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TIBCO Scribe vs webMethods.io comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

TIBCO Scribe
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (62nd)
webMethods.io
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
95
Ranking in other categories
Business-to-Business Middleware (6th), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (5th), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (14th), API Management (17th), Cloud Data Integration (12th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (11th)
 

Featured Reviews

GouravSuri - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer (L4) at Uber
A cloud solution that has a lot of connectors, but it should provide better documentation and scenario-based samples
Smaller customers who want to integrate with other systems don't need too much in-house expertise in terms of technology. They can hire consultants who can implement this solution for them, and they don't have to maintain any infrastructure. For a smaller setup, it is a go-to integration system wherein they don't need a lot of expertise or infrastructure. The solution's UI is pretty intuitive and easy. It is good for smaller integration use cases. I think it would be a problem for bigger use cases. Overall, I rate TIBCO Scribe a six out of ten.
YM
Developer at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Offers strong integration capabilities and reliable features but needs pricing and scaling improvements
Many things are evolving with the AI buzz in the market. What I would like to see improved or enhanced in webMethods.io in the future is that since webMethods.io is already under IBM, I think IBM will introduce and integrate AI into it. Additionally, regarding what webMethods.io can improve is the license cost. Other cloud players are also providing the same kind of functionality, such as AWS and Azure. webMethods.io is being installed on-premises, but AWS is providing it directly in the cloud. When comparing the license cost and request per minute cost, webMethods.io needs to address that. There are many competitors in the market for this.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of TIBCO Scribe is the connectors available to various products."
"Application integration, business process integration, and B2B partner integration are valuable. But among these, I feel B2B partner integration is the most valuable. This module integrates two business partners and exchanges data through electronic data interchange messages in the form of specific standards, without any manual process needed."
"All of the components are very independent but are tied together to give the business value."
"This solution has improved our productivity and efficiency in pretty much all of our applications."
"The Software AG Designer has been great. It's very intuitive."
"webMethods.io is a comprehensive box that provides multiple functionalities; I appreciate it because we can integrate many applications and any kind of API we want to integrate."
"There were no complexities involved in the setup phase...The product is able to meet my company's API protection needs."
"This is a middleware tool from Software AG, so when there is a need for EAI/ESB, or B2B; the use cases and implementations are plenty and can vary according to business and enterprise architecture."
"API Gateways and API Management in general first and foremost standardizes and democratizes the Integration problem across all IT domains."
 

Cons

"The solution should provide better documentation and scenario-based samples."
"webMethods Integration Server could improve on the version control. I'm not sure if Web Method has some kind of inbuilt integration with Bitbucket or GitHub or some kind of version control system. However, that's one area where they can improve."
"I would like to have training for my team members, but the training offered is a little bit expensive."
"When it comes to scaling, it requires more RAM and more machines."
"This product has too many gaps. You find them after update installations. This should be covered by automatic testing."
"I think rules engine processes and BPM processes should be improved."
"Forced migration from MessageBroker to Universal Messaging requires large scale reimplementation for JMS."
"The product needs to be improved in a few ways. First, they need to stabilize the components of the whole platform across versions. Also, they should stop replacing old components with brand new ones and, rather, improve by evolution."
"I would like the solution to provide bi-weekly updates."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There is a license needed to use the webMethods Integration Server."
"Some who consider this solution often avoid it due to its high price."
"The solution's development license is free for three to six months. We have to pay for other things."
"webMethods Integration Server is expensive, and there's no fixed price on it because it has a point pricing model. You can negotiate, which makes it interesting."
"I am not involved in the licensing side of things."
"I would like to see better pricing for the license."
"Based on our team discussions and feedback, it is pretty costly because they charge us for each transmission."
"I don’t have much idea about prices, but webMethods API Portal is not something cheaper."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Construction Company
6%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
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Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise65
 

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What needs improvement with webMethods Integration Server?
The alignment of on-premise and cloud versions needs improvement.
What needs improvement with webMethods Trading Networks?
webMethods.io does not currently have certain features, and we have to do coding as well. However, they have recently come up with a hybrid application where users will be able to use drag-and-drop...
What is your primary use case for webMethods Trading Networks?
We are primarily focused on IBM webMethods. I am part of the Center of Excellence team, where we involve ourselves in proposals and providing solutions to clients. webMethods.io is a middleware too...
 

Also Known As

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

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