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IBM API Connect

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4.4
Market Presence: API Management, API Generation Software

Overview

Product Information on IBM API Connect

Updated 18th October 2024

What is IBM API Connect?

IBM API Connect is a full lifecycle API management solution that uses an intuitive experience to help consistently create, manage, secure, and socialize APIs. It can be deployed both on-premise and across clouds, and its main features include API development (including REST, GraphQL and other API types), API gateway, API manager, testing, developer portal, developer tooling, and AI gateway. IBM API Connect has a comprehensive set of API security capabilities, which include DataPower Gateway, authentication, authorization, and policy implementation.

IBM API Connect Pricing

IBM API Connect offers flexible, customized pricing and deployment options, including on-premises, on-cloud, or available as SaaS. Plans start at USD 83/month.

IBM API Connect Product Images

API Publishing
API Publishing
GUI
GUI
Test APIs
Test APIs

Overall experience with IBM API Connect

It Manager
250M - 500M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“IBM API Connect Offers Security Strengths but Faces Costs and Complexity Issues”

5.0
Apr 21, 2026
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PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, TECHNICAL LEAD
1B - 3B USD, Retail
CRITICAL

“Good product - intuitive programming model, lacking in validation and OAS support”

3.0
Aug 7, 2024
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 15th January 2024

IBM is a well-established entity focused on technology and development. The primary mission revolves around fostering technological growth and enhancing infrastructure, achieved through focused developments and consulting services. By encouraging inventiveness and innovation, it is geared towards facilitating the transition of theoretical ideas into practical realities, thus improving global functionalities. IBM brings about transformation by creating advanced solutions that reshape and redefine the world.

Company Details

Updated 15th January 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1911
Head office location
Armonk, New York, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
http://www.ibm.com

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IBM API Connect Reviews and Ratings

4.4

(152 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
41%
4 Star
49%
3 Star
9%
2 Star
2%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?
  • It Manager
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    IBM API Connect Offers Security Strengths but Faces Costs and Complexity Issues

    5.0
    Apr 21, 2026
    IBM API Connect is widely used for its strong security, full lifecycle API management, and user-friendly interface, but users also report challenges with complexity, performance, and cost.If starting over, many organizations would invest more in training and planning before deployment. The best advice for prospective customers is to carefully evaluate scalability needs and prepare for the learning curve.
  • It Manager
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    IBM API Connect Offers Security Strengths but Faces Costs and Complexity Issues

    5.0
    Apr 21, 2026
    IBM API Connect is widely used for its strong security, full lifecycle API management, and user-friendly interface, but users also report challenges with complexity, performance, and cost.If starting over, many organizations would invest more in training and planning before deployment. The best advice for prospective customers is to carefully evaluate scalability needs and prepare for the learning curve.
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User Sentiment About IBM API Connect
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IBM API Connect Likes & Dislikes

Like

1. Robust Security Features: Offers multiple authentication options and strong policy enforcement. Built-in datapower gateway ensures enterprise grade protection. 2. Comprehensive API Lifecycle Management: Supports design, development, testing,deployment, and monitoring in one platform.Handles REST, GraphQL, and other API types seamlessly. 3.User-Friendly Interface & Developer Portal: Simplifies API Configuration and management. Developer portal make onboarding and collaboration easer.

Like

1. Robust Security Features: Offers multiple authentication options and strong policy enforcement. Built-in datapower gateway ensures enterprise grade protection. 2. Comprehensive API Lifecycle Management: Supports design, development, testing,deployment, and monitoring in one platform.Handles REST, GraphQL, and other API types seamlessly. 3.User-Friendly Interface & Developer Portal: Simplifies API Configuration and management. Developer portal make onboarding and collaboration easer.

Like

1. Robust Security Features: Offers multiple authentication options and strong policy enforcement. Built-in datapower gateway ensures enterprise grade protection. 2. Comprehensive API Lifecycle Management: Supports design, development, testing,deployment, and monitoring in one platform.Handles REST, GraphQL, and other API types seamlessly. 3.User-Friendly Interface & Developer Portal: Simplifies API Configuration and management. Developer portal make onboarding and collaboration easer.

Dislike

Not truly fit for purpose for SOAP APIs - problems stemming from handling of SOAP as ReST (wrapping SOAP specifications with an OAS / Swagger). Hit and miss OAS support - partial support at best. Really poor Validation Policy implementation. No mechanisms to enforce unique API address scheme - allows contention (multiple APIs registered to the same address), and allows this scenario to play-out in the most confusing of ways - without any warning.

Dislike

Not truly fit for purpose for SOAP APIs - problems stemming from handling of SOAP as ReST (wrapping SOAP specifications with an OAS / Swagger). Hit and miss OAS support - partial support at best. Really poor Validation Policy implementation. No mechanisms to enforce unique API address scheme - allows contention (multiple APIs registered to the same address), and allows this scenario to play-out in the most confusing of ways - without any warning.

Dislike

Not truly fit for purpose for SOAP APIs - problems stemming from handling of SOAP as ReST (wrapping SOAP specifications with an OAS / Swagger). Hit and miss OAS support - partial support at best. Really poor Validation Policy implementation. No mechanisms to enforce unique API address scheme - allows contention (multiple APIs registered to the same address), and allows this scenario to play-out in the most confusing of ways - without any warning.