IBM WebSphere Reviews & Product Details

Scalable and flexible deployment options across on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud environments.

Robust Java EE runtime environment for developing and deploying enterprise applications.

Lightweight and modular Liberty runtime optimized for microservices and cloud-native development.

Integration with modern DevOps practices and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

Strong security features, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and compliance support.

Extensive integration capabilities for seamless interaction with enterprise systems and services.

Enhanced development productivity with rapid startup times and efficient resource utilization.

Comprehensive tooling and automation support for streamlined application deployment and management.

Industry-standard compliance and support for messaging, connectivity, and integration standards.

Continual innovation and updates from IBM to meet evolving application development needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Complexity: Some users have found WebSphere Hybrid Edition to have a steeper learning curve and complexity compared to other application server options.

Resource Consumption: WebSphere Hybrid Edition may require more resources compared to lighter-weight alternatives, which could impact performance and scalability in certain environments.

Licensing Cost: IBM WebSphere products, including the Hybrid Edition, are known for their higher licensing costs compared to some open-source alternatives, which may be a consideration for budget-conscious organizations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that this edition can run on both cloud and on premise. We use it to quickly build and run our applications and it has been used a lot when modernizing our old legacy solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The thing that I do dislike about this solution is finding software engineers and analysts that that the techincal knowledge to help us. I guess this is a common problem these days with many applcations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Strong Operational and admistration capabilities

Open standarsd are well supported

Enhanced security features

Well supported product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IBM products are gerenally high in terms of cost as compared to other vendors. Also consulting costs tend to be higher

Root Casue analysis for complex issues is very difficult and needs consultancy most of the time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its very simple and flexible when it comes to deployment. This is very cost effective as well. Very easy to configure our data sources. Provides Hybrid and local installation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The biggest challenge as a leader using this tool is lack of documentation, the documentation are not great and doesnt cover everything. This is really suprising given the vast feature this provides. Support is really pain to reach and get queries resolved, very time consuming Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to manage app server , simple configuration can reduce the load on the code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Though.i don't dislike but every product has it pro and simultaneously its has cons , since no product is silver bullet for all designs, websphere has same like learning path initial slightly dofficult Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It´s versatility, easy to manage it, to implement, I have a lot of applications using it. The IBM Support is also good. It is easy to integrate with other Products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing, really I cannot find a reason not to use this Product comparing to others in the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IBM WebSphere hybrid edition comes with lot more easy integration of gate way applications. Java based server application make UI lot more easy and responsive. Communication between the server application is seemless. Its light weight application makes easy to deploy in cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gateway middleware is resource intensive causing performance impact.

Intergating middleware to existing systems and applications can be sometimes challenging due to compatibility issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

WebSphere Hybrid Edition is helping us modernize our WebSphere runtime from 'traditional' WebSphere Application Server (tWAS) to a much simpler, lightweight, fast and easy-to-use runtime in WebSphere Liberty. While tWAS is a great product and has served us well over many years, WebSphere Liberty is better.

WebSphere Liberty is suitable for not only traditional VM environments - where most of our workload is today - but WebSphere Liberty has been purpose-built for the cloud, with super fast startup times and low memory requirements.

And once your transition from tWAS to WebSphere Liberty is complete, should you wish, the next step to containerize your apps is effortless.

Of course, not all apps in their present form are suitable candidates for the cloud. That’s where Mono2Micro comes to the rescue. Mono2Micro helps you refactor your apps to microservices. I will admit that while I have tried the product, and it is pretty impressive with what it did, coming from an admin rather than a development background, I did find it somewhat challenging. Placed in the right hands, though, I could see it considerably simplifying and reducing the risk and effort in this refactoring process. I’m not sure how you could refactor a monolithic app any other way.

Much, if not all, of the complexities of creating and managing tWAS environments are eliminated when using WebSphere Liberty. I cannot stress this enough; you should start using and moving (from tWAS) to WebSphere Liberty today. You won’t look back! If you’re an admin, your app teams will thank you for it. As an admin, creating a WebSphere Liberty server in one second sure beats the manageProfile and addNode commands. Even the ability to rename a WebSphere Liberty server with a Unix ‘mv’ command is a win for me. Or being able to clone an existing server with a Unix copy command saves too much time and effort. Many years back, I had difficulties convincing teams to use WebSphere Liberty rather than tWAS, but now they are asking me for it!

And to help you on your journey, WebSphere Hybrid Edition provides Transformation Advisor (TA), which scans your code to identify the suitability of using WebSphere Liberty, identifies what needs to change, provides an estimate on the effort required and helps generate your server.xml file. TA can also help identify apps using WAS-ND that could run in WAS-base, thereby saving considerably on licensing charges - this is helping us in such an exercise.

Then there’s the complex world of managing licenses. Using WebSphere Hybrid Edition has simplified our licensing model and is helping alleviate our concerns about exceeding our rights. Now we can have one pool, not a WAS-ND pool, a WAS-base pool, and a Liberty core pool. Just one license pool to manage them all.

WebSphere Hybrid Edition has allowed us to convert our expensive WAS-ND licenses to WebSphere Hybrid Edition licenses for a small cost without discarding our WAS-ND licenses entirely. Now we can transition appropriate apps from WAS-ND to WAS-base, Liberty-base or Liberty-core without wasting our WAS-ND licenses and purchasing new WAS-base or Liberty-core licenses. Strange as it sounds, we have several apps using WAS-ND without using any of the WAS-ND features.

And lastly - this is not a sales pitch, just my opinion - I do like IBM’s commitment and investment to making WebSphere Liberty the best product possible, with a particular focus on the cloud. This investment can be seen with what appears to be a fantastic feature in Liberty InstantOn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My least-liked feature isn't easy to answer as there is so much to like about WebSphere Hybrid Edition, particularly WebSphere Liberty. Of all the features of WebSphere Hybrid Edition, while I like Mono2Micro, it was somewhat overwhelming. It should be noted that this is not a reflection on the product - which is quite impressive - it’s more a reflection of the difficulties an admin like me has with the product. As mentioned earlier, I’m sure the feeling would be different in the hands of a developer.

Similarly, nothing to do with Mono2Micro, but I feel WebSphere Hybrid Edition truly shines when moving from tWAS to WebSphere Liberty - this is where the mix-and-match licensing helps - rather than Mono2Micro. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Security and compliance is really good

- Integration of hybrid clouds and management is what we love the most Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Documentation is very technical and lengthy

- Containeraization is still very nascent Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

With Application Server we can have a full JEE with a nice admin console that faciliates its administration and also an API to administer it using python and automate several monotonous tasks like deployment of applications. With Liberty you have a very fast working environment executing only what you need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing to dislike. Even the support is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.