Fiorano ESB vs webMethods.io comparison

Fiorano and IBM are both solutions in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category. Fiorano is ranked #12, while IBM is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.7. Fiorano holds a 3.0% mindshare in E, compared to IBM’s 8.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Fiorano users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 3, 2025

Fiorano ESB and webMethods.io compete in the enterprise integration space. Fiorano ESB is more flexible and faster in integration, while webMethods.io is favored for its wide-ranging features despite its higher cost.

Features: Fiorano ESB includes strong microservices capabilities, real-time data integration, and scalability. webMethods.io stands out with its extensive connectors, enhanced analytics, and cloud-native architecture, providing a range of pre-built applications for greater functionality.

Room for Improvement: Fiorano ESB could enhance its analytics and expand its range of pre-built connectors. Further documentation support would be beneficial. webMethods.io could simplify its deployment process, lower its pricing model, and enhance user interface intuitiveness to make it more accessible to new users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fiorano ESB offers an agile deployment process with less initial complexity. webMethods.io provides a more intricate deployment but is backed by comprehensive support and extensive documentation, helping to mitigate any deployment challenges.

Pricing and ROI: Fiorano ESB offers competitive pricing with lower upfront costs, making it attractive for small to mid-sized enterprises. webMethods.io requires a higher initial investment but justifies this through its advanced features, appealing to larger organizations with more complex integration needs.

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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

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

webMethods.io

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business-to-Business Middleware (5th), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (11th), API Management (11th), Cloud Data Integration (10th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of Fiorano ESB is 3.0%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of webMethods.io is 8.8%, down from 10.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
webMethods.io	8.8%
Fiorano ESB	3.0%
Other	88.2%

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

Featured Reviews

reviewer987933

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.

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Yashraj Makwana

Developer at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Offers strong integration capabilities and reliable features but needs pricing and scaling improvements

Many things are evolving with the AI buzz in the market. What I would like to see improved or enhanced in webMethods.io in the future is that since webMethods.io is already under IBM, I think IBM will introduce and integrate AI into it. Additionally, regarding what webMethods.io can improve is the license cost. Other cloud players are also providing the same kind of functionality, such as AWS and Azure. webMethods.io is being installed on-premises, but AWS is providing it directly in the cloud. When comparing the license cost and request per minute cost, webMethods.io needs to address that. There are many competitors in the market for this.

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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

"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 ability to compliment out-of-the-box integration components with small custom code."

"The platform's most valuable feature is data transformation."

"webMethods Trading Networks is a stable solution."

"The orchestration aspects of APIs, the integration capabilities, and the logging functionalities were the most critical features of our workflow."

"High throughput and excellent scalability."

"The ease of mapping... is the single largest feature. It gives us the ability to craft anything. A lot of single-purpose technologies, like Mirth, are good for healthcare messages, but we use webMethods not only for healthcare messages but for other business-related purposes, like integrations to Salesforce or integrations to Office 365. It's multi-purpose nature is very strong."

"EDI is robust and integration with SAP is good."

"We can arrange data caching and look at the solid state. Also, the API gateway is a very good component that can handle relevant cachings and integrations, as well as and also load permitting."

"We have a reusable code that we can replicate for any new interfaces."

"It's obvious that the heart of the product lies here. It's comprised of all aspects of ESB (Enterprise Gateway, Adapter, TN, Java) and BPM (task, rules engine)."

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Cons

"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."

"Error logging is not very user-friendly. It requires the error logging to be configured in many different places."

"Fiorano ESB's logging feature and data availability need improvement."

"The market webMethods Integration Server falls under is a very crowded market, so for the product to stand out, Software AG would need to get traction in the open source community by releasing a new version or a base version and open source it, so people can create new custom components and add it to the portfolio."

"The UI for the admin console is very old. It hasn't been updated for years and is pretty much the same one that we started with. This is something that could be refreshed and made more modern."

"As webMethods Integration Server is expensive, that's its area for improvement."

"I have noticed that webMethods ActiveTransfer has had problems when handling large files. For example, when we receive (and perform operations on) files that are larger than about 16 MB, the software starts losing performance."

"Large file handling is pretty hard comparatively to other middleware tools."

"It could be more user-friendly."

"Some of the things that we use cannot be done in this solution. For these things, we have to either use a Java service or a util service. There is no predefined or existing service that we can use. So, we have to work on the util service and write on top of it. Its price can also be better. It is pretty costly because they charge us for each transmission."

"There are things that could be improved with the webMethods API gateway. One thing is that it's too attached to the integration service and we'd like it to be a little bit more independent. We would like for them to separate operations so that it doesn't rely on the bulky integration server and so that it can be used everywhere."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product's pricing a five out of ten."

"The pricing is a yearly license."

"It is worth the cost."

"The price is a little bit high, especially regarding their support."

"Most of my clients would like the price of the solution to be reduced."

"webMethods Trading Networks is a bit costly compared to others solutions."

"I would like to see better pricing for the license."

"I do think webMethods is coming under increasing pressure when it comes to their price-to-feature value proposition. It's probably the single biggest strategic risk they have. They're very expensive in their industry. They've been raising the price recently, especially when compared with their competitors."

"webMethods Integration Server is expensive, and there's no fixed price on it because it has a point pricing model. You can negotiate, which makes it interesting."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	64

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What do you like most about Built.io Flow?

The tool helps us to streamline data integration. Its BPM is very strong and powerful. The solution helps us manage digital transformation.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io is expensive. We have multiple components, and you need to pay for each of them.

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What needs improvement with Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io needs to incorporate ChatGPT to enhance user experience. It can offer a customized user experience.

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Built.io Flow, webMethods Integration Server, webMethods Trading Networks, webMethods ActiveTransfer, webMethods.io API

Overview

The Fiorano ESB implements a brokered, peer-to-peer (often referred to as super peer) system architecture, which combines the management benefits of centralized hub-and-spoke systems with the performance benefits of fully distributed peer-to-peer systems, while avoiding the particular disadvantages of both of these individual approaches.

Fiorano

webMethods.io Integration is a powerful integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that provides a combination of capabilities offered by ESBs, data integration systems, API management tools, and B2B gateways.

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Sample Customers

Polaris Transport, Harris Exelis, Aboitiz Power, Dyckerhoff AG, Gamma-Dynacare, DHL, Bajaj Finserv, Ecole hételire 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

Cisco, Agralogics, Dreamforce, Cables & Sensors, Sacramento Kings

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