We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and IBM WebSphere Application Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's high-speed and it can be remotely administered via an API."
"The API Connect gateway service and the SQL injection feature is good."
"The product is stable...The product is scalable."
"The solution is very easy to work with."
"The product's most valuable features are AAA policies and security features."
"The most valuable feature is the security appliance, it's very secure."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The solution is straightforward and for large organizations, it functions well."
"What's most valuable in IBM WebSphere Application Server is its resilience. When you use the solution, you know that after the communication has been done, there will be no doubt that the data has reached its destination."
"Ease of administration: It has an Integrated Solutions Console, what we call the administrative console, with very detailed configurations and Help pages for each configurable item."
"The solution is very stable and robust."
"The solution is robust. The connection management and the scalability, which IBM provides to the Stack, are also valuable."
"We needed this type of integration and WebShepere is the best tool for it."
"The performance is good."
"Starting with version 8, WAS provides a special folder called monitor deployment. Once you put the .war or .ear file in there, it is deployed automatically without human intervention. This greatly helps us in our continuous integration server. Once the deployment binary is ready, we write a script to copy it to that folder and then, voila! The application is up and running and accessible from its context root."
"IBM WebSphere Application Server is one of the best servers due to its stability and paid license."
"Additional documentation needs to be provided for complex automations."
"One area that could be improved is the integration with Postgres and SQL databases. Currently, IBM DataPower Gateway only integrates with Oracle databases."
"The solution requires a lot of training manuals in order to get to know it better and to be able to use it effectively."
"The user interface or the application development perspective and customization of the tool could be a little better."
"The programming language is only supported in XSLT and Gateway script."
"The two biggest issues of this solution are the complexity and the maintenance procedures."
"Some pre-packaged connectors for integration with various applications, such as SaaS offerings, would be a useful addition."
"The initial setup isn't so easy, you need who has experience working with the solution to help."
"WebSphere Application Server doesn't have an automated deployment option, forcing us to use third-party tools like Jenkins UCD and Palo Automated Deployment."
"Sometimes, I feel WebSphere runs a bit slow. It might be loading unnecessary libraries, impacting its performance compared to other application servers."
"The main issue we faced was its limited compatibility with non-Java technologies, which can result in difficulty detecting potential bugs and requiring additional integration efforts."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see support for the Arabic language."
"The footprint could be reduced so that we can use a smaller virtual machine to run the application. We could also use more scripts. I would like this solution to be more script oriented, rather than GUI oriented."
"IBM WebSphere Application Server hasn't changed much. It's still a heavyweight for any company compared to what you get. Unless your code base is deeply linked with it, I don't think it's a great idea to go with this solution. The current trend is toward modularity and containerization, and given the product's requirements, containerization will be difficult. There is a memory requirement as well."
"The solution consumes hardware."
"They should make the solution more lightweight and not bundle everything into a single product."
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IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 6th in Application Infrastructure with 27 reviews while IBM WebSphere Application Server is ranked 5th in Application Infrastructure with 26 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while IBM WebSphere Application Server is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM DataPower Gateway writes "Security features meets compliance needs and offers MPGW (Multi-Protocol Gateway) that simplifies integration efforts ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM WebSphere Application Server writes "Compatible, stable, and scalable". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, Mule ESB and webMethods Integration Server, whereas IBM WebSphere Application Server is most compared with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, JBoss, Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Server and HCL Digital Experience. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. IBM WebSphere Application Server report.
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