Top 10 IBM API Connect Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Alternatives to IBM API Connect Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

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MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
By Salesforce
4.5/5
(713)
Product Description
Anypoint Platform™ is a complete platform that lets companies realize business transformation through API-led connectivity. It is is a unified, flexible integration platform that solves the most challenging connectivity problems across SOA, SaaS and APIs.
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Reviewers say compared to IBM API Connect, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is:
Easier to set up
Slower to reach roi
Easier to admin
Categories in common with IBM API Connect:
API Development
API Management Tools
API Marketplace
API Platforms

Kong Gateway
By Kong Inc
4.4/5
(269)
Product Description
Kong Gateway can run anywhere, in the cloud or on-premise - in a single, hybrid or multi-datacenter setup.
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Reviewers say compared to IBM API Connect, Kong Gateway is:
Easier to set up
Easier to admin
Easier to do business with
Categories in common with IBM API Connect:
API Development
API Management Tools
API Platforms

WSO2 API Manager
By WSO2
4.5/5
(139)
Product Description
WSO2 API Manager is a complete solution for designing, developing, publishing, and managing the entire lifecycle of APIs and API products. It allows developers to create APIs by integrating other APIs and services and provides Full Lifecycle API Management features such as API Governance, Security, Analytics, Developer Portals, etc. WSO2 API Manager supports a wide variety of API types such as REST, SOAP, GraphQL, as well as Event Driven APIs such as WebSockets and WebHooks. It can be run on both Cloud Native and legacy infrastructures, used on-premises, in the cloud and in hybrid fashion as well. WSO2 API Manager is open source. Designed for easy customization and it is extensively pluggable to integrate with existing infrastructure in your enterprise. With WSO2 API Manager you can: Develop APIs by integrating other APIs and connector, Design and Prototype APIs, Publish and Govern API Use, Secure APIs with a wide range of security mechanisms to prevent intentional and unintentional misuse, Make APIs discoverable easily, Manage API Traffic, Monitor API Usage and Performance, Have complete insight about the APIs and Seamlessly integrate microservices for a low-code integration approach.
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Reviewers say compared to IBM API Connect, WSO2 API Manager is:
Easier to do business with
Easier to admin
Easier to set up
Categories in common with IBM API Connect:
API Development
API Management Tools
API Platforms
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Google Apigee API Management Platform
By Google
4.3/5
(22)
Product Description
Google Apigee API Management Platform is a comprehensive solution designed to build, manage, and secure APIs across various environments and scales. It provides high-performance API proxies that create a consistent and reliable interface for backend services, offering granular control over security, rate limiting, quotas, and analytics. Apigee supports multiple API architectural styles, including REST, gRPC, SOAP, and GraphQL, ensuring flexibility for diverse implementation needs. Key Features and Functionality: - API Proxy Layer: Acts as an intermediary between backend services and clients, enabling the addition of security measures, traffic management, data mediation, and other features without altering the underlying services. - Security Protocols: Implements multiple security protocols such as OAuth 2.0, two-way TLS, and SAML to protect API traffic in transit. - Traffic Management: Offers policies for rate limiting, quotas, and caching to control API traffic and ensure consistent performance. - Analytics and Monitoring: Provides real-time insights into API usage, error rates, and performance metrics, aiding in optimization and issue diagnosis. - Developer Portal Integration: Includes customizable portals to publish APIs, interactive documentation, and onboard developers and applications. - Hybrid and Multicloud Deployments: Allows deployment of APIs in various environments, including on-premises data centers and public clouds, offering architectural flexibility. Primary Value and Solutions Provided: Apigee addresses the challenges of API management by offering a unified platform that enhances security, reliability, and scalability. It enables organizations to expose their services securely, manage API lifecycles efficiently, and gain actionable insights through advanced analytics. By providing a consistent API interface, Apigee allows backend service changes without disrupting client applications, facilitating seamless digital experiences and fostering innovation.
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Reviewers say compared to IBM API Connect, Google Apigee API Management Platform is:
Better at support
More expensive
Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with IBM API Connect:
API Development
API Management Tools
API Platforms

Postman
By Postman
4.6/5
(1,746)
Product Description
Postman enables teams to efficiently collaborate at every stage of the API lifecycle while prioritizing quality, performance, and security.
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Reviewers say compared to IBM API Connect, Postman is:
Easier to set up
Easier to admin
More usable
Categories in common with IBM API Connect:
API Development
API Management Tools
API Platforms

Boomi
By Boomi
4.4/5
(465)
Product Description
Boomi connects any combination of cloud & on-premise applications directly from the web with no software, coding or appliances to install.
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Reviewers say compared to IBM API Connect, Boomi is:
Slower to reach roi
Easier to set up
Easier to admin
Categories in common with IBM API Connect:
API Development
API Management Tools
API Platforms

Amazon API Gateway
By Amazon Web Services (AWS)
4.2/5
(139)
Product Description
Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed service that enables developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale. It acts as the "front door" for applications to access data, business logic, or functionality from backend services. With API Gateway, you can build RESTful APIs and WebSocket APIs that support real-time two-way communication applications. The service is designed to handle the heavy lifting involved in processing up to hundreds of thousands of concurrent API calls, including tasks such as traffic management, authorization and access control, throttling, monitoring, and API version management. API Gateway supports containerized and serverless workloads, as well as web applications, and offers developer portals to centrally discover, document, and govern your REST APIs across your AWS infrastructure. Key Features and Functionality: - Efficient API Development: Run multiple versions of the same API simultaneously, allowing for quick iteration, testing, and release of new versions. - Performance at Any Scale: Leverage a global network of edge locations using Amazon CloudFront to provide low-latency API requests and responses. - Cost Savings at Scale: Benefit from a tiered pricing model that reduces costs as API usage increases, with prices as low as $0.90 per million requests at the highest tier. - Easy Monitoring: Monitor performance metrics, including API calls, data latency, and error rates, through the API Gateway dashboard integrated with Amazon CloudWatch. - Flexible Security Controls: Authorize access to APIs using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Amazon Cognito, with support for OAuth tokens and custom authorization requirements via AWS Lambda authorizers. - RESTful API Options: Create RESTful APIs using HTTP APIs or REST APIs, with HTTP APIs being up to 71% cheaper than REST APIs for most use cases. Primary Value and Problem Solved: Amazon API Gateway simplifies the process of building and managing APIs by handling the complexities of API development, including traffic management, security, monitoring, and version control. It enables developers to focus on building applications without worrying about the underlying infrastructure. By providing a scalable, cost-effective, and secure platform for API management, API Gateway helps organizations efficiently connect their applications to backend services, ensuring high performance and reliability.
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Reviewers say compared to IBM API Connect, Amazon API Gateway is:
Easier to admin
Easier to set up
Easier to do business with
Categories in common with IBM API Connect:
API Management Tools

Workato
By Workato
4.7/5
(745)
Product Description
The only intelligent automation platform that enables both business users and IT to build, operate and rollout app and data integration, process and workflow automation, in a single platform - without compromising security and governance.
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Reviewers say compared to IBM API Connect, Workato is:
Easier to set up
Easier to admin
Easier to do business with
Categories in common with IBM API Connect:
API Development
API Management Tools

Stoplight
By SmartBear
4.4/5
(343)
Product Description
Stoplight leverages your OpenAPI (Swagger) specifications to drive the entire API development process.
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Reviewers say compared to IBM API Connect, Stoplight is:
Easier to set up
Easier to admin
Easier to do business with
Categories in common with IBM API Connect:
API Development
API Management Tools
API Platforms

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