TIBCO BusinessWorks vs WSO2 Enterprise Integrator comparison

TIBCO and WSO2 are both solutions in the Data Integration category. TIBCO is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.7, while WSO2 is ranked #32 with an average rating of 8.0. TIBCO holds a 0.9% mindshare in DI, compared to WSO2’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of TIBCO users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 76% of WSO2 users who would recommend it.

TIBCO BusinessWorks

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90% willing to recommend

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator

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76% willing to recommend

TIBCO BusinessWorks

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and TIBCO BusinessWorks are competing integration platforms. WSO2 offers a more cost-effective solution due to its open-source nature, while TIBCO provides robust features justifying its higher cost.

Features: WSO2 Enterprise Integrator stands out with features such as seamless open-source integrations, extensive customization options, and adaptability for various technical requirements. TIBCO BusinessWorks is appreciated for its comprehensive integration capabilities, built-in adapters, and a more complete out-of-box experience suitable for enterprises with complex integration needs.

Room for Improvement: WSO2 could improve its user interface to better support non-technical users, offer more streamlined support services beyond community-driven options, and enhance documentation for quicker onboarding. TIBCO may benefit from reducing the complexity of its platform for simpler use cases, offering more competitive pricing, and expanding its community engagement for broader support resources.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WSO2's deployment process is straightforward, benefiting from its open-source model but can be challenging for those lacking technical expertise. The community-driven support is robust, though limited for complex queries. TIBCO provides a smooth deployment experience, bolstered by professional support and training services, although its complexity can increase the learning curve.

Pricing and ROI: WSO2 is attractive due to its lower upfront costs, appealing to budget-conscious decisions and allowing for flexible, scalable growth without heavy financial commitments. TIBCO, though pricier initially, offers high ROI through its advanced feature set and strong support network, often proving a valuable investment for companies seeking comprehensive integration solutions.

To learn more, read our detailed TIBCO BusinessWorks vs. WSO2 Enterprise Integrator Report (Updated: November 2025).

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TIBCO BusinessWorks vs. WSO2 Enterprise Integrator

November 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

TIBCO BusinessWorks

Ranking in Data Integration

17th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator

Ranking in Data Integration

32nd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of TIBCO BusinessWorks is 0.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WSO2 Enterprise Integrator is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Integration Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
TIBCO BusinessWorks	0.9%
WSO2 Enterprise Integrator	0.8%
Other	98.3%

Data Integration

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AftabAlam

E2E Delivery Expert - Ignite Delivery & Technical Enablement at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

User benefits from reliable support and seamless orchestration capabilities

The best features of TIBCO BusinessWorks compared to other products are that it is a roadmap product. The company has proper support. We have similar products in the market, including open source options, but they don't have any support beyond community feedback. TIBCO BusinessWorks is a standard product widely used by many companies. It is more stable, has future releases, and is compliant with new technologies. The significant advantage is that it is a standardized product with a proper, well-planned roadmap, support, and R&D. The positive impact I have experienced from installing TIBCO BusinessWorks is that it is reliable and has better support. It is easy to use and saves overall support costs. The real-time data exchange capability of TIBCO BusinessWorks has helped mission-critical systems because the uptime is superb. We have implemented it in a Kubernetes cluster with auto-scaling. If any systems go down, we have pods that automatically restart and spawn new pods which start taking the load. Earlier deployments used to be on VMs where infrastructure was limited, making scaling difficult. With Kubernetes, you can provision in advance and scale up or down based on requirements. The graphical user interface of TIBCO BusinessWorks is very easy to use. You can configure all components efficiently. Previously, configuration required opening XML files, which wasn't easy to understand without complete specifications knowledge. The graphical interface makes it easy to understand what needs to be configured and is straightforward to use.

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Ritesh_Shah

Senior Solution Architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Decreases the development timeframe and costs

The main issue with the product is pricing. It uses core-based pricing for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and API Manager. It would be best if you had APIM by default. It provides many connectors for easy integration with third-party systems. Often, customers decide to develop using open-source tools like Spring Boot if there aren't many connectors required to avoid increasing costs. They'll develop this way and then deploy using APIM, the bare minimum needed. It is mainly required for very complicated setups with many connectors. In the implementations I've seen, people often used open-source tools because there weren't many third-party systems involved—just their organization's own systems. From WSO2 Enterprise Integrator, I expect them to bring up more and more connectors in the future. That's the main expectation. Having more connectors in various areas will help us when discussing new requirements. I don't have any specific use case right now, so I can't name a particular connector. But, as new technologies emerge, the relevant connectors should be there for those. WSO2 Enterprise Integrator mainly helps with the integration part, which can be simplified only if you have relevant connectors for whatever you're doing.

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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 tool's most valuable feature is BusinessConnect. It's an older product but still quite useful, especially for transferring files from one location to another."

"The most valuable feature is the low-code platform."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten…On a scale from one to ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy, I rate the initial setup a nine."

"The ability to link to different technologies is valuable to us."

"BusinessWorks reduces development time, helping developers to focus on business logic."

"It is user friendly, it's not complex."

"Good performance and reliability."

"The most valuable features are the stability and the time to market."

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"The solution's technical support is very knowledgeable."

"It's a consolidated product. It works and it does its job pretty well."

"The stability is excellent."

"The learning curve for this solution is very good."

"The installation process is easy."

"The connectors have been the most impactful features for handling integrations. I can use these connectors when I need specific connectivity with a third party, like a core banking system in BFSI. I don't need to do all the development. I take the specific connector, put in the IP address and password, and it takes care of everything."

"The solution has two main parts: integration and transformation. It's very user-friendly and easy to understand for everyone."

"It's a very complete product. It allows us to network security and add more layers of security to the system."

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Cons

"Its price can be improved. For medium enterprises, it is a very expensive tool. In the market, you won't get many resources for this solution. You won't find many developers in the market very easily. The latest version of TIBCO (6.4 or 6.x) is not very stable. It has got many issues. We have raised this with TIBCO, and they are taking a lot of time to come up with a fix, which is making us move away from this product. Some of the performance-tuning aspects are also missing in version 6. They should provide performance-related fixes, which will be helpful for the customers. If you are migrating from the current version to the container-supported version, it is quite expensive. The product has evolved, but it is very pricey. That's one of the challenges. They have provided all the features that are there in other products, but this is a platform upgrade. The platform has completely been changed from 5.x to 6.x, and we can't use the same environment. We can't run both versions on the same server as VM. The development environment is entirely different. In version 5.x, there was a proprietary designer. Now, it has common plug-ins developed on top of Eclipse."

"There are multiple plugins which increase the number of product installations."

"The initial setup is not easy."

"The communication protocols could be improved."

"I'd like to see a new cloud approach in the next release. They need to work on integrations, stability and management issues on their cloud platform."

"The creation of XSDs should be much simpler."

"The learning curve takes time compared to webMethods."

"This solution's cloud could be improved. I don't know whether it was because we didn't have the internal expertise or if it was the product itself, but since they came later—I think only two or three years into the cloud—after many other iPaaS that had been in the cloud for longer, I feel that maybe they haven't matured in terms of the cloud."

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"In my opinion, the administration model and interface, of Carbon, are lacking in terms of its features and user experience."

"If I have to buy software, then it becomes expensive for me."

"The main issue with the product is pricing. It uses core-based pricing for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and API Manager. It would be best if you had APIM by default. It provides many connectors for easy integration with third-party systems."

"The administration side is complex and could use significant improvements to enhance the solution's functionality."

"I would like to see them bring back a feature, from earlier versions, that was very useful in debugging and finding issues."

"I would like to see better documentation for the open-source version."

"The server is very specific and it is very difficult to get experience with it."

"There are a lot of security settings that when you apply you have to re-apply again every time you modify a setting. It is something that really needs to be enhanced."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a bit expensive for medium-sized companies. If you are migrating from the current version to the container-supported version, it is quite expensive. The existing licensing will not work because the product platform itself is different."

"The cost depends on the components required."

"Licensing scheme is too rigid"

"The license is expensive, and I would rate it one out of ten."

"Its price policy has changed quite a lot in the last two years. It was extremely expensive previously. Nowadays, you can buy a license for BusinessWorks for €2000. Looking at what you get in return in terms of support, TIBCO community, and stability, it is fairly reasonable. It is not too expensive."

"TIBCO BusinessWorks is expensive."

"I would rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."

"TIBCO licensing is yearly and very costly for a company like ours."

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"I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"The cost is better than IBM Cloud Pak."

"The solution costs about 20,000 or 30,000 euros per year, per instance."

"The pricing of WSO2 Enterprise Integrator for enterprise subscriptions can be considered expensive, especially from the perspective of someone who prefers open-source software."

"It is a low-cost solution."

"The open-source, unsupported version is available free of charge."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	23

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO BusinessWorks?

The current licensing cost for the product involves our resource sourcing team for negotiations. It depends on the type of licenses being used, whether perpetual or not. Sourcing manages these aspe...

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What needs improvement with TIBCO BusinessWorks?

There could be improvement areas in TIBCO BusinessWorks because every area needs to improve as the industry is demanding and traffic is increasing. Performance and latency could be enhanced. Additi...

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What do you like most about WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

WSO2's analytics capability is good, considering the ELC support they provide.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

The product has reasonable and competitive pricing for enterprise customers. It is expensive for small businesses especially. They are using the open-source solution, and they find it expensive sin...

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What needs improvement with WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

Something that could be improved in WSO2 Enterprise Integrator is that the problem is not a lack of capability or functionalities. The problem is that it is a very complex environment. To put your ...

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Overview

TIBCO BusinessWorks allows to connect applications, whether on-premises or in the cloud, providing proven reliability and scalability, out-of-the-box. With a drag-and-drop graphical development environment, TIBCO BusinessWorks eliminates the pain and cost of point-to-point application integration, connecting and unifying business processes across applications, data sources, and APIs, with access to real-time data across all your platforms.

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WSO2 Enterprise Integrator, core to the WSO2 Integration Agile Platform, is an open source Integration product for cloud native and container-native projects. It enables enterprise integration experts to build, scale, and secure sophisticated integration solutions to achieve digital agility. Unlike other integration products, WSO2 Enterprise Integrator already contains integration runtimes, message brokering, business process modeling, analytics and visual tooling capabilities.

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