One valuable feature of IBM API Connect is its role differentiation between API publishers and consumers. Publishers can easily identify, create, and publish APIs on the developer portal, defining plans, packages, and potentially billing rules. Consumers, interested in specific API packages, can subscribe, and use the APIs, and the platform tracks usage meticulously, allowing accurate billing applications for API consumers based on their usage patterns.
IBM API Connect - Full lifecycle API management
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IBM API CONNECT- A REVOLUTION IN API DEVELOPMENT
What do you like best about the product?
IBM API CONNECT enables user to use any website and application API in any cloud environment, on premise environment which is fully deployed on AWS.it requires no automation.just simple understanding of "how does an api works " ? will be enough for deploying any API.
What do you dislike about the product?
As of now, i found nothing as such.everything looks smooth and fine.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It offers a platform which doesn't require any kind of development practice from a user. It offers a "no coding" platform to user for a quick and errorless api development.
Review for API Connect
What do you like best about the product?
The buffere time reduction in gathering data
What do you dislike about the product?
The UI can be improvised a bit, and apart from that else is fine
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
IT is providing an smooth api integration and hence solving multiple problems
Usage in the Current Project
What do you like best about the product?
The IBM API connect helps in the modernization of the traditional ways in connecting the API thru Mainframes or any Distributed system if the data stored in DB2. The Ease of work in defining the parameters is very good.
What do you dislike about the product?
At times people working with mainframes are only aware of IBM API connect.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
To connect to the Distributed systems with mainframes or legacy applications.
IBM API to connect and interact
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to build an API by drag and drop way , any user can leverage the low code and no code powerful capability to build its own api . The api can be exposed to outside with just click several button
What do you dislike about the product?
No dislike but it can further enhance by being more useful products and capability
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Great way solving integration problem effectively. Salesforce can be easily interact with service now like n number of use cases can be solved
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.
I had an amazing experience with respect to IBM API Connect.
What do you like best about the product?
The best what I like about API Connect was the analytics section, in diagnoising issues in production, our go to approach would be to check the API Connect logs. In the latest API Connect 10 version we had on our Cloud Pak. That version had the capability to show the processing time the request spent on each policy with in the API, so it gave us really good insights in identifying bottlenecks whether it was our gateway script or the downstream system itself and then take appropriate action.
The other feature was the capability of synchronizing data such as client ids and secrets. We had two seperate API connect deployments (Active and DR) and using the internal sub system backups of the main deployement and backup in the other cluster we were able to onboard one client and the same id and secret could be used in the other cluster, in case of enabling DR traffic.
Since most of our integrations were routed from the API Connect, it was a touch point for all the services for the organization so it was able to handle immense workloads.
It was also relatively easy to develop APIs and deploy it on the products. And with the role based access control we were able to make sure that only relevant users after review could publish the API's.
The other feature was the capability of synchronizing data such as client ids and secrets. We had two seperate API connect deployments (Active and DR) and using the internal sub system backups of the main deployement and backup in the other cluster we were able to onboard one client and the same id and secret could be used in the other cluster, in case of enabling DR traffic.
Since most of our integrations were routed from the API Connect, it was a touch point for all the services for the organization so it was able to handle immense workloads.
It was also relatively easy to develop APIs and deploy it on the products. And with the role based access control we were able to make sure that only relevant users after review could publish the API's.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only problem which I observed was where we had two deployments (Active and DR) running in two seperate clusters, we had issues of analytics availaiblity at one place, other than that there weren't any issues from the development and deployment perspective.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The main problem that API Connect was solving was authentication and authorization, since we want the consumers to only access only those services for which they were provided the access to, furthermore the other direction which the organization was thinking was to use monetization capability with the API Connect to avoid API abuse by the consumers.
From the analytics perspective we onboarded the clients with perspective to business domain and region, so we were able to also have the stats on hand if the management team wanted to inquire the numbers for the calls from a certain region or domain or both.
From the analytics perspective we onboarded the clients with perspective to business domain and region, so we were able to also have the stats on hand if the management team wanted to inquire the numbers for the calls from a certain region or domain or both.
Helps with efficient role differentiation and has a valuable feature for analytical report extraction
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
The platform’s integration with the payment gateway needs enhancement. The setup process and support services could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using IBM API Connect for three to five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable product. I rate the stability an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable product. I rate the scalability an eight out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
We encounter challenges related to the availability of local support and time zones.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used another product for API management. However, there were several areas of improvement related to the availability of a knowledgeable and skilled support team.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is complicated for container deployment. It is easy to maintain. I rate the process an eight out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
We use the platform’s analytics feature for extracting reporting for billing purposes. It is a good feature. It offers a sandbox environment where users, such as developers or testers, can interact with and test various APIs.
In the subscription process, EVOFRO (Evaluate, Offer, Verify, Fulfill, Render, Operate) is involved, specifically during the consumer's subscription attempt. It triggers a flow that includes reviewing and approving the subscription. It helps us achieve 80% compliance with regulations for our company.
I advise customers to identify the use cases before purchasing the product. I rate it an eight out of ten.
Helps monitor and manage API services and measure the API performance
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to monitor, process, and manage API services.
How has it helped my organization?
We use the product to enforce standards to check and align things with the application design. The tool has enhanced our digital transformation efforts. With the adoption of the cloud, we deploy a lot of APIs on Lambda. We also have APIs deployed on-premise. We use the front-end access of all the APIs on-premise and on the cloud.
What is most valuable?
The API lifecycle management has helped us to do the version controls and naming of the APIs. The product gathers data to measure API performance. Users monitor the utilization of each API and the response times. It helps manage the environment. The product facilitates development by allowing the developers to go to the portal and test the APIs.
What needs improvement?
It would be nice to have a SaaS solution that can be deployed into the cloud.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for many years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is very scalable.
How was the initial setup?
There's a bit of a learning curve to the setup process. Once the support team gets familiar with it, it is just like any other product.
What other advice do I have?
We started with DataPower ten years ago. Most of our APIs are SOAP APIs. When we started using RESTful APIs, we started using IBM API Connect. It took us a while to adopt API services. I will recommend the solution to people who need to manage their APIs. It's pretty good. It serves our purpose. Overall, I rate the product an eight or nine out of ten.
A decent API Management offering
What do you like best about the product?
The comprehensive set of tools for designing, managing and securing API's.
What do you dislike about the product?
The complex learing curve. IBM's tools and services are expensive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
API Connect allows to me securely mange and design API's. I as a developer, leverage the visual interface to design APIs and define endpoints.
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