This product is definitely expensive because if any issue occurs in the live environment or production environment, and our organization faces some issue with the IBM DataPower Gateway, then the IBM team will provide support. That's why the product is expensive. Regarding pricing, I don't have much information because my management team manages the licensing. In my point of view, I think it costs around 5 Crore in Indian Rupees.
I would rate the pricing a two out of ten, with one being high price, and ten being low price. It's high-priced for smaller companies. But it is okay for enterprises. So, the price could be more flexible for different clients.
The pricing was not cheap, it was quite expensive. However, the pricing landscape might be different now. The market is more competitive, with players like F5, Cisco, and Siemens entering the space. IBM might have adjusted pricing in response.
The total cost of IBM DataPower Gateway would depend on the configuration, but in my experience, it can amount to 60,000 Euros per box, even for the virtual version. Usually, customers need high availability and a non-production environment, so the total price for IBM DataPower Gateway can be quite a lot. It can be 200,000 Euros or a similar figure.
The cost is very high and requires all five components in the API management solution, such as API Portal, Analytics, and App Connect. But with MuleSoft, everything is with a single vendor.
This product is a bit expensive as IBM products are costly assets. However, for enterprise customers it is a worthwhile investment. The licensing cost is based on the PVU and will depend upon the number of CPUs used for the virtual appliances. If you are buying the license based on the PVUs, then you won't have any additional costs because all of the features will be available. However, if you are not going with the product with the PVU and you're going with certain features, then you will need to add those features, specifically security features, and pay for them. That is, there are certain features that are on a pay-per-feature basis if you are not going with a PVU license. I would give pricing a rating of three out of five.
BM DataPower Gateway is a great solution but when based on utilizations in the different streams others feel that this is an expensive product for one simple use case. They can achieve the same result with something cheaper. Most customers' use case budgets are not inlined with the price of IBM DataPower Gateway. It is too expensive.
Business Development Manager at a insurance company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Jan 24, 2022
IBM have their own model and professional services. If we pay for IBM DataPower, we have to pay additional fees for the professional services from the IBM team.
Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Nov 17, 2021
IBM DataPower Gateway is quite expensive to get resources to work on this product. If the price could be cheaper, I think that will make it a little bit better and easily accessible to smaller clients. Then it could compete with other solutions that are available in the market. There's a whole lot of other solutions available that work well and are cheaper than IBM's products. They have to reconsider the price of the solution. It's way too expensive. I don't think it's going to last that long in the market right now. There's a lot of other solutions that are out there that are doing the same job, or even better, with a cheaper price. Soon enough, IBM is going to run into trouble when comes to the price.
It's expensive when you compare it with others. If you are going with the software then you can get a good deal, but the appliance version is expensive. Customers have to pay for licensing.
Independent Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Consultant
Mar 29, 2020
All the products I've used could be priced lower. Perhaps with the exception of something like SnapLogic, they are very expensive. TIBCO is expensive. It is reliable but it takes longer to develop and deploy. I haven't had much experience with their new microgateways, which may, in fact, provide more value. Oracle is expensive and probably more fragile. Message Broker is quite expensive but quite reliable.
IBM DataPower Gateway is a robust, secure next-generation enterprise-grade single multichannel API gateway that supplies dynamic access, integration, control, and outstanding security. The solution is available in a broad range of workload capabilities, including application programming interface (API), service oriented architecture (SOA), B2B, cloud, web, and mobile. These dynamic capabilities ensure users are able to quickly increase the reach of an organization's critical IT resources to...
This product is definitely expensive because if any issue occurs in the live environment or production environment, and our organization faces some issue with the IBM DataPower Gateway, then the IBM team will provide support. That's why the product is expensive. Regarding pricing, I don't have much information because my management team manages the licensing. In my point of view, I think it costs around 5 Crore in Indian Rupees.
I would rate the pricing a two out of ten, with one being high price, and ten being low price. It's high-priced for smaller companies. But it is okay for enterprises. So, the price could be more flexible for different clients.
The pricing was not cheap, it was quite expensive. However, the pricing landscape might be different now. The market is more competitive, with players like F5, Cisco, and Siemens entering the space. IBM might have adjusted pricing in response.
I would say the pricing is normal. It is not the cheapest, but it is not the most expensive either.
The product is expensive.
I didn't pay for the product. I worked in a company where we were using the tool.
The tool's initial costing is expensive for small banks and financial institutions.
The solution is expensive in comparison to other products.
The total cost of IBM DataPower Gateway would depend on the configuration, but in my experience, it can amount to 60,000 Euros per box, even for the virtual version. Usually, customers need high availability and a non-production environment, so the total price for IBM DataPower Gateway can be quite a lot. It can be 200,000 Euros or a similar figure.
The cost is very high and requires all five components in the API management solution, such as API Portal, Analytics, and App Connect. But with MuleSoft, everything is with a single vendor.
This product is a bit expensive as IBM products are costly assets. However, for enterprise customers it is a worthwhile investment. The licensing cost is based on the PVU and will depend upon the number of CPUs used for the virtual appliances. If you are buying the license based on the PVUs, then you won't have any additional costs because all of the features will be available. However, if you are not going with the product with the PVU and you're going with certain features, then you will need to add those features, specifically security features, and pay for them. That is, there are certain features that are on a pay-per-feature basis if you are not going with a PVU license. I would give pricing a rating of three out of five.
BM DataPower Gateway is a great solution but when based on utilizations in the different streams others feel that this is an expensive product for one simple use case. They can achieve the same result with something cheaper. Most customers' use case budgets are not inlined with the price of IBM DataPower Gateway. It is too expensive.
IBM have their own model and professional services. If we pay for IBM DataPower, we have to pay additional fees for the professional services from the IBM team.
IBM DataPower Gateway is quite expensive to get resources to work on this product. If the price could be cheaper, I think that will make it a little bit better and easily accessible to smaller clients. Then it could compete with other solutions that are available in the market. There's a whole lot of other solutions available that work well and are cheaper than IBM's products. They have to reconsider the price of the solution. It's way too expensive. I don't think it's going to last that long in the market right now. There's a lot of other solutions that are out there that are doing the same job, or even better, with a cheaper price. Soon enough, IBM is going to run into trouble when comes to the price.
As far as I know, they have a perpetual license for this product. They are paying perpetual fees rather than an annual subscription or annual pricing.
The licensing cost is very expensive.
It's expensive when you compare it with others. If you are going with the software then you can get a good deal, but the appliance version is expensive. Customers have to pay for licensing.
The cost of this product varies from customer to customer and the relationship with IBM, including how many offerings from IBM are already being used.
If you want additional features, you will need to pay more.
All the products I've used could be priced lower. Perhaps with the exception of something like SnapLogic, they are very expensive. TIBCO is expensive. It is reliable but it takes longer to develop and deploy. I haven't had much experience with their new microgateways, which may, in fact, provide more value. Oracle is expensive and probably more fragile. Message Broker is quite expensive but quite reliable.
The solution is quite expensive.