TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus vs webMethods.io comparison

TIBCO and IBM are both solutions in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category. TIBCO is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.0, while IBM is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.0. Additionally, 92% of TIBCO users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of IBM users who would recommend it.

TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus

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92% willing to recommend

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94% willing to recommend

TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus and webMethods.io 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.

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Categories and Ranking

TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

webMethods.io

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business-to-Business Middleware (4th), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (10th), API Management (10th), Cloud Data Integration (6th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (4th)

Featured Reviews

Mustofa Yonus

Cheif Specialist- Licensing Systems at Roads & Transport Authority

Nov 30, 2023

A robust product that needs to improve the functionality it offers related to API lifecycle management

I use the solution in my company not as an engineer but as someone who currently operates at a managerial level. The product adds to and serves as a corporate-level product that offers standard integration and helps transport data during one-to-one integration and multi-layer integration while…

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reviewer1979073

Integration Developer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Oct 3, 2022

Great support, good adaptors and easy to use

The most important thing when using it is that there is a really good community from the producers, Software AG, and the Empower platform, where you can find almost every kind of error or problem that you face. You can find a solution right there in the community. There is also typical support where you can create a ticket if you are not able to find the issue on your own. If it's something new, then they will approach you and help you in resolving it. The best features are these adapters. Software AG developed many different adapters for the usual databases, et cetera. I was not using Salesforce much. However, it's really handy that you have an adapter for these popular platforms. It's just plug-and-play. When it comes to the user interface, I'm already really used to it. I cannot say anything against it. For me, it's easy to use. When there is some issue or bug, they work on the development of that. And then, in the next release, they just fix it. I had a few situations when I faced some issues, and then I had to report them. Within the next three weeks, typically, it just gets fixed.

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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 very stable and reliable."

"The most attractive and beneficial feature is the ease of development."

"TIBCO has the platform in terms of speed and ease of use."

"The most valuable feature is that it is a service-oriented architecture, SOA-based."

"The GUI and IDE features of this solution are easy to work with and to develop. We find application management easy using this solution. It is a stable product"

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that the performance is robust."

"The stability of this solution is excellent."

"The solution is very stable."

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"Given that you have one integration API in place, it takes very minimal effort to scale it to any other application that might want to use the same. Its flow-based development environment is a breeze and makes it really easy to re-use most of the existing components and build up a new API."

"There's hardware, software and application integration, providing hosting flexibility."

"It integrates well with various servers."

"It frankly fills the gap between IT and business by having approval and policy enforcement on each state and cycle of the asset from the moment it gets created until it is retired."

"In the API gateway, there is a new feature that allows us to filter logs within a payload. This has been a useful feature."

"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.)"

"The performance is good."

"This solution has given us a competitive advantage because we have better automation and insight."

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Cons

"In the configuration, where we need to customize, it takes more time that we expect it to, ideally."

"I don't like the product's API management platform, as it doesn't offer users enough functionality to help with API lifecycle management, making it a product that is way behind its competitors."

"We'd like to see improvements in product support."

"Issues with the support, the fees, and the termination of the professional services are reasons we are looking for other solutions."

"Migration to cloud solutions or products should be made convenient, transparent, and easily understandable."

"Our version does not have cloud capabilities."

"The initial setup process could be easier."

"The solution is very expensive when you use multiple components, it would b better if this could be reduced."

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"webMethods Integration Server could improve on the version control. I'm not sure if Web Method has some kind of inbuilt integration with Bitbucket or GitHub or some kind of version control system. However, that's one area where they can improve."

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

"The certifications and learning resources are not exposed openly enough. For instance, they have a trial version which comes with only a few basic features, and I think that community-wise they need to offer more free or open spaces where developers can feel encouraged to experiment."

"webMethods Integration Server needs to add more adapters."

"A while ago, they were hacked, and it took them a very long time to open their website again in order to download any service packs or any features. I don't know what they could do differently. I know that they were vulnerable, and there was some downtime, but because they were down, we were unable to download any potential service packs."

"The initial setup of the webMethods Integration Server is not easy but it gets easier once you know it. It is tiresome but not difficult."

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

"The market webMethods Integration Server falls under is a very crowded market, so for the product to stand out, Software AG would need to get traction in the open source community by releasing a new version or a base version and open source it, so people can create new custom components and add it to the portfolio."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"When it comes to cost, TIBCO is much more competitive than a product like Pega."

"Price-wise, I would say that the product is expensive."

"The price is on the higher side. For the same price, if I go to the previous version, I would have got a lot more capacity with similar kinds of features."

"The licensing cost is a challenge for quite a few customers."

"Its licensing cost is considerably high as compared to other ESBs."

"The biggest issue disadvantage of TIBCO is that it is expensive."

"Sometimes we don't have a very clear idea what the licensing will entail at first, because it can be very customizable. On one hand, this can be a good thing, because it can be tailored to a specific customer's needs. But on the other hand it can also be an issue when some customer asks, "What's the cost?" and we can't yet give them an accurate answer."

"I would like to see better pricing for the license."

"It is expensive, but we reached a good agreement with the company. It is still a little bit expensive, but we got a better deal than the previous one."

"I do see a lack of capabilities inside of the monetization area for them. They have a cloud infrastructure that is pay per use type of a thing. If you already use 1,000 transactions per se, then you can be charged and billed. I see room for improvement there for their side on that particular capability of the monetization."

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

"Currently, the licensing solution for this product is pretty straightforward. The way that Software AG has moved in their licensing agreements is very understandable. It is very easy for you to see where things land. Like most vendors today, they are transaction based. Therefore, just having a good understanding of how many transactions that you are doing a year would be very wise. Luckily, there are opportunities to work with the vendor to get a good understanding of how many transactions you have and what is the right limit for you to fall under."

"I do think webMethods is coming under increasing pressure when it comes to their price-to-feature value proposition. It's probably the single biggest strategic risk they have. They're very expensive in their industry. They've been raising the price recently, especially when compared with their competitors."

"Some of the licensing is "component-ized," which is confusing to new users/customers."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

26%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Energy/Utilities Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus?

The most valuable feature of the solution is that the performance is robust.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus?

Price-wise, I would say that the product is expensive.

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What needs improvement with TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus?

I don't like the product's API management platform, as it doesn't offer users enough functionality to help with API lifecycle management, making it a product that is way behind its competitors. The...

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What do you like most about Built.io Flow?

The tool helps us to streamline data integration. Its BPM is very strong and powerful. The solution helps us manage digital transformation.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io is expensive. We have multiple components, and you need to pay for each of them.

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What needs improvement with Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io needs to incorporate ChatGPT to enhance user experience. It can offer a customized user experience.

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ActiveMatrix Service Bus

Built.io Flow, webMethods Integration Server, webMethods Trading Networks, webMethods ActiveTransfer, webMethods.io API

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Overview

TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is a platform for developing, deploying, and managing applications that conform to a service-oriented architecture. TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus is a lightweight enterprise service bus that helps organizations bridge the mediation gap in their SOA infrastructure. It reduces complexity and increases flexibility and reuse by replacing hard-coded service dependencies with configuration, and can be used to onboard services from a third-party environment or a TIBCO-based infrastructure. TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Bus provides service mediation capabilities to the TIBCO ActiveMatrix SOA platform. Service mediation allows you to adapt to changing requirements for developing mediation flows.

webMethods.io Integration is a powerful integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that provides a combination of capabilities offered by ESBs, data integration systems, API management tools, and B2B gateways.

Sample Customers

Colonial Life, CTBC Bank, New World Mobility, QUALCOMM, Swisscom Mobile, T-Mobile USA, Tata Teleservices, Telecom Italia

Cisco, Agralogics, Dreamforce, Cables & Sensors, Sacramento Kings

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