IBM App Connect vs TIBCO Cloud Integration comparison

The compared IBM and TIBCO solutions aren't in the same category. IBM is ranked #13 in CDI , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 4.6% mindshare in the category. TIBCO is ranked #15 in PaaS , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 1.5% 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 (13th)

TIBCO Cloud Integration

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

8.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (15th)

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 4.6%, up 3.8% compared to last year.
TIBCO Cloud Integration, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 1.5% mindshare, up 0.7% since last year.

Cloud Data Integration Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM App Connect	4.6%
AWS Glue	14.4%
AWS Database Migration Service	11.1%
Other	69.9%

Cloud Data Integration

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
TIBCO Cloud Integration	1.5%
Boomi iPaaS	12.5%
Microsoft Azure Logic Apps	12.4%
Other	73.6%

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 SAge IT inc

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

"There is a friendly interface for configuration, and integration is made easy."

"Technical support is good."

"The most valuable feature is the user-friendliness of the application."

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

"It has an efficient design flow."

"When using IBM stacks, IBM App Connect is suitable and integrates well with other IBM products like WebSphere."

"Very scalable, flexible, and user-friendly."

"I recommend IBM App Connect Enterprise to everyone."

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

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

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

Cons

"IBM App Connect occasionally crashes for various reasons, requiring problem-solving intervention."

"IBM App Connect should improve security features."

"The user interface of IBM App Connect can be a little bit more user-friendly, I would say because the first-time developer is onboarded while using IBM App Connect, he or she may get a little intimidated or daunted looking at all the options available or the pipelines, et cetera."

"I've been using IBM App Connect for about twenty-five years, and while I like it, there are some areas for improvement. The trace policy is ridiculous, and the biggest issue is the cost—it's expensive. People would use it much more if the price point weren't so high."

"Plugins for the repositories are difficult to find."

"Finding developers for the product is difficult since it is a niche solution. I know the OpenShift environment is running well for the microservice environment. We had some issues with the other environment we tried to implement. It can be easily implemented internally, but we have some problems in practice."

"When we do a version upgrade of the system, the platform is kind of complicated."

"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."

More IBM App Connect cons

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

"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."

"The deployment was rather complicated."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"The price could be better."

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

"App Connect is not cheap."

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

"The cost depends upon the consumer."

"We don't pay for a license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Government

Financial Services Firm

12%

Consumer Goods Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	19

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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?

I am a developer specializing in IBM App Connect. We have a customer interested in comparing ESB tools, such as webMethods, which was previously owned by Software AG company before IBM acquired the...

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What do you like most about TIBCO Cloud Integration?

The product's initial setup phase was easy.

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What needs improvement with TIBCO Cloud Integration?

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What is your primary use case for TIBCO Cloud Integration?

I mainly use TIBCO Cloud Integration for iPaaS platforms, SaaS connectors, and SaaS connectivity that you have. The solution can be deployed on the cloud and on an on-premises model, so you can go ...

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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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