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IBM API Connect vs SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.5
IBM API Connect enhances efficiency and flexibility, reducing service exposure time and enabling data monetization with significant ROI improvements.
Sentiment score
7.2
SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite enhances efficiency, reduces headcount, and delivers cost savings through automation and integration, despite initial costs.
Reducing development hours from eighty to four for an API was possible due to reusing existing scripts from DataPower.
Software Engineer IV at Royal Cyber Inc.
I have seen a return on investment from using IBM API Connect, as we created multiple plans based on customer usage.
Works at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
IBM API Connect support is knowledgeable and engaging but can be slow and documentation is lacking, rated 7-9/10.
Sentiment score
7.4
SEEBURGER's support is reliable with responsive service, though language and time-zone issues may affect personalization and customization speed.
Support is excellent when it comes to APIC.
Software Engineer IV at Royal Cyber Inc.
Support is extremely good, especially with Sev 1 issues.
Software Engineer IV at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
It was frustrating that we almost could not install it by ourselves because some information I will never find because IBM keeps it.
DB A Sysadmin Devops Software Ag Adabas/Natural/Ibm Entire X Webmethods at Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation BIT
The support provided by SEEBURGER is excellent.
Seeburger Lead EDI Developer/Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I would rate my experience with the technical support of SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite as 10 out of 10.
Senior Software Engineer at HCLTech
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
IBM API Connect offers scalability and flexibility in cloud environments, despite higher costs and challenges in older versions.
Sentiment score
7.4
SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite excels in scalability and flexibility, easily adapting to various business needs with cloud integration.
When you have Kubernetes on cloud or on-premise, scalability is easy.
DB A Sysadmin Devops Software Ag Adabas/Natural/Ibm Entire X Webmethods at Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation BIT
With container versions, scaling up or down the gateways deployed into pods is a two to three-minute task for the operations team.
Software Engineer IV at Royal Cyber Inc.
It is distributed among IBM MQ, IBM Ace, IBM DataPower, and IBM API Connect.
Software Engineer IV at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The scalability depends primarily on the mapping itself, as the connection and file flow are in the cloud.
Senior Software Engineer at HCLTech
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
IBM API Connect stability has improved significantly since 2018, but some users still experience minor issues and synchronization needs.
Sentiment score
8.0
SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite offers reliable stability, minimal issues, swift error handling, and near-perfect uptime with responsive support.
The runtime engine for the APIC Gateway is still a DataPower component, which has been stable in the industry for about fifteen years.
Software Engineer IV at Royal Cyber Inc.
If it is functioning well, you won't have a bad experience and your application becomes more reliable.
Works at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
IBM API Connect was very stable.
DB A Sysadmin Devops Software Ag Adabas/Natural/Ibm Entire X Webmethods at Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation BIT
SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite is a very stable product, and I haven't noticed any significant drawbacks.
Seeburger Lead EDI Developer/Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I would rate the stability of SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite as 9 out of 10.
Senior Software Engineer at HCLTech
 

Room For Improvement

IBM API Connect needs better monitoring, integration, user experience, and DevOps tools, while facing complaints about cost and complexity.
SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite needs interface simplification, enhanced monitoring, better documentation, and improved cloud integration and cost models.
Examples include the lack of connectivity to MQ.
Software Engineer IV at Royal Cyber Inc.
You need to know when traffic peaks, so use auto-scaling when traffic comes.
Works at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Connectivity to MQ is not available in IBM API Connect.
Software Engineer IV at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Acquiring training documents on a public domain for SEEBURGER is challenging.
Seeburger Lead EDI Developer/Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The cloud interface is currently too cluttered, especially when creating new transactions from scratch or performing search queries.
Senior Software Engineer at HCLTech
 

Setup Cost

IBM API Connect offers tiered pricing with robust features, seen as cost-effective despite higher costs compared to competitors.
SEEBURGER's flexible licensing and comprehensive features offer competitive pricing, justifying its cost despite complexity for many organizations.
Pricing depends on how many instances run across environments.
Software Engineer IV at Royal Cyber Inc.
Regarding the pricing of SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite, I would rate it as 7 out of 10.
Senior Software Engineer at HCLTech
 

Valuable Features

IBM API Connect offers comprehensive API lifecycle management with user-friendly development, security, analytics, and cloud integration features.
SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite offers platform independence, strong EDI automation, seamless SAP integration, scalability, and comprehensive global B2B integration.
It offers significant development efficiency, reducing man-hours from eighty to four when creating APIs.
Software Engineer IV at Royal Cyber Inc.
We can add some policies to provide extra security, protect your backend, validate the consumers, and analyze based on the traffic limit to throw things out.
Works at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
IBM API Connect has a designer and CLI features which can be used to completely automate the API.
Software Engineer IV at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
It comes pre-loaded with solutions, meaning it is ready to use without requiring significant development.
Seeburger Lead EDI Developer/Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
There is no disturbance in the connections, and it is very clear to check the connection flow with applicable queues.
Senior Software Engineer at HCLTech
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM API Connect
Ranking in API Management
8th
Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SEEBURGER Business Integrat...
Ranking in API Management
20th
Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
14th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Business-to-Business Middleware (4th), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of IBM API Connect is 4.4%, down from 6.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite is 1.4%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM API Connect4.4%
SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite1.4%
Other94.2%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

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DB A Sysadmin Devops Software Ag Adabas/Natural/Ibm Entire X Webmethods at Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation BIT
API management has strengthened security and monitoring but still needs better support and tooling
There are areas of IBM API Connect that need to be improved. I want what Gravitee made, which is much better. Gravitee made many samples for different use cases. First of all, they made examples of use cases, codes, and what the module expects and what the module returns for multiple examples and use cases inside the development. I do not even have to go to the documentation website because everything is included inside the tool when I work on it. This is great, in fact. IBM API Connect should show examples. One other thing is the support. The support of IBM is in India. Every time I want to ask something, they say they need logs, they want this, they want that. Gravitee API asks me to explain the problem without asking a thousand times as if it is a request for a green card in the USA. Then they really explain quickly. IBM is a big company, so everything is standardized with the approach of "You do that, you do that, you request that. If you do not have that, you do not reply to the client." Clients want flexibility today, even if it is a huge company. A stressed client is a client that will want to change to other flexible solutions. When everything is fine, we do not care, but when there is stress and problems, that is when the customer of IBM evaluates the tool really. It is when there are problems. IBM makes a lot of efforts on sales and technical sales, and then that is it.
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Senior Software Engineer at HCLTech
Exceptional support and reliability drive optimal data flow and integration
The features of SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite that I found most valuable are related to entity flow. We can find the entity flow to be very useful so we can grab the flow accordingly. There is no disturbance in the connections, and it is very clear to check the connection flow with applicable queues. When comparing to other applications, SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite is the easiest way to understand the application. I have also worked on the cloud services where SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite is moving to cloud. I have worked on cloud services where the mapping part is in the cloud itself, along with the connection setup.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Insurance Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Retailer
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise62
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise38
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM API Connect?
I do not handle the pricing, setup cost, and licensing details.
What needs improvement with IBM API Connect?
There are areas of IBM API Connect that need to be improved. I want what Gravitee made, which is much better. Gravitee made many samples for different use cases. First of all, they made examples of...
What is your primary use case for IBM API Connect?
The usual use cases for IBM API Connect that I worked with mostly involved three things: security, monitoring, and message control. The purpose was to address these areas, though there was one feat...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite?
Regarding the pricing of SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite, I would rate it as 7 out of 10.
What needs improvement with SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite?
Regarding areas of improvement for SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite, the cloud functionality needs enhancement. The cloud interface is currently too cluttered, especially when creating new tran...
What is your primary use case for SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite?
I have worked around 3.5 years with SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite ( /products/seeburger-business-integration-suite-reviews ). Currently, I am working with WebMethods. Previously, I worked fo...
 

Also Known As

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SEEBURGER BIS
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Heineken, Tine, Finologee, Axis Bank
Altis, Autoliv, Cebi, Cofresco, MoneyGram International, Samsonite Europe, VSP Global, BMW Group, OSRAM, Magna, Lavazza
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