We performed a comparison between IBM API Connect and SAP Cloud Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."DataPower Gateway holds significant value for us as it serves as the cornerstone of our enterprise security controls."
"One of the most valuable features is that we can seamlessly and harmoniously expose our capabilities, from a security point of view."
"API Connect is a very good platform for the development of APIs."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is that it protects our backend system. We are exposing services to external parties and using this solution to protect the backend system, and to have a navigation in between."
"I have found IBM API Connect to be highly secure, efficient, easy to deploy, and has a great GUI. It can operate and integrate well with other vendors, such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft."
"In-built policies and security functions."
"IBM API Connect is a good product, and their technical support is excellent."
"The services that I consume through IBM API Connect are beneficial. It can handle multiple API management."
"The solution can scale."
"The solution has a lot of great features."
"Scalability is one of the benefits that we have in using the product."
"SAP has provided very good support."
"The most valuable feature is integration."
"The product captures data in real time."
"The product improved our company's business operations since we got value out of it."
"The most valuable feature is the data synchronization, or the push and pull of the data."
"The developer portal could be easier to customize."
"It would be nice to have a SaaS solution that can be deployed into the cloud."
"One thing about API Connect that could be improved is the security schemes. There are so many security schemes, and from a product perspective, IBM could improve the user experience of the configuration security scheme."
"The implementation of IBM API Connect is complex, as it's an enterprise solution with many components that require more than one person. It's not a single product that you work on, and this is an area for improvement, but normally, it's good. Having a more structured model for IBM API Connect support is also room for improvement that would help customers better."
"The solution is overly complex."
"It is expensive within this class of products."
"In the next version, I don't know if they've already been included it or not, but the designer and all the tools should be on the cloud. I don't want any external installation or local installation."
"There is room for improvement regarding the connectivity of the DevOps."
"When they innovate too fast, they end up confusing their customers."
"Lacks flexibility in its licensing structure."
"The current pricing model is credit-based. We would like to have more information about the usage of the existing applications."
"I would like to see more and better support for data transformations."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"The solution requires more flexibility overall."
"Usability is a challenge most of the time and not being able to get all of the information."
"While it was good for a small entity, it was not ideal for a large enterprise."
IBM API Connect is ranked 7th in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) with 73 reviews while SAP Cloud Platform is ranked 4th in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) with 38 reviews. IBM API Connect is rated 8.0, while SAP Cloud Platform 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 SAP Cloud Platform writes "Provides seamless integration with CTI for streamlined data synchronization but complexity and challenges in migrating existing applications to the low-code model for custom application development". IBM API Connect is most compared with IBM DataPower Gateway, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and Tyk, whereas SAP Cloud Platform is most compared with Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Mule Anypoint Platform. See our IBM API Connect vs. SAP Cloud Platform report.
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