WSO2 Enterprise Integrator vs webMethods.io comparison

IBM and WSO2 are both solutions in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category. IBM is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.0, while WSO2 is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.3. IBM holds a 11.1% mindshare in E, compared to WSO2’s 5.4% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 76% of WSO2 users who would recommend it.

webMethods.io

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76% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 3, 2025

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and webMethods.io compete in the integration platform market. While WSO2 Enterprise Integrator is appreciated for its cost-effectiveness and supportive customer service, webMethods.io stands out with a superior feature set despite its higher pricing.

Features: WSO2 Enterprise Integrator includes strong security features and extensive integration capabilities. In comparison, webMethods.io delivers cloud integration and a user-friendly experience. Its innovative microservices architecture gives webMethods.io an edge.

Room for Improvement: WSO2 Enterprise Integrator could enhance its cloud deployment capabilities and flexibility. Also, its analytics and monitoring features could be improved. On the other hand, webMethods.io might benefit from more competitive pricing options and simplification in complex configurations. Additionally, the learning curve for some advanced features could be eased with more comprehensive user documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WSO2 Enterprise Integrator offers straightforward on-premises deployment and responsive support. webMethods.io, however, excels in cloud-based deployment efficiency and service, particularly in complex configurations, outperforming WSO2 in cloud environments.

Pricing and ROI: WSO2 Enterprise Integrator attracts with competitive pricing and favorable ROI, providing cost-effective solutions. Although webMethods.io has a higher initial setup cost, its advanced capabilities provide significant ROI, promising better long-term results for companies investing in its feature set.

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Categories and Ranking

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 (10th), Cloud Data Integration (8th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (4th)

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

7th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (29th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of webMethods.io is 11.1%, up from 9.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WSO2 Enterprise Integrator is 5.4%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

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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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Ritesh_Shah

Senior Solution Architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Decreases the development timeframe and costs

The main issue with the product is pricing. It uses core-based pricing for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and API Manager. It would be best if you had APIM by default. It provides many connectors for easy integration with third-party systems. Often, customers decide to develop using open-source tools like Spring Boot if there aren't many connectors required to avoid increasing costs. They'll develop this way and then deploy using APIM, the bare minimum needed. It is mainly required for very complicated setups with many connectors. In the implementations I've seen, people often used open-source tools because there weren't many third-party systems involved—just their organization's own systems. From WSO2 Enterprise Integrator, I expect them to bring up more and more connectors in the future. That's the main expectation. Having more connectors in various areas will help us when discussing new requirements. I don't have any specific use case right now, so I can't name a particular connector. But, as new technologies emerge, the relevant connectors should be there for those. WSO2 Enterprise Integrator mainly helps with the integration part, which can be simplified only if you have relevant connectors for whatever you're doing.

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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 developer portal is a valuable feature."

"Within the new version, webMethods API Gateway gives us an end-to-end lifecycle from the creation of the API up into the development, deployment, and promotion into production/live. The current end-to-end lifecycle of the API gives us enough authority and governance of the API. We know what are currently live services, what is in the testing stage of development, and what version that has been commissioned. So, the full life cycle itself gives us full authority and governance of the API."

"The main assets are its flow language, debugging, and Broker. Flow language is far better and more flexible for debugging."

"ActiveTransfer lets us maintain the file in the staging area before we transfer it. After that, we can remove the file to make sure that the reconciliation process is done. Sometimes we will zip and unzip the files, but if we have a GKB file, we often ignore it."

"It frankly fills the gap between IT and business by having approval and policy enforcement on each state and cycle of the asset from the moment it gets created until it is retired."

"webMethods API Portal is overall very valuable. It is now a comprehensive API catalogue that serves various purposes, including API assessment and evaluation."

"webMethods Trading Networks is a good solution for interacting with outside of the organization. We can integrate the solutions with multiple outside the organization."

"It integrates well with various servers."

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"The productivity is the most valuable feature. It is very easy to write remediations."

"In my opinion, the most valuable aspect of this solution is its extensive range of adaptors and connectors. This feature holds significant importance and provides great value to users."

"It's a very complete product. It allows us to network security and add more layers of security to the system."

"WSO2's analytics capability is good, considering the ELC support they provide."

"The solution has two main parts: integration and transformation. It's very user-friendly and easy to understand for everyone."

"The solution's customer service is good."

"The solution's technical support is very knowledgeable."

"The customer service executives are very responsive."

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Cons

"The products, at the moment, are new and there should perhaps be support for the older version of the protocols."

"The patching of infrastructure is not very smooth and improved authentication should be added in the next feature."

"As webMethods Integration Server is expensive, that's its area for improvement."

"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."

"The product must add more compatible connectors."

"It is difficult to maintain."

"Version control is not very easy. The packages and the integration server are on Eclipse IDE, but you can't compare the code from the IDE. For example, if you are working on Java code, doing version control and deployment for a quick comparison between the code isn't easy. Some tools or plug-ins are there, such as CrossVista, and you can also play with an SVN server where you have to place your package, and from there, you can check, but you have to do that as a separate exercise. You can't do it from the IDE or webMethods server. You can't just right-click and upload your service."

"wM SAP Adapter User Guide - Example, like Message Broker setup was unclear, leading to issues during Testing and we had refer the internet forums to understand that there is a Message Broker Cleanup utility and that needs to be setup as well."

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"You cannot include the validation of XPath."

"The server is very specific and it is very difficult to get experience with it."

"WSO2 libraries are not mature enough. For example, if you want to integrate with Kafka using its Kafka library, it often has many bugs."

"I would like to see better documentation for the open-source version."

"The setup can be difficult for those not familiar with the solution."

"The customization can be a bit difficult."

"In my opinion, the administration model and interface, of Carbon, are lacking in terms of its features and user experience."

"There are a lot of security settings that when you apply you have to re-apply again every time you modify a setting. It is something that really needs to be enhanced."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a good deal for the money that we pay."

"It is expensive, but we reached a good agreement with the company. It is still a little bit expensive, but we got a better deal than the previous one."

"The pricing is a yearly license."

"I signed a three-year deal with them. It is a yearly locked-in price for the next three years."

"The price is a little bit high, especially regarding their support."

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

"Initialy good pricing and good, if it comes to Enterprise license agreements."

"Currently, the licensing solution for this product is pretty straightforward. The way that Software AG has moved in their licensing agreements is very understandable. It is very easy for you to see where things land. Like most vendors today, they are transaction based. Therefore, just having a good understanding of how many transactions that you are doing a year would be very wise. Luckily, there are opportunities to work with the vendor to get a good understanding of how many transactions you have and what is the right limit for you to fall under."

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"The pricing of WSO2 Enterprise Integrator for enterprise subscriptions can be considered expensive, especially from the perspective of someone who prefers open-source software."

"It is a low-cost solution."

"I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"The open-source, unsupported version is available free of charge."

"The solution costs about 20,000 or 30,000 euros per year, per instance."

"The cost is better than IBM Cloud Pak."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

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Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

WSO2's analytics capability is good, considering the ELC support they provide.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

The product has reasonable and competitive pricing for enterprise customers. It is expensive for small businesses especially. They are using the open-source solution, and they find it expensive sin...

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What needs improvement with WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

Something that could be improved in WSO2 Enterprise Integrator is that the problem is not a lack of capability or functionalities. The problem is that it is a very complex environment. To put your ...

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Also Known As

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

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Overview

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.

IBM

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator, core to the WSO2 Integration Agile Platform, is an open source Integration product for cloud native and container-native projects. It enables enterprise integration experts to build, scale, and secure sophisticated integration solutions to achieve digital agility. Unlike other integration products, WSO2 Enterprise Integrator already contains integration runtimes, message brokering, business process modeling, analytics and visual tooling capabilities.

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Sample Customers

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

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