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Fiorano ESB vs IBM Integration Bus comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 3, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Fiorano ESB
Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
12th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Integration Bus
Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
70
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of Fiorano ESB is 3.1%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Integration Bus is 16.2%, down from 19.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Integration Bus16.2%
Fiorano ESB3.1%
Other80.7%
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer987933 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr.Manager - Programming and software development at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Scalable and easy to maintain
One of the most valuable features is the scalability. Whenever it's required, we can add more servers and scale. We can actually use specific servers for specific stuff. Unlike in other solutions, now we can implement one server purely dedicated to core-banking-related API. This is very important when it comes to the PCI DSS certification.
RA
Associate Consultant at MindCraft Software Pvt. Ltd.
Efficient data transformation and seamless integration drive successful deployments
As for improvements in IBM Integration Bus, we are getting another feature of the retry mechanism now. Version 8.13 was upgraded, and we started using the retry mechanism itself, and we are using nodes in the development level. They are improving one of the nodes such as the HTTP request node, implementing the indirect retry mechanism itself, and we are getting new features.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Fully functional interfaces and web services are up in hours, not days, so we spend more time designing XSD than setting up the service."
"It has vastly improved the speed of delivery for custom integrations."
"One of the most valuable features is the scalability. Whenever it's required, we can add more servers and scale. We can actually use specific servers for specific stuff. Unlike in other solutions, now we can implement one server purely dedicated to core-banking-related API. This is very important when it comes to the PCI DSS certification."
"The platform's most valuable feature is data transformation."
"Fiorano offers multiple adaptors for various interface languages, making it easy to cater to a variety of interfaces."
"The ability to compliment out-of-the-box integration components with small custom code."
"The interface is quite stable."
"I recommend it for large enterprises but only for specific use cases."
"IBM Integration Bus is a good product and I would recommend it for enterprise customers."
"IIB is a good candidate to enable all heterogeneous systems to exchange data smoothly without any effort."
"It is one of the most stable products which I have seen in the market."
"The message queue feature is very valuable."
"The most valuable features of the IBM Integration Bus are flexibility. It's also an alternative for integrating it with other projects, which we are not ready at this time to do, such as switching to tunnels. The tunnels would be used with other partners to make sure everything is secured."
"I consider the solution to be one of the most stable in the market."
 

Cons

"Error logging is not very user-friendly. It requires the error logging to be configured in many different places."
"Error descriptions are not user friendly."
"Fiorano ESB could be improved by becoming more user-friendly."
"Fiorano ESB could be improved by becoming more user-friendly. Most of the pages and generated reports on API usage are already there, but they could be more user-friendly. There could be more selections added to generate reports. Overall, though, Fiorano suits all our needs and has good functionality."
"Fiorano ESB's logging feature and data availability need improvement."
"I would like for them to make the training much easier."
"IBM Integration Bus can improve JSON Schema validations. We don't have any kind of nodes that can support that kind of validation. If we want to containerize it by means of the docker's containers in the clouds, we are not able to manage it very well."
"The tracing and debugging features are not up to date with more modern technology available."
"The user interface could be improved in a future release."
"Its documentation is currently lacking."
"Storage capacity of the product should be addressed."
"I would like to be able to build an Integration Bus cluster that is active-active."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product's pricing a five out of ten."
"The maintenance and support of the product are very expensive."
"The price of the IBM Integration Bus is expensive. If you compare the price to the cloud version you can purchase what you need but the on-premise version price is flat."
"The pricing could be improved to make it more competitive."
"IBM Integration Bus solution is expensive and this is one of the reasons we are looking for an alternative, such as MuleSoft."
"As customers, we always try to buy things as cheaply as possible. But the price for the IBM Integration Bus is fine. When we compare it to competitors, it's pretty much the same. However, there are a lot of open-source integration platforms coming to the market as well. So overall, the price is fine as far as licensed products are concerned."
"I generally do not get involved in the licensing or pricing because I'm a hardcore technical guy, but I'm aware of the fact that IBM is highly expensive, so not everybody can afford it. All the products are licensed."
"Support costs are high compared to the competition. Otherwise, the support is good."
"IBM is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
25%
Construction Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Hospitality Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise47
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Integration Bus?
Regarding the pricing setup cost and licensing for IBM Integration Bus, I believe it is expensive. The IBM tool is now expensive because they moved to the cloud. I am not sure about the previous co...
 

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IBM WebSphere ESB
 

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Sample Customers

Polaris Transport, Harris Exelis, Aboitiz Power, Dyckerhoff AG, Gamma-Dynacare, DHL, Bajaj Finserv, Ecole hételire de Lausanne, Northern California Power Agency, Federal Bank, Commercial Bank of Africa, EasyPay, SSP, General American Corporation, Forex, Beijing Shubei Software Technology, City of Canton, Kent County Council, SJS District, County of Tulare, US Coast Guard, ZUNYI, Fraikin, Nilkamal, Posco, Toyota, UB Group
Salesbox, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Road Buddy, Swiss Federal Railways, Electricity Supply Board, The Hartree Centre, ESB Networks
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