IBM WebSphere Message Broker Reviews

Vendor: IBM

3.9 out of 5

13 reviews
84% willing to recommend

705 followers

What is IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

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.

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IBM WebSphere Message Broker is the #8 ranked solution in top Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) solutions and #11 ranked solution in top Application Infrastructure solutions. PeerSpot users give IBM WebSphere Message Broker an average rating of 7.8 out of 10. IBM WebSphere Message Broker is most commonly compared to webMethods.io: IBM WebSphere Message Broker vs webMethods.io. IBM WebSphere Message Broker is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 77% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 31% of all views.

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IBM WebSphere Message Broker

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BrajendraKumar

Technical Architect at HCL Technologies

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 Some of the clients of our organization are using an outdated version of IBM WebSphere Message Broker for which the vendor doesn't provide direct support anymore.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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Manjunath-V

Senior Member Of Technical Staff at Tata Consultancy Services

Setup is very easy. We had proper documentation for setup, so it didn't take much time. It's quite easy when you have all the commands and everything in place, like if you know the downstream and upstream. Setup takes a maximum of two or three hours, and I can set up the complete application.

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MANUEL VALDIVIA

Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

One of the key benefits has been its ability to expose services and securely integrate applications within our architecture. It's been integral in maintaining a stable infrastructure despite its limitations with dynamic service creation and flexibility compared to newer technologies like Kubernetes. The main challenge has been scalability during peak usage times.

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IBM WebSphere Message Broker mindshare

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As of January 2025, the mindshare of IBM WebSphere Message Broker in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category stands at 4.0%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Type	Title	Date
Category	Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)	Jan 21, 2025	Download
Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	Jan 21, 2025	Download
Comparison	IBM WebSphere Message Broker vs IBM Integration Bus	Jan 21, 2025	Download
Comparison	IBM WebSphere Message Broker vs Mule ESB	Jan 21, 2025	Download
Comparison	IBM WebSphere Message Broker vs webMethods.io	Jan 21, 2025	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
webMethods.io	4.0	N/A	94%	91 interviews Add to research
IBM DataPower Gateway	4.2	6.0%	96%	28 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

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

Room for Improvement

"As our business requirements evolve, we require more dynamic capabilities to adapt and scale our services accordingly."
"The product's features are not being upgraded or enhanced by the vendor"
"Stability and pricing are areas with shortcomings that need improvement."

Pricing

"IBM software can be costly, but having a contract has helped manage and potentially lower costs over time."
"The licensing cost of IBM WebSphere Message Broker needs to be reduced"
"The solution is expensive."

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