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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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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Well suited: For Enterprise Application Modernization, it is Ideal for organizations to transform their legacy applications while maintaining compatibility with existing systems. For Highly Regulated Industries like healthcare it helps with with stringent compliance requirements, benefit from WebSphere Hybrid Edition's robust security and compliance features. Less appropriate: It may be less appropriate for small business owners as it may need lot of time to understand the overall platform and due its complexity it may not seem the right option to them.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM Websphere Hybrid Edition is suitable for all J2EE applications in an enterprise environment. It is highly suited for industries that have robust security and compliance requirements. Its also suitable to firms that have DevOps teams as supporting applications using Websphere becomes easier. IBM Websphere is a bit complex and has an initial learning curve and thus may not be suitable for smaller firms. Also, the costs are high. Some root cause analysis requires expensive consulting with IBM.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition’s end-user applications are simply outstanding; they cover practically all modifications to the electronic architecture. It stands out from the crowd because of the seamless connectivity across the systems. We gain from Liberty's quick application extension rollout in order to meet the ever-changing needs of non-essential companies.
Kenneth V. Coffman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It can be customized so that it can fulfill everything you need, thanks to the collection management function Liberty can manage many application servers. You can manage it with rudimentary IT knowledge, so it can be deployed in any business.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As per my experience IBM WebSphere Hybrid edition is well suited where require a high level of customization and integration with other systems and platforms, Deployment of apps on cloud and on-premises, Complex requirements for multiple programming languages & frameworks.
It is less suited where developments are easy and simple also it has limited resources to manage.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is suited well for our EDI needs as well as our data integration needs. We have various file formats that we use the software to create and support. These formats include x12, xml, flat file, and csv files. The mapper allows for easy customization and extensions while using a drag and drop interface.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is a true enterprise grad product that can support multiple Java virtual machines/containers (JVM) and can scale really well in terms of capacity. PRC that comes with the product has the best console functionality and can be used to monitor each and every including multiple JVM's inside the cluster. It works extremely well with Azure Active Directory and this is a big advantage.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
WebSphere Hybrid Edition has been a game-changer for our organization, helping us modernize our WebSphere runtime and reduce infrastructure and license costs. It's one of the most powerful and reliable tools we've used, and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to modernize their application server for Java-based applications.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
WebSphere Hybrid Edition is highly available and accessible on all systems, with a well-designed user interface that provides quick access to applications. It also provides a good facility for enterprise application configuration and security APIs, making it easier for us to manage our applications and ensure the security of our data.
Jasmine Megan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Absolutely IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition is the best application testing and deploying tool set that has robust and reliable features easy to use and set up. It has multiple choices for deployment we are able to do it on the cloud or on-premises. The support is great makes sure all the new users grasp everything and provides excellent support services.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
From a full-stack's engineer's perspective, IBM WebSphere is the Most ideal way to deploy your business applications in any environment. An underrated feature on WebSphere is its ability to deploy microservices-based applications. This will enable you to break down the application into smaller, independently deployable services, which can be deployed and managed separately. You'll also be better placed if you take their specific courses for hybrid edition.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM WebSphere Hybrid edition is well-suited for the development and deployment of large enterprise-level applications such as Electronic Health Records that are used in our organization. IBM WebSphere is appropriate for organizations that require strong security and compliance as it provides a high level of security and compliance features. This works well with organizations that are subject to strict regulatory requirements, such as hospitals.
Gregory Jones | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As a user, IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition is suitable in deploying large and complex enterprise web applications that handle great number of users and transactions, building and deploying mobile and web applications and also provide good security features that protect enterprise application and its data. IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition is not suitable in non-Java applications and in organizations with limited budgets.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM WebSphere is an advantageous and scalable application enterprise server that has many configurations like data source connection, java configs and server configs etc. We can lay out this server in any kind of system like AIX, Windows in our local machine for development aspiration.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Because of its excellent infrastructure support and the fact that any expert can manage it with only rudimentary IT skills, I highly suggest it and am seriously considering obtaining it as soon as feasible. We've tested more than a hundred applications all at once, with 40 percent coming from HR alone, and they run like butter.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I recommend it, and I will consider acquiring it as soon as possible because it has remarkable infrastructure support, in addition to its support that any professional can control it with a minimum knowledge of IT. We have run more than 100 simultaneous applications throughout the company, where 40 percent are only from human resources, and they glide excellently well.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Large scale apps, EJB applications, Enterprise suite apps are where WebSphere Application Server will be most suited. Apps which need large volume and complex memory management also opt for WebSphere Application Server over Jboss.

Small scale web services and REST where highly scalable server is not needed, WebSphere Application Server falls back. Simple servers like Tomcat and Jboss take the edge for small apps.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is widely used for Java Web application deployments and it's highly secure and easy to use. It's easy to integrate with other components and widely used. Also, it's available for all operating systems. Websphere Application Server needs to be revamped per cloud technology requirements and few basic troubleshooting tools need to be added in the package for better resolution of issues.
September 23, 2020

IBM WAS Review for Tech

Rajesh Chandramohan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM WAS is good in transaction processing and suited for large deployments and enterprises looking for a smooth application server with less hassles. IBM WAS is not suited for batch processing kind of workload to work better.
Ben Williams | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our company in particular uses WebSphere to host a multitude of Java based applications, that require high availability and span multiple nodes for clustering and it seems well suited to this end.
Quashar Jamal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I believe WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is suited for all JEE applications. I have worked on J2EE based applications including commerce and portlets applications and believe that using WAS has added advantage over other JEE Servers. Although we faced a few issues while implementing queues connection factories over SSL for WebSphere MQ. IBM support folks are always there to help.
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