We performed a comparison between IBM API Connect and Microsoft Azure API Management based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Azure API Management provides DevOps by default and has a robust marketplace where users can easily integrate with existing APIs and begin work immediately. It scales easily and integrates seamlessly with Azure cloud infrastructure. In contrast, many users feel IBM is a bit dated and is lacking cloud-focused tools.It is also more difficult to deploy.
"API Connect's data gateway is one of the strongest in the market."
"It is a complete all-in-one solution."
"The most valuable feature of IBM API Connect is the security of the protocol."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"It allows enterprises to expose some of their tech to outside stakeholders."
"It offers enhanced security features to protect APIs, enforce access control, and secure sensitive data."
"The product gathers data to measure API performance."
"The capabilities are very good."
"The user management is pretty seamless."
"Easy to integrate API management platform. It is a stable and scalable solution."
"Without a doubt, it has a very robust, strong marketplace where we can directly integrate with existing APIs and begin working on those."
"Access control is the most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure API Management is monitoring. When compared with Apigee, I prefer Microsoft Azure API Management."
"Microsoft Azure API Management is 90 to 99 percent scalable. We have three instances running in parallel."
"We use Microsoft due to the stability of the company."
"The integration with Azure Active Directory is a good security feature for authentication and authorization. There is multifactor authentication. You can also use all of the Azure AD features integrated with API Management."
"Due to bugs in integration, we have to look for workaround on fixing and using DataPower as gateway."
"The automation and the simplicity could be improved."
"We have asked IBM for scalability and for some other features that we wanted. We had a dialogue with them and in the end, they have agreed to provide us with features related to API setup and security."
"The new version is very unstable."
"In terms of what needs improvement, some of the product documentation could be better."
"The solution is not scalable."
"They seem to have left out a feature for microservices and also a certification module for OIDC."
"Firstly, the pricing model, when compared to other open sources, is high. Secondly, the availability of resources in the market, specifically the developers available in the market, is not so much."
"The licensing fees should be cheaper."
"I could that the UI could be improved."
"Microsoft Azure API Management could improve by having better integration with third-party solutions."
"API Management's price could be lower."
"Support for GraphQL could be better."
"Technical support could be more helpful and responsive."
"They need to work on the third party integrations."
"The external policies are impossible to look at and configure."
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IBM API Connect is ranked 5th in API Management with 73 reviews while Microsoft Azure API Management is ranked 1st in API Management with 68 reviews. IBM API Connect is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Azure API Management is rated 7.8. 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 Microsoft Azure API Management writes "Efficiently manages and monetizes API ". IBM API Connect is most compared with IBM DataPower Gateway, Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Amazon API Gateway and Kong Gateway Enterprise, whereas Microsoft Azure API Management is most compared with Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Kong Gateway Enterprise and WSO2 API Manager. See our IBM API Connect vs. Microsoft Azure API Management report.
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