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    IBM DataPower Gateway

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AThe IBM DataPower Gateway is a security and integration platform.N/A

    Perforce Zend

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AZend, acquired by Rogue Wave Software in 2017 and then by Perforce in 2019, is a PHP Application Server that aims to improve web app deployment, debugging, and monitoring. Zend offers secured PHP Runtimes and Support for Mission-Critical Applications.

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    Zend Server with Z-Ray Developer Edition - Standard
    $250
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    Developer Edition Bundle: Zend Server with Z-Ray
    $299
    per license
    Zend Server with Z-Ray Developer Edition - Enterprise
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    User Ratings
    IBM DataPower GatewayPerforce Zend
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
    8.2
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    IBM DataPower GatewayPerforce Zend
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    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.
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    Perforce Software
    We haven't found any scenarios where it's not appropriate, but it's well-suited for anyone wanting a stable PHP environment where Zend does the heavy lifting and you don't have to babysit the environment constantly.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • 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.
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    Perforce Software
    • Stability
    • Efficiency
    • Advanced monitoring capabilities.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • API security
    • WAF improvements
    • Security improvements
    • REST support
    • Kafka support and event streaming
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    Perforce Software
    • 1 - I can't really think of anything. We've not run into anything it doesn't do or anything it does badly.
    • 2
    • 3
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    Cost of the appliance
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    Perforce Software
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    Usability
    IBM
    In terms of usability, it has many advantages over other competitors in terms of integration, as it allows for the optimized creation of integration flows in a very quick and intuitive way from browsers, allowing for granular export and import of work, guaranteeing compatibility between different versions of the product.
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    Perforce Software
    Zend is the easiest PHP web server I've used, especially, again, for daily monitoring.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    In his brand DataPower has not competitors, in security, transform and data validations DataPower is better than other products.
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    Perforce Software
    The Zend Studio PHP IDE is great and has great integration with the Zend Server Platform.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • 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.
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    Perforce Software
    • ROI - saved a ton of time not having to configure vanilla PHP.
    • Zend framework is easily available and makes many programming tasks much easier.
    • Day to day time savings since Zend essentially monitors itself.
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