TIBCO BusinessWorks Reviews

We primarily use the solution for various systems.

The reliability is the most valuable aspect of the solution.

One of the main handicaps on version 5 was its development environment. In comparison with other Eclipse-based products, it is not the easiest landing at the first stages of learning. For advanced developers, it results in a simple and direct environment. It also does not facilitate integration with other external tools (release management etc). All these issues are fixed on 6 versions, but we have not migrated at this time.

Pricing is not one of its strengths. Using Tibco BusinessWorks implies adopting a non-trivial set of products (Hawk, Rendez-vous, EMS in most cases), and previous cost models enabled scalability on installation and deployment. I think that current commercial management on the company is betting on promoting a strict model of licensing per product and instance that makes pricing a disadvantage in comparison with other platforms.

Another gap fixed on new releases is cloud approach. We are investing in cloud migration, and currently, all our installation of this product is on-premise. Tibco BW 6 lets you choose on-premise or cloud (Container Edition) deployment. I cannot evaluate it at this time, but this was a gap on the previous version.

The solution is stable. We haven't had any serious technical issues.

The solution is scalable. We have 20 or 30 people on the solution and a team that handles deployment and maintenance.

Technical support is good.

We didn't previously use a different solution before implementing TIBCO.

The initial setup of the solution is easy. Deployment times vary. If you are setting up a straightforward deployment, you can do it in a few hours. If it's more complex, it could take a few months. 

We handled the implementation ourselves.

Our investment is justified based on systems maintenance and migration. This product is our business backbone, so it must be flexible, reliable, and expose a low latency. It's not easy to calculate an ROI by itself, but on the whole of deployed projects.

We use the on-premises deployment model.

I would recommend the solution to others.

I would rate it eight out of ten. It's very reliable, but it's not fast when it comes to adopting new architecture. It's also slow when it comes to introducing product improvements. 

Our primary use for the solution is contrariwise integration.

Support is the most valuable feature of the solution.

The solution needs integration support.

Currently, it's all very technical and developer-driven. There is no support for a non-technical user to define the integration process. If there was support for integration for them, it would help them define the integration themselves.

More monitoring would also be useful in future releases.

The current version is stable, but now it's got no support for the newest version.

The solution is very scalable. It can handle a lot. We have encryption plus integration servers running on that platform currently.

Technical support is average. It's not the best.

I've personally used a different solution previously. TIBCO was basically a client requirement. I've implemented multiple integration platforms according to the client's requirements and preferences.

Deployment took over a year. We have about four people that handle maintenance.

Users are only charged a yearly maintenance cost. I'm not sure of the exact amount, but I know it's quite expensive as a solution.

We are using the on-premises deployment model.

In terms of advice, I would suggest anyone hoping to implement the solution do their market research first. There are other products available which are easy to implement as well. Do your research and then choose the best product according to your needs.

I would rate this solution six out of ten.

TIBCO BusinessWorks is mainly used to build services based on SOA principles.

It can be used to build synchronous services using SOAP or REST, event-based architecture based on XML over JMS.

REST services based on Swagger Specifications are supported.

BusinessWorks reduces development time, helping developers to focus on business logic. The Business Studio interface based on SCA Standards helps to show the business logic at first look and improve code maintenance.

Runtime entities management is very simple.

Web service development is very simple. It is a service built very quickly, so you can focus on performance and error handling. XML to JSON transformations, out-of-the-box, helps to build REST services.

The OSGI console is available to debug different issues and get low level informations on the applications development, like bundle, dependencies, etc.

Improve Business Studio's stability to further minimize development time.

A possible improvement could be to give the capability to use different profiles for each AppNode when an application is deployed on an AppSpace.

No issues.

Runtime entities (like AppNodes) can be added on the fly, and applications on the same AppSpace are automatically deployed on the new AppNode.

Customer support is very efficient.

I have not used other solutions.

It is straightforward.

Not my area of expertise.

We use the solution to develop applications. 

I would like the solution to be integrated into the cloud. 

I have been working with the product for 10 years. 

I would rate the product's scalability a nine out of ten.

I would rate the product's scalability a seven out of ten. We can change things as per requirements. 

The solution's support is helpful and the response time is good. 

The tool's installation process is easy. 

I would rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten. 

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. The solution is mostly for enterprise companies. The product is reliable and stable. At the designing level, developers can use low code. 

TIBCO BusinessWorks is helpful, especially in the pharmaceutical industry. I'm working with a big pharmaceutical company right now, and we're using it to manage orders, invoices, and patient licenses.

The tool's most valuable feature is BusinessConnect. It's an older product but still quite useful, especially for transferring files from one location to another.

The solution has good processing capabilities, especially for real-time data processing. For instance, if there's an issue with transferring a file, people will try to process those files in the next job. Its security is good. 

TIBCO BusinessWorks needs to improve its digital IDs and data processing capabilities. It will benefit small and medium businesses.

TIBCO BusinessWorks 5 is a stable product compared to TIBCO BusinessWorks 6. Overall, it's stable and reliable.

We can increase or decrease the instances based on requirements. This helps ensure fault tolerance and load tolerance.

The tool's deployment is straightforward. However, setting up involves installing many products, but it ensures stability in data processing. Our deployment process primarily involves using the GUI. We can deploy from both the backend servers and the GUI interface. This is the easiest method. 

TIBCO BusinessWorks is expensive.