IBM webMethods Integration Pros and Cons

IBM webMethods Integration Pros and Cons: Top 5 Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users find webMethods Integration to be extremely user-friendly, making it accessible even for beginners with its detailed options. (16 mentions)

Users find webMethods Integration to offer fast and easy integration, enhancing operational efficiency and user experience. (15 mentions)

Users highlight the easy integrations with webMethods, allowing for quick setup and efficient hybrid connectivity. (14 mentions)

Users commend the easy integration of cloud apps with webMethods Integration, boosting efficiency and minimizing errors. (10 mentions)

Users value the seamless connectivity of webMethods Integration, enabling efficient integration across diverse systems and applications. (6 mentions)

Users find webMethods Integration to be expensive, raising concerns about its overall cost and value. (7 mentions)

Users face a steep learning curve with webMethods Integration, making initial training and setup challenging. (4 mentions)

Users find the poor documentation of webMethods Integration challenging, making it hard for beginners to develop independently. (4 mentions)

Users often face complex usability challenges with webMethods Integration, struggling with steep learning curves and other issues. (3 mentions)

Users find the documentation unclear, making it difficult for beginners to understand and navigate the system effectively. (3 mentions)

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/23/2018

"Comprehensive Enterprise Level tool suite for Integrations/BPM/Monitoring/Governance and more"

2.5/5

What do you like best about IBM webMethods Integration?

I like breath of tools and applications for enterprise integrations, gateways, portal, data management, BPM, performance management and governance that SAG offers. Most products are integrated with each other OTB. BPM is event driven and supported by Universal Messaging, also integrated with Business process designer tool. Lots of pre-built functions to include in your own development. Integrated IDE for integrations, UI, BPM that also talks to central repository. Promising offerings on the cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM webMethods Integration?

Suite is huge and require lots of learning particular for folks not familiar with BPM/ESB or event driven design approaches. Lots of documentation but not much of examples. Some help exists on developers blog and web site but not enough for such huge amount of information. Training is highly recommended. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM webMethods Integration:

Don't underestimate value of training and learning curve. Investigate and buy products you want to integrate from the same vendor (SAG in this case). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM webMethods Integration solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use WebMethods/SAG product suite for BPM, Integrations (IS), monitoring, UI and Governance

Business uses process modeling (ARIS). Integrating of all products require only configurations.

Webmethods Flow language when done right produces more compact code faster then traditional languages for specific applications such as integrations and mapping. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/6/2018

"The best integration suite in the market!"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM webMethods Integration?

It centerlize and connect all the systems togather with quickness and accuracy. It's having the front end technology, Flexible configuration, very good cache management and more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM webMethods Integration?

Fix installation can be sometimes complicated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Insurance

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/14/2018

"Great product for fast development"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM webMethods Integration?

Ease of connecting to other systems, specially DBs, ease of providing and consuming Web Services. Good documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM webMethods Integration?

Designer bugs. Accompanied products' bugs and weird behavior (UM, MWS, etc.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Patryk W.

Project Management Specialist in Project Management Office

Insurance

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/25/2018

"I'am Integration Architect and Business Analyst in new IT architecture project for InterRisk "

5/5

What do you like best about IBM webMethods Integration?

Flow language which allows business guys understand data mapping between integrated systems and CDM on webMethods ESB.

Part of API Gateway I mean Enterprise Gateway which allows to meet requirements of Polish Insurance Market Regulator. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM webMethods Integration?

So far I did not recognize anything that I should say that I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM webMethods Integration solving and how is that benefiting you?

On-line integration between Portal for Intermediaries (Agents, Brokers) and Back End system

(current integration was based on xml files stored on FTP daily but not on-line)

More secured integration. Portal is in DMZ, Back End in LAN that's why we decided to use Enterprise Gateway to meet requirements of Polish Insurance Market Regulator.

(The connection must be initiated from LAN to DMZ). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ankur C.

Technology Specialist

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/6/2017

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Software AG - WebMethods : One of the Top Class Middleware Tool for an Enterprise"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM webMethods Integration?

Overall its one of the top middleware tools which suits the Organisation's need to provide solution in all architectural patterns - like SOA, A2A, A2C, B2B, EDA etc. One of the strongest feature of the product is its Messaging Layer - Universal Messaging that helps you design a topology for all patterns coming under Asynchronous Flows and patterns. The ESB also provides you a wide variety of utility level services which eases your integration development to a great extent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM webMethods Integration?

One of the drawbacks of this tool which Software AG is planning to address in its upcoming release is on its Cloud Offerings like providing a multi-tenant Cloud based IPaas which will be a definite advantage for organisations who are moving towards a Cloud based Architecture for their Enterprise needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM webMethods Integration:

Wait for release of IPaas version. The latest version getting launch has a lot to offer in terms of API Management, Containerisation in Docker etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM webMethods Integration solving and how is that benefiting you?

WebMethods addresses most of your business problems and provides all the necessary components to help you decouple your Source and Target Systems. The biggest advantage being the ability to move through Transition Architectures to a Target Architecture state with minimal impact on the end systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pankaj B.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/12/2018

"Ease of use and accelerated development"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM webMethods Integration?

Many things, but to list few :

API, B2B, integration, ESB, gateway Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM webMethods Integration?

I am not sure I've encountered any issues or dislikes. The technical team , support and account team is very helpful and always receptive to feedbacks and quick to respond. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jean-Olivier A.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/18/2018

"effective solution, adapted to oriented service"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM webMethods Integration?

oriented service (all is service), focus on data transformation - not on technical interface

use of standard for REST and SOAP - free adapter standard like jms

packaging of the solution facilitate development and allow to use db , scheduler, cache if needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM webMethods Integration?

packaging of solution is imposed, we do not know how to deploy just a part of the solution (without db, scheduler, ...admin..) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/11/2018

"Proven product and leading vendor in the integration space"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM webMethods Integration?

webMethods provides out of the box adapters for majority of COTS products and makes integration easy and simple. Their support team is amazing and diligent in resolving issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM webMethods Integration?

Improve client engagement involve clients in product features, deliver the features requested by clients in a timely manner Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.