IBM WebSphere Message Broker vs WSO2 Enterprise Integrator comparison

"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."

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

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

"The solution has good integration."

"Straightforward development and deployment."

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

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

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

"The drag-and-drop features for connectors are very valuable."

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

"The solution's customer service is good."

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

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

"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."

"The solution basically conforms to our standards."

"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."

"Technical support is very slow and needs to be improved."

"Today I probably wouldn't go for Message Broker because of the cost structure, support, and the whole ecosystem around IBM."

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

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

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

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

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

"You cannot include the validation of XPath."

"The customization can be a bit difficult."

"I would like to see better documentation for the open-source version."

"They should release upgrades more frequently."

"The integration capabilities need to be improved."

"If I have to buy software, then it becomes expensive for me."

"The micro integrator should be improved. There is room for enhancement considering alternative integration components."

"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."

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

"The solution is expensive."

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

"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."

"The solution is expensive."

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

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

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

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

"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."

"It is a low-cost solution."

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