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IBM App Connect pros and cons

Vendor: IBM
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

IBM App Connect integrates well with other IBM products and provides strong security features.
The application is scalable, flexible, and user-friendly with valuable connectors and integration tools.
The ability to deploy in a container adds to the app's efficiency and speed.
Adapters enhance scalability, allowing connections to multiple systems like SAP and Salesforce.
The transformation capabilities significantly reduce development time, facilitating cost savings.

CONS

IBM App Connect is not easy to deploy and requires someone with advanced knowledge for deployment.
The installation of containers and version upgrades could be simplified.
The RBAC model and clustering require improvement from the administration side.
The CI/CD capabilities are inefficient, often requiring users to set up their own solutions from scratch.
IBM App Connect is expensive, making it costly and hard to predict in terms of pricing.
 

IBM App Connect Pros review quotes

SS
CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Apr 1, 2020
It has different type of interfaces that can integrate with companies.
Essam Younis - PeerSpot reviewer
SOA & BP Technical Manager at EJADA
Feb 10, 2021
Technical support is good.
MOHAMED RAMI GARALI - PeerSpot reviewer
Full Stack JS(ReactJS/NodeJS) & IBM Integration at Edifixio
Dec 6, 2023
It's stable to use, connect with the cloud, and to deploy.
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AdelAmer - PeerSpot reviewer
Integration developer at Central bank of Egypt
Jun 7, 2022
It's a powerful application for collaboration. It has many features for customization and integration.
DameerSiddiqui - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate Consultant at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jun 16, 2022
When using IBM stacks, IBM App Connect is suitable and integrates well with other IBM products like WebSphere.
DhivakarSekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Software Engineer at Wolters kluwer
Jun 23, 2022
The most valuable feature is the security.
BM
Full Stack Developer at Solutions by STC
Jul 17, 2022
Provides good security features.
RR
Software Development Manager at Reliance Jio
Aug 11, 2022
The solution is fast and supports Open UI 3.0 certification.
DeepikaSharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at CIMB Bank Berhad
Nov 7, 2022
Very scalable, flexible, and user-friendly.
MS
Student at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 8, 2022
I would say that the most valuable feature is the array of connectors and integration tools.
 

IBM App Connect Cons review quotes

SS
CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Apr 1, 2020
It is not easy to deploy. It requires someone with a high level of knowledge in the solution to deploy it, not just anyone can do it.
Essam Younis - PeerSpot reviewer
SOA & BP Technical Manager at EJADA
Feb 10, 2021
The installation of containers could be simplified, as it currently requires a senior-level installer.
MOHAMED RAMI GARALI - PeerSpot reviewer
Full Stack JS(ReactJS/NodeJS) & IBM Integration at Edifixio
Dec 6, 2023
The interface could be better.
Learn what your peers think about IBM App Connect. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
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AdelAmer - PeerSpot reviewer
Integration developer at Central bank of Egypt
Jun 7, 2022
They reply in one or two hours at most, but they could be better.
DameerSiddiqui - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate Consultant at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jun 16, 2022
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.
DhivakarSekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Software Engineer at Wolters kluwer
Jun 23, 2022
In the next release, I would like to get some quality connectors.
BM
Full Stack Developer at Solutions by STC
Jul 17, 2022
Updates are constantly delayed.
RR
Software Development Manager at Reliance Jio
Aug 11, 2022
The addition of string functionality would be a benefit, particularly in the ESQL space that IBM already uses internally.
DeepikaSharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at CIMB Bank Berhad
Nov 7, 2022
Plugins for the repositories are difficult to find.
MS
Student at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 8, 2022
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.