We use IBM API Connect primarily to expose APIs for various information systems in Terra and to integrate with our audit partners.
IBM API Connect - Full lifecycle API management
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A platform with core API functionalities and robust security capabilities
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The main benefits of IBM API Connect for our API life cycle management are the core API functionalities, the developer's portal, and robust security capabilities.
IBM API Connect's security protocols enhance our data protection strategies by offering end-to-end security, mechanisms to counter common attacks like DDoS, and the ability to define policies for API groups to control traffic and prevent unwanted access to our systems.
What needs improvement?
We have encountered challenges with IBM API Connect, particularly during significant upgrades.
These upgrades demand substantial labour and financial resources, including consulting services from IBM.
I'd like to see increased flexibility, more frequent updates with new features, an efficient upgrade process, and additional AI capabilities for future releases.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using IBM API Connect for the past five years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Currently, around ten to fifteen people in our company are using IBM API Connect, and we plan to increase automation in the future to reduce manual effort.
How are customer service and support?
My experience with IBM's technical support has been challenging. Accessing support and navigating their processes has limited flexibility. However, after successfully complying with their procedures and exercising patience, they know how to handle issues efficiently.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before using IBM API Connect, we worked with similar integration products, particularly an ESB from IBM, which was crucial in creating system integrations.
How was the initial setup?
Setting up IBM API Connect initially was challenging, as expected, due to its complexity.
Compared to some other products on the market, implementation took about six months.
What was our ROI?
IBM API Connect has provided significant financial and operational benefits for our organisation.
It has facilitated integration across systems and enabled cross-organisational processes. As for the time it took to record a return on investment, we started seeing tangible benefits within approximately two years.
What other advice do I have?
IBM API Connect has dramatically aided our AI-driven projects by increasing developer productivity and facilitating the development process using AI tools. It helped us automate sub-processes and perform thorough analysis for operations and security.
I would suggest considering IBM API Connect for enterprises focused on security and enhanced functionality, especially if they need rapid implementation. If they're looking for more advanced capabilities or a broader solution, I recommend exploring options like Google Apigee or MuleSoft Anypoint Platform. Each product has its strengths and focuses, so aligning with the organization's specific needs and priorities is essential.
Overall, I'd rate IBM API Connect an eight out of ten.
Gatekeeper of Applications
What do you like best about the product?
IBM API connect is used to safeguard your application . It securely exposes our application data by configuring restrictive set of security policies.
It helps protect your api at runtime and it's also logs and api interaction as well.
Reduces Cost and complexity.
It helps protect your api at runtime and it's also logs and api interaction as well.
Reduces Cost and complexity.
What do you dislike about the product?
It has restrictions over character length of instance name ( won't allow if instance name have more than 25 letters)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Managing enterprise level api's
Usefulness of IBM API Connect
What do you like best about the product?
IBM API Connect is very useful for the analysis of the interface and helps in monitoring the API activities and use. Also, IBM API is very versatile as I can use it with other apps and products as well.
What do you dislike about the product?
Although IBM API is very good and useful but customer support is not very efficient and the complex features are hard to understand sometimes. Also, IBM API connect subscription and licensing is sometimes very costly and sometimes not affordable.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
To keep track of the usage and design and monitor all these problems have vanished since I started using IBM API connect. Additionally, the feature that it can be used with other apps so efficiently is very useful and good.
One tools for all API solutions it refers IBM API Connect!!
What do you like best about the product?
I had alot of issues related to connecting multiple devices but all thanks to IBM API Connect, now i am worry free.
The tutorials are real friends which makes this IBM API Connect super convenient and usuaful for everyone.
I am not a coder and was sceptical before buying it but this was super easy and quick to start when compared to other API solutions.
I am very impressed with the customer support that they provide to the clients and they are quick to action.
The tutorials are real friends which makes this IBM API Connect super convenient and usuaful for everyone.
I am not a coder and was sceptical before buying it but this was super easy and quick to start when compared to other API solutions.
I am very impressed with the customer support that they provide to the clients and they are quick to action.
What do you dislike about the product?
IBM API Connect really is a gem for the price but still it is big money for a small organisation so i would love a price drop of few bucks.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Other API solutions don't provide tutorials to help the non coders but this has the tutorials which makes it fairly easy to connect and integrate. I like the light weight interface of IBM API Connect.
You can solve any issue if you choose to connect - Green button IBM API Connect
What do you like best about the product?
We will start from the basic feature and go till last of its quality . So, the major thing which consumer want in any product is the cost , durability , usage , interpretatiion and system to use. So, talking about the cost it starts from Zero , talks about durability it is very light in storage and can be user in any device. Moreover , the link which provide us to interperatte with the different softwares is very easy and commanding.
What do you dislike about the product?
Well this is very well said if you have any product so it will have both bad or good side of its use. But , In my experience till the last use of this application I have find out that only its speed of use hangs when it about downloading the updates . otherwise in all other customs it is very good to use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Well it is only giving me benefits in the terms of using different platforms . As, it was really difficult for me to manage and communicate with in different software but once I got to know about IBM API connect I got way very easy on doing my work as I thought it would be very costly and heavy tool but I was wrong it was very affordable and light in terms of space. I can use this anywhere at anytime in any device
Full feature packed software for all in one api solution !!
What do you like best about the product?
Super helpful solution for our api data exchange between application projects . IBM is extremely easy to use and can be learned by non coders . Security and contact support is also best . The main thing is its budget which we seems good value for features.
What do you dislike about the product?
As of now no such problem within our usage of 8 months
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It really helped us when we needed to share data through API with security to developers and users. Also helpful in public sector.
Best of the top api management solution for our aws projects !!
What do you like best about the product?
We find ibm to be one of the best API solution we have used among others . We could able to easily manage entire system which is cloud based and real time which is the best part.It was easy to install and integration with datapower was a plus for us. Support is also quite helpful.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think we have smoothly used it for around 9 months and we find no such problems other than bit of learning time for complete beginers.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We were finding a platform to shift for one place solution of API management which is also cloud based and can be updated live , IBM really helped in that area.Api management was also quite efficient within workspace.
All in one solution for api in company ,it is worth it !!
What do you like best about the product?
We are using it for securely api connection between softwares in company projects , Developer portal is very consise and user friendly , and best is we find it easy to install.The documentation is very useful while going through and support is also responsive.
What do you dislike about the product?
We find some problem while editing policies once it has been created but other than that we find no major problem.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is all in one api solution for our projects , the feature of securely share api is very amazing features.We could able to make application more acessible through imb api .We also like using data insights and market intelligence features and it really helped our team.
Hyper-flexibility Made Easy
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of implementation, flexibility of services
What do you dislike about the product?
Complexity for new users, expensive pricing plan
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Allowing to host multiple services and use multiple interfaces through cloud services
Amazing and next level experience
What do you like best about the product?
It is very easy to navigate and use. It is very adaptive and flexible. It is digital transformation for finance. It helps us govern our APIs and assets.
What do you dislike about the product?
A bit complex for beginner's, but amazing
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is helping me to manage product life cycle. It's very flexible to use and easy to manage.
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