IBM WebSphere Message Broker vs WSO2 Enterprise Integrator comparison

IBM and WSO2 are both solutions in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category. IBM is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.5, while WSO2 is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.6. IBM holds a 4.2% mindshare in E, compared to WSO2’s 5.6% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of WSO2 users who would recommend it.

IBM WebSphere Message Broker

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84% willing to recommend

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator

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75% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between IBM WebSphere Message Broker and WSO2 Enterprise Integrator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed IBM WebSphere Message Broker vs. WSO2 Enterprise Integrator Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

IBM WebSphere Message Broker

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

7th

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Infrastructure (10th)

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

8th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (25th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of IBM WebSphere Message Broker is 4.2%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WSO2 Enterprise Integrator is 5.6%, up from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

BrajendraKumar

Technical Architect at HCL Technologies

Offers large-sized business information processing with a time-saving setup and impressive stability

I primarily use two previews of the product for Dev and two for QA as part of the production process. Whatever tools our company is using, the cost of a license in IBM WebSphere Message Broker is about 80% of all these software or tools. The message routing capabilities satisfy workflow efficiency. The product supports message formats of XML, JSON, and SSID, which are around 24 KB to 50 KB in size. The solution supports communication protocols like STTP and TCP. Features like DataGraph need to be introduced in IBM WebSphere Message Broker. Some of the clients of our organization are using an outdated version of IBM WebSphere Message Broker for which the vendor doesn't provide direct support anymore. For the aforementioned version, our company professionals can solve the queries on their own without seeking support from IBM. During the installation of a prior version of IBM WebSphere Message Broker, sometimes I have to configure the failovers through the cluster, where issues arise, and I often seek help from the support team. The solution is being used by some medicine companies in our organization that receive sales orders from the EDR or JDE. I would not recommend the product to others as its becoming obsolete and they can rather choose a middleware solution from Amazon or Azure. But I would overall rate the product a nine out of ten.

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Ilir Lazaj

Senior Consultant at Capgemini

Consolidated, reliable, and has responsive technical support

There is a minor need to improve the ease of configuration. The configuration of the product is not an easy task for everyone. I agree that it has to be that way, as it's a good technology, however, maybe for people with low experience it can be hard. There can be a higher learning curve. The setup can be difficult for those not familiar with the solution. I'd like to see the possibility of configuring the product via consoles with more elasticity without having the need to go to the single files in the file system, add the files manually, and then restarting. We'd like to make some changes, some tuning of the product, using the administration console. If this is extended to the console, it would be great. We need more operations done by the console. It simplifies the life of the worker.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

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

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

"We only use the basic features, but the most valuable one for us is the Publish-subscribe pattern."

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

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

"The solution has good integration."

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

"Straightforward development and deployment."

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

"The learning curve for this solution is very good."

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

"The installation process is easy."

"The customer service executives are very responsive."

"In my opinion, the most valuable aspect of this solution is its extensive range of adaptors and connectors. This feature holds significant importance and provides great value to users."

"The solution's customer service is good."

"The stability is excellent."

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Cons

"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."

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

"The installation configuration is quite difficult."

"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."

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

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

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"I would like to see them bring back a feature, from earlier versions, that was very useful in debugging and finding issues."

"The server is very specific and it is very difficult to get experience with it."

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

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

"The integration capabilities need to be improved."

"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."

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

"WSO2 libraries are not mature enough. For example, if you want to integrate with Kafka using its Kafka library, it often has many bugs."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The solution is expensive."

"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 solution is expensive."

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

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

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

"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."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

31%

Computer Software Company

10%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

28%

Financial Services Firm

16%

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Large Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

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

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

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

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What needs improvement with IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

There could be greater flexibility and agility in service creation for the product. As our business requirements evolve, we require more dynamic capabilities to adapt and scale our services accordi...

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What do you like most about WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

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

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

The product has reasonable and competitive pricing for enterprise customers. It is expensive for small businesses especially. They are using the open-source solution, and they find it expensive sin...

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What needs improvement with WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

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 e...

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Overview

WebSphere Message Broker is an enterprise service bus (ESB) providing connectivity and universal data transformation for service-oriented architecture (SOA) and non-SOA environments. It allows businesses of any size to eliminate point-to-point connections and batch processing regardless of platform, protocol or data format.

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator, core to the WSO2 Integration Agile Platform, is an open source Integration product for cloud native and container-native projects. It enables enterprise integration experts to build, scale, and secure sophisticated integration solutions to achieve digital agility. Unlike other integration products, WSO2 Enterprise Integrator already contains integration runtimes, message brokering, business process modeling, analytics and visual tooling capabilities.

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