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IBM API Connect

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4.5
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.

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Overall experience with IBM API Connect

Software Developer
50M - 250M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“Unified Cloud and On-Premises Experience, Challenges in Payment and Troubleshooting Noted”

4.0
Oct 27, 2025
IBM API Connect provides very good governance, strong security, AI-enabled feature, powerful developer portal and good analytics. IBM API Connect doesn't provide payment integration other than Strip payment gateway.
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
Good overall functionality, ahead of the curve in terms of release to market. Lacking greatly in terms of standards support - OAS caveats / restrictions, poor SOAP specification compliance and handling, limited validation against "supported" specification standards

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 Likes & Dislikes

Like

Strong security which is backed by industry most powerful IBM Datapower gateway Very good API lifecycle management Same features in on-prem and cloud

Like

Intuitive API lifecycle / workflow, built-in approvals (configurable), clean and professional looking UIs

Like

API Connect has the capabilities to manage the end-to-end lifecycle of an API from design to development to publish to run to decommission.

Dislike

Lacks monetization feature like any payment integration Not easy to troubleshoot it

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

It is a bit complicated.

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4.5

(143 Ratings)

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48%
3 Star
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2 Star
2%
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Evaluation & Contracting

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4.3

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  • Software Developer
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Unified Cloud and On-Premises Experience, Challenges in Payment and Troubleshooting Noted

    4.0
    Oct 27, 2025
    IBM API Connect provides very good governance, strong security, AI-enabled feature, powerful developer portal and good analytics. IBM API Connect doesn't provide payment integration other than Strip payment gateway.
  • ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Start small and grow big with IBM API Connect

    5.0
    Sep 30, 2025
    IBM API Connect is a full API development and management platform. It incorporates all the phases of the API lifecycle needed to design, develop, publish and run APIs
  • Director of IT
    1B-10B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Quick Installation and Stability Noted, Monetization and Post-Paid Methods Lacking

    5.0
    Oct 20, 2025
    Very flexible in deployment, offering multiple topology options. The installation took only a few hours and it provides advanced integration capabilities.
  • Manager of Infraestructure
    10B+ USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Integration With IBM And Third-Party Products Simplifies Microservices Orchestration Tasks

    4.0
    Oct 9, 2025
    It's a good tool to bring us a good expierience to connect another products of IBM and for other vendors. We use it for microservices and kubernetes
  • TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER
    1B-10B USD
    Insurance (except health)
    Review Source

    Efficient API Management system for technical users

    4.0
    Nov 4, 2025
    The product is simple to use and to navigate. Configuration of applications and products is straightforward for a technical user. The analysis insights are pretty useful.
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