Aurea CX Messenger vs webMethods.io comparison

"ESB: Provides all kind of possibilities to resolve business needs. A lot of ready to use services plus custom Java services. I used a lot of them all."

"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is very easy to develop. Most of it is graphical, but we also have the option to add any custom call that you need."

"The solution offers excellent stability."

"The Messenger Broker is a really good feature."

"SDM: User-friendly tool which allows for a seamless approach to performing hotfixes, if required."

"The solution is highly scalable, this is very important for us. It can handle a lot of messages."

"Most of the work in our organization can be more easily done using the tool."

"With webMethods, the creation of servers and the utilization of Trading Networks facilitate B2B integration. It resolves any related issues effectively."

"The tool is very powerful and user-friendly."

"The main assets are its flow language, debugging, and Broker. Flow language is far better and more flexible for debugging."

"It's very flexible and a good platform to use."

"Segregation of deployment for the environments is the most valuable feature of the solution."

"The product supports various types of digital documents, including XMLs and EDI."

"The MFT component of webMethods, for example, is easy to set up and convenient to use. It handles files very efficiently and it is easy to automate tasks with complex schedules. Monitoring is centralized to MWS which can be used to monitor other products as well (Trading Networks, BPM, MFT, etc.)"

"You should not hurry with upgrades without testing the whole product completely."

"Aurea CX Messenger could improve by making better use of the new APIs"

"The improvement is that it should be on the cloud and use web services."

"The solution needs to improve support for new, more recent protocols on the API."

"It should include/add more services with the product as per market demand. It should include custom Java services developed by any organization or provide a platform where users/developers can share ideas/custom services, etc."

"I don't know if the last version has the cloud option, but maybe that could be good. That could be something that is included."

"One area that needs improvement is the version upgrade process. Many customers I've worked with encounter challenges when transitioning from their current version, such as x or 9, to a newer version. The process is not smooth, and they must shift their entire website."

"wM SAP Adapter User Guide - Example, like Message Broker setup was unclear, leading to issues during Testing and we had refer the internet forums to understand that there is a Message Broker Cleanup utility and that needs to be setup as well."

"Rapid application development has to be considered, especially for UI, where user interference is crucial."

"This product is for larger companies. Compared to TIBCO I think webMethods is better in terms of ease of use and support."

"The price has room for improvement."

"They should develop clear visibility for the onboarding."

"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 has big instances when deployed under microservices or in a containerized platform. They need to improve that so that it is competitive with other integration solutions, like Redis and Kafka. Deployments under microservices with those solutions are much more lightweight, in the size of the runtime itself, compared with Software AG."

"You pay nothing for licensing, because the commercial model is a subscription. Other environments, such as QA and Development, are included in the subscription"

"Much better than Oracle SOA Suite."

"The pricing is not so high."

"webMethods Integration Server is expensive, and there's no fixed price on it because it has a point pricing model. You can negotiate, which makes it interesting."

"I do think webMethods is coming under increasing pressure when it comes to their price-to-feature value proposition. It's probably the single biggest strategic risk they have. They're very expensive in their industry. They've been raising the price recently, especially when compared with their competitors."

"Sometimes we don't have a very clear idea what the licensing will entail at first, because it can be very customizable. On one hand, this can be a good thing, because it can be tailored to a specific customer's needs. But on the other hand it can also be an issue when some customer asks, "What's the cost?" and we can't yet give them an accurate answer."

"It is an expensive tool. I rate the product price a nine out of ten, where ten means it is very expensive."

"Initialy good pricing and good, if it comes to Enterprise license agreements."

"I signed a three-year deal with them. It is a yearly locked-in price for the next three years."

"The solution’s pricing is too high."

"This is an expensive product and we may replace it with something more reasonably priced."