JBoss ESB vs webMethods.io comparison

Red Hat and IBM are both solutions in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category. Red Hat is ranked #12, while IBM is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.1. Red Hat holds a 3.2% mindshare in E, compared to IBM’s 10.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

JBoss ESB

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

12th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

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 (3rd), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (9th), API Management (9th), Cloud Data Integration (7th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of JBoss ESB is 3.2%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of webMethods.io is 10.9%, up from 9.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

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Rohit SAHNI

Financial Technology Solution Consultant at Intellect Design Arena Ltd

Easy to use with flexible pricing, but needs more flexibility surrounding integrations

The EPA, from what I understand, lacks a lot of features and it doesn't really know how to interface with legacy systems or how to develop APIs for legacy systems. I'm not sure if it is possible, however, we would like to see features that allow for legacy systems so that they can continue to be developed and managed well. The solution should provide some more general studio features. We should be able to manipulate the platform in order to do some integrations on our own. There needs to be a bit more flexibility.

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MohanPrasad

Senior Consultant at Brillio

Smooth integration and enhanced deployment with high licensing cost

webMethods.io was used to integrate APIs through the webMethods.io platform, trigger database events, and connect backend APIs through a Java backend. It was used extensively for integration purposes in my organization Integration became smoother, troubleshooting was easier, and deployment and…

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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

"The solution is very easy to use. I can download the trial version and just give it a go."

"It's very flexible and a good platform to use."

"Best feature is Insight for monitoring, and as a debugging tool. It has saved us a lot of time during crisis situations."

"Broker and UM are the best features."

"The stability is good."

"The messaging part is the most valuable feature."

"The performance is good."

"High throughput and excellent scalability."

"Operationally, I consider the solution to be quite good."

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Cons

"The EPA, from what I understand, lacks a lot of features and it doesn't really know how to interface with legacy systems or how to develop APIs for legacy systems."

"Prices should be reduced, ideally by up to 30% for long-term customers like us."

"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."

"There should be better logging, or a better dashboard, to allow you to see see the logs of the services."

"For code version control, you need to use some external software."

"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."

"Rules engine processes and BPM processes should be improved."

"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."

"This is a great solution and the vendor could improve the marketing of the solution to be able to reach more clients."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Based on our team discussions and feedback, it is pretty costly because they charge us for each transmission."

"The pricing and licensing costs for webMethods are very high, which is the only reason that we might switch to another product."

"There is a license needed to use the webMethods Integration Server."

"I am not involved in the licensing side of things."

"I don’t have much idea about prices, but webMethods API Portal is not something cheaper."

"Always plan five years ahead and don’t jeopardize the quality of your project by dropping items from the bill of materials."

"This is an expensive product and we may replace it with something more reasonably priced."

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

24%

Comms Service Provider

Government

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Retailer

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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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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Also Known As

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

Overview

JBossESB is the next generation of EAI - better and without the vendor-lockin characteristics of old. As such, many of the capabilities mirror those of existing EAI offerings: Business Process Monitoring, Integrated Development Environment, Human Workflow User Interface, Business Process Management, Connectors, Transaction Manager, Security, Application Container, Messaging Service, Metadata Repository, Naming and Directory Service, Distributed Computing Architecture. Plus JBossESB is part of an SOI (Service Oriented Infrastructure). However, SOA is not simply a technology or a product: it's a style of design, with many aspects (such as architectural, methodological and organisational) unrelated to the actual technology.

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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

Rancore, Sprint, ResMed, Brazil's Ministry of Health, ING Services Polska

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

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