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AWS IoT Core vs. IBM webMethods Universal Messaging (formerly from Software AG)

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    AWS IoT Core

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AAWS IoT Core is a managed cloud service that lets connected devices interact with cloud applications and other devices. It includes the Device Gateway and the Message Broker, which connect and process messages between IoT devices and the cloud. AWS IoT Core connects AWS and Amazon services like AWS Lambda, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon S3, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, Amazon QuickSight, and Alexa Voice Service to build IoT applications that gather, process,…

    $0.08

    Per Million Minutes

    IBM webMethods Universal Messaging

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIBM webMethods Universal Messaging (formerly from Software AG) is message-oriented middleware that provides guaranteed message delivery between distributed applications. It carries data across public, private, and wireless networks, and across heterogeneous systems. According to IBM's documentation, it works without a web server and without changes to firewall policy.N/A
    Pricing
    AWS IoT CoreIBM webMethods Universal Messaging
    Editions & Modules
    Connectivity
    $0.08
    Per Million Minutes
    Rules Engine
    $0.15
    Per Million Actions
    Messaging
    $1.00
    Per Million Messages
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AWS IoT CoreIBM webMethods Universal Messaging
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    AWS IoT CoreIBM webMethods Universal Messaging
    Internet of Things
    Comparison of Internet of Things features of AWS IoT Core and IBM webMethods Universal Messaging (formerly from Software AG)
    Feature
    AWS IoT Core
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    2% above category average
    IBM webMethods Universal Messaging (formerly from Software AG)
    -
    Ratings
    IoT Device Management8.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device Security8.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Data Management8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Analytics8.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Integration8.214 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AWS IoT CoreIBM webMethods Universal Messaging
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (15 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AWS IoT CoreIBM webMethods Universal Messaging
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    End-to-end encryption is an amazing feature because we use IoT to connect to various devices in order to gather data/ stats in real-time. We're able to publish solutions with ease and at a faster rate because of AWS IoT Core. However, its inability to interact with other IoT tools is a big con that I would like them to improve upon.
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    IBM
    Software AG Universal Messaging is best used in conjunction with Software AG webMethods integration platform, as it works seamlessly with other components of that platform such as webMethods Integration Server and webMethods Trading Networks. It can be used with any messaging client developed in Java or .NET and supports JMS clients, however, it is best suited to being used as one component in an organization that is going to implement the entire webMethods platform to implement their Enterprise Service Bus integration solution.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • AWS IoT Core integrates power analytics and an AI solution for sensor data processing.
    • Great protocol support including HTTPs and MQTT required to connect resource constraint IoT devices to cloud
    • High security standards during data transmission
    • Scalability and a great user community
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    IBM
    • Low latency high performance messaging and event handling
    • High availability
    • Horizontal scalability
    • Seamless integration with Software AG webMethods integration platform
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Ability to integrate with Ethercalc software solution
    • Ability to introduce NFC toolchains and systems which could be utilized in iot modular gateway solutions like drones
    • Ability to reduce latency as the solution scales is very much needed
    • Hybrid solution which can integrate other existing iot solutions into AWS iot core
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    IBM
    • Logging
    • Administration
    • Observability
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    I give AWS IoT Core's overall usability this rating because it is very easy to use and is enjoyed by all of our staff. The only problem is that it sometimes glitches and it freezes a lot. So overall, the usability of AWS IoT Core is very good, and we will continue to use it.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    It covers all the aspects of IoT services required for an IoT company. It supports all the industry-wide protocols for secure data transmission and integrates powerful AL and ML technology for data analytics. For data storage, Amazon S3 is a great solution. Strong tech support and user community. Since it is widely used as compared to other products, there is an abundance of training and learning material on the web.
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    Azure IoT service provides more or less the same services as compared to AWS IoT core, however the costing of AWS lead us to continued usage of IoT core over Azure IoT services. Also, considering our existing technology stack is on AWS, it was a natural selection for better integration and ease of use.
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    IBM
    Software AG Universal Messaging has excellent performance characteristics, a good high availability story, and works great when you are using the other products in the Software AG webMethods integration platform, as our organization is. It has relatively high licensing costs, which is a large negative when compared with open-source solutions such as Apache Kafka. However, Software AG provides good support services, and is a market leader in the integration space, giving some surety for risk-averse organizations that if something goes wrong we have a vendor we can rely on to help fix it.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • Gives confidence to prototype iot solutions across lots of devices in little time
    • Ability to meet requirements for managing a variety of communication protocols
    • Learning iot analytics and visualization for faster insights enablement
    • Onboarding devices and managing quickly without building inhouse solutions
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    IBM
    • Enables disparate software systems to be integrated, reducing manual data entry
    • Enables high performance event handling for data lakes and analytics
    • Has relatively high licensing costs
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