Likelihood to Recommend It is really helpful for managing [the] scaling of systems with need and utilizing resources when needed. Also, DevOps support for deployment plans is quite useful when deploying applications. Monitoring systems with graphQL and utilizing them in APIs is quite helpful when used in Microservices systems to identify system capabilities and user utilization of applications.
Read full review I love the IBM API Connect features, performance, and security level for all our business data. The workload balancing and integration with other third-party products are very simple. The data migration speed is beneficial, especially for time management, and creating process reports through IBM API Connect is incredible.
Read full review Pros Graphically representation in GraphQL Scaling system DevOps management Read full review High security with multiple types of authentication so no need to worry about security. API creation, automation and management all can be done form a single interface which guarantees security and increases efficiency. Highly rated among it's competitors which proves it has given a good service over the years. Read full review Cons Quota enforcement can be simplified Caching mechanism for API with akamai can be improved Gateway configuration can be simplified as details are not much elaborate Read full review The first thing challenge we faced with the product was that if you deploying it to a third party cloud, that was very challenging and we need IBM team help at every step of the way and as well all know IBM support doesn't come cheap. A reason for that is that there isn't enough documentation done on the subject from IBM side. The upgrade process is not that seamless and involves a lot of hassles. You really need to have our requirements sorted out clearly because it is not very easy to customize the UI according to your needs, So you need to involve IBM from the start and give them clear requirements and then work with them to achieve it. Read full review Usability IBM API Connect may be less appropriate for small-scale projects with minimal API management requirements, where simpler and more cost-effective solutions suffice. Organizations lacking the necessary technical expertise or resources to harness its full potential may face implementation challenges. In static environments with infrequent API changes or limited developer engagement, the platform's comprehensive features may be excessive for the task at hand.
Read full review Alternatives Considered Akamai [API Gateway] helps better in terms of representation of graphQL and its consumption in monitoring system making a package for deployment speed with monitoring and scaling application with all services and utilizing most of a system without much knowledge of other aspects. Also, [a] user-friendly system helps people to handle [the] system with necessary options
Read full review There are two main reasons for choosing IBM over others. 1) Pricing 2) The conversation during the sales stage. The team at IBM understood our requirements and acted as consultants instead of sales people. They genuinely focused on providing a solution to our pain points which reflected during the implementation and continued after go-live in the form of technical support
Read full review Return on Investment Decrease in time required for deployment and monitoring by significant amount causing less support resources needed Scaling applications on month-end at high usage time has reduced TAT time for issues and no of issues occurring Quota enforcement has allowed [managing] multiple systems and their needs in respective stakeholders hands and reduced infra teams involvement in [the] management of reoccurring problems Read full review I consider IBM API Connect as a business capability enabler - the ROI level is practically secondary. With this platform at the core, associated architectural framework and guardrails ensure that we can progress with distributed development and automation in autonomous teams - a key factor to deliver required time to market performance. At this time, security and trust is key. A flexible yet secure API manager layer is necessary to ensure our relationships with partners and customers. Read full review ScreenShots