IBM WebSphere Message Broker vs webMethods.io comparison

"The transactions and message queuing are the most valuable features of the solution."

"It is a scalable solution...The setup is easy."

"The documentation, performance, stability and scalability of the tool are valuable."

"Straightforward development and deployment."

"It has many interfaces and you can connect to any backend source that has another format, and convert it to the desired format."

"It's reliable for our day-to-day operations, ensuring fast and secure data integration across different systems."

"The most valuable feature of IBM WebSphere Message Broker is the ability to facilitate communication with legacy systems, offering a multitude of great capabilities. For example, if there is a mainframe system in place with a web service serving as the front end. In that case, the solution enables efficient protocol transformations to convert all request payloads into a format that the legacy systems can accept, rendering the integration and transformation processes seamless and highly effective."

"Performance-wise, this solution is really good."

"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.)"

"Application integration, business process integration, and B2B partner integration are valuable. But among these, I feel B2B partner integration is the most valuable. This module integrates two business partners and exchanges data through electronic data interchange messages in the form of specific standards, without any manual process needed."

"One valuable feature is that it is event-driven, so when new data is available on the source it can be quickly processed and displayed. Integration is definitely another useful feature, and B2B is one area where webMethods has its own unique thing going, whereby we can do monitoring of transactions, monitoring of client onboarding, and so on."

"One of the most important features is that it gives you the possibility to do low-level integration. It provides a lot of features out of the box, and over the years, it has matured so much that any problem that is there in the market can be solved with this product. We can meet any requirements through customizations, transformations, or the logic that needs to be put in. Some of the other products struggle in this aspect. They cannot do things in a certain way, or they have a product limitation, whereas, with webMethods, I have never faced this kind of problem."

"The Software AG Designer has been great. It's very intuitive."

"It’s fairly easy to view, move, and mange access across different components. Different component types are categorized and can be viewed in a web based administration console."

"It's easy to construct new interfaces like apps and client portals."

"The comprehensiveness and depth of Integration Servers' connectors to packaged apps and custom apps is unlimited. They have a connector for everything. If they don't, you can build it yourself. Or oftentimes, if there is value for other customers as well, you can talk with webMethods about creating a new adapter for you."

"The product's features are not being upgraded or enhanced by the vendor"

"I know that Message Broker was a very tightly copied product with another IBM product, that is, IBM MQ. I would like to have a little bit more decoupling from the IBM MQ because it should not be a prerequisite for IBM WebSphere Message Broker usage."

"It is currently a weighty product."

"Stability and pricing are areas with shortcomings that need improvement."

"The images and size of the containers are too big and I think that they should be more lightweight."

"The solution can add container engines such as docker."

"The user interface is designed mainly for experts, much in the way a BPM or another integration tool is."

"The installation configuration is quite difficult."

"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."

"The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"Scalability and connectors to different cloud applications is lacking."

"​Large file handling is pretty hard comparatively to other middleware tools."

"Business monitoring (BAM) needs improvement because the analytics and prediction module very often has performance problems."

"As webMethods Integration Server is expensive, that's its area for improvement."

"The Software AG Designer could be more memory-efficient or CPU-efficient so that we can use it with middle-spec hardware."

"The licensing cost is high compared to other options."

"This product is more expensive than competing products."

"The licensing cost of IBM WebSphere Message Broker needs to be reduced"

"The solution is expensive."

"The solution is expensive."

"IBM software can be costly, but having a contract has helped manage and potentially lower costs over time."

"IBM products are generally more stable and have more features, but also come at a greater cost."

"I feel with IBM, when you want certain functions or features, you have to continuously purchase add-ons. There are always additional fees."

"The price is very high and it's the main reason that we are searching for alternatives."

"The pricing is a yearly license."

"Always plan five years ahead and don’t jeopardize the quality of your project by dropping items from the bill of materials."

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

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

"Some who consider this solution often avoid it due to its high price."

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

"The product is expensive."

"Based on our team discussions and feedback, it is pretty costly because they charge us for each transmission."