Cheif Specialist- Licensing Systems at Roads & Transport Authority
Real User
Top 20
Nov 30, 2023
I don't like the product's API management platform, as it doesn't offer users enough functionality to help with API lifecycle management, making it a product that is way behind its competitors. The aforementioned area can be considered for improvement in the product.
I haven't actually gone through the latest version's features. I will not be able to comment on those as we don't use the latest. Many things that may be lacking may have already been taken care of specifically. We don't need any specific improvements. The only thing is from a support point of view. We'd like to see improvements in product support. Whenever there is some kind of challenge or whenever there is a client issue, when we want to report it and offer some proactive solutions, we don't get proper assistance or support.
Integration Lead at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Aug 19, 2021
In terms of the cloud, I don't feel that TIBCO is mature enough. The cloud version was only released two years ago. Sometimes there are issues with the loads. If the load is too high or if you have high traffic, you will experience some issues with the throughput. They need improvements with the cloud version and the handling of the traffic. Initially, we had the professional services with the TIBCO because we are in Africa, but unfortunately, they terminated it because they sold their business in Africa to another service integrator who didn't really understand the product. This service integrator was not as experienced using TIBCO, or maybe just assisting us with the TIBCO issues that we were having. Issues with the support, the fees, and the termination of the professional services are reasons we are looking for other solutions.
Senior Manager at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Mar 29, 2021
The intermediate version that we are using has stability issues. These stability issues should be resolved, but it seems like TIBCO is not focusing on resolving these issues. The resolution timelines are quite high even for high-priority incidents. Its price should be lower. Its licensing cost is considerably high as compared to other ESBs.
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Middleware and Enterprise Integration Head at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Nov 18, 2020
When I compare the new version 6.X with the classic 5.X, they are not giving the same kind of look and feel or the ease of use which we are used to. They are improving the DevOps and other new things we have now, but they still have to improve and mature. When someone is planning to move away from their version 5.X to the latest one, they will have both options. Either upgrade to the latest version of TIBCO or go towards some other vendor. That's where they are not giving any competitive advantage or anything with the latest versions. I think they need to improve. They need to really show the consumers what they'll get if they upgrade to the latest version.
Head of Technology Department at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Jan 27, 2020
If TIBCO could be able to sort the size of their base image in the Container edition, it would be really marvelous. Right now it's around 299 MB. We'd really want it to reduce to a few MBs. TIBCO needs to improve its monitoring capability to be able to make use of alerts and to be able to have an alert threshold. For example, if there is an API, if it encounters a given number of errors or long response times, it could send an alert to a configured list of users either via email or SMS. The solution needs to have cloud integration. There should be continuous integration and continuous deployment of new features.
One of the areas that this solution could be improved is to provide the vendors with updated information. We don't always know what is going on with the development of the solution. In the next release, there should be improvements made to the API manager. Other platforms are better.
Integration Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Sep 10, 2019
The transparency, complexity, and stability of some products, such as Tibco BC, need to be improved. Migration from BW 5.x to 6.x still has issues. Migration to cloud solutions or products should be made convenient, transparent, and easily understandable. Improvements can be made in the product support area. At times, effective and accurate solutions were not provided.
Principal Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
May 15, 2019
In the configuration, where we need to customize, it takes more time that we expect it to, ideally. We have found workarounds for some of the issues, and we have given feedback on these things directly to TIBCO. The integration can be more user-friendly.
TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is an advanced integration platform designed for rapid data exchange and connectivity, ensuring productive workflows and robust performance in high-traffic scenarios.TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is recognized for its speed, stability, and ease of use, offering a scalable, service-oriented architecture that meets high-security needs. Its low code environment facilitates efficient API development, reducing the learning curve for developers. As middleware, it...
I don't like the product's API management platform, as it doesn't offer users enough functionality to help with API lifecycle management, making it a product that is way behind its competitors. The aforementioned area can be considered for improvement in the product.
The initial setup process could be easier.
The solution is very expensive when you use multiple components, it would be better if this could be reduced.
I haven't actually gone through the latest version's features. I will not be able to comment on those as we don't use the latest. Many things that may be lacking may have already been taken care of specifically. We don't need any specific improvements. The only thing is from a support point of view. We'd like to see improvements in product support. Whenever there is some kind of challenge or whenever there is a client issue, when we want to report it and offer some proactive solutions, we don't get proper assistance or support.
In terms of the cloud, I don't feel that TIBCO is mature enough. The cloud version was only released two years ago. Sometimes there are issues with the loads. If the load is too high or if you have high traffic, you will experience some issues with the throughput. They need improvements with the cloud version and the handling of the traffic. Initially, we had the professional services with the TIBCO because we are in Africa, but unfortunately, they terminated it because they sold their business in Africa to another service integrator who didn't really understand the product. This service integrator was not as experienced using TIBCO, or maybe just assisting us with the TIBCO issues that we were having. Issues with the support, the fees, and the termination of the professional services are reasons we are looking for other solutions.
The intermediate version that we are using has stability issues. These stability issues should be resolved, but it seems like TIBCO is not focusing on resolving these issues. The resolution timelines are quite high even for high-priority incidents. Its price should be lower. Its licensing cost is considerably high as compared to other ESBs.
When I compare the new version 6.X with the classic 5.X, they are not giving the same kind of look and feel or the ease of use which we are used to. They are improving the DevOps and other new things we have now, but they still have to improve and mature. When someone is planning to move away from their version 5.X to the latest one, they will have both options. Either upgrade to the latest version of TIBCO or go towards some other vendor. That's where they are not giving any competitive advantage or anything with the latest versions. I think they need to improve. They need to really show the consumers what they'll get if they upgrade to the latest version.
Our version does not have cloud capabilities. Containerization is not supported. The is no support for Agile development.
If TIBCO could be able to sort the size of their base image in the Container edition, it would be really marvelous. Right now it's around 299 MB. We'd really want it to reduce to a few MBs. TIBCO needs to improve its monitoring capability to be able to make use of alerts and to be able to have an alert threshold. For example, if there is an API, if it encounters a given number of errors or long response times, it could send an alert to a configured list of users either via email or SMS. The solution needs to have cloud integration. There should be continuous integration and continuous deployment of new features.
One of the areas that this solution could be improved is to provide the vendors with updated information. We don't always know what is going on with the development of the solution. In the next release, there should be improvements made to the API manager. Other platforms are better.
The transparency, complexity, and stability of some products, such as Tibco BC, need to be improved. Migration from BW 5.x to 6.x still has issues. Migration to cloud solutions or products should be made convenient, transparent, and easily understandable. Improvements can be made in the product support area. At times, effective and accurate solutions were not provided.
In the configuration, where we need to customize, it takes more time that we expect it to, ideally. We have found workarounds for some of the issues, and we have given feedback on these things directly to TIBCO. The integration can be more user-friendly.