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Francis C.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0/5
"A solid API management platform that works well for basic to moderately complex solutions"
What do you like about IBM API Connect?
- It offers a good balance of features, security, and usability. - It has a User-Friendly Interface. - Solid for Mid-Level Use Cases
Satish K.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5/5
"I am a senior software developer. I have worked as full stack developer and DevOps Engineer"
What do you like about IBM API Connect?
I love security features and features like rate limiting and throttling
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Niki H.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5/5
"User-Friendly with Great Integrations, but Debugging APIs Can Be Tricky"
What do you like about IBM API Connect?
It is very user-friendly. The product natively provides integrations with GraphQL and AsyncAPI, which enables a full service discoverability within th
Harshit B.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0/5
"Clean and organised monitoring of API!"
What do you like about IBM API Connect?
Recently I got the opportunity to work with IBM API Connect. It comes in very handy for management and deployments of APIs. It provides seamless tools
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Francis C.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0/5
"A solid API management platform that works well for basic to moderately complex solutions"
What do you like about IBM API Connect?
- It offers a good balance of features, security, and usability. - It has a User-Friendly Interface. - Solid for Mid-Level Use Cases
Satish K.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5/5
"I am a senior software developer. I have worked as full stack developer and DevOps Engineer"
What do you like about IBM API Connect?
I love security features and features like rate limiting and throttling
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Dhruvesh R.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0/5
"API gateway for managing large amount of API's for multiple product"
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 s
Verified User
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0/5
"It was a great dealing with."
What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?
The latency should be more improved in terms of efficiency.
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Niki H.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5/5
"User-Friendly with Great Integrations, but Debugging APIs Can Be Tricky"
What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?
Debugging API's might get somewhat difficult
Laxman Kumar P.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0/5
"IBM API Connect - Enhance & Secure your APIs"
What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?
In the latest version of IBM API Connect, the deployment profile for the analytics server was deprecated, which requires additional RAM for the server
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Vasundhra B.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0/5
"Usefulness of IBM API Connect"
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, I
Satish K.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5/5
"Setup process is straightforward with its solid documentation"
What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?
Complexity in advanced configuration in custom integration
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Vasundhra B.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0/5
"Usefulness of IBM API Connect"
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, I
Verified User
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0/5
"It was very fast and what I like is the built-in security protocol (OAuth)"
What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?
It is a little bit costly for small businesses because sometimes they can't pay that much.
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Niki H.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5/5
"User-Friendly with Great Integrations, but Debugging APIs Can Be Tricky"
What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?
Debugging API's might get somewhat difficult
Kiran D.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0/5
"best for API Management life cycle"
What do you dislike about IBM API Connect?
Limitations of Analytics data extraction
Developer portal provided by IBM API Connect is best. Security and authentication is also good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Documentation is not beginner friendly. Needs more detail explanation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
IBM api connect is safe to use also it's userfriendly for use. can also use to test/prod/stage... etc integration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I haven't face any downside of IBM api connect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Gateways provides scalability in secure environment. API design is very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It is quite complex for beginners. Also documentation is less. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Wide range of features, including API creation, testing, management, security, and analytics. Supports both REST and SOAP APIs. offers a range of security features, including OAuth and SSL/TLS support, role-based access control, and IP whitelisting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
We are using most Microsoft products so integration with Microsoft is a bit complex. IBM API Connect can be limited, which can make it challenging for new users to get started. IBM API Connect requires a license, which can be a significant expense for smaller organizations or startups. API Connect is resource-intensive, which means it may require additional hardware and software resources to run effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Hello Sharin,
Thanks for taking out time to share your review of IBM API Connect. We are thrilled to know that you liked the 'full API lifecycle management' capabilities of IBM API Connect. It is also good to know that you appreciate the security rich API management features. IBM API Connect comes with a signed, encrypted gateway and trusted API security policies. Hence, your data and services will always have multiple layers of protection.
We'd also like to learn more about your feedback around connecting to Microsoft applications. Could you please let us know your use case and our tech experts can help you.
You may also join our thriving API Connect community and post your observations there.
Link: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=2106cca0-a9f9-45c6-9b28-01a28f4ce947
We would also like to thank you for being a valuable customer all this while.
security, customizing developer portal, easy to publish, user friendly, API integration, analytics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
API Connect is a highly secure solution but we cannot backup the subscriptions and use them after upgrading the APIC cluster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Hi Sachin,
Thank you for taking out time to share your review and feedback for IBM API Connect. We are thrilled to know that you liked the 'full API lifecycle management' capabilities of IBM API Connect. It is also good to know that you appreciate the security rich API management features.
Regarding your feedback around backups, we'd like to share that API Connect has a backup & recovery option. Please use the IBM API Connect community to explore this area more.
Link to the community:
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=2106cca0-a9f9-45c6-9b28-01a28f4ce947
Stability offered by the gateways in runtime environment. Industry standards adoption and adherence to RFC. Ease in API development and allows customized policy flows when compared to other API management solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Upgrades and fix pack releases are not backward compatible. OAI 3 standard adoption is delayed when compared to other API management solutions. Quick Adoption of industry standards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Hello Deepak,
Thank you for taking out time to share your review and feedback for IBM API Connect. We are glad that you like the 'API development' & 'policy management' features of IBM API Connect. It is also assuring to know that IBM API Connect is performant in providing the best API security standards required at your organization.
We thank you for being IBM API Connect customer all this while. If not already, please do join the IBM API Connect community by clicking the link below.
link: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=2106cca0-a9f9-45c6-9b28-01a28f4ce947
IBM API Connect has the perfect blend of features from creation of API to easy deployment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There is nothing as such which I didnt like about the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What I like most is that it provides all tools for managing the entire lifecycle of APIs It is scalable and deployment is easy I like the many AI powered features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It doesn't support Async API which is a disadvantage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Hi Bob,
Thank you for taking out time to share your review and feedback for IBM API Connect. We are thrilled to know that you liked the 'full API lifecycle management' capabilities of IBM API Connect.
Regarding your feedback around the support for Async APIs, we would like to share that Async API is supported in Cloud Pak through integration with EEM.
Please use this link to know more:
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/blogs/dale-lane1/2021/03/28/kafka-developers-guide-to-asyncapi
IBM API connect enables to manage,create and secure APIs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The pricing and documentation is what i disliked about API connect Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Hello Prayas,
Thank you for taking out time to share your review and feedback for IBM API Connect. We are thrilled to know that you liked and appreciate the 'full API lifecycle management' capabilities of IBM API Connect.
Regarding your feedback around pricing and documentation, we would like to understand more about your experience in this area so that we can work around these observations. Please reach out to your sales team and share more details. We would appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns and ensure we continue providing the best possible user experience.
We would also recommend joining the API Connect community if not already done.
link to the community:
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=2106cca0-a9f9-45c6-9b28-01a28f4ce947
It provides complete suite of tools for managing the entire lifecycle of APIs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
IBM API Connect is a feature rich program which can make it complex for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Thank you for taking out time to share your review and feedback for IBM API Connect. We are thrilled to know that you liked the 'full API lifecycle management' capabilities of IBM API Connect. It is also good to know that you appreciate the security rich API management features. IBM API Connect comes with a signed, encrypted gateway and trusted API security policies. Hence, your data and services will always have multiple layers of protection.
Regarding your feedback around API Connect being complex for beginners, we would like to understand more about your experience in this area so that we can work around these observations. Please reach out to your sales team and share more details. We would appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns and ensure we continue providing the best possible user experience.
Additionally, beginners and new team members can now take the 30-day free API Connect trial as well.
Read more about IBM API Connect here: https://www.ibm.com/products/api-connect
Also, please do join the IBM API Connect community if not already done: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=2106cca0-a9f9-45c6-9b28-01a28f4ce947
