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4.2 out of 5
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As of February 2025, the mindshare of IBM DataPower Gateway in the SOA Application Gateways category stands at 14.2%, up from 6.9% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Financial Services Firm
30%
Insurance Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
6%
Healthcare Company
4%
Energy/Utilities Company
4%
Real Estate/Law Firm
3%
Transportation Company
2%
Media Company
2%
Educational Organization
2%
University
2%
Comms Service Provider
2%
Non Profit
1%
Hospitality Company
1%
Construction Company
1%
Wellness & Fitness Company
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%

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NJ
Middleware Administrator at Pronteff IT Solutions
Verified user of IBM DataPower Gateway
Jan 26, 2025
Versatile gateway enhances protocol transformation

Pros

"I like the API Gateway feature."

Cons

"The DCDR process should be less complex. "
Mehdi El Filahi - PeerSpot user
Co-Founder at tenekit
Verified user of IBM DataPower Gateway
Apr 30, 2024
Security features meets compliance needs and offers MPGW (Multi-Protocol Gateway) that simplifies integration efforts

Pros

"The MPGW (Multi-Protocol Gateway) is great because it allows you to easily expose services using various protocols – web services, REST (JSON), and others. This flexibility simplifies things."

Cons

"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. "
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KT
Senior Systems Consultant at Saudi Telecom Company
Verified user of IBM DataPower Gateway
Oct 15, 2023
High availability and scalability and easy to integrate

Pros

"It is very easy to set up and configure, even for users with no prior experience."

Cons

"One area that could be improved is the integration with Postgres and SQL databases. Currently, IBM DataPower Gateway only integrates with Oracle databases."
HS
Senior Integration Architect at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of IBM DataPower Gateway
Nov 20, 2022
Great security and reliability with an API that is easy to script and automate

Pros

"Support for PCA and non-PCA services is valuable."

Cons

"Additional documentation needs to be provided for complex automations. "
AH
Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of IBM DataPower Gateway
Nov 24, 2021
Product version discussed: Latest version
Easy to use, plenty of functionality, but expensive

Pros

"The solution is straightforward and for large organizations, it functions well."

Cons

"IBM DataPower Gateway is quite big for smaller organizations, looking at different types of clients who are virtually assisted in this, I would say it's not really a good product for smaller firms."
Bálint Tóth - PeerSpot user
Solution Manager at Intalion
Verified user of IBM DataPower Gateway
Oct 20, 2022
An out-of-the-box solution that's feature-rich, fast, and easy to integrate with other products

Pros

"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."

Cons

"An area for improvement in IBM DataPower Gateway is its price point because it's a relatively expensive product. Sometimes, when the customer use case is just a very small subset of what's being offered in IBM DataPower Gateway, then the product can be expensive, making my company lose some of the opportunities because of the expensive pricing. A lower price point for IBM DataPower Gateway, even if that results in a less feature-rich version, would be appreciated. In terms of additional features that I'd like to see in the next release of IBM DataPower Gateway, nothing specific comes to mind because IBM constantly improves its standards and provides quarterly updates to the product, so it's quite fine."
Sathyan K - PeerSpot user
Founder, Director at PerfTech Solutions Pvt Ltd
Verified user of IBM DataPower Gateway
Jun 12, 2024
Provides robust security features, protecting against various threats and securing XML and SQL and simple setup

Pros

"If you have an API application in your organization that you want to make safe and secure, in addition to your existing WAF or load balancer, this product comes with all those capabilities: "

Cons

"Small and medium-sized companies might look for cloud-hosted applications due to the cost. "
Harimohan Pathak - PeerSpot user
Integration Specialist - Solution Architect at LTIMindtree
Verified user of IBM DataPower Gateway
Sep 8, 2023
Scalable platform with good security features

Pros

"The product's most valuable features are AAA policies and security features. "

Cons

"The product's cost for data appliances or hardware is quite high. It needs improvement. "