We performed a comparison between IBM API Connect and IBM Cloud Pak for Integration based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two API Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Since it runs on top of Datapower, all Datapower based custom policies can be utilized and exported to API connect but its not straightforward/simple process."
"The solution offers a pretty good SLA."
"This is a very easy to use solution."
"This solution is ready to scale and already supports our agile CICD."
"It is quite stable. We've not had any problem. It has made for a good buy because we are finding that other companies that have similar set ups go down maybe once a month."
"The functionalities on offer are very good."
"API Connect is a very good platform for the development of APIs."
"IBM API Connect is a reliable and scalable solution."
"Cloud Pak for Integration is definitely scalable. That is the most important criteria."
"The most valuable aspect of the Cloud Pak, in general, is the flexibility that you have to use the product."
"It is a stable solution."
"The most preferable aspect would be the elimination of the command, which was a significant improvement. In the past, it was a challenge, but now we can proceed smoothly with the implementation of our policies and everything is managed through JCP. It's still among the positive aspects, and it's a valuable feature."
"While Azure API Management offers configurable scalability, IBM API Connect relies on Kubernetes clusters. This might seem manual and require defining cluster instances upfront, but it's completely customizable and not on-the-fly scaling. It's completely custom-driven, not on-the-fly scaling, which some may consider cumbersome."
"The documentation needs to be a bit better."
"The developer portal could be easier to customize."
"The platform’s integration with the payment gateway needs enhancement. The setup process and support services could be improved."
"It's based on a little bit dated architecture. A lot of evolution has happened after that. It's an evolving field. Kong is a Kubernetes-based platform. Kong runs on Kubernetes, but all the other ones are in microservices. So, there's a lot of improvement that can be done."
"The integration of an API gateway that implements the sidecar pattern, which can be deployed in cloud applications, and expose the microservices directly in each pod, this can be more decentralized components."
"It needs to be less taxing on compute resources."
"The solution is overly complex."
"Its queuing and messaging features need improvement."
"The pricing can be improved."
"The initial setup is not easy."
"Setting up Cloud Pak for Integration is relatively complex. It's not as easy because it has not yet been fully integrated. You still have some products that are still not containerized, so you still have to run them on a dedicated VM."
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IBM API Connect is ranked 5th in API Management with 73 reviews while IBM Cloud Pak for Integration is ranked 21st in API Management with 4 reviews. IBM API Connect is rated 8.0, while IBM Cloud Pak for Integration is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM API Connect writes "Good speed and performance, but it's based on a bit dated architecture". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Cloud Pak for Integration writes "A hybrid integration platform that applies the functionality of closed-loop AI automation". IBM API Connect is most compared with IBM DataPower Gateway, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and WSO2 API Manager, whereas IBM Cloud Pak for Integration is most compared with IBM App Connect, IBM DataPower Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Microsoft Azure API Management and AWS Glue. See our IBM API Connect vs. IBM Cloud Pak for Integration report.
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