Software AG Apama vs TIBCO Enterprise Message Service comparison

The compared Software AG and TIBCO solutions aren't in the same category. Software AG is ranked #1 in C , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 21.8% mindshare in the category. TIBCO is ranked #2 in BAM , and holds a 15.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

Software AG Apama

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Categories and Ranking

Software AG Apama

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

CEP (1st), Streaming Analytics (23rd)

TIBCO Enterprise Message Se...

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Activity Monitoring (2nd), Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) (5th)

Mindshare comparison

Software AG Apama and TIBCO Enterprise Message Service aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Software AG Apama is designed for CEP and holds a mindshare of 21.8%, down 27.9% compared to last year.
TIBCO Enterprise Message Service, on the other hand, focuses on Business Activity Monitoring, holds 15.7% mindshare, down 27.0% since last year.

CEP Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Software AG Apama	21.8%
TIBCO Streaming	20.9%
IBM Operational Decision Manager	10.9%
Other	46.4%

CEP

Business Activity Monitoring Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
TIBCO Enterprise Message Service	15.7%
IBM MQ	29.7%
TIBCO Rendezvous	9.3%
Other	45.3%

Business Activity Monitoring

Featured Reviews

Shekhar Pathak

Sr Executive Accounts at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

A tool to send out promotional notifications that need to improve areas, like deployment and maintenance

Software AG Apama should support offline scenarios as it may not always be possible to stay connected with the cloud. The solution should be deployed on an on-premises model, and it should be able to handle offline scenarios. If certain rules are set in Software AG Apama, then it should be able to execute them without being connected to an open internet source. With Software AG Apama, one may face challenges since it is difficult to find people with the right skill set to operate it. The solution also makes use of a proprietary programming language that is hard to trace in the market. It is better to go with the new options available in the market since Software AG Apama has become an old product. The ease of development and maintenance should be enhanced, but it is difficult due to the use of the proprietary programming language in the product.

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Ray Ochieng

Integration Lead at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

A value-for-money solution with the requisite features to facilitate efficient communication within an organization

We have been struggling with the stability of TIBCO Enterprise Message Service (EMS), but now I don't know how to differentiate whether the issues are caused by the infrastructure or the product itself. So, I am hesitant to provide a rating because I suspect that it might be due to my setup or environment. I really don't know how to evaluate the product independently. We have faced challenges with EMS, but I am unsure if it is related to infrastructure or the product itself. Even if I reach out for support, I am uncertain if the issue will be resolved since it could be partly related to the product. It's a tough situation.

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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

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ability that it provides its users to handle different kinds of rules."

"The setup was done by TIBCO. It has been stable and has a server."

"It is very useful tool. It is also very easy to learn and implement."

"The initial setup is straightforward and the product documentation is very good."

"It allows us to achieve synchronous as well as asynchronous communication with the added advantage of making the communication reliable."

"We have implanted the core middleware solution for the organization using this product and it is responsible for communication between different applications."

"The Enterprise Messaging Server will store the message and wait for other subscribers to come onto the network."

"I like TIBCO's ability to create versioned queues and persistent messages."

"TIBCO Enterprise Message Service's most valuable features are rapid zero-code integration and its large number of adapters and plugins."

Cons

"The ease of development and maintenance should be enhanced, but it is difficult due to the use of the proprietary programming language in the product."

"Overall, my experience with the support team has been disappointing."

"TIBCO also has its proprietary line of cloud-based applications, but specifically, these two products are not cloud compatible."

"I would like to see better integration with Java and Apache Kafka."

"An area for improvement would be integration with the API layer."

"Since all the communications goes through this product, it acts as a single point of failure."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"A commercial license is required to operate Software AG Apama."

"In our case, we didn't pay for each product separately. We simply paid for all those companies that provided the components."

"The cost of licensing is very high. One should go for the product only if they need to ensure message reliability and they cannot afford to lose messages."

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The most valuable feature of the solution is the ability that it provides its users to handle different kinds of rules.

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Comparisons

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Compared 14% of the time

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Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Streaming Analytics

August 2025

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Buyer's Guide

Business Activity Monitoring

September 2025

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Also Known As

Progress Apama

Enterprise Message Service

Overview

Enables both sell-side and buy-side traders to leverage proprietary trading strategies.

Software AG

TIBCO Enterprise Message Service is a standards-based messaging solution that can serve as the backbone of an SOA by providing Java Message Service (JMS) compliant communications across a wide range of platforms and application technologies.

TIBCO

Sample Customers

Okasan Online Securities

BNL, SunGard, TUI Group, UTi Worldwide, Yellow Pages Group

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