap between IT and business by having approval and policy enforcement on each state and cycle of the asset from the moment it gets created until it is retired."

More webMethods.io pros

Cons

"The documentation of the product must be improved. It could be tricky to find the right documentation on a topic since the documentation is spread in many places. I advise the new joiner to contact the community to get entry points and additional documentation. Tutorial and Video must be present to take up the product."

"The documentation needs to be better."

"Regarding its management, a web console being able to synchronize distributed instances would be great."

"Cloud deployment is weak and needs to be improved."

"I'd like to see the admin portal for managing the integration server go up a level, to have more capabilities and to be given a more modern web interface."

"It could be more user-friendly."

"Other products have been using AI and cloud enhancements, but webMethods Integration Server is still lagging in that key area."

"Some things could be improved, especially how ActiveTransfer handles third-party file transfers. It would be nice to have a native file-watching mechanism for when you're scheduling jobs with a third-party scheduler. Currently, we are using an outside file watcher solution to check the files before the file transfer. It checks the location to see if the file is there. If the file is there, it will prepare it for transfer. If the file isn't available, it will send an email it can create a ticket send it now. We recommended adding this file watcher mechanism."

"The Software AG Designer could be more memory-efficient or CPU-efficient so that we can use it with middle-spec hardware."

"I am not satisfied with the solution because it takes too much effort to migrate and add new information. The migration could be easier."

"Forced migration from MessageBroker to Universal Messaging requires large scale reimplementation for JMS."

"For code version control, you need to use some external software."

More webMethods.io cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are two versions. The first is the community version, which is free and contains the last part of the feature, but if you want to get the Enterprise version, you'll have to pay €60,000 which covers support and two instances on production."

"The Community Edition is a full product you can use in production, it does not have limitations like other alternatives."

"The cost for the prediction instrument is high because it is charged per instances based on prediction, but the rest of the solution is free."

"Based on our team discussions and feedback, it is pretty costly because they charge us for each transmission."

"There are no hidden costs in addition to the standard licensing fees for webMethods. For corporate organizations, it's a very cheap or fairly priced product, but for growing or small businesses, it's quite expensive. These businesses would probably need to consider an enterprise services bus at some point. Thus, from a pricing point, it closes out non-cooperate businesses."

"webMethods Trading Networks is a bit costly compared to others solutions."

"The solution’s pricing is too high."

"I do see a lack of capabilities inside of the monetization area for them. They have a cloud infrastructure that is pay per use type of a thing. If you already use 1,000 transactions per se, then you can be charged and billed. I see room for improvement there for their side on that particular capability of the monetization."

"The price is high and I give it a five out of ten."

"I am not involved in the licensing side of things."

"There is a license needed to use the webMethods Integration Server."

More webMethods.io pricing and cost advice

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

865,384 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

15%

Hospitality Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

Questions from the Community

Ask a question

Earn 20 points

What do you like most about Built.io Flow?

The tool helps us to streamline data integration. Its BPM is very strong and powerful. The solution helps us manage digital transformation.

See all answers

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io is expensive. We have multiple components, and you need to pay for each of them.

See all answers

What needs improvement with Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io needs to incorporate ChatGPT to enhance user experience. It can offer a customized user experience.

See all answers

Comparisons

Mule ESB vs OpenESB

Compared 44% of the time

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator vs OpenESB

Compared 31% of the time

Oracle Service Bus vs OpenESB

Compared 25% of the time

More OpenESB Competitors

IBM App Connect vs webMethods.io

Compared 7% of the time

IBM Integration Bus vs webMethods.io

Compared 7% of the time

Apigee vs webMethods.io

Compared 6% of the time

IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services vs webMethods.io

Compared 6% of the time

Boomi iPaaS vs webMethods.io

Compared 4% of the time

More webMethods.io Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

OpenESB

August 2025

Download OpenESB product report

Buyer's Guide

webMethods.io

July 2025

Download webMethods.io product report

Also Known As

No data available

Built.io Flow, webMethods Integration Server, webMethods Trading Networks, webMethods ActiveTransfer, webMethods.io API

Overview

OpenESB is a Java-based open-source enterprise service bus. It can be used as a platform for both enterprise application integration and service-oriented architecture. OpenESB allows you to integrate legacy systems, external and internal partners and new development in your Business Process.

OpenESB

webMethods.io Integration is a powerful integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that provides a combination of capabilities offered by ESBs, data integration systems, API management tools, and B2B gateways.

IBM

Sample Customers

Information Not Available

Cisco, Agralogics, Dreamforce, Cables & Sensors, Sacramento Kings

Buyer's Guide

OpenESB vs. webMethods.io

July 2025

Free Report: OpenESB vs. webMethods.io

Find out what your peers are saying about OpenESB vs. webMethods.io and other solutions. Updated: July 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

865,384 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our OpenESB vs. webMethods.io report.

See our list of best Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) vendors and best Cloud Data Integration vendors.

We monitor all Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.