Item: IBM API Connect
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM API connect is the main API gateway we are using cross the entire company. As part of our new cloud architecture, API gateway plays a vital role in the whole micro service architecture. IBM API connect serves as the API gateway that faithfully directs all the traffic from within our company and outside.

Pros and Cons

Extremely reliable
Supports swagger
Easy to manage

Can be a learning curve for beginners
API management configuration tool can be simplified more
UI can be improved more

Return on Investment

Hides our backend endpoints
API versioning becomes easier
Easy and reliable API management.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon API Gateway and Cloudflare Gateway

As we have already have deep work relationship with IBM, when it comes to API gateway, we start looking at the API service IBM provides. And that is when we found out IBM API connect. It is very reliable and convenient tool to manage our API. It works with our cloud agnostic strategy.

Key Insights

Do you think IBM API Connect delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IBM API Connect's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM API Connect live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM API Connect go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM API Connect again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Amazon API Gateway, IntelliJ IDEA, Mailbird

Likelihood to Recommend

We are using micro service architecture where each function is carried by a RESTful API. We deploy the backend to the cloud and got endpoint of the backend. We do not want to open the endpoint to the public and that is where API gateway comes to play. IBM API gateway is a great choice for that part.

Easy, reliable API management tool

Overall Satisfaction with IBM API Connect