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Boomi iPaaS vs IBM App Connect comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Boomi iPaaS
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (6th)
IBM App Connect
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Integration (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Boomi iPaaS and IBM App Connect aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Boomi iPaaS is designed for Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) and holds a mindshare of 10.2%, up 7.7% compared to last year.
IBM App Connect, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud Data Integration, holds 4.4% mindshare, up 3.2% since last year.
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
Cloud Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Eugene Paden - PeerSpot reviewer
Integration solution proves maturity and drives productivity
There are many features we're using. We're starting to do AI now regarding integration with other platforms, focusing on creating integrations. A significant area for improvement is version control. Currently, you develop and cannot properly roll back to a previous version unless you create different versions. With proper version control, you could know which version to revert to and test other versions.
Mehdi El Filahi - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers flexible adapters, good scalability but logging can be difficult at times
There is room for improvement in the logging messages. Sometimes, if you put someone new into App Connect, they can abandon it the same day. The logging is really painful. However, IBM has made efforts to integrate with Elasticsearch for logging, so that's an improvement. Overall, the logging can be difficult at times. One more important point is that if IBM improves its CI/CD capabilities, it will make a big difference. Right now, I have to create my own CI/CD setup from scratch for every client, which is inefficient. Back in 2013, I worked with Sonic ESB, and even then, it had CI/CD with Maven. With App Connect, you need to build everything yourself when using tools like Jenkins, Bamboo, or CircleCI. IBM really needs to provide official support for this.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I really appreciate the on-the-go access through the browser and the B2B integration."
"The connection configuration part and the drag-and-drop integration module are the most valuable features for me."
"The Salesforce and NetSuite Application specific “connectors” provide a layer of abstraction on top of the SOAP-based APIs to streamline integration development."
"The maturity of the product is significant."
"The solution has a lot of connectors, which is quite helpful."
"The integration landscape has become complex, and having a data strategy with unified data models would make integration easier for any platform, including Boomi."
"It is easy to learn and implement."
"The platform is user-friendly."
"When using IBM stacks, IBM App Connect is suitable and integrates well with other IBM products like WebSphere."
"Very scalable, flexible, and user-friendly."
"The solution is very fast-paced when it comes to making things right. We can quickly download what we need if we need any app migrations for our software business. We can download it plenty of times when we need to use it. It gives us very high speed for delivering any development."
"App Connect's best feature is that it can be deployed in a container."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendliness of the application."
"It's stable to use, connect with the cloud, and to deploy."
"Provides good security features."
"It's a powerful application for collaboration. It has many features for customization and integration."
 

Cons

"There are very few string handling functions and few mathematical functions are available."
"Boomi AtomSphere Integration should scale up on the migration area."
"We would like to see more involvement between Dell Boomi and the end-users to help improve the customer experience."
"In day-to-day operations, tracking transactions is a major challenge. It takes hours to track a single transaction. It is not a straightforward process."
"In my experience, I haven't encountered any major issues with the tool. However, there could be a learning curve for new users, especially depending on which tool you're using. For example, I've used MuleSoft in the past, which is more code-oriented and requires knowledge of Java. Transitioning to Boomi AtomSphere Integration took me a couple of months because of differences in terminology."
"The solution is complex. There's a few items and features that are hard to understand. They should work to simplify the functionality so new users don't struggle."
"There should be more scripting possibilities."
"There are still some areas that need improvement. For example, when updates are going on, the product becomes very slow."
"The setup time for App Connect could be improved."
"Updates are constantly delayed."
"In the next release, I would like to get some quality connectors."
"Finding developers for the product is difficult since it is a niche solution. I know the OpenShift environment is running well for the microservice environment. We had some issues with the other environment we tried to implement. It can be easily implemented internally, but we have some problems in practice."
"They reply in one or two hours at most, but they could be better."
"When we do a version upgrade of the system, the platform is kind of complicated."
"I've been using IBM App Connect for about twenty-five years, and while I like it, there are some areas for improvement. The trace policy is ridiculous, and the biggest issue is the cost—it's expensive. People would use it much more if the price point weren't so high."
"More connectors could be available for the product as some of the third-party software doesn't have default connectors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The Platinum package is good for licensing, but I’m not sure about the cost and improvements."
"They do not charge by the number of people using the software (client-server model), but rather they charge based on the number of connections used. This makes it very cost effective."
"It is an expensive platform."
"This solution is very economical (based on the connections)."
"Boomi AtomSphere Integration is expensive. I rate its pricing an eight out of ten."
"The pricing is a bit complex. While the entry fee may be lower than other solutions, it could be expensive depending on your usage."
"I rate the product's price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
"When it comes to pricing, it's not so much about being less expensive as it is about how they don't tie to the hardware on the underlined VMware that you run on, as other vendors do"
"It is very expensive if we want to scale."
"The licensing cost for IBM App Connect is very high."
"IBM App Connect's pricing is high compared to other products."
"App Connect is not cheap."
"The price could be better."
"The solution's pricing isn't cheap, but you can get good discounts based on your competitive deal."
"Initially, App Connect was quite expensive because the cost was based on the number of processors we used. However, it's now based on containers, which means we can be more specific about our consumption and get a better price."
"The cost depends upon the consumer."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
6%
Educational Organization
56%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Boomi AtomSphere Integration?
The tool's most valuable features I've found are related to debugging and testing. It makes it easy to track execution, documents, and process history. This functionality is particularly useful for...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Boomi AtomSphere Integration?
Pricing varies and they have changed it over the years. It depends on the company size and the value derived from the platform. While pricing is relative, compared to others, it is favorable. Clien...
What needs improvement with Boomi AtomSphere Integration?
There are many features we're using. We're starting to do AI now regarding integration with other platforms, focusing on creating integrations. A significant area for improvement is version control...
What do you like most about IBM App Connect?
I like the adapters. The adapters help us achieve scalability. If you want to connect to SAP, there's an adapter. Salesforce? There's an adapter. You want to connect to another system? There's like...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM App Connect?
IBM App Connect's pricing is high compared to other products.
What is your primary use case for IBM App Connect?
Our company has a big project for delivery and e-commerce sites. We use IBM App Connect to deliver information to our end users after they buy our products. We get information from many places, suc...
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

DocuSign Inc., Innotas, Certent, Renesas Electronics America (REA), Kelly-Moore Paints, Mindjet, City of McKinney, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (RBA), Daylight Transport, A10 Networks
United Way of Allegheny County, Saint-Gobain CPS, Ricoh, SunTrust Banks Inc.
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