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IBM WebSphere Message Broker pros and cons

Vendor: IBM
3.9 out of 5

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PROS

IBM WebSphere Message Broker offers seamless integration and protocol transformations, making it highly effective for legacy systems.
Its performance, stability, and scalability are highly regarded.
The Publish-subscribe pattern is considered a valuable feature.
Transactions and message queuing enhance its functionality.
The setup is easy and development is straightforward.

CONS

Images and size of the containers are too big and should be more lightweight.
Technical support is very slow and needs improvement.
Stability and pricing have shortcomings that require enhancement.
Features are not being upgraded or enhanced by IBM.
Additional container engines like docker could be integrated.
 

IBM WebSphere Message Broker Pros review quotes

MO
Independent Consultant - IT Technician Level 4 / Projects Technician at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 25, 2019
It has many interfaces and you can connect to any backend source that has another format, and convert it to the desired format.
AA
Integration Architect/Practice Manager at Saudi Business Machines - SBM
Oct 15, 2020
Performance-wise, this solution is really good.
reviewer991374 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Architect at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Aug 9, 2020
We only use the basic features, but the most valuable one for us is the Publish-subscribe pattern.
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SP
Solution Designer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Oct 4, 2020
The solution has good integration.
MM
Integration Specialist at Hudson's Bay
Oct 8, 2020
Integration and mapping are easy, which is a major advantage.
reviewer1463163 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Director
Nov 6, 2021
Straightforward development and deployment.
Manjunath-V - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Member Of Technical Staff at Tata Consultancy Services
May 30, 2022
Message Broker is valuable because most of the applications are using MQ. Even in my current engagement, the few applications which I audit to onboard the bank are using MQ.
Ajit Pillai - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager Application Development and Integration at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 25, 2023
The documentation, performance, stability and scalability of the tool are valuable.
Akash Dalebehera - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Specialist at BT - British Telecom
Feb 13, 2023
The most valuable feature of IBM WebSphere Message Broker is the ability to facilitate communication with legacy systems, offering a multitude of great capabilities. For example, if there is a mainframe system in place with a web service serving as the front end. In that case, the solution enables efficient protocol transformations to convert all request payloads into a format that the legacy systems can accept, rendering the integration and transformation processes seamless and highly effective.
RV
Enterprise Architect at Enterprise architecture Tool
Mar 13, 2023
The transactions and message queuing are the most valuable features of the solution.
 

IBM WebSphere Message Broker Cons review quotes

MO
Independent Consultant - IT Technician Level 4 / Projects Technician at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 25, 2019
The user interface is designed mainly for experts, much in the way a BPM or another integration tool is.
AA
Integration Architect/Practice Manager at Saudi Business Machines - SBM
Oct 15, 2020
The images and size of the containers are too big and I think that they should be more lightweight.
reviewer991374 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Architect at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Aug 9, 2020
Technical support is very slow and needs to be improved.
Learn what your peers think about IBM WebSphere Message Broker. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
881,082 professionals have used our research since 2012.
SP
Solution Designer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Oct 4, 2020
The installation configuration is quite difficult.
MM
Integration Specialist at Hudson's Bay
Oct 8, 2020
Technical support is good but they could have a better response time.
reviewer1463163 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Director
Nov 6, 2021
Today I probably wouldn't go for Message Broker because of the cost structure, support, and the whole ecosystem around IBM.
Manjunath-V - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Member Of Technical Staff at Tata Consultancy Services
May 30, 2022
There is some lag in the GUI. There have been some performance issues and maybe it's because of the application data.
Ajit Pillai - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager Application Development and Integration at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 25, 2023
It is currently a weighty product.
Akash Dalebehera - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Specialist at BT - British Telecom
Feb 13, 2023
I know that Message Broker was a very tightly copied product with another IBM product, that is, IBM MQ. I would like to have a little bit more decoupling from the IBM MQ because it should not be a prerequisite for IBM WebSphere Message Broker usage.
RV
Enterprise Architect at Enterprise architecture Tool
Mar 13, 2023
The solution can add container engines such as docker.