IBM Integration Bus Reviews

We use IBM Integration Bus with IBM DataPower for IT integration. It’s the most used and essential component. For data security and governance, we use it with HiSphere. It’s also integrated with Outlook for handling video files.

The Aspera feature for high-speed transfer is highly effective. For DataPower, we use it to export our servers and integrate with government sectors. It's also used internally to integrate isolated solutions and manage traffic overload.

IBM Integration Bus is a reliable solution that helps us handle performance challenges effectively. However, I believe there is room for improvement in the pricing structure to make it more accessible. As far as IBM Integration Bus is considered for other organizations, it has strong performance capabilities and integration features.

I have been using IBM Integration Bus for two years.

Integration Bus is quite stable, I would rate it at eight out of ten.

In terms of scalability, it's a solid ten. IBM's technical support is good, I'd rate it at an eight.    

The installation was manageable, although it required specific skills in the Open-Sec environment. It took us about two weeks to install and configure everything, depending on the environment complexity and the number of servers. Currently, around thirteen technical users are working with IBM Integration Bus in our organization.

Overall, I recommend IBM Integration Bus with a rating of nine out of ten.

I worked with Integration Bus for a UK-based insurance client and banking domain client. Our main use cases are for integrating different systems. We were involved in integrating their master data management domain.

The message queue connectors are the most valuable feature. They have built-in connectors for most of the systems, like SAP and Oracle Database.

The password settings need improvement. 

I have been using Integration Bus for five years. 

The solution is highly stable. 

The scalability is very high. 

The initial setup is straightforward. 

The pricing of the solution is high. 

Overall, I would rate the product a ten out of ten.

Whenever we want to secure our data, we connect to IBM Integration Bus, and they use that for security.

One very good feature is the UI, and it's easy to understand how to implement the tool.

The configuration could be improved. If you build an option in the toolkit, such as a health configuration, we should load the command and configure it. We should then just run checks, and the configuration should be completed.

I've been working with the solution for almost five years.

The solution is stable. I rate the solution's stability a five to six out of ten. 

The solution is scalable. I rate the scalability a five to six out of ten.

The initial setup is easy. If the customer requires any API on any server, it should take a maximum of five to six seconds to deploy.

The solution is easy to understand, and it's a good tool for development and security. I rate IBM Integration Bus a nine out of ten.

We use the solution for a digital payment system.

The Cloud Pak for Integration is a useful feature.

The solution’s pricing could be improved.

I have been using IBM Integration Bus for five years. We are the solution provider.

The solution is stable.

The product is scalable. There are four customers using this solution.

The initial setup is not complex, but you should have a good understanding of programming. Installation depends on the project. For some projects with a limited interface, it takes two to three months, but for a bigger and complex one, installation can take up to six months.

In banks, it is deployed on both Cloud and On-premise.

The solution is expensive.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We use IBM Integration Bus for 600 applications that we're running.

The most valuable feature is the security.

Sometimes migration takes too long.

I have been using this solution for nine years.

It's a stable solution.

It's very scalable. When you deploy the solution, you have the option to create two different policies.

We haven't needed to use technical support very much. We reached out to IBM about a problem we had with HashMap.

I was the developer consultant.

I would rate this solution 9 out of 10.

We use IBM Integration Bus as a bank middleware solution. 

The solution does omnichannel integration with the core banking and other systems, including core banking, ETC, and click systems. It does so for a host of systems. 

The solution addresses all of our middleware needs in respect of transformation, parsing, security and stability; everything really. 

IBM Integration Bus could have better REST API, which could be more powerful,  and this accounts for why we are looking for alternative solutions concerning this and open banking. 

The initial setup was complex. 

Technical support is below what I would consider to be very good. It's good, but not too much or very much so.

The solution is complex and there is a need for more resources and greatly improved quality. 

The solution addresses our stability needs. 

Thus far, we have been making maximum use of the solution. 

Technical support is below what I would consider to be very good. It's good, but not too much or very much so.

We previously used a local solution and replaced this with a new enterprise solution. 

The initial setup was complex. 

Including preparation time, addressing the environment and building the POC, deployment took around one month. We are talking about active, on-premises deployment. 

There are nearly five people required for deployment and maintenance. 

Management would be in a position to address whether we have seen a return on our investment. This said, we have witnessed some returns on our business so far. 

I prefer not to address the licensing costs, or any other for that matter, as this is confidential. 

We did evaluate other products before going with IBM Integration Bus. 

We are customers of the vendor.

From a development perspective, there are nearly 40 people using this solution in our organization, although we have thousands of customers who do so indirectly. 

The solution probably covers more than 95 percent of the integration requirements. 

I rate IBM Integration Bus as a seven out of ten. 

I found all features valuable. There are a lot of connectors. 

Its documentation is currently lacking. We have different environments where we use our configuration services, but we are not able to find documentation about how to deploy the local code to the server and how to set it up on a server level. I would like more documents from IBM that explain which variables should be in your machine while building a project, and when you deploy the code into the server, what should be their values. There are some variable values. I could not find such documentation. While working on a project, I developed the code on a local machine, and while deploying the code to our test environment, I made a couple of mistakes. We had to change some values at the server level, but we couldn't find any documentation regarding this, which made the task difficult.

Everyone is moving to the cloud. There is Bluemix from IBM. There should be more connectors that can connect with cloud systems.

I have been working with this solution for seven years.

It is stable.

It is scalable. Our customers are in the medium range.

I never interacted with IBM's technical support for IIB. I haven't raised any tickets so far.

I also work with MuleSoft. Comparing IIB to MuleSoft, IIB is always used by big companies because it is a licensed solution, whereas MuleSoft is open source. So, small organizations use MuleSoft. Our clients in the USA, Canada, and Dubai preferred IIB over MuleSoft because they have more belief in IBM products, and they feel more secure and safe while using it.

Its installation is easy.

I would rate it an eight out of 10. It is a good product. A lot of new products have come into the market, such as Tibco, MuleSoft, but this product still exists, and clients do believe in this product.

My only client at the moment is a national government bank. Currently, the IBM Integration Bus is the integration platform for all the various departments of the bank. There are probably six or seven major departments across the bank that subscribe to or use the integration services like MessageQ, Broker, or the platform's orchestration capabilities. And we have a team of about 15 people managing it.  

Integration Bus has also been put in place to lay the foundation for hybrid integration into the two specific systems on the cloud. We are still deploying it, so we haven't gotten into any actual use cases yet. In the past, it was relatively easy for the team, but I don't think they've ever leveraged the suite's full capabilities. It hasn't been easy in some instances because the reserve bank is unique. It's not the same as other financial institutions, but we've had challenges on the platform before.

IBM Integration Bus could be easier to manage, but this is true of all vendors. It doesn't always do what it says on the box. In terms of new features, we have a roadmap, and it's looking quite comprehensive. However, we may not necessarily need everything they're putting out. I know that's probably driven by global demand. 

I've been dealing with IBM Integration Bus off and on for the last 15 years.

I think IBM support could be faster. It took us a while to resolve our issues because they don't necessarily have the technical resources in our country. We had to source the resources internationally, so it took a while to get that done. But once we got what we needed, IBM resolved it relatively quickly.

Setting up IBM Integration Bus wasn't simple, but we've got a unique environment. We're probably about two or three months behind on our implementation because of unforeseen interoperability problems between Red Hat OpenShift and VMware. We've got a team of about 15 overseeing the deployment, including engineers, developers, and the support staff for the platform.

I think our enterprise license agreement is included with a bundle of products.

I would give IBM Integration Bus a solid eight out of 10. I recommend it for large enterprises but only for specific use cases. You need to have a relatively mature integration practice in your organization to leverage its capabilities fully. So I wouldn't recommend it to startups or somebody new. I'd instead go open source or something relatively easy.