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Apache Airflow vs webMethods.io comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Airflow
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (2nd)
webMethods.io
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
91
Ranking in other categories
Business-to-Business Middleware (4th), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (3rd), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (10th), API Management (10th), Cloud Data Integration (6th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (4th)
 

Featured Reviews

ManojKumar43 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 22, 2024
A solution for orchestrating EMR clusters with plug-and-play UI
Apache Airflow is easy to use and can monitor task execution easily. For instance, when performing setup tasks, you can conveniently view the logs without delving into the job details. All logs are readily accessible within the interface itself. Examining the logs lets you discern which steps and processes are being executed. You don't have to configure SMTP for everything. You need to configure email settings, such as email on error, failure, or alert access. With Apache Airflow, you can send emails with just a few lines of code. You don't have to write extensive code to configure SMTP; all those configurations can be accomplished within a few lines of code. I managed a complex workflow for a finance application project. They use Apache Airflow to orchestrate processes, such as retrieving data from SFTP and landing it into S3. From S3, they trigger Glue jobs based on certain conditions. Additionally, they use the Glue catalog in Glusoft for data management, all orchestrated using Airflow. Furthermore, various logics are written in Airflow DAGs to handle scenarios like security mismatches. For instance, files are sent accordingly if there's a missing security. Apache Airflow triggers a set of tasks based on DAGs. If you have multiple tags, such as raw, transform, and ready layers, instead of manually triggering each DAGs. In that case, you can integrate them to trigger one, automatically triggering the others. Also, you can put conditions.
AS
Oct 3, 2022
Great support, good adaptors and easy to use
The most important thing when using it is that there is a really good community from the producers, Software AG, and the Empower platform, where you can find almost every kind of error or problem that you face. You can find a solution right there in the community. There is also typical support where you can create a ticket if you are not able to find the issue on your own. If it's something new, then they will approach you and help you in resolving it. The best features are these adapters. Software AG developed many different adapters for the usual databases, et cetera. I was not using Salesforce much. However, it's really handy that you have an adapter for these popular platforms. It's just plug-and-play. When it comes to the user interface, I'm already really used to it. I cannot say anything against it. For me, it's easy to use. When there is some issue or bug, they work on the development of that. And then, in the next release, they just fix it. I had a few situations when I faced some issues, and then I had to report them. Within the next three weeks, typically, it just gets fixed.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We're running it on a virtual server, which we can easily upgrade if needed."
"Since Apache works very well on Python, we can manage everything and create pipelines there."
"Apache Airflow is in Python language, making it easy to use and learn."
"To increase efficiency, it's quite simple to add dbt tasks to an Apache Airflow pipeline or orchestration file. With the tool, you can specify dependencies."
"The solution is flexible for all programming languages for all frameworks."
"The user interface for monitoring and managing workflows has been excellent, particularly in the latest version. c"
"Development on Apache Airflow is really fast, and it's easy to use with the newer updates. Everything is in Python, so it's not hard to understand. They also have a graphical view, so if you are not a programmer and you are just an administrator, you can easily track everything and see if everything is working or not."
"Since the solution is programmatic, it allows users to define pipelines in code rather than drag and drop."
"It is a very stable product."
"The tool helps us to streamline data integration. Its BPM is very strong and powerful. The solution helps us manage digital transformation."
"​Broker and UM are the best features."
"webMethods API Portal is overall very valuable. It is now a comprehensive API catalogue that serves various purposes, including API assessment and evaluation."
"Application integrations are offered out-of-the-box, and that is extremely important to us. This is one of the main use cases that we have for it. It is about 60 to 70 percent of the workload in our application today."
"We have a reusable code that we can replicate for any new interfaces."
"There were no complexities involved in the setup phase...The product is able to meet my company's API protection needs."
"It integrates well with various servers."
 

Cons

"It would be beneficial to improve the pricing structure."
"Apache Airflow should have better integration with cloud platforms."
"There is an area for improvement in onboarding new people. They should make it simple for newcomers. Else, we have to put a senior engineer to operate it."
"I would like to see workflow integration across the servers."
"Apache Airflow could be improved with the addition of more frameworks."
"The graphical user interface can be improved."
"We're currently using version 1.10, but I understand that there's a lot of improvements in version 2. In the earlier version that we're using, we sometimes have problems with maintenance complexity. Actually using Airflow is okay, but maintaining it has been difficult."
"We cannot run real-time jobs in the solution."
"A while ago, they were hacked, and it took them a very long time to open their website again in order to download any service packs or any features. I don't know what they could do differently. I know that they were vulnerable, and there was some downtime, but because they were down, we were unable to download any potential service packs."
"The solution should include REST API calls."
"Some of the things that we use cannot be done in this solution. For these things, we have to either use a Java service or a util service. There is no predefined or existing service that we can use. So, we have to work on the util service and write on top of it. Its price can also be better. It is pretty costly because they charge us for each transmission."
"We need more dashboards and reporting engines that can provide detailed information for management. In short, we need better analytics."
"We got the product via a reseller, and the support from the reseller has been less than desirable."
"Rapid application development has to be considered, especially for UI, where user interference is crucial."
"A potential drawback of webMethods.io API is its adaptability to legacy systems, which can vary in compatibility."
"webMethods.io needs to incorporate ChatGPT to enhance user experience. It can offer a customized user experience."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Apache Airflow is a free solution that can be downloaded and ready for use at any moment."
"Apache Airflow is a product that is free of licenses, meaning there is no need to buy a license."
"We use a community edition of Apache Airflow. It is open source and free."
"The pricing for the product is reasonable."
"The solution is open source so is free."
"It's open-source."
"The solution is free if you use Amazon AWS."
"It is an open-source tool. There are no additional fees or charges associated with the product."
"This is an expensive product and we may replace it with something more reasonably priced."
"Its cost depends on the use cases."
"With our current licensing, it's very easy for us to scale. With our older licensing model, it was very hard. This is definitely something that I would highlight."
"The price is a little bit high, especially regarding their support."
"There is a license needed to use the webMethods Integration Server."
"It is worth the cost."
"The vendor is flexible with respect to pricing."
"The product is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
24%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
5%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Retailer
7%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which would you choose - Camunda Platform or Apache Airflow?
Camunda Platform allows for visual demonstration and presentation of business process flows. The flexible Java-based option was a big win for us and allows for the integration of microservices very...
What do you like most about Apache Airflow?
Apache Airflow is easy to use and can monitor task execution easily. For instance, when performing setup tasks, you can conveniently view the logs without delving into the job details.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Airflow?
It is an open-source tool. There are no additional fees or charges associated with the product. Expenses are associated with only the machines that our company uses on AWS.
What do you like most about Built.io Flow?
The tool helps us to streamline data integration. Its BPM is very strong and powerful. The solution helps us manage digital transformation.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Built.io Flow?
webMethods.io is expensive. We have multiple components, and you need to pay for each of them.
What needs improvement with Built.io Flow?
webMethods.io needs to incorporate ChatGPT to enhance user experience. It can offer a customized user experience.
 

Also Known As

Airflow
Built.io Flow, webMethods Integration Server, webMethods Trading Networks, webMethods ActiveTransfer, webMethods.io API
 

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Sample Customers

Agari, WePay, Astronomer
Cisco, Agralogics, Dreamforce, Cables & Sensors, Sacramento Kings
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