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IBM B2B Integrator vs Magic xpi Integration Platform comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM B2B Integrator
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
Business-to-Business Middleware (1st)
Magic xpi Integration Platform
Average Rating
3.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (33rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Integration solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM B2B Integrator is designed for Business-to-Business Middleware and holds a mindshare of 8.3%, up 6.9% compared to last year.
Magic xpi Integration Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 1.1% mindshare, up 0.6% since last year.
Business-to-Business Middleware Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM B2B Integrator8.3%
SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite10.2%
IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services9.0%
Other72.5%
Business-to-Business Middleware
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Magic xpi Integration Platform1.1%
Boomi iPaaS7.0%
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform6.7%
Other85.2%
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2742345 - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager Neverhack Spain at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Experience with robust integrator reveals strong performance and potential for interface updates
Based on my experience and my clients' feedback, there are a few points IBM can improve for IBM B2B Integrator. One of these is the graphical user interface. For several years, IBM has been promising to renew this interface, which has an ancient, old aesthetic, though it contains many functionalities. Creating a new interface would incur a very high internal cost with no new profitability for IBM. This is one of the points where customers say it feels like working in the 1990s with this interface. Another significant issue is that the platform is not multi-tenant. It's not possible to have different tenants in the cloud. This creates problems when trying to create SaaS offers based on IBM B2B Integrator, as there is the possibility that some workflow for a customer can be visible to another one. Since it's not multi-tenant, it's running on the same tenant of the platform. This is the main issue that the platform has.
it_user977634 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise IT Architect at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees
A low-performing integration tool
We use it as an in-house back-type integration tool. It allows us to have different integrations between different systems It does not perform well. It needs more reusable components that are unlimited in time. Furthermore, it relies on the files systems and does not create components, so it is…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In general, it's a very good solution."
"The product is easily transportable - it'll go to any platform."
"One of the most valuable aspects of this solution is that it's a consolidated suite of communication protocols, offerings, data transformation, and back-end application integration."
"I wasn't using any other better solution than the one that I'm using right now."
"The solution is useful for transferring files from one format to another format. Also, the solution is useful in translation."
"The solution is fast and easy to use."
"It can scale horizontally as well as vertically as a cluster."
"It helps us to consolidate multiple divisions into one Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) source."
"The stability of the solution is OK."
 

Cons

"The product does not have default options for PDF generation."
"We often need to change property files for accounts, and I don't always have access to them. For core mapping, we need to install JDK"
"There are key loopholes, or I would say there are low-hanging issues with the Sterling Integrator, and they could have all been improved."
"I would like more visibility, because IBM has partnered with other companies that sell frameworks."
"I would like to see a more step-by-step way of doing things. Even though it is a GUI-based interface, there are certain things that will get stuck if you do not understand it."
"There are also some features in the solution that are not user-friendly, like code lists with no search options. So, we must navigate hundreds of pages to check for one entry."
"The initial setup is complex."
"Visibility and reporting is lacking."
"It does not perform well. It needs more reusable components that are unlimited in time."
"It is not performing well."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is priced at $20,000 to $30,000 per year with no extra costs."
"Licensing depends upon the package you opt for within the solution. The solution is a bit costly compared to the other integration tools in the market."
"The pricing is based on how many cores are used and the type of cores."
"The product costs more than 40K."
"The price of IBM B2B Integrator is too high. However, IBM may be willing to give a discount if there are negotiations. If they see that there is a good opportunity for them they can provide a discount."
"We pay an annual fee based on the number of VPUs. It's fairly reasonable. We're in the middle of analyzing other products, and they're all pretty much in the same range."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Construction Company
26%
Printing Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise32
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM B2B Integrator?
Regarding pricing, IBM B2B Integrator rates in the middle range. This integrator has embedded all the functionality needed to handle files and messages. It tends to be very expensive because the IB...
What needs improvement with IBM B2B Integrator?
From the automation perspective, IBM B2B Integrator has its own powerful workflow, but compared to other applications such as MuleSoft or Boomi, they have many cloud connectors and multiple connect...
What is your primary use case for IBM B2B Integrator?
IBM B2B Integrator is majorly used in banks for managed file transfer, integrating with their external and internal applications for large files, especially huge files which need to be transferred,...
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Also Known As

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, Sterling Gentran Integration Suite
Magic xpi Integration Platform, iBOLT
 

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Sample Customers

Bonnie Plants, Toshiba Europe, Florida Hospital
Godrej Properties
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