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IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition

IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition
Formerly WebSphere Application Server

Overview

What is IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition?

WebSphere Hybrid Edition from IBM is a collection of WebSphere application runtimes and modernization tools that provides support for on-premise and major public cloud deployments, in virtual machines, containers and Kubernetes. The user can choose any WebSphere edition and deploy…

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Popular Features

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  • Security management (29)
    8.7
    87%
  • Application server performance (29)
    8.4
    84%
  • Administration and management (29)
    8.1
    81%
  • Installation (28)
    7.9
    79%

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Pricing

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Application Server

$88.50

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.ibm.com/products/websphere…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features

Application Servers

An Application Server provides services and infrastructure for developing, deploying, and running applications

8.1
Avg 8.0
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Product Details

What is IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition?

WebSphere Hybrid Edition is a comprehensive collection of WebSphere application runtimes and modernization tools that provides support for on-premise and major public cloud deployments, in virtual machines, containers and Kubernetes. Any WebSphere edition can deploy Liberty and application modernization tools to help the user move to a cloud-native architecture, modernize existing applications and supporting an existing WebSphere estate.

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IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

WebSphere Hybrid Edition from IBM is a collection of WebSphere application runtimes and modernization tools that provides support for on-premise and major public cloud deployments, in virtual machines, containers and Kubernetes. The user can choose any WebSphere edition and deploy Liberty and application modernization tools to help move to a cloud-native architecture, modernize existing applications and support an existing WebSphere estate.

Plesk, Docker, and Apache Tomcat are common alternatives for IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition.

Reviewers rate Security management highest, with a score of 8.7.

The most common users of IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM Websphere was better suited for our needs as we are a primarily Java shop, and it provided better customization and potential ROI. It also requires less downtime, and support is easier than Weblogic. Also, Websphere is better suited for a hybrid environment.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Plesk provides assistance via its community forums, knowledge base, and premium support plans. Additionally, I had trouble integrating a new website onto the hosting, which was a bit of a frantic operation because it uses more server resources than other control panels. The help database is quite little and difficult to solve. While IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition is easy to manage and install.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Cleo Integration Clould has many bells and whistles; however, when we added more maps and trading partners, it really slowed down. We found that the Cleo support was very slow to respond and there was a language barrier. IBM Websphere had better customer support and its processing was much faster than Cleo Integration Cloud.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM and weblogic are equally robust and support JVM's very well but where IBM is better is its out of the box integration with active directory that makes it easier to manage access control and security posture. In addition, the licensing model for IBM is lot more flexible for a hybrid environment with easier portability across the hybrid environ.
Jasmine Megan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I like the well built hybrid edition that is very favourable for our cloud apps and real-time monitoring of our applications deployment and development. I like it support real-time visibility a complete and clear view of our applications development and application awareness. I also like the continuous data exchange between application server and clients applications.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Both Apache Tomcat and Hybris have been in use, and we have provided support for both tomcat and IIS-based systems. Companies with a substantial investment in IBM technology will find this application particularly useful. Support and licensing fees might be prohibitive, especially for smaller businesses.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
WebSphere Application Server admin console is very detailed and there are a huge number of configurations available to maintain and configure. JBoss is complex where stand vs full configuration is confusing sometimes. Modularity proved complex there, so I love WebSphere Application Server.

Tomcat is easiest to use and ready in minutes, while WAS has a heavy installation owing to its properties and scalability features.
September 23, 2020

IBM WAS Review for Tech

Rajesh Chandramohan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
WAS is an IBM product and gels with IBM database product. So, we have decided to go with IBM WAS. WAS supports more data sources than Oracle web logic. So, ideally it can be used with multiple databases.
September 27, 2018

WebSphere use case

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM support is better than Oracle, from past experience. Weblogic and WebSphere Application Server are somewhat similar versus the open source JBOSS. For many applications we had selected WAS to have a supported platform and used some of the competitors in other various use cases.
Quashar Jamal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have worked on JBOSS and WEBLOGIC Application servers apart from Websphere application servers. WebSphere Application Server has a more user friendly admin console GUI. I believe WAS administration and maintenance activities are more easy and effective as compared to other products. To troubleshoot a particular problem, we have lots of options and different types of traces available in WAS which makes it a more preferable product.
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Websphere Application Server supports enterprise Java open standards, streamlines deployment, has very flexible management capabilities and better reliability and availability.
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • tomcat,jboss,jetty,glassfish
I did not choose IBM WAS, it was a coporate decision. We are glad that we have been using this for a number of years and are quite happy as a corporation. However, it does take more time to learn WAS because of its complexity in terms of installation, various features and special deployment and packaging needs.
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