Axway AMPLIFY API Management vs IBM DataPower Gateway comparison

Axway AMPLIFY API Management vs. IBM DataPower Gateway

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Categories and Ranking

Axway AMPLIFY API Management

Ranking in API Management

19th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM DataPower Gateway

Ranking in API Management

15th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (7th), Application Infrastructure (11th), SOA Application Gateways (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Axway AMPLIFY API Management is 1.6%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM DataPower Gateway is 3.4%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

API Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
IBM DataPower Gateway	3.4%
Axway AMPLIFY API Management	1.6%
Other	95.0%

API Management

Featured Reviews

AnkitSingh6

Senior Lead Analytics Engineer at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Comprehensive API management has improved monetization and streamlined secure integrations

Axway AMPLIFY API Management could be improved in terms of user interface and navigation, as it could be more user-friendly. There are no helping resources such as question marks or help icons to easily identify elements, making it difficult for new users to learn the platform without some form of training. The configuration and policy setups also require multiple steps, which complicates the process, and it would be easier if some steps could be skipped. Better analytics and reporting capabilities should provide improved trackability for API performance and consumer behavior. Documentation for advanced use cases would help reduce the learning curve. However, when trying to integrate with third parties, it can be quite difficult and requires a lot of authentication and authorization, which is better for security but poses challenges for new users trying to connect with a third party to transfer data between platforms. Additionally, the customization options for the dashboard are very limited, which restricts my ability to customize the entire dashboard meaningfully.

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AkshaySawant

Manager at CSB Bank Ltd

Security features excel but development limitations emerge

We are using the IBM DataPower Gateway for security purposes. As per the development perspective, there are some limitations with IBM DataPower Gateway because it only supports XML and XSLT language, but it does not support the Java language. This is the only limitation of the IBM DataPower Gateway. For the authentication and authorization purpose, we can use the IBM DataPower Gateway. It's a very good product. We are mostly using the IBM DataPower Gateway for security purposes and load balancing purposes. If we are handling the load for a particular server, then we can use the IBM DataPower Gateway. The IBM DataPower Gateway is mostly used for security purposes. If we have some APIs and we are using some security for those APIs, then we can use it. It can also be used as a load balancer. It's also used for certificate management, user management purposes, authentication, and authorization. For routing, the IBM DataPower Gateway has multiple URL-based routing and content-based routing capabilities. If we have multiple URLs, then we can use an XML script. Using the XSLT language, we can configure multiple URLs and implement URL-based routing. Content-based routing means if we have multiple requests, we can route the request to a particular URL. For this, we need to use the XSLT language only. We can't use XML, Java, or other scripting languages. With IBM DataPower Gateway, we are using all the APIs. All APIs have been configured on the gateway. We have configured the particular TLS profile and some TLS client profiles as well. Using that TLS profile, we have configured the APIs and authentication. We have configured some tokens also, including JWT tokens and different types of auth tokens. There is also a rate limiting feature which we use for handling API loads.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It provides very strong security functionality to protect information in an easier way."

"This product is a ten when it comes to API management."

"Centralized API Platform allow us better reusability and monitoring"

"We like the portal for documentation a lot."

"I don't believe the Salesforce has been fully utilized yet. It gives us quick engagement."

"My advice for others considering Axway AMPLIFY API Management is that if you want a comprehensive API management solution that includes a good dashboard with analytics, log functionality, monetization, and security, everything comes under one roof, making Axway AMPLIFY API Management a solid choice."

"The most useful features in Axway AMPLIFY API Management, in my opinion, primarily involve the security aspect of the product, which provides us very good methods of securing the network."

"In general, API governance provides a better experience for providers."

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"The advantages of IBM DataPower Gateway, which I personally appreciate, are the security features that you can manipulate according to your company policies."

"Its initial setup was straightforward."

"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."

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

"For me, its most valuable features include: the fact that it's high-speed, its ability to be remotely administered via an API, the fact that it can deal with multiple protocols, and it's very quick to make changes to the setup."

"The whole purpose of this product is to provide high speed and high performance."

"The performance is good, it's been very stable, and the product is easy to integrate."

"Since it is a gateway, it provides a lot of security features."

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Cons

"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 we find bugs where certain calls are not returning all the data we need."

"The API Mocking tools need to be improved."

"Not a ten because of the pricing and technical support."

"I have experienced issues with Axway AMPLIFY API Management's stability at times, particularly when there are a large number of API calls."

"The portal still has room for improvement."

"We sometimes have issues with some of the functions because they do not work very well."

"This solution does have some limitations regarding the deployment model."

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"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."

"The programming language is only supported in XSLT and Gateway script."

"Traceability could be improved, especially for business operations. The traceability of the transactions could be an improvement point for DataPower to work on. It would be better if they provided JSON support. JSON protocol data has changed format. It started performing internal transformation to JSONx. This might be an additional complexity."

"It is challenging to understand the solution's design and support skills."

"The IBM community does not have much engagement from the IT community in Saudi Arabia and developers for this solution are difficult to find."

"Traceability could be improved, especially for business operations."

"This solution is not scalable for our environment."

"We are always looking for more features wherein it could be easily integrated with cloud applications. We are looking for either a cloud solution or a cloud integration option."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive. When you acquire a license you have full access to the solution, unlike other competitors such as Apigee X, where there are fragmented licenses. Some licenses only allow access to certain features while others allow access to more features. Upon procuring this solution's license, you will have full access to the solution, allowing you to experiment with all of its features."

"Most customers' use case budgets are not inlined with the price of IBM DataPower Gateway. It is too expensive."

"IBM DataPower Gateway is quite expensive to get resources to work on this product. If the price could be cheaper, I think that will make it a little bit better and easily accessible to smaller clients. Then it could compete with other solutions that are available in the market. There's a whole lot of other solutions available that work well and are cheaper than IBM's products."

"The product is expensive."

"The solution is expensive in comparison to other products."

"The cost of this product varies from customer to customer and the relationship with IBM, including how many offerings from IBM are already being used."

"The licensing cost is very expensive."

"The total cost of IBM DataPower Gateway would depend on the configuration, but in my experience, it can amount to 60,000 Euros per box, even for the virtual version. Usually, customers need high availability and a non-production environment, so the total price for IBM DataPower Gateway can be quite a lot. It can be 200,000 Euros or a similar figure."

"The tool's initial costing is expensive for small banks and financial institutions."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

11%

Insurance Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

24%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	10

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	18

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Axway AMPLIFY API Management?

Regarding the licensing, I don't fully understand it because there's an additional fee about it. The license was covered by the vendor, and we just paid for the API that we used.

What needs improvement with Axway AMPLIFY API Management?

I would improve performance because most of the time we have to send the API several times and then get the notification that the API is received. I'm not certain how accurate it is. The API is not...

What is your primary use case for Axway AMPLIFY API Management?

I can describe the use cases for what it can be used for because I was a project manager. We share APIs, modify, and check whether the API already sent it. They receive something, and when we modif...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM DataPower Gateway?

I don't know if the current licensing cost of IBM DataPower Gateway is high, but I think it's acceptable. I don't have any complaints about it.

What needs improvement with IBM DataPower Gateway?

I noticed that the Gateway Script libraries could be improved, as they are not covering everything I need.

What is your primary use case for IBM DataPower Gateway?

The primary purposes for which IBM DataPower Gateway is used include security purposes, and sometimes you need to put some configurations and mapping into the process.

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Also Known As

Vordel Application Gateway, Axway API Management Plus, Axway API Management, AMPLIFY API Management

WebSphere DataPower, IBM DataPower, IBM WebSphere DataPower

Overview

Axway AMPLIFY API Management offers secure and user-friendly API management solutions supporting flexible deployment options while ensuring robust security for data exchange and centralized management for developers.

Axway AMPLIFY API Management emphasizes strong security measures against threats, facilitating authenticated data exchange. Its centralized management tools enable efficient API analytics and portal usage. The platform's flexible deployment options, including on-premise and cloud solutions, are coupled with a user-friendly interface featuring drag-and-drop functionalities to streamline operations. However, improvements are needed in Amplify Central portal, customization features, and scalability options. While used primarily as an API gateway for internet, web, and REST APIs, companies leverage its features to create secure connections and integrate APIs internally and externally, fostering a comprehensive API ecosystem.

What are the key features of Axway AMPLIFY API Management?

Security: Offers comprehensive protection against threats with authenticated data exchanges.
Centralized Management: Streamlines developer tasks with efficient API analytics and portal management.
Flexibility: Provides on-premise and cloud deployment options to suit operational needs.
Drag-and-Drop Interface: Simplifies operations and enhances efficiency.
Governance and Policy Creation: Effective tools for managing policies and ensuring high performance.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Efficiency: Centralized tools streamline operations and improve management efficiency.
Scalability: Supports substantial data volumes efficiently despite needing improvements.
Security: Ensures secure and authenticated data exchanges for peace of mind.
Integration Capabilities: Facilitates seamless connections with communication partners.
Hybrid-Cloud Capabilities: Leverages hybrid-cloud environments for a robust API ecosystem.

In the financial services industry, Axway AMPLIFY API Management is integral in creating secure marketplaces and ensuring reliable communication among partners. Its robust security and hybrid-cloud capabilities make it ideal for creating sophisticated API ecosystems, facilitating both internal and external integrations essential for modern operations.

Axway

IBM DataPower Gateway provides advanced security, multi-protocol transformation, and API management, ensuring appliance-based stability and performance. It supports enterprise-level traffic, facilitating seamless integration and deployment, though it may pose challenges in terms of pricing and user complexity.

IBM DataPower Gateway integrates as an enterprise service bus and API management platform, effectively securing APIs and managing authentication and authorization. Serving large banks and enterprises, it supports B2B transactions with data security and compliance, especially for sectors requiring GDPR adherence. Users benefit from high performance and stability, despite its premium cost and complex configuration needs. Cloud integration, user-friendliness enhancements, and improved documentation are areas where it can advance. It meets the demands of sectors like BFSI by protecting against security threats and supporting significant traffic volumes.

What are key features of IBM DataPower Gateway?

Advanced security functionalities: Comprehensive tools for authentication, authorization, and certificate management.
Multi-protocol transformation: Facilitates seamless conversions across different protocols.
Appliance-based stability: Provides a stable platform for handling enterprise traffic.
API management: Capable of managing APIs efficiently with rate-limiting and other controls.
Efficient troubleshooting tools: Streamlines issue resolution and system maintenance.

What benefits or ROI can users expect?

High performance: Capable of handling large-scale enterprise traffic efficiently.
Easy integration and configuration: Simplifies connecting with existing systems.
Regulatory compliance: Supports adherence to regulations like GDPR.
Protects against security threats: Offers robust security measures for data protection.

IBM DataPower Gateway is prominent in industries requiring rigorous data security and efficient integration, such as BFSI. Large enterprises leverage it for B2B transactions, ensuring regulatory compliance and high-performance standards. It's also implemented in environments demanding robust API security and management.

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Sample Customers

Engie Group, Allianz

RBL Bank, Availity

Axway AMPLIFY API Management vs. IBM DataPower Gateway