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IBM App Connect vs Oracle Integration Cloud Service 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

IBM App Connect
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Integration (11th)
Oracle Integration Cloud Se...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

IBM App Connect and Oracle Integration Cloud Service aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM App Connect is designed for Cloud Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 4.4%, up 3.2% compared to last year.
Oracle Integration Cloud Service, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 8.3% mindshare, down 10.8% since last year.
Cloud Data Integration
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Divya Prakash - PeerSpot reviewer
An integration tool that is highly compatible and easy to maintain
Dealing with the large file sizes has occasionally been a challenge, though we have found workarounds. But dealing with large file sizes could be easy in integrations. I have also come across schema files where headers, footers, and bodies are there, but it's not a valid schema. None of the MSCAs are defined properly. In such cases, we have to think of multiple workarounds, such as splitting or merging. But this is a standard requirement for organizations, so custom solutions should be provided. There are cases when the systems don't expect additional MSCAs, or they expect headers, footers, or tags with different values. But this is not a proper XML. So if we are dealing with XML conversions, mapping, and integrations, we have to do some custom work. These are solutions that Oracle can provide.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We use IBM App Connect for the integration between the applications."
"The most valuable feature is the security."
"It can handle API conversions with mapping and transformation rules, simplifying the development process."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendliness of the application."
"App Connect's best feature is that it can be deployed in a container."
"I would say that the most valuable feature is the array of connectors and integration tools."
"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 likely an adapter for that."
"Technical support is good."
"OIC offers a number of pre-built technology and SaaS adapters for high productivity for a wide range of target systems, both in-house via agents and cloud/SaaS, via a very flexible range of interfaces."
"The dashboard provided by Oracle Integration Cloud for monitoring and error handling is very intuitive."
"Oracle Integration Cloud Service is easy to use."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the SFTP adapters, file adapters, and risk adapters, that we use in everyday projects."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Integration Cloud Service is its performance."
"The lack of features in something like Oracle Integration Cloud leaves some room for leads implementation partners like us"
"I particularly like the drag-and-drop feature for designing integrations and processes."
 

Cons

"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."
"The installation of containers could be simplified, as it currently requires a senior-level installer."
"IBM needs to enhance and have a stronger offering for the event streaming part because this is the future needed for the containerization and the new integration requirement."
"The user interface of IBM App Connect can be a little bit more user-friendly, I would say because the first-time developer is onboarded while using IBM App Connect, he or she may get a little intimidated or daunted looking at all the options available or the pipelines, et cetera."
"The setup time for App Connect could be improved."
"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."
"They reply in one or two hours at most, but they could be better."
"Updates are constantly delayed."
"The solution's customer service could be better."
"It has lengthy documentation, making the process of building applications more time-consuming."
"There are a few features that we noticed are not in the cloud. There are some improvements needed. One example is the graphical user interface that needs to improve, it could be easier to use."
"Dealing with the large file size has occasionally been a challenge."
"Oracle Integration Cloud Service can improve file handling. Currently, our real-time file polling limitation is 10 MB, if that size can be increased it would be helpful. For example, increasing the size from 10 MB to 1 GB."
"The ease of configuration is something that could be improved. The mapping is a bit complex, so configuration is not very easy for a new user."
"They should provide tutorials for beginners to learn about the processes."
"Configurable timeouts on each connection would be good."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM App Connect's pricing is high compared to other products."
"It is very expensive if we want to scale."
"The licensing cost for IBM App Connect is very high."
"App Connect is not cheap."
"The cost depends upon the consumer."
"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 solution's pricing isn't cheap, but you can get good discounts based on your competitive deal."
"The price could be better."
"The price of Oracle Integration Cloud Service is reasonable to start with, but when you scale it becomes expensive."
"The solution is cost-effective."
"The price of Oracle Integration Cloud Service is good. It is reasonable and is priced well for the market segment. The model they use is on a per-package unit and we have a two-year subscription."
"Oracle uses a universal credit model for OCI. Clients commit to an annual budget and can choose which products to use and build during their contract period. Billing is based on consumption - you're only billed for the products you use."
"The price is cheaper than all other cloud integration providers."
"Pricing is not on the economic side since it is a tool for enterprise-sized companies."
"The solution is less expensive than other products."
"In the case of Oracle Integration Cloud, costs can be "predictable" as far as the platform and infrastructure are concerned."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
54%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Educational Organization
44%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What's the difference between Oracle Integration Cloud Service and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)?
Oracle Integration Cloud Service has a fairly easy initial setup, and Oracle offers initial support and guidance for those who might find the setup to be challenging. There are complications that c...
What do you like most about Oracle Integration Cloud Service?
Oracle Integration Cloud Service offers a lot of adaptors.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Integration Cloud Service?
It is not really a high price for the value it gives. However, when you start doing the customization, it’s a bit expensive because I need to start provisioning other services before deployment. So...
 

Also Known As

IBM Cast Iron
Oracle ICS
 

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Sample Customers

United Way of Allegheny County, Saint-Gobain CPS, Ricoh, SunTrust Banks Inc.
Calix, Avaya, Land Lakes, Leader, PWC, Vale
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