Cleo Integration Cloud Platform vs IBM B2B Integrator comparison

Cleo and IBM are both solutions in the Business-to-Business Middleware category. Cleo is ranked #14 with an average rating of 7.0, while IBM is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.0. Cleo holds a 2.4% mindshare in BBM, compared to IBM’s 6.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cleo users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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86% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

Cleo Integration Cloud Plat...

Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware

14th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM B2B Integrator

Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware

7th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

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No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Business-to-Business Middleware category, the mindshare of Cleo Integration Cloud Platform is 2.4%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM B2B Integrator is 6.5%, up from 6.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Joshua Rule

Senior Integration Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Though the tool reduces the internal hosting cost for businesses, it needs to provide more API integrations

I think it would be good and helpful if the solution provides access to other protocols besides AS2. Currently, the solution fails to provide users with additional protocol assistance and API integrations, so the aforementioned areas need to be considered for improvement. I wouldn't necessarily want to see any additional features included in the solution since it is already a robust product.

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Nagasaikiran Kesana

Senior Software Engineer at HCL Technologies

Fast, easy to use, and useful for integration purposes

In the initial stage, I used only business processes to build code. As I used the product more and more, I learned that we could monitor, perform support activities, and install and upgrade servers. We can learn how to manage the clients to get business. We must get into a call with customers and get their requirements. We must pass all the test cases, both positive and negative. We need to manage our team as well. We use various protocols for data security, like SFTP, FTP, and HTTP. We follow the security levels based on the customer’s requirements. We encrypt the file, and the customers decrypt it using the public and private keys we provide. Customers who need high security opt for HTTP certificates and AS2. I have also worked on AWS and Azure to pass files to the buckets. I also work on single sign-on authentication. External users can access our dashboard with a few details. For example, if our customers need to see whether a file is transferred from our end, they can easily log in to the details and monitor it. They can also perform health checks. I will recommend the tool to others. People who want to use the tool must not do anything blindly. They must analyze, learn the concept, and understand the purpose of the tool. There are other products in the market, like MuleSoft, that have the same functionality. We must understand why we are using IBM B2B Integrator. We must gather some information. I take some introductory classes for the new joiners in my organization. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of use it provides. Cleo Integration Cloud Platform is a straightforward and simple product."

"It can scale horizontally as well as vertically as a cluster."

"IBM B2B Integrator is a great tool, robust, reliable, low-maintenance, and ideal solution."

"The most valuable features are the flexibility and the range of EDI standards that IBM Sterling can handle."

"I find the codeless communications, SFTP or FTP, valuable."

"Very flexible product; it allows implementing different flows on the same infrastructure."

"B2B Integrator is multi-platform, so it can be integrated with Windows, Unix, or whatever, and it can work with almost all programming languages. It can also transfer a lot of data in a short time. For instance, a system I recently implemented exchanges about 20 million files a day."

"It is easy of use and it's easy to maintain. It's also faster to on-board partners."

"This solution allows for easy integration with heterogeneous applications."

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Cons

"Currently, the solution fails to provide users with additional protocol assistance and API integrations, so the aforementioned areas need to be considered for improvement."

"The mapping, visibility, deployment, and the dashboard could be improved and updated. The communication logs are very poor. They are not easily understood, and we need to navigate to many places for many reasons. You can't just pull the information; it's very tough."

"There should be a single place to do things, rather than making it complicated, not moving away and truncating the old features but instead coming up with the new and still keeping the old stuff confuses people sometimes."

"The dashboard is not integrated and should be bundled by the product vendor."

"The reporting features could be better. right now, they are lacking a bit."

"They do not have a solid partner ecosystem, and they do not have a clear roadmap for down the line; they're missing that clear roadmap."

"When working on an elaborate rule, I end up creating it in notepad and then pasting it into the Extended Rule window, which is not convenient."

"The initial setup is complex."

"Patching or upgrading the product is a bit of a nightmare. It would be nice if they removed the installation manager port. We find it complicates upgrading and patching a great deal."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I learned that the product's price is reasonable based on the interactions I had with my company's purchase team."

"The product costs more than 40K."

"We pay an annual fee based on the number of VPUs. It's fairly reasonable. We're in the middle of analyzing other products, and they're all pretty much in the same range."

"Licensing depends upon the package you opt for within the solution. The solution is a bit costly compared to the other integration tools in the market."

"The price of IBM B2B Integrator is too high. However, IBM may be willing to give a discount if there are negotiations. If they see that there is a good opportunity for them they can provide a discount."

"The solution is priced at $20,000 to $30,000 per year with no extra costs."

"The pricing is based on how many cores are used and the type of cores."

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Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Healthcare Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cleo Integration Cloud Platform?

The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of use it provides. Cleo Integration Cloud Platform is a straightforward and simple product.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cleo Integration Cloud Platform?

I learned that the product's price is reasonable based on the interactions I had with my company's purchase team.

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What needs improvement with Cleo Integration Cloud Platform?

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What do you like most about IBM B2B Integrator?

IBM B2B Integrator is a great tool, robust, reliable, low-maintenance, and ideal solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM B2B Integrator?

It is not cheap.

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What needs improvement with IBM B2B Integrator?

It supports many of our use cases but falls short in some areas as technology evolves, especially with data transfer between edge locations and the cloud or on-premise systems. The solution doesn’t...

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Also Known As

Extol Business Integrator

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, Sterling Gentran Integration Suite

Overview

A single, cohesive integration platform for end-to-end B2B, application, and data integration across your entire ecosystem. Cleo Integration Cloud is the industry's only integration platform designed to take an "outside-in" approach focused on delivering business outcomes. No matter the integration, Cleo Integration Cloud has you covered.

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Cleo

IBM B2B Integrator helps you securely integrate complex B2B processes with your partner communities. It provides a single, flexible B2B gateway that enables your organization to meet a wide range of B2B integration needs. The solution can improve business processes beyond enterprise boundaries and increase visibility into and across supply and demand chains.

IBM

Sample Customers

USA Truck, Burris Logic, Dot Foods, The Apparel Group, Delta Dental

Bonnie Plants, Toshiba Europe, Florida Hospital

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