We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and IIS 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."My company has a good impression of IBM DataPower Gateway. What I like about it is that because it's an appliance, it's a turnkey solution that's very fast and out of the box. Compared to other gateways, I also like that IBM DataPower Gateway is function-rich. For example, for one of the projects, there was a need for specific transformation and security features available in IBM DataPower Gateway out of the box, so my team just needed to configure the appliance. There was no need for separate development, and I found it quite neat. Another valuable feature of IBM DataPower Gateway is that it's easy to integrate with other products."
"Support for PCA and non-PCA services is valuable."
"The API Connect gateway service and the SQL injection feature is good."
"You don't have to have a separate DMC proxy because DataPower Gateway is an appliance and will take care of a lot of security features. These include data validations, encryption, as well as XML or any type of scripting or security threats that are present."
"The solution is scalable, our customers are mostly South African banks and they handle mostly transactions with this solution."
"The product is stable...The product is scalable."
"The product's most valuable features are AAA policies and security features."
"The solution is robust."
"We use Windows Server only for Eggplant Manager."
"IIS's best features are its management console and stability."
"The most valuable feature of IIS is that it's free, and it works."
"IIS is easy to configure in terms of websites and other solutions."
"It is a scalable solution."
"It has an intuitive user interface and provides a lot of options for building reports."
"IIS is stable."
"The solution is simple and very easy to manage compared to Linux."
"The initial setup isn't so easy, you need who has experience working with the solution to help."
"The programming language is only supported in XSLT and Gateway script."
"In the next release, I would like to see the product price reduced. It should be cheaper."
"Making it more user-friendly would be an improvement."
"The product should be more adapted to the DevOps process."
"DataPower isn't the most user-friendly tool. It is not an easy tool to use. Some things could use better wizards to guide you through processes."
"They should add features to manage API integrations."
"We are always looking for more features wherein it could be easily integrated with cloud applications. We are looking for either a cloud solution or a cloud integration option."
"It would be beneficial if you could automate security certificate monitoring with IIS."
"The cost is a bit too high."
"Sometimes, we encounter difficult issues, and getting support from Microsoft to resolve those issues is not easy."
"IIS could improve by having some features related to ASR and HTTPS certificate generation."
"The solution is slow and could have better performance."
"IIS has some stability issues and needs restarting."
"IIS needs to improve its security. Its support needs to be faster and clear. The tool's licensing could be cheaper as well."
"The level of technical support the solution offers could be improved."
IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 6th in Application Infrastructure with 27 reviews while IIS is ranked 1st in Application Infrastructure with 53 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while IIS is rated 8.0. 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 IIS writes " A simple and easy-to-use solution but not recommended for public apps". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, Mule ESB and IBM Integration Bus, whereas IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Apache Web Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, Tomcat and JBoss. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. IIS report.
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