IBM API Connect

Score8.8 out of 10

132 Reviews and Ratings

What is IBM API Connect?

IBM API Connect is a scalable API solution that helps organizations implement a robust API strategy by creating, exposing, managing and monetizing an entire API ecosystem across multiple clouds.

As businesses embrace their digital transformation journey, APIs become critical to unlock the value of business data and assets. With increasing adoption of APIs, consistency and governance are needed across the enterprise.

API Connect aims to help businesses to get new features to market fast, maintain continuous availability, meet changing user needs, and spur innovation.

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Categories & Use Cases

API Management

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API access control
Authentication and authorization systems to ensure that users of the API have permission
Category average: 8.7
Rate limits and usage policies
Usage quotas to restrict traffic volumes to keep traffic loads manageable
Category average: 8.3
API usage data
Analysis of traffic patterns to track how API is being used
Category average: 8.3

API versioning
There are mechanisms to roll out new versions of the API and the ability to migrate applications to new versions.
Category average: 8.4
API monitoring and logging
Regular test cycles to check that APIs are operating as expected and log analysis providing deeper analysis on system usage
Category average: 8
Usage billing and payments
Support for payment mechanisms such as monthly fees, or other payment patterns
Category average: 8.1

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We firmly believe that these tools can help us centralize security and collaboration between business teams and IT technicians, increasingly leading us to implement strategies that truly help us successfully adopt and implement our company's digital transformation.

Creemos firmenmente en que esta herramientas nos puede ayudar a centralizar la seguridad y colaboracion entre equipos del negocio y los tecnicos de IT. Llevandonos cada vez a poder implementar estrategias que verdaderamente nos ayuden la correcta adopcion e implementacion de la transformacion digital de nuestra empresa.

Pros

Centralize the containerized API architecture
Properly manage security in APIs
Document APIs in an orderly manner and based on best practices
Centralizar la arquitectura contenerizada de APIs
Gestionar correctamente la seguridad en Las APIs
Documentar las APIs de manera ordenada y en base a las mejores practicas

Cons

Omnichannel in Retail Business
Integration of financial credit systems
Management and monitoring of third-party APIs
Omnicanalidad en negocios de Retail
Integracion de sistemas de credito financiero
Gestion y monitored de APIs de terceros

Return on Investment

Omnichannel is now more achievable.
API documentation helps us manage and integrate our APIs more quickly into our business and external applications.
It is a high investment cost and can be complicated to implement when you do not have the technological capacity or even the knowledge of the technical team.
La onmicanalidad ya es algo mas alcanzable
La documentacion de las APIs ayuda a gestionar e integrarla mas agilmente en nuestras applications empresariales y externas
Es un alto costo de inversion y puede llegar a ser complicado implementarlos cuando no se tiene la capacidad tecnologica o incluso el conocimiento del equipo tecnico

Usability

Alternatives Considered

IBM App Connect, IBM webMethods and IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Other Software Used

IBM App Connect, IBM DataStage

Verified User

Employee in Engineering (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, we use IBM API Connect to Expose business specific API's to external vendors through IBM API Connect leveraging the enhanced security and authorization mechanisms provided by the application.

Pros

Authorization of the requests
Translation

Cons

Inbuilt policies for troubleshooting

Return on Investment

For us, IBM API Connect has a positive impact because it enables rapid API creation, management, and deployment, reducing development and integration time.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform

Other Software Used

IBM MQ, IBM App Connect, IBM DataPower Gateway

Jacques Pottas

Technical Specialist in Information Technology at Nedbank (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use IBM API Connect very extensively in our organisation, with huge success. Since starting with IBM API Connect in 2017, a lot of business clusters got on board, hosting their API's on IBM API Connect. We primarily run a provider model approach, we have a Centre of Excellence set up, and we do a review of all API's to conform to the bank's standards. The tool set is mature, easy to use and manage, good choice for any company to get to the next level. This is surely the way to go to enable your business clusters to reach that competitive level in a sometimes challenging business environment.

Pros

Simplicity
Easy to manage
Solid Security
Adabrability

Cons

Toolset can be somewhat cumbersome

Return on Investment

Easy to adapt to change

Usability

Alternatives Considered

IBM DataPower Gateway

Other Software Used

IBM App Connect, IBM MQ, IBM DataPower Gateway

Ana Shubitidze

DevOps Engineer in Information Technology at LavaPi (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use IBM API Connect for full lifecycle API management—from design to deployment and deprecation. We expose a large number of APIs to multiple vendors and manage them all easily through the portal and it also helps in monitoring access and automating the configuration process of new APIs.

Pros

i love the security features and features like rate limiting and throttling
the best thing I like is that it's very easy to configure and manage access for specific products at individual and group levels
the UI of the developer and admin portal is good for managing and viewing the available products

Cons

with this layer of APIC configuration, it adds a bit more delay
the platform is very slow if I import the API and try to view or edit it in the API editor
customer support is not very efficient

Return on Investment

it helped improve our productivity
it made managing and analyzing APIs much smoother

Usability

Other Software Used

Click2Magic, HR Microservices, Miro

Javier Murganti View profile

Solution Architect in Information Technology at Banco Comafi (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use IBM API Connect to manage and control our APIs, and we're starting to develop our next ones. The APIs have a simple language, which allows for controlled development and prevents excessive resource usage. If you're looking for a tidy and controlled environment, I recommend IBM API Connect.

Pros

Govern API
Develop API
Avoids excessive use of resources

Cons

In architecture, improve API governance
In Infrastructure, improve the use of resources
In development to improve the speed of API development

Return on Investment

Improves the resources used
Charging consumers for the use of APIs

Usability

Alternatives Considered

IBM Instana

Other Software Used

IBM Integration Bus, IBM Verify

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform

Azure API Management

Apigee Edge

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API access control

Rate limits and usage policies

API usage data

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API versioning

API monitoring and logging

Usage billing and payments

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