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Attribute Ratings
- Apache HTTP Server is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

9.0
Apache HTTP Server
90%
19 Ratings
8.2
IBM DataPower Gateway
82%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

Apache HTTP Server
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
IBM DataPower Gateway
70%
1 Rating
Support Rating

9.3
Apache HTTP Server
93%
4 Ratings
IBM DataPower Gateway
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Apache HTTP Server
As I mentioned earlier, the Apache HTTP Server has a small disadvantage compared to the competition (NGINX) in terms of performance. If you run websites that really have a lot of visitors, NGINX might be the better alternative.
On the other hand, the Apache HTTP Server is open source and free. Further functionalities can be activated via modules. The documentation is really excellent.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Industrial Automation Company, 10,001+ employeesIBM DataPower Gateway
WebSphere DataPower Gateway is really beneficial if you are trying to integrate two or more systems. It provides you with comfort and peace of mind by creating a DMZ zone for the services which are going out of the intranet to hit external clients APIs. It is greatly recommended if you have a very high volume service or API which is being used by a majority of clients because it has a dedicated physical box present which takes care of memory, CPU and all such stuff. So, all your transactions happen at wire-speed.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesPros
Apache HTTP Server
- Street Cred: Apache Web Server is the Founder for all of Apache Foundation's other projects. Without the Web Server, Apache Foundation would look very different. That being said, they have done a good job of maintaining the code base, and keeping a lot of what makes Apache so special
- Stability: Apache is rock-solid. While no software is perfect, Apache can parse your web sources quickly and cleanly.
- Flexibility: Need to startup your own Webpage? Done. Wordpress? Yup. REST Endpoint? Check. Honeypot? Absolutely.

Verified User
Engineer in Corporate
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employeesIBM DataPower Gateway
- The most obvious thing that DataPower does exceptionally well is security. All the built-in supported security capabilities allow us to isolate most security tasks to DataPower and as a result "protect" down steam services/systems to have to deal with security.
- DataPower is very good at protocol conversion and as it is usually used on the edge allows you to narrow down the protocols used between the companies public and private networks.
- The appliance concept makes maintenance, recovery and, management so much simpler.
Integration Architect
WoolworthsRetail, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
Apache HTTP Server
- The default configurations which comes with Apache server needs to get optimized for performance and security with every new installation as these defaults are not recommended to push on the production environment directly.
- Security options and advanced configurations are not easy to set up and require an additional level of expertise.
- Admin frontend GUI could be improved to a great extent to match with other enterprise tools available to serve similar requirements.
Web Technologist
Left Right MindInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
IBM DataPower Gateway
- The old interface is being really missed by our team as the new WebUI interface is not that intuitive or easy to work with. It takes a lot of time to load. There should be an inbuilt wizard for creating a Rest service as well like there is for an XML based service.
- IBM support is very knowledgeable but it's not that easy to reach them. They don't release the fix patches very soon which also becomes a big issue in certain situations where critical projects are involved.
- Lastly, DataPower has its steep learning curve and it requires time and effort on your end to gain full control and make the most of the advanced features which it offers. Finding the right resource in the market is not that easy.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesPricing Details
Apache HTTP Server
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—IBM DataPower Gateway
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Apache HTTP Server
No score
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IBM DataPower Gateway
IBM DataPower Gateway 7.0
Based on 1 answer
Cost of the appliance
Integration Architect
WoolworthsRetail, 1001-5000 employees
Support Rating
Apache HTTP Server
Apache HTTP Server 9.3
Based on 4 answers
I give this rating because there is so much Apache documentation and information on the web that you can literally do anything. This has to do with the fact that there is a huge Open Source community that is beyond mature and perhaps one of the most helpful to be found. The only thing that should hold anyone back from anything is that they can not read. RTFM, my friend. And I must say that the manual is excellent.
Instructional Technologist
Pomona CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees
IBM DataPower Gateway
No score
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Alternatives Considered
Apache HTTP Server
I has a lot more features, except that IIS is more integrated in a Windows environment. But now with .net core also possible from Apache it would work anywhere really. Only in a full Windows environment where full integration is needed I would chose to go for IIS. Otherwise Apache it is.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Design Company, 1-10 employeesIBM DataPower Gateway
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Apache HTTP Server
- Works as intended, so it's less to worry about.
- Works great on elastic environments (like EC2).
- As an Open Source project, you can get support for almost any problem you can have.
- Configuration files, while powerful, can be tricky to dominate for some.

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Project Manager in Engineering
Entertainment Company, 51-200 employeesIBM DataPower Gateway
- It has really taken our business to the next level. We have expanded and integrated with so many new vendors and for all those integrations DataPower is serving as our security gateway.
- We don't have to depend on any other tool for doing the load balancing of the incoming requests as that is also taken care inside the WebSphere DataPower Gateway box itself, thereby distributing the load equally.
- It has made our platform much more secure, uniform and robust to deal with any kind of incoming message format or threat as well due to its latest security mechanisms and huge processing power.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employees