16 years of experience with DataPower
January 02, 2026

16 years of experience with DataPower

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM DataPower Gateway

It has been used to address integration scenarios, security enhancements, and also for specific transformations in JSON format. This includes multiprotocol contexts such as MQ, HTTPS, and ephemeral SFTP.

Pros

  • Security
  • Integration protocols and services
  • Scalability
  • Policy enforcement
  • SLA monitoring
  • AAA
  • Transformation policies

Cons

  • API security
  • WAF improvements
  • Security improvements
  • REST support
  • Kafka support and event streaming
  • Negative in maintenance and support costs
  • Positive in quickly definition and development
  • Positive in time to market
  • Positive, Centralized control of APIs (security, routing, monitoring).
  • Positive, Easy integration across protocols (REST, SOAP, gRPC).
  • Positive, Built-in security and scalability.
  • Negative, Complex setup and steep learning curve.
  • Negative, Limited flexibility compared to custom middleware.
In terms of usability, it has many advantages over other competitors in terms of integration, as it allows for the optimized creation of integration flows in a very quick and intuitive way from browsers, allowing for granular export and import of work, guaranteeing compatibility between different versions of the product.
In his brand DataPower has not competitors, in security, transform and data validations DataPower is better than other products.

Do you think IBM DataPower Gateway delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IBM DataPower Gateway's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM DataPower Gateway live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM DataPower Gateway go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM DataPower Gateway again?

Yes

Modern API Gateways have improved by adding stronger security, faster performance, better scalability. They are no longer just “traffic routers” but full-featured platforms that protect, monitor, and optimize APIs.

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