TIBCO BusinessWorks Reviews

TIBCO BusinessWorks is mainly used to build services based on SOA principles.

It can be used to build synchronous services using SOAP or REST, event-based architecture based on XML over JMS.

REST services based on Swagger Specifications are supported.

BusinessWorks reduces development time, helping developers to focus on business logic. The Business Studio interface based on SCA Standards helps to show the business logic at first look and improve code maintenance.

Runtime entities management is very simple.

Web service development is very simple. It is a service built very quickly, so you can focus on performance and error handling. XML to JSON transformations, out-of-the-box, helps to build REST services.

The OSGI console is available to debug different issues and get low level informations on the applications development, like bundle, dependencies, etc.

Improve Business Studio's stability to further minimize development time.

A possible improvement could be to give the capability to use different profiles for each AppNode when an application is deployed on an AppSpace.

No issues.

Runtime entities (like AppNodes) can be added on the fly, and applications on the same AppSpace are automatically deployed on the new AppNode.

Customer support is very efficient.

I have not used other solutions.

It is straightforward.

Not my area of expertise.

We use the solution to develop applications. 

I would like the solution to be integrated into the cloud. 

I have been working with the product for 10 years. 

I would rate the product's scalability a nine out of ten.

I would rate the product's scalability a seven out of ten. We can change things as per requirements. 

The solution's support is helpful and the response time is good. 

The tool's installation process is easy. 

I would rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten. 

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. The solution is mostly for enterprise companies. The product is reliable and stable. At the designing level, developers can use low code. 

Our primary use for the solution is contrariwise integration.

Support is the most valuable feature of the solution.

The solution needs integration support.

Currently, it's all very technical and developer-driven. There is no support for a non-technical user to define the integration process. If there was support for integration for them, it would help them define the integration themselves.

More monitoring would also be useful in future releases.

The current version is stable, but now it's got no support for the newest version.

The solution is very scalable. It can handle a lot. We have encryption plus integration servers running on that platform currently.

Technical support is average. It's not the best.

I've personally used a different solution previously. TIBCO was basically a client requirement. I've implemented multiple integration platforms according to the client's requirements and preferences.

Deployment took over a year. We have about four people that handle maintenance.

Users are only charged a yearly maintenance cost. I'm not sure of the exact amount, but I know it's quite expensive as a solution.

We are using the on-premises deployment model.

In terms of advice, I would suggest anyone hoping to implement the solution do their market research first. There are other products available which are easy to implement as well. Do your research and then choose the best product according to your needs.

I would rate this solution six out of ten.

We are a system integrator and this is one of the products that we implement for our clients.

We are using this in the banking industry and we have some APIs that are based on BusinessWorks.

The most important thing is that it is easy for developers to work with.

BusinessWorks is robust, flexible, and scalable.

The cost of this product is too expensive for smaller companies or those with a small number of integrations.

There should be more support for cloud-based integration.

I have been using TIBCO BusinessWorks for more than five years.

This solution is very much stable and we plan to continue using it in the future.

This is a scalable product and we have about 200 people who use it.

The support is wonderful and they respond on time.

Within the past year, I've explored MuleSoft. I haven't used it much but I know how it works. It has different advantages, and it's more API-based. It's a cloud-based solution.

The initial setup is very straightforward and it will not take more than a few minutes.

I deployed it myself. We have a 10 member deployment team that follows a sprint cycle. They include DevOps people, administrators, and others.

My understanding is that the licensing is very costly.

For enterprise integration, this is definitely a very fitting product. I am talking about an organization that has a large number of integrations. However, for cases where there is a low number, this is definitely not a good choice because of the cost. I don't think that it's a good fit for the small customer.

The vendor has also come up with a cloud-based integration, which I think will ultimately be good but to my knowledge, at this time it hasn't picked up well yet. 

I would rate this solution and eight out of ten.