We use this solution for our e-commerce clients.
Business Development Manager at TPIsfotware
The UI and UX are quite good and easy to understand, but the tech support needs to be easier to contact and more helpful
Pros and Cons
- "This platform can be highly scalable."
- "In terms of customer service, the company needs to be easier to contact, and the support team needs to understand the situation and the product itself better."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The UI and UX are quite good and easy to understand. I think if a company has a specific IT admin employee dedicated to this solution, it will be very simple and easy to use.
What needs improvement?
In terms of customer service, the company needs to be easier to contact, and the support team needs to understand the situation and the product itself better. Sometimes, in our recent experience, we noticed that our engineers were much more advanced than the tech support. Our team found some challenges, problems, and issues. We sat down together and found the solution ourselves.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with this solution for about six months.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
So far, the stability is good, but it hasn't been tested for a heavier environment yet, and it should be.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This platform can be highly scalable. At the moment, there are 24 people using this solution within my organization. There are about ten engineers, two project managers, and five people from the IT department. The rest are other software engineers. Three people, the developers themselves, are involved with maintenance for the solution.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate the technical support as a three out of five.
How was the initial setup?
The solution was already installed when I joined the company, so I'm not sure, but according to some team members, it took a few hours to set up.
What about the implementation team?
Our business partner handled the installation from the vendors side, and then we continued with our own team.
What other advice do I have?
I'm not sure about this product yet, so it is 50/50 whether I would recommend it to someone or not.
I would rate this solution as a seven out of ten. Other similar products have similar features, so this solution doesn't have anything that is more advanced.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
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Owner at a tech services company
Provides excellent control over management of APIs and API exposure
Pros and Cons
- "This product is a ten when it comes to API management."
- "Team management capabilities could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use for this product is to control how we expose APIs.
What is most valuable?
The features that are most valuable to us are the portal, authorization, and the extensive filters which allow us to make the policies which serve the user.
What needs improvement?
I think that the program's team management capabilities can be better as far as working in groups.
I really am interested in several of the new features already announced and being offered in the release of version 7.6.2. That is the main reason why we want to upgrade. Beyond those features, I don't know that anything needs to be added right now.
For how long have I used the solution?
Two and half years at my current position and four years overall
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This product is reliable and stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Ten years ago, the idea of scalability was different than it is now. Because of the possible uses of virtual machines and containers, scalability becomes a moot question. I don't think anything is not scalable anymore as long as you take the right direction in deployment.
How are customer service and technical support?
We did have the opportunity to use technical support a little bit for some questions. Their work was okay. We were satisfied. They showed good care in response time and they didn't have problems figuring things out.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before using Axway I used Apigee. There are a few main differences between Axway API Management Plus and Google's Apigee. Axway is a little easier to deploy and it has a lot more filters. So out of the box, it looks like there is more to it than Apigee. But I think the GUI of Apigee is a little bit nicer than the Axway GUI. It's a little easier to navigate and use.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was really straightforward. By comparison, I used Apigee (Google) before and setting up the Axway product was really 10-times easier and more straightforward.
As far as total deployment time, the UAT (User Acceptance Testing) deployment was done in about three days. Production deployment with all the security testing took about a week total.
What about the implementation team?
We did the implementation ourselves with in-house staff, so we did not need additional support.
What other advice do I have?
If I were a team going to deploy this solution now, I would probably deploy it using the newer containerized solutions for better flexibility.
On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate this product as a ten. It does everything that we expect it to do and is developing features to match innovation in technology.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Integration Architect / Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Good API portal capabilities but their technical support is lacking
Pros and Cons
- "The API portal capability is a valuable feature."
- "The product shows a lack of maturity. The setup is difficult, the tech support and community are lacking, and it is not very stable."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use for the solution is providing APIs to external parties through communication protocols.
How has it helped my organization?
It has not really improved our organization as there are better solutions currently that could be deployed.
What is most valuable?
For what we do, the API portal capability is the most valuable feature.
What needs improvement?
The product community is not good. We don't get a lot of support from them in resolving issues.
A feature that would be good to have is support for microservices and containerization.
The setup is actually pretty complex and could be improved so maybe in the next update they could do something to simplify setup, make Axway more stable, and get rid of existing technical issues.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Axway API Management Plus for just less than four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I do not think the product is as stable as some of the other products on the market. We do experience some technical problems now and again, so the stability could be better.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have not really done much consideration for scalability. The support is limited for that, I think, and the product is still in the early phase of improving the scalability feature. We do not really have plans to scale up the use of the product for the current client using it. We have only one person maintaining it.
How are customer service and technical support?
Regretfully, we are in constant touch with the technical support team, but we don't get the kind of support and answers that we really need. I would say that the technical support is average and could be improved.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We use several different solutions in working with different clients. With one client, we started out using Axway but with other clients I use different products depending on their needs and what they want to do.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup for the product was complex. The instructions are not easy to follow. When we were deploying some of the additional capabilities of the product or doing other integration, it's very difficult to set that up and resolve the issue in the installation process. Once the initial set up was done, then the additional deployments were actually very quick.
What about the implementation team?
We did the implementation ourselves.
What other advice do I have?
On a scale from one to ten, I would rate this product at around a five. Some of the features and capabilities are not as mature as other products on the market, some features are not as easy to use and may be better as the product matures. In my opinion, there are other solutions that are currently better than Axway.
As far as giving advice to those considering the product, I suggest doing some pilot projects to check as to whether or not Axway suits your requirements before choosing to deploy.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Product Management at edi-labs sistemas
A flexible solution with a useful portal for documentation
Pros and Cons
- "We like the portal for documentation a lot."
- "The portal still has room for improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We use Axway AMPLIFY API Management for bank payments and bank transactions.
What is most valuable?
We like the portal for documentation a lot. We also like the gateway. It has a lot of flexibility in terms of trying to meet our specific needs.
What needs improvement?
The portal still has room for improvement. This is in terms of speeding up the overall process of creating new documentation and new information about the APIs.
They should also improve the way that we upgrade from one version to another. In our case, it's been very troublesome. Technical support, although it's very good, there is room for improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
Our company has worked with this solution for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Axway AMPLIFY API Management is very stable. We haven't had any problems in terms of stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is very good.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is very good. They communicate and provide answers very fast, but I think there's room for improvement.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Axway AMPLIFY API Management isn't easy, but it's not extremely hard in any sense. It becomes complex when you have local customizations. When a customer requires some changes to the UI to get it according to their look and feel, it can get complicated. It takes about two months to implement this solution.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The company evaluated Apigee and CA API. I believe we chose Axway AMPLIFY API Management because of scalability and local support.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Axway AMPLIFY API Management for scalability and for how it's open for customizations. We can customize it to accomplish your specific needs, like the look and feel. But we still have some issues when we do a lot of customization and when migrating from one version to another.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give Axway AMPLIFY API Management a nine.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Implementer
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