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What do you like best about IBM API Connect?

Its a one stop shop that allows us to create, manage and secure our application API's in the on-prem cloud or to other vendors like GCP, AWS. I found the neat little virtual machine appliance easy to deploy on our on-prem infrastructure and quick to get up and running. From there as part of the Websphere line the gui was clean and easy to navigate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?

As yet and still part of PoC / sandpit setup no negative points to raise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM API Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?

With cyber security a big thing the API Connect is a secure platform to work on and manage the project API's. It also helps close the gap with Redhat OpenShift as the API can be deployed within the native container. The fact that is covers the full lifecycle also increased ease of management, maintenance and deployments of the API's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM API Connect

Thank you for your feedback! We're glad to hear that IBM API Connect has been easy to deploy and navigate, providing a secure platform for managing your project APIs. We appreciate your support and look forward to continuing to meet your API management needs.

IBM API Connect Overview

What is IBM API Connect?

IBM API Connect is a complete, intuitive and scalable API solution that lets organizations implement a robust API strategy by building, exposing, securing, and managing an entire API ecosystem across multiple clouds. IBM API Connect is available on AWS Marketplace. As businesses embrace their digital transformation journey, APIs become critical to unlock the value of business data and assets. With increasing adoption of APIs, consistency and governance are needed across the enterprise.  API Connect allows businesses to get new features to market fast, maintain continuous availability, meet changing user needs, and spur innovation.

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IBM® API Connect™ is for organizations looking to streamline and accelerate their journey into the API economy. It’s a comprehensive management solution that addresses all four aspects of the API lifecycle: create, run, manage and secure. API Connect is far more cost-effective than limited point solutions that focus on just a few lifecycle phases. It enables external and internal consumers to accelerate an organization’s API program and capture new revenue through compelling new customer experiences.

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Improve speed and agility while reducing business costs and risks with a market-leading and award-winning API management solution with the most comprehensive set of capabilities.


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Recent IBM API Connect Reviews

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Satish K.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"I am a senior software developer. I have worked as full stack developer and DevOps Engineer"
I love security features and features like rate limiting and throttling
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4.0 out of 5
"It was very fast and what i likes is built-in security protocol (OAuth)"
Very simple UI and best thing i liked is built-in Security protocol (OAUTH). Also Best thing is that i can analyze API usage, Errors rates.
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Kiran D.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"best for API Management life cycle"
IBM API Connect is IBM Cloud based technology useful for API management lifecycle including development and administration.
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Laxman Kumar P.
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Middleware Administrator
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about IBM API Connect?

IBM API Connect is a single API Management solution where it provides the high security, easy to develop the APIs, we can publish the APIs to socialize. IBM API Connect will be integrated with IBM DataPower Gateway where it will acts as gateway which provides high securtiy where it will be acts as a proxy. In the latest version of API Connect the advanced features are released where we can discover the APIs before moving to API lifecycle and we can governance the APIs using API & Product level rulesets.

And the implementation for the administartor is quite easy and the support provided by the IBM Support center will be helpful which facing any production down issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?

IBM API Connect in the latest version for the analytics server the deployment profile was deprecated which will needs to increase the additional RAM for the servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM API Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?

Developing of APIs and publishing through the developer portal site is helping the APIs to reach more in the society and publicity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dhruvesh R.
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Senior System Integration Specialist
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about IBM API Connect?

UI of IBM API developer and Admin portal is good for managing and viewing the available products. The configuration related to product subscription, API's endpoints and secrets is very easy through Adming portal. The best thing i like about this product is that it's very easy to configure and manage the access for specific product at individual and group level. It provides variety of security protocols and plans to expose your products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?

Product needs improvement on the latency of API call.As, with this layer of APIC configuration it adds a bit more delay. Also, the platform is very slow if we import the API and try to view/edit in API editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM API Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have very large numbers of API which we are exposing the multiple vendors. With IBM API connect portal we are able to manage all the API's very easily. Also we are able to monitor the access and limit the usage of the API calls. Also, we are able to automate the cofiguration process of all the new API's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HB
Software Engineer associate
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about IBM API Connect?

Recently i got the oppurtunity to work with IBM API Connect, It comes very handly for management and deployments of API's.It provides seamless tools for API managing and developement, thoughout the API lifecycle starting from design to deployment and deprecation of API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?

Though it provision end to end platform for management of API but still i feel more tutorials and walkthroughs can help beginners to learn the API integration faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM API Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using the build in tools offered by IBM API connect, we designed API for accessing product details and fetch order history, the design phase was quite easy, special thanks to OpenAPI support and also it helped us to deploy API gateway. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vasundhra B.
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What do you like best about IBM API Connect?

IBM API Connect is very useful for the analysis of the interface and helps in monitoring the API activities and use. Also, IBM API is very versatile as I can use it with other apps and products as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?

Although IBM API is very good and useful but customer support is not very efficient and the complex features are hard to understand sometimes. Also, IBM API connect subscription and licensing is sometimes very costly and sometimes not affordable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM API Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?

To keep track of the usage and design and monitor all these problems have vanished since I started using IBM API connect. Additionally, the feature that it can be used with other apps so efficiently is very useful and good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about IBM API Connect?

What I like the most is the analytics and API lifecycle management because it is easy to use and the data syncronization as well as testing and tracking from one place. On the other hand the security is good and with each update it has improved a lot, the execution times have also changed for the better and lastly I liked being able to manage multiple routes and have an analytics tab at the same time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?

For new users it is a problem to adjust certain functions and also creating analyzes through different data can be a bit confusing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM API Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problems mostly solved were in managing and analyzing APIs and different data source, improving data processing times, ensuring success and ending problems by automating APIs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KD
Technology Architect
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about IBM API Connect?

IBM API Connect is IBM Cloud based technology useful for API management lifecycle including development and administration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?

Limitations of Analytics data extraction Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM API Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?

For SOAP and RESTful APIs, API development and management is easy with IBM API connect. IBM Analytics helps to keep the data for monitoring and troubleshooting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Utkarsh D.
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What do you like best about IBM API Connect?

I had alot of issues related to connecting multiple devices but all thanks to IBM API Connect, now i am worry free.

The tutorials are real friends which makes this IBM API Connect super convenient and usuaful for everyone.

I am not a coder and was sceptical before buying it but this was super easy and quick to start when compared to other API solutions.

I am very impressed with the customer support that they provide to the clients and they are quick to action. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?

IBM API Connect really is a gem for the price but still it is big money for a small organisation so i would love a price drop of few bucks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM API Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?

Other API solutions don't provide tutorials to help the non coders but this has the tutorials which makes it fairly easy to connect and integrate. I like the light weight interface of IBM API Connect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SK
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What do you like best about IBM API Connect?

I love security features and features like rate limiting and throttling Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?

UI can be improved and pricing is a bit higher comparatively Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM API Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?

Overall API creation and management. It helps us in security and scalability of our APIs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AM
Project Manager
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What do you like best about IBM API Connect?

IBM API Connect is great for managing APIs seamlessly and doesnt require a lot of expertise or maintenance. I like that it meets our needs, offers the possibility of customization and the developer portal is flexible and excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?

Sometimes it can be confusing, especially when switching from one function to another. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM API Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?

This is a tool that is used to manage our APIs easily and quickly and address the landscape in microservices and we noticed a growth in productivity getting the best benefits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DEVENDRA G.
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What do you like best about IBM API Connect?

It helps streamline the usgaes process of APIs with minimal code and enhance great functionality Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?

Nothing. It was all great learnings about the product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM API Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps in improving the agility and efficiency with its low code approach and great result Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.