IBM App Connect Reviews

Vendor: IBM

4.1 out of 5

23 reviews
100% willing to recommend

437 followers

What is IBM App Connect?

Rapidly connect public clouds, private clouds and on-premises application

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IBM App Connect is the #8 ranked solution in top Cloud Data Integration solutions. PeerSpot users give IBM App Connect an average rating of 8.2 out of 10. Based on the analysis of the 23 most recent IBM App Connect reviews, the overall sentiment is positive, with a sentiment score of 6.8. (Among the lowest in the category). IBM App Connect is most commonly compared to Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC): IBM App Connect vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC). IBM App Connect is popular among the midsize enterprise segment, accounting for 63% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a educational organization, accounting for 58% of all views.

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Mehdi El Filahi

Co-Founder at tenekit

There is room for improvement in the logging messages. Sometimes, if you put someone new into App Connect, they can abandon it the same day. The logging is really painful. However, IBM has made efforts to integrate with Elasticsearch for logging, so that's an improvement. Overall, the logging can be difficult at times. One more important point is that if IBM improves its CI/CD capabilities, it will make a big difference. Right now, I have to create my own CI/CD setup from scratch for every client, which is inefficient. Back in 2013, I worked with Sonic ESB, and even then, it had CI/CD with Maven. With App Connect, you need to build everything yourself when using tools like Jenkins, Bamboo, or CircleCI. IBM really needs to provide official support for this.

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DeepikaSharma

Senior Software Engineer at CIMB Bank Berhad

Plugins for the repositories are a little difficult to find. It requires some information in the toolkit and if there were some links, options, or search buttons that would simplify things. I would like to have some predefined plugins built-in to App Connect with a list to choose from because some people use SVN, some use GitHub, and others use Bitbucket. The solution has a DFU mode which IBM states can easily be seen in the variables. It's not that easy to see and is lacking definition. When you're testing the code, you test it with the tool, but you also test the flow that you've created in the tool kit and see the values and what has been created in between the flows. I would want to see it presented in a more defined manner so that it's easy to view while you are debugging. I'd like to have more visibility when testing and debugging the code.

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Harimohan Pathak

Integration Specialist - Solution Architect at LTIMindtree

I rate IBM App Connect an eight out of ten. I recommend others for the product if you need to build highly scalable and secured services. In the case of services for enterprises with a high volume of APIs, I advise them to use the enterprise version of the product.

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IBM App Connect mindshare

As of December 2024, the mindshare of IBM App Connect in the Cloud Data Integration category stands at 3.5%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Data Integration

PeerAnalyst reports

Type	Title	Date
Category	Cloud Data Integration	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Comparison	IBM App Connect vs AWS Glue	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Comparison	IBM App Connect vs AWS Database Migration Service	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Comparison	IBM App Connect vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)	Dec 22, 2024	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)	4.0	N/A	93%	181 interviews Add to research
AWS Glue	3.9	24.8%	91%	46 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

"The solution is very fast-paced when it comes to making things right. We can quickly download what we need if we need any app migrations for our software business. We can download it plenty of times when we need to use it. It gives us very high speed for delivering any development."
"One of the most beneficial features is the ability to handle multiple communication technologies, like integrating Kafka flows, which is helpful as other teams heavily use it. Regarding error handling, I initially wrote most of the handling myself. While built-in features for error handling are built-in, it largely depends on the developer. We use a custom solution that catches all exceptions, logs them in a database, and replays them as needed. It has been effective for us for over twenty years."
"I like the adapters. The adapters help us achieve scalability. If you want to connect to SAP, there's an adapter. Salesforce? There's an adapter. You want to connect to another system? There's likely an adapter for that."

Room for Improvement

"Finding developers for the product is difficult since it is a niche solution. I know the OpenShift environment is running well for the microservice environment. We had some issues with the other environment we tried to implement. It can be easily implemented internally, but we have some problems in practice."
"I've been using IBM App Connect for about twenty-five years, and while I like it, there are some areas for improvement. The trace policy is ridiculous, and the biggest issue is the cost—it's expensive. People would use it much more if the price point weren't so high."
"One more important point is that if IBM improves its CI/CD capabilities, it will make a big difference. Right now, I have to create my own CI/CD setup from scratch for every client, which is inefficient."

ROI

IBM App Connect provides return on investment when used consistently with multiple integrations and skilled personnel. Benefits include centralized management of operations and reduced problem resolution time. Realize long-term gains and efficiency in critical operations like banking. Exact financial savings require detailed analysis. Success depends on having dedicated experts, as expertise in related fields enhances outcomes. Some may find it challenging due to the need for wide-ranging knowledge and patience, which affects success across different ESBs too.

Pricing

IBM App Connect's pricing is considered high, with costs around $10,000 to $200,000 annually based on transactions and partnership levels. Licensing is typically yearly, offering options for unlimited endpoints or individual endpoint costs. Some find it expensive but appreciate the quality and flexibility, particularly with container-based pricing. Discounts may be available, and technical support is included. Pricing complexity requires some expertise, benefiting enterprise organizations where cost is less of an issue.

"IBM App Connect's pricing is high compared to other products."
"App Connect is not cheap."
"The solution's pricing isn't cheap, but you can get good discounts based on your competitive deal."

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Service and Support

IBM App Connect's customer service and support are praised for being helpful and responsive, but some users experience delays, especially for complex or lower-priority issues. While technical support is generally good, response times can vary. Some users note initial support as helpful, but others mention inconsistencies and the need for improvement in remote and first-tier support. Critical issues tend to be resolved quickly, but certain cases require escalation to development for comprehensive solutions.

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Learn more about IBM App Connect

App Connect Professional is IBM’s cloud integration offering which delivers an integration solution
• With ease-of-use, flexibility and increased responsiveness to the evolving business needs, while removing the daunting complexities of integration.
• Provides the powerful combination of a ‘simple integration experience’ for business users looking to automate how their applications talk to each other; coupled with a ‘configuration based integration’ approach for IT.
• App Connect Professional is for the teams and integration developers who need to solve more complex problems and need powerful tooling for integration scenarios

IBM App Connect was previously known as IBM Cast Iron.