APIC, a decent pick that could do better
July 03, 2023
APIC, a decent pick that could do better
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with IBM API Connect
API Connect acts as an exposure layer (ingress point), fronting our integration bus services components. Providing a TLS termination point, authentication, fine grained authorisation, and rate limiting capabilities.
- Open API Specification authoring
- API and API Product lifecycling
- Self service
- Adherence to industry standards e.g. W3C SOAP specifications
- Validation policy breadth and depth
- Full OAS support
- More secure APIs
- Higher consistency of interface specifications
It really simplifies the job of downstream components and promotes clear separation of concerns between functions and development team
- Kong Gateway Community (Open Source)
API Connect was far more mature, far quicker than Kong. It was clear a few years ago that API Connect features such as Applications and Product groupings were the way forward as Kong was at the time lacking these but planning to replicate them in their roadmaps
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?
No
Did implementation of IBM API Connect go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy IBM API Connect again?
Yes