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    Boomi

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ABoomi is a cloud-based, on-premise, or hybrid integration platform. It offers a low-code/no-code interface with the capacity for API and EDI connections for integrating with external organizations and systems, as well as compliance with data protection regulations.

    $550

    per month

    IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AIBM® webMethods offers a hybrid, enterprise-grade integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that allows users to securely control applications, APIs, B2B and files across environments and locations.

    $2,500

    per month

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    BoomiIBM webMethods Hybrid Integration
    Editions & Modules
    Boomi
    $550
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    IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration Standard Tier
    $2,500
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    BoomiIBM webMethods Hybrid Integration
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    Boomi
    Chose Boomi
    Boomi is one of the best integration platforms out there, but it still has its niche. It is suitable for most integration scenarios especially those that doesn't require very high throughput. The runtime could be hosted on-prem and in the cloud or even in a hybrid mode, which …
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    Chose Boomi
    Mulesoft was evaluated by [and] definitely was not the right fit for the organization considering the type of integrations which were built in the enterprise historically. Dell Boomi on the other hand was more graphical and was more easy to use and is the best ipaas at the …
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    IBM
    Chose IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration
    The Boomi product lags in the B2B IBM webMethods experience. The way IBM webMethods handles the EDI standards are unmatchable.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration
    IBM webMethods lags in terms of iPass offering as compared to mulesoft and dell Boomi. In terms of api management Apigee is much better than webMethods.
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    Chose IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration
    While the initial learning curve for IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration is certainly much more steeper and takes longer, it scales very ell across the Enterprise and provides completes visibility of the applications portfolio across the Enterprise and its ability to act as an …
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    Chose IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration
    I have seen that other products have different UI to address various business problems like messaging, EDA, MFT. IBM webMethods has unified platform and can also support hybrid Integration. I think it is all rounded iPaaS tool with ease of development and ease of operation.
    The …
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    webMethods.io IntegrationDescriptionWe uses webMethods.io Integration to solve some of our application to applications and business to business integration needs. It is the Integration Platform as a Service solution that we use in a mix with our continued use of webMethods …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BoomiIBM webMethods Hybrid Integration
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    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of Boomi and IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration
    Feature
    Boomi
    8.0
    33 Ratings
    1% below category average
    IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration
    7.4
    23 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pre-built connectors10.032 Ratings7.722 Ratings
    Connector modification5.029 Ratings6.921 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration10.031 Ratings7.522 Ratings
    Data quality services10.029 Ratings7.522 Ratings
    Data security features5.031 Ratings7.421 Ratings
    Monitoring console8.033 Ratings7.522 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BoomiIBM webMethods Hybrid Integration
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (41 ratings)
    7.8
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
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    Availability
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    7.3
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    Configurability
    -
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    7.3
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    Ease of integration
    -
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    8.2
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    Product Scalability
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    1.0
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    7.3
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    User Testimonials
    BoomiIBM webMethods Hybrid Integration
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Boomi
    Legacy systems often need to be replaced or integrated with new applications in order to modernize businesses. A strong API strategy that avoids custom coding and third-party programs is essential to enable this integration. Boomi's new-age connectivity and integration solutions ensure safe, secure, and robust integration. In the age of information, businesses are under more pressure than ever to be able to collect and manage large amounts of data. This data comes in from a variety of sources, including personalized devices such as voice assistants and wearable tech. While this data can be immensely valuable to businesses, they often lack the infrastructure necessary to handle it effectively. This can lead to data build-up in databases or silos, and can eventually lead to problems with integration and security.
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    IBM
    In any scenario where a distributed enterprise IT landscape needs a unified approach to solve the challenges of enabling a common information supply chain where different stakeholders as well as citizen developers can be empowered to contribute, participate and own their own parts of the integration landscape - IBM webMethods offers a capable, architecturally sound and cost efficient way of supporting a wide range of enterprise system integration needs.
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    Pros
    Boomi
    • Pre-built connectors to almost anything which greatly reduce time to release of your integration needs.
    • Easy to use development platform with drag&drop features. Non-technical people could build simple integration processes in no time.
    • Great user community where you can get quick help if needed. Boomi people hang around there a lot.
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    IBM
    • Translate the data into required format based on system
    • Handles good amount of load and tranefer data into chunks and very much accurate
    • Administration is very easy and easily understable and it has goos secuity features
    • Schedulers works well for pub/sub message pulling and pushing
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    Cons
    Boomi
    • More from a development perspective. It is always difficult to use the properties features. It takes a while to understand how the data/variables can be used across an integration.
    • Dell Boomi should also invest more on API Management and not just seen as a ETL,ESB tool.
    • Should roll out features more often based on users reviews.
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    IBM
    • Clarifying the ongoing and near future roadmap developments in terms of capabilities and architecture
    • Merging features, patterns and platform tooling with the rest of the Cloud Pak for integration toolkit
    • Adding additional support for AI-driven development, low-/no-code features, and code assistant features
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Boomi
    Dell Boomi has provided us with the ability to connect our campus together using our various existing platforms. There are many supported features and have yet to run into something that we cannot do. Its user interface is very intuitive which would allow users to begin developing fairly easily. There is a myriad of resources available
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    IBM
    The webMethods platform is a fantastic tool for modernizing information systems. It's easy to use and delivers rapid results.The platform is focused on innovation and is accelerating its improvement with the acquisition by IBM.
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    Usability
    Boomi
    My IT and Finance teams have noted that setting up the tool is a breeze. Dell Boomi has never caused an issue during a system implementation that I am aware of. We are pleased with the tool and recommend others consider it.
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    IBM
    IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration is a robust tool that can be used across the Enterprise globally with visibility of the application environment for both on-prem and the cloud. It is used for API gateways and microservices communication services and does a good job in all these areas and is the single tool that we use for connectivity in our hybrid IT environment.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Boomi
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    The webMethods platform is very stable and does not cause incidents: if it is well configured and tailored at the base. Infrastructure incidents represent 20% of incidents (full disk, memory peaks, etc.) 80% of incidents come from the implementation of the code in the platform. If a code is not optimized and a high volume is observed in production, this can cause incidents. Similarly, if all error cases or conditions are not handled in the code, this can cause errors. Finally, there can be common errors if the applications connected to the platform do not return quality data or are unavailable.
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    Performance
    Boomi
    The atom sphere takes a time to load, when I open a process or when I open a log. One more slow processing is when I import objects from NetSuite.
    About the performance of processing, it looks like Boomi takes a time to initialize some things such as connectors before starting the process. This is also performance we have.
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    IBM
    The webMethods platform is designed to handle a high volume of small messages. It's a tool for continuous processing.The incidents I've seen involving application performance declines are caused by: - ​​Code optimization issues - File size issues or fragmentation of the transmitted file - Misuse of the platform (batch processing) - Monitoring data was not purged, and the user was working with millions of data points
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    Support Rating
    Boomi
    Boomi support was responsive and knowledgable, however being a closed cloud service, it doesn't have good community support. We found the learning curve to be steep and there aren't avenues like google, forums, or blogs that provide community driven insight into the product or how to go about designing solutions using the tool
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    IBM
    In the majority of the tickets I've created, support has been very responsive and provided the right solutions or solutions.Resolving a ticket also depends on the information provided by the creator. It's important to provide the technical context and information about the environment, as well as information to help the support team reproduce the incident.
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    In-Person Training
    Boomi
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    We received in-person training from the webMethods team. We received standard training from the vendor and custom training on specific security topics.The training sessions went well but remained very standard and did not adapt to the client's specific business. In-person training is more suitable for rapid skill development. It is necessary to practice for a few weeks to ensure familiarity with the tool.
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    Online Training
    Boomi
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    IBM
    I found clear and easy-to-follow training with realistic use cases for quick understanding and a 360° view of the features. The lesson format allows you to progress and learn by breaking down the allocated time.The technical courses are described step by step, allowing you to quickly get to grips with the products
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    Implementation Rating
    Boomi
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    When implementing webMethods, it's essential to have the right support and guidance.It's important to map out the interactions, document them, prepare test cases, and implement them while making maximum use of the product's native features.Additional tools must also be planned to automate deployments, visualize logs, and monitor the platform.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Boomi
    We decided to go with Dell Boomi because another department in our company was already using the software. We did not research competitor applications to use as our business solution. Dell Boomi was very easy and quick to set up, so once we decided to use Dell Boomi for systems integration, we had it set up and running within a few working days.
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    IBM
    webMethods.io IntegrationDescriptionWe uses webMethods.io Integration to solve some of our application to applications and business to business integration needs. It is the Integration Platform as a Service solution that we use in a mix with our continued use of webMethods Integration Server and Trading Networks on-premises. For any solutions that meet the use cases that we deem an appropriate fit for running in the cloud, we build those solutions using webMethods.io Integration. More specifically, we use webMethods.io Integration to synchronize changes in one application or system, in another application or system, by shipping data mutations via integration messaging and API calls. We also use webMethods.io Integration to integrate with external organizations. Our trading partners and supply chain partners provide APIs that we consume, and vice versa, to notify each other of business process events as they occur in the respective organizations. Please provide some detailed examples of things that webMethods.io Integration (webMethods Integration Cloud) does particularly well. Easy to usePriced competitivelySupports robust and resilient integration solutions please provide some detailed examples of areas where webMethods.io Integration (webMethods Integration Cloud) has room for improvement. These could be features that are hard to use, missing functionality, or just things that you'd like to see done differently. Complex logic is hard to understand in a simple diagrammatic user interface too simplistic for solutions that are complicated or go against the gain runtime observability could be improved please describe some specific scenarios based on your experience where webMethods.io Integration (webMethods Integration Cloud) is well suited, and/or scenarios where it is less appropriate. We don't use webMethods.io Integration for scenarios where we need to integrate to on-premises legacy applications that have limited support for modern security controls such as OAuth 2.0 and transport encryption. Likewise, we don't use it for solutions that involve any of our systems that are controlled by safe-working processes. For those scenarios, of which we have many, we maintain on-premises webMethods Integration Server and Trading Networks instances to build and execute and support and monitor those solutions. This then requires us to hook our on-premises integration platform up to the webMethods.io Integration cloud, to ship messages between the two integration platforms. This all begs the question if a cloud solution cannot be used for all use cases or scenarios that the business has, then why add the complexity of using the cloud at all if you still need to maintain an on-premises solution to support the non-cloud appropriate scenarios. What positive or negative impact (i.e. Return on Investment or ROI) has webMethods.io Integration (webMethods Integration Cloud) had on your overall business objectives?webMethods.io Integration is a cost-effective approach to integration in isolationwebMethods.io Integration as a supplement to on-premises integration is pointless and redundant and just adds complexity to the environment and additional costswebMethods.io Integration is a tough sell for organizations using Microsoft Azure integration products such as Logic AppswebMethods.io Integration has a faster time to market where the use case means standard provided adapters can be used describe how webMethods.io Integration (webMethods Integration Cloud) stacks up against them and why you selected webMethods.io Integration (webMethods Integration Cloud). For any organization which is already using Software AG products on-premises, such as webMethods Integration Server and Trading Networks, or Universal Messaging, evaluating and using webMethods.io Integration is the path of least resistance. It will be incredibly easy for your webMethods team to get up to speed on how to use webMethods.io Integration, and start developing new solutions on it. However in my opinion you should only add cloud to your integration product portfolio if you believe you can move 100% of your integration needs to the cloud. Otherwise, you will need to maintain an on-premises integration solution anyway, which means you end up with a more complex IT landscape by adding cloud to supplement on-premises integration for little benefit in terms of cost, complexity, and resourcing requirements. For organizations that are not already a Software AG shop, you should evaluate webMethods.io Integration on its merits, however, it's usually the right decision to double down on your existing products and vendors if you have no big issues with the current state. This is to say that if you are a Microsoft shop then adding Azure cloud products to your portfolio is pretty much inevitable, and avoiding the complexity of multiple clouds should also be something organizations consider.
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    Scalability
    Boomi
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    IBM
    I don't know this product
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    Return on Investment
    Boomi
    • It has allowed us to scale significantly without having to add headcount, specifically those geared towards data entry. We went from a $10m ARR business to $200m ARR business with the same amount of Order Processors and 12x amount of transactions by leveraging Boomi to perform a lot of the work, and then having the Order Processing team to simply review that the transaction was processed successfully.
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    IBM
    • + : We and our customers gain time with automatic processes
    • - : It takes a lot of time to design API
    • - : Java is slow. So we need to put a lot of time into flows improvments to reach our goals.
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