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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

$$$$$

IBM WebSphere Reviews (159)

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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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DF
Dmitri F.
Enterprise IT Architect
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Light weight liberty"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

Light weight and easy to use cross platforms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

Lack of documentation. The ibm.com site is very difficult to navigate and documentation is very limitted Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jose Luis M.
JM
Jose Luis M.
Responsable técnico
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"The server is powerful but sometimes slow."
3.5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

Being a paid server, it has technical support. It is compatible with several IDEs and easy to install and administer. You can generate profiles for each application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

It consumes a lot of memory resources and you need to have a powerful computer, especially for debug mode. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JH
John H.
Senior Consultant and Business Development Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"IBM Websphere"
2.5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

It's a good middleware technology with the best clustering concepts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

Cost is higher than competitors. Other companies have better service and support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bin X.
BX
Bin X.
Owner
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great platform"
4/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

WAS is used to run many of our business critical applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

Licensing could be confusing. How to convert from one type to another Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ZD
Zach D.
Software Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"WAS Performance"
2.5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

Ease of use, performance gains from previous versions (i.e v6 to v9) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

Lack of support for WAS 8, cost of upgrades and maintenance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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AB
Verified User in Banking
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"WebSphere Liberty really gave us the freedom to concentrate on the applications"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

Simple to handle, runs fast and is made of modules. We especially count on the zero migration statement, so far it has proven to be right. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

simply nothing - I like it as it is, simple and fast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MN
Mirko N.
Head of department
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"MN"
4/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

I like the simply kind of Working with WebSphere Liberty Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

the price, the price, the price, the price Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PC
Prasanna C.
Infrastructure Architect
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Ease of Use and Innovation"
4/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

Innovation to suit the current market trends. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

We are still not able to trust completely with upgrades. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PR
prasad r.
manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"good product"
3.5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

its it one of the most powerful and feature rich application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

ihs backward compatiblity on the as400 is not great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"WAS server - good container"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM WebSphere?

The configuration in WAS to set up connection, transaction, security, certificates etc which are not part of application maintenance and make it easy to maintain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM WebSphere?

Nothing special that I dislike about WAS server. For lower environments or toolkits, it may be a bit heavy, which I believe is getting resolved with Liberty server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

6 months

Return on Investment

21 months

Average Discount

21%

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Version and Profile Support
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Cloud deployment
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On-premises support