IBM WebSphere Message Broker vs WSO2 Enterprise Integrator comparison

"Integration and mapping are easy, which is a major advantage."

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

"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."

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

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

"IBM WebSphere Message Broker is one of the best middleware solutions"

"Message Broker is valuable because most of the applications are using MQ. Even in my current engagement, the few applications which I audit to onboard the bank are using MQ."

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

"The connectors have been the most impactful features for handling integrations. I can use these connectors when I need specific connectivity with a third party, like a core banking system in BFSI. I don't need to do all the development. I take the specific connector, put in the IP address and password, and it takes care of everything."

"Currently, I find the configuration part quite valuable, where you can easily configure things."

"The installation process is easy."

"The productivity is the most valuable feature. It is very easy to write remediations."

"The stability is excellent."

"The solution's technical support is very knowledgeable."

"It was mostly easy to set up the product."

"WSO2's analytics capability is good, considering the ELC support they provide."

"There is some lag in the GUI. There have been some performance issues and maybe it's because of the application data."

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

"Technical support is good but they could have a better response time."

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

"It is currently a weighty product."

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

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

"As our business requirements evolve, we require more dynamic capabilities to adapt and scale our services accordingly."

"There are a lot of security settings that when you apply you have to re-apply again every time you modify a setting. It is something that really needs to be enhanced."

"The main issue with the product is pricing. It uses core-based pricing for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and API Manager. It would be best if you had APIM by default. It provides many connectors for easy integration with third-party systems."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"The customization can be a bit difficult."

"The administration side is complex and could use significant improvements to enhance the solution's functionality."

"One of the reasons that we are looking for a replacement is their way of defining integration. The language of the XML structures that I use to describe the integrations are not that standard, and it's not easy to find people who are familiar with this approach."

"They should introduce better pricing for small companies."

"The integration capabilities need to be improved."

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

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

"This product is more expensive than competing products."

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

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

"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."

"I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"The cost is better than IBM Cloud Pak."

"The pricing of WSO2 Enterprise Integrator for enterprise subscriptions can be considered expensive, especially from the perspective of someone who prefers open-source software."

"It is a low-cost solution."

"The solution costs about 20,000 or 30,000 euros per year, per instance."

"The open-source, unsupported version is available free of charge."