WebMethod IS has many readily built components that cover almost every aspect of Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP) with consistent way of implementation.
It also go beyond EIP to include enterprise security, webservice, messaging, database connectivity service components ... etc. which are widely used features in Java EE implementation.
It allows user to further customized / extent the service components using Java programming but it's not straight-forward.
Deployment is simple if you design the solution as recommended in the training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
1. The learning curve could be hard initially, especially those who new in Software AG webMethods product.
2. The product (IS Designer) also run slow in average spec PC, especially those work in a assigned virtual desktop i.e Citrix, VMWare with 2-4 cores CPU.
3. Despite the rich features, the UI are somehow not intuitive, need to try & error lot of times before succeed & community helps & practical usage examples are scarce if searched over Google. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
For every new interface, we have a reusable code that you can replicate.
API management and EDI are the most important components of the solution. It has allowed us to integrate some systems that require a type of translation.
The time is fairly short to launch. For Java users, it's easy to understand. It's better to handle it. Extensive toolset, including library help out-of-the-box. It time effectively by reducing production time and resource utilization, increasing mobility, and the convergence between end-to-end applications and integrations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The mapping tool for the Flow language might be a bit easier to use. DevOps will need to be considered since the project begins. Documentation has to be calibrated, SoftwareAG has a lot of reliance on it. You could fight to execute scenarios without the assistance of Software AG, even with the documentation at hand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.