IBM B2B Integrator Reviews

We use it to move data files back and forth in a secure fashion. That's primarily what we do.

We move quite a bit of files. It gives us the ability to have a system in place that moves all those files and delivers them to the appropriate recipients.

I would like to see more analytics and more information gathering about what is going where. Right now, we don't have good insight as to what's going where within the ecosystem.

The stability has been fine in our ecosystem. We could have done the deployment implementation a little differently because we have two sites.

We should have had two sites up and running. That deployment was a little lacking. I think we probably could have fostered something a little better.

It scales well if you have enough money. It is a very expensive platform.

We have had no issues with technical support.

I was not involved in the setup.

You have to look at a lot of factors such as:

• Scalability
• High availability
• Disaster recovery
• Usability
• Performance

Just do your homework. That's all it boils down to. Every vendor and every customer is going to be different, depending on their host system.

• It has a number of different components that can fit together.
• People can use or not use certain things.
• It integrates with some of the tools like IBM Transformation Extender.
• It is a B2B gateway rather than just an EDI translator.

They have modernized the solution recently and added some things. EDI translators have been around for a long time, so they've added things like advanced coms and global mail-boxing to make it much more real-time and with high availability. It is a good value.

Visibility would probably be the most important thing, so I can see the transactions points through and start to do some analytics from them.

I think it's pretty stable. It needs some additional things like visibility. That's why we look to partners who provide that kind of visibility. That is something that could be changed.

The product is stable. There are some things that they can do to enhance it, to make it a little bit more stable in terms of visibility of transactions.

The scalability is pretty good. It scales pretty well.

I have used technical support. Sometimes, it's hard to get through to the right people. It takes some time. My questions tend to be beyond level one, so I may really need to get to the higher levels of support. That can take some time and it can be a little frustrating.

Be careful with the visibility. I think they are going in the right direction in a lot of things. Depending on the transformation that you need, we've got that built-in to the Sterling B2B product, which is good for basic transformation and mapping, but anything advanced would probably need Transformation Extender.

When selecting a vendor, I look for company stability and the direction of the product.

I know a lot of tools in this area have kind of been around for a long time and they didn't really change that much. IBM has done a lot to modernize it a fair bit, so it's been a pretty important bit.

Make sure you are keeping up with changes in the industry.

It is a decent solution and it has room for improvement.

I find the codeless communications, SFTP or FTP, valuable.

The mapping, visibility, deployment, and the dashboard could be improved and updated.

The communication logs are very poor. They are not easily understood, and we need to navigate to many places for many reasons. You can't just pull the information; it's very tough.

I've been working with this solution for 16 years.

We have an on-premises license, but it is installed in the cloud.

It's a stable solution. The stability is the best part.

There are no problems with scalability. We have 10 users.

Technical support is very slow. They do not seem to understand the situations we encounter and their severity.

The initial setup is pretty simple.

I would rate IBM B2B Integrator at six on a scale from one to ten.

I am a consultant and B2B Integrator is one of the products that I implement for my clients.

This tool helps with understanding the products by improving communications.

The most valuable features assist with understanding data formats and transforming data.

The tool requires you to write a lot of code in Java and XSLT, which makes development tough. There are other tools such as Dell Boomi that do not need as much coding.

The initial setup can be made a little easier.

Support for microservices is somewhat lacking.

I used IBM B2B Integrator for about one year.

The stability of IBM products is better than other vendors.

I think that scalability is good. Two or three people might be required to work on a small project, whereas larger projects may need between five and ten users.

I have experience with a few similar solutions from different vendors. One of them is MuleSoft, which is leading in the support for microservices but are concentrating on API-related tasks.

The initial setup was a little bit complex.

In summary, this is a good product but I would prefer one that requires less code.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

We use the product for EDI transactions. Another use for us is for managed file transfer.

The initial setup is straightforward. 

The solution has been stable.

Technical support is very good overall. 

It's a very powerful tool.

The solution offers good integration capabilities. 

The reporting features could be better. right now, they are lacking a bit.

In the future, we would like to see daily reporting capabilities and improvements in the dashboards.

We've been using the solution for a while. We've used it for sure over the last 12 months.

The solution is very stable for us. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. the performance has been reliable. 

I'm not sure how many people are on the solution at our organization. Usually, it is just accessed by administrators. 

We do not use technical support a lot, however, when we do need it, we find them to be helpful and responsive. We are satisfied with their level of service.

I find the initial setup to be quite straightforward and simple. It's not overly complex. A company shouldn't have any issues with the process. 

We used an integrator to help us with the deployment process. They were great. 

There are just standard licensing fees. It's my understanding there are no other costs beyond that.

We didn't really look into other solutions. We were familiar with its one, which is why we ultimately chose it. 

We're a reseller.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten overall. In general, it's a very good solution.