Item: IBM API Connect
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM API Connect

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It enables us to centralize governance and API use within a single platform, thereby eliminating resource duplication. This means that if a team requires a certain functionality, the first step is to validate if it already exists. If it does, the team is invited to use an existing API. If not, the option of deploying a new API version or creating a completely new one is evaluated. The scope is at the API Governance Mexico level.

Pros and Cons

Pros

GW (Gateway) components in general do not usually fail.
API configurations are usually easy to understand once you know the tool.
The interaction between its different components is usually quite stable.

Cons

Integration with Drupal and the generation of custom modules could be more user-friendly.
Verify the integrity of the products and their consumption plans when publishing products in a catalog.
The existence of a portal for API producers, where you can see in detail which consumers are using which APIs, and where you can also get more details from the consumption analytics.

Return on Investment

Centralizes API consumption.
It streamlines the discovery of existing APIs and their production.

Usability

In general, the usability is good. It allows you to perform actions correctly, the workflows function well, and while it does have certain bugs, its overall usability is very good. It has certain bugs, but in general, its usability is very good. The API publishing and editing process usually works correctly. Product publication doesn't usually fail unless there is an error in the configuration of the consumption plans . The GW (Gateway) is what tends to be most stable, and it is very rare for it to fail.

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

GitHub, Jenkins, AngularJS

Likelihood to Recommend

In general, API Connect usually works correctly, and I would always recommend it. However, the learning curve can sometimes be a bit complex due to all the topics it covers, and even when you already know how it works, you often encounter certain bugs that you can only solve with extensive experience.

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