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Value at a Glance

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Time to Implement

6 months

Return on Investment

21 months

User Insights

Average based on 159 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

6 months

Perceived Cost

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Users consistently praise the product for its flexibility and scalability, making it suitable for various deployment environments, including cloud and on-premises. The robust features and strong security capabilities enhance its appeal for enterprise applications. However, many note a common limitation in its complex setup, which can pose challenges for new users.
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Susan B.
SB
Susan B.
Lead ACE/MQ Administrator
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Using IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

It gives the developers choices to select WAS, Liberty or Open Liberty for application development. This greatly increases developer productivity. Also, I like the fact that WebSphere Hybrid Edition allows developers to create and support microservices that reduce application complexity. It supports migration to containers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

I dislike the time it takes to maintain legacy applications while converting to IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

maggie h.
MH
maggie h.
Software Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"I can use to connect website users with java applications"
4.5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

I like that it has the Websphere Application Server (WAS), liberty profile for developer productivity because it has a fast start-up time and a wide range of programming models. The best part is that applications do not have to be online simultaneously, and it has the ability to identify and address my needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

I do not like that it sometimes slows down during deployment, and I feel that it's expensive to purchase and renew; other than that, it has served me well to the best of its ability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mihir P.
MP
Mihir P.
Senior Principal Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Nice Java EE and cloud-native runtime"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

one of the best Kubernetes-based deployment service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

Many things yet to explore but now I am exploring Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Badr Z.
BZ
Badr Z.
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Engineering manager"
2.5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

Intelligent routing and Dynamic clustering Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

There is no free version available, IDE options need improvement Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lekkala H.
LH
Lekkala H.
Operations Specialist
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Reviewing by WAS Admin"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

IBM WEBSPHERE APPLICATION IS THE middleware technology that is used to deploy the application server and webserver. I like to federate multiple nodes into the deployment manager. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

WAS NEEDS TO BE DEVELOPED TO START AND RESTART THE WEBSERVER OR APPLICATION SERVER WHENEVER WE DO THE DEPLOYMENT OR THE SERVER IS DOWN. IBM needs to reduce the use of Linux commands. Better to use in Web console. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
UF
Verified User in Financial Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Application is great to use with a good GUI"
4/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

Allows integration into the cloud and allows users the flexibility to navigate. Great GUI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

The view I have as a developer requires me not to use a lot of the functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SH
Shawn H.
Technology Owner
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"IBM WebSphere Liberty: The Emperor has New Clothes..."
5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

We have all grown to know and trust Traditional WebSphere Application Server (tWAS) as the gold standard application server of choice over the years. Now, we have an opportunity to take advantage of micro-services and modernize our application architecture/infrastructure. We need a new, dynamic, lightweight, container-ready application server runtime solution to facilitate this. Enter IBM WebSphere Liberty...all of the above and more. Out with the old, in with the new (with an appreciative nod to tWAS). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

Change is difficult...technological change, even more so. Thankfully, we have an application server modernization solution like IBM WebSphere Liberty to help us along the journey. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gautam R.
GR
Gautam R.
Technical Lead
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The complete package of IBM"
4/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

The transition from native to cloud, it is often for on running project it is very difficult to cope of with migration without doing any changes, but IBM makes it easy and very minimal change to migrate to cloud, also not compulsion that all should be done once. The reduces cost, efficient , much optimised now Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

Nothing as of now, still exploring, will surely add if found or faced any Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mayank D.
MD
Mayank D.
software engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Useful Application Server for All tier applications"
4.5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

IBM Websphere is a beneficial and configurable application enterprise server that has many configurations like data source connection, java configs, server configs etc. you can install this server in any kind of system like AIX, Windows even in your local machine for development purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

There are no such dislikes, but it has a very old user interface, and sometimes it takes time to sync up with the backend side, like stopping a server sometimes hangs your system. Deploying any application on this server is a lengthy process, unlike modern servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BT
Brandon T.
Chief Technology Architect
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition... Powerful and excellent server."
5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

It's easy and quick to integrate IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition with other WebSphere applications. I like the ability to host all our applications especially the Java built applications on IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition. IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition is stable, cheaper and secure and I recommend it to all companies looking for such a great platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

The customer support sometimes takes longer than expected to respond to issues we are experiencing. Apart from this I have nothing else negative to mention about IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Pricing Insights

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

6 months

Return on Investment

21 months

Average Discount

21%

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Data Redundancy
Server Management
Version and Profile Support
Centralized offering
Security updates
Real-time visibility
Cloud deployment
Microservices development
On-premises support