Item: Apache Camel
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My team uses Apache Camel as a Platform as a Software service in the tech stack to perform integration of their code on a component basis by deriving it from files based on a defined logic and processes and then make those available to testers and UAT group. Apache Camel being opensource is very helpful for our team to perform their daily integration activities in non prod environment for quick testing of their work.

Pros and Cons

open source and a great set of component feature set - always latest features available for integration
works well with spring boot
great community and support for any kind of workflow
based on enterprise integration patterns which helps our developers achieve integration tasks with all kinds of API services

didn't work well when our developers tried to transform heavy data sets
Apache Camel's whole logic is based on java so team needs to have a great skill set in java
if there are a handful of workflows then Apache Camel's full potential can't be realized

Most Important Features

handle multiple workflows
data distribution
modernizing legacy apps and APIs
Process web-submitted forms and generating reports

Return on Investment

huge cost saving and quick turn around in terms of extracting data from files and integrating them to our processes
ease the work with java objects
modernizing our API services
ease of using it with Apache's TomCat server

Alternatives Considered

Pivotal RabbitMQ and Apache Kafka

working with Apache's TomCat server, our developer found it most easy given the UI of Camel to perform integration and data processing tasks. when compared to the other two softwares they felt the need to learn new tools outside of Apache family can be avoided and with kafka, the UI is similar but Camel just had more intuitive features to help them do their tasks for almost 3 years now.

Key Insights

Do you think Apache Camel delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Apache Camel's feature set?

Yes

Did Apache Camel live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Apache Camel go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Apache Camel again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Apache Kafka, Pivotal RabbitMQ

Likelihood to Recommend

very well suited when data has to be extracted in itself from files based on defined logic and process workflows and integrated with other processes and applications in your architecture. Our teams put a gateway in front of the APIs for integrating data and ensuring data integrity before letting the application process the data.

Very Good and Lightweight Integration Solution for your Applications

Overall Satisfaction with Apache Camel