IBM App Connect vs TIBCO Cloud Integration comparison

The compared IBM and TIBCO solutions aren't in the same category. IBM is ranked #12 in CDI , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 2.8% mindshare in the category. TIBCO is ranked #20 in PaaS , and holds a 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

IBM App Connect

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100% willing to recommend

TIBCO Cloud Integration

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80% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

IBM App Connect

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Data Integration (12th)

TIBCO Cloud Integration

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

8.5

Number of Reviews

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Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (20th)

Mindshare comparison

IBM App Connect and TIBCO Cloud Integration aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM App Connect is designed for Cloud Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 2.8%, down 3.9% compared to last year.
TIBCO Cloud Integration, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 2.1% mindshare, up 0.7% since last year.

Cloud Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
IBM App Connect	2.8%
AWS Glue	8.8%
AWS Database Migration Service	7.4%
Other	81.0%

Cloud Data Integration

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
TIBCO Cloud Integration	2.1%
Boomi iPaaS	8.0%
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform	6.7%
Other	83.2%

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Featured Reviews

Emirhan Guven

Team Leader, Software Development at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

Transforms data efficiently and navigates licensing challenges with ease

The transition between version 12 and version 13 presents some challenges. While version 12 had approximately 10 features, version 13 includes around 200 features with cloud platform compatibility. The learning curve for developers moving from version 12 to 13 could be smoother. When using new components, better context explanations would be beneficial. In version 13, accessing new features requires connecting through a web browser, which can be challenging to understand. The explanation of new features could be more user-friendly.

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NarendraThota

Vice President of Technology Services at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

A product that is easy to install and offers good stability to users

The API part of the solution is an area in the solution where improvements are made since I see that TIBCO is currently trying to revamp its tool by focusing more on redesigning it. There was a tool called Mashery, which is an API management tool that was acquired by TIBCO. TIBCO Cloud Integration is not a user-friendly tool when it comes to the installation phase or for maintaining the systems since its architecture is really complex. I think in the UK, one of the major telecom providers for whom I had done the infrastructure setup uses TIBCO Cloud Integration. Basically, TIBCO Cloud Integration is a bit difficult to install and manage the platform, but I feel there are improvements in the tool's latest version, especially on the API management side. Instead of moving to the higher version and converting the older version of TIBCO Cloud Integration or the legacy platform covered under TIBCO, they still use it because the architecture is completely different, and the components that the product has are completely different from what the new version of the product offers, making it one of the major reasons why TIBCO is coming up with a new version of the product that will be released in the upcoming year. The legacy platform of TIBCO will run on the cloud directly. TIBCO plans to develop a unified tool that is supported on the cloud and in an on-premises environment.

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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

"It can handle API conversions with mapping and transformation rules, simplifying the development process."

"The solution is fast and supports Open UI 3.0 certification."

"Technical support is good."

"I would say that the most valuable feature is the array of connectors and integration tools."

"We use IBM App Connect for the integration between the applications."

"One of the most beneficial features is the ability to handle multiple communication technologies, like integrating Kafka flows, which is helpful as other teams heavily use it. Regarding error handling, I initially wrote most of the handling myself. While built-in features for error handling are built-in, it largely depends on the developer. We use a custom solution that catches all exceptions, logs them in a database, and replays them as needed. It has been effective for us for over twenty years."

"I like the adapters. The adapters help us achieve scalability. If you want to connect to SAP, there's an adapter. Salesforce? There's an adapter. You want to connect to another system? There's likely an adapter for that."

"IBM App Connect provides a very easy way to integrate many systems with zero manual code."

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"I like that it is a very good integration tool with many other things. TIBCO is very good for cloud integration"

"The product's initial setup phase was easy."

"I am really impressed by TIBCO's integration of any level of complexity."

Cons

"More connectors could be available for the product as some of the third-party software doesn't have default connectors."

"One more important point is that if IBM improves its CI/CD capabilities, it will make a big difference. Right now, I have to create my own CI/CD setup from scratch for every client, which is inefficient."

"They reply in one or two hours at most, but they could be better."

"The platform is somewhat expensive and hard to predict in terms of cost."

"The installation of containers could be simplified, as it currently requires a senior-level installer."

"IBM needs to enhance and have a stronger offering for the event streaming part because this is the future needed for the containerization and the new integration requirement."

"IBM App Connect is scalable. From the administration side, they need to improve the RBAC model, as well as the clustering of this product. It will be good if we can start up the cluster, via IBM Connect Console. Some other products like MuleSoft, are providing this type of administration. MuleSoft is easy to use and user friendly."

"Plugins for the repositories are difficult to find."

More IBM App Connect cons

"The deployment was rather complicated."

"TIBCO Cloud Integration is not a user-friendly tool when it comes to the installation phase or for maintaining the systems since its architecture is really complex."

"Integrations could be better. Although integration is good, we have faced some block issues."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"App Connect is not cheap."

"The licensing cost for IBM App Connect is very high."

"Initially, App Connect was quite expensive because the cost was based on the number of processors we used. However, it's now based on containers, which means we can be more specific about our consumption and get a better price."

"The solution's pricing isn't cheap, but you can get good discounts based on your competitive deal."

"The cost depends upon the consumer."

"IBM App Connect's pricing is high compared to other products."

"It is very expensive if we want to scale."

"The price could be better."

"We don't pay for a license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

Retailer

Consumer Goods Company

Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	21

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM App Connect?

I like the adapters. The adapters help us achieve scalability. If you want to connect to SAP, there's an adapter. Salesforce? There's an adapter. You want to connect to another system? There's like...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM App Connect?

Configuration time varies by implementation. For insurance companies with simple JDBC connections, the process is straightforward. However, companies requiring multiple configurations for ODBC, JDB...

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What is your primary use case for IBM App Connect?

IBM App Connect serves as our integration platform, allowing us to connect application systems and data without heavy load or heavy coding. In my current organization, we use the AWS cloud, and IBM...

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Overview

Rapidly connect public clouds, private clouds and on-premises application

App Connect Professional is IBM’s cloud integration offering which delivers an integration solution
• With ease-of-use, flexibility and increased responsiveness to the evolving business needs, while removing the daunting complexities of integration.
• Provides the powerful combination of a ‘simple integration experience’ for business users looking to automate how their applications talk to each other; coupled with a ‘configuration based integration’ approach for IT.
• App Connect Professional is for the teams and integration developers who need to solve more complex problems and need powerful tooling for integration scenarios

IBM

TIBCO Cloud Integration, built on open-source technologies, can connect cloud, on-premises, and IoT edge applications. It has a drag-and-drop and API-led design approach and a deploy-anywhere model.

TIBCO

Sample Customers

United Way of Allegheny County, Saint-Gobain CPS, Ricoh, SunTrust Banks Inc.

NASA, T-Mobile, EagleView, Air France KLM, Caesars Entertainment

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