IBM API Connect vs Apideck Ecosystem Comparison

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IBM API Connect

API Management Software

3.9 193 user ratings

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Apideck Ecosystem

API Management Software

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Overview

Description	IBM API Connect is an intuitive, complete and scalable API platform for businesses and companies that uses API technology in any sort of way. The platform helps users to generate, expose, monetise and manage APIs over clouds. This allows businesses and their customers to access digital applications and promote innovation. It also includes an IBM Cloud Pak solution, which helps users to achieve the application modernisation goals while working on different processes over the cloud. With advanced IBM DataPower Gateway, the platform provides a secured network and greatly reduces any risk of a cybersecurity incident. It has a microservices-based architecture that seamlessly scales its components to meet SLAs, improving the user experience while maintaining performance. IBM API Connect adapts to the companies needs and works wherever their applications and data is being operated, that is, cloud or anywhere else. Users can also expand their API strategy to meet their changing needs. Read more	Apideck Ecosystem is an integration marketplace that helps its users to build apps, integrations, and partners without any direct integrations. The platform provides its users with advanced search features that enable the clients of users to navigate through their ecosystem. Users can generate more organic traffic by having a landing page for every possible integration. One can organize integrations with predefined or custom collections and also allow the partners to manage their listings to reduce the input of data. The platform offers users a dedicated page for all of their Zapier templates. The ecosystem enables one to handle integration requests and generate new leads with the lead capture forms provided by the platform. Users can also communicate about their integration roadmap and announce the upcoming partnership through the platform. Apideck provides its users with a streamlined submission workflow that enables them to handle partner requests with ease. One can capture lead and intent data to streamline their integration roadmap. Read more
Pricing Options	Free Trial Available Starts at $100.00. Offers Free-forever and Custom plan.	Free Trial Not Available Starts at $24.17. Offers Custom plan.
SW Score & Breakdown	88% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more 98% Reviews 89% Momentum 60% Popularity 60%	81% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more 88% Reviews 60% Momentum 61% Popularity 63%
SaaSworthy Awards	# 3 Highly Rated # 7 Fastest Growing	Not Available

Features

Total Features	9 Features	7 Features
Common Features for All	API Design Helps in creating an interface to distribute the data systematically to other applications API Lifecycle Management Helps to monitor and managing all the life cycles of an API Access Control Defines application access to various users. Includes role-based system that controls options to be displayed to different users based on their role Analytics Allows integration with other analytical tools or has it inbuilt Dashboard A digital insight of reports and other workings on a single screen Developer Portal Provides API and app performance analytics to developers, and offers a self-service platform Testing Management Helps you in managing, tracking and organizing all tests and reports in one place Threat Protection This feature will defend the system and application from cyber threats Traffic Control Helpful in controlling the API traffic spikes Version Control It gives the team the ability to recall specific versions of a document, code, content, file, or folder that records changes over time. + 6 More - Show Less	API Design Helps in creating an interface to distribute the data systematically to other applications API Lifecycle Management Helps to monitor and managing all the life cycles of an API Access Control Defines application access to various users. Includes role-based system that controls options to be displayed to different users based on their role Analytics Allows integration with other analytical tools or has it inbuilt Dashboard A digital insight of reports and other workings on a single screen Developer Portal Provides API and app performance analytics to developers, and offers a self-service platform Testing Management Helps you in managing, tracking and organizing all tests and reports in one place Threat Protection This feature will defend the system and application from cyber threats Traffic Control Helpful in controlling the API traffic spikes Version Control It gives the team the ability to recall specific versions of a document, code, content, file, or folder that records changes over time. + 4 More - Show Less

Technical Details

Organization Types Supported	Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business	Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business
Platforms Supported	SaaS/Web/Cloud	SaaS/Web/Cloud
Modes of Support	24/7 (Live rep) Business Hours Online	24/7 (Live rep) Business Hours Online
API Support	Available	Available

Reviews & Ratings

User Rating	3.9/5 193 user ratings	Not Available
Rating Distribution	Excellent 46.1% Very Good 30.6% Average 5.2% Poor 1.6% Terrible 16.6%	Not Available
User Sentiments	Robust Security Features, Easy API Integration, Centralized API Management Platform, User-Friendly Interface Complex Initial Setup, Occasional Software Instability, Limited Customization Options, High Pricing for Smaller Organizations	Not Available
Review Summary	Overall, users find the product easy to use and appreciate its comprehensive features. It is praised for its strong security measures, reliability, and ability to handle complex API traffic. However, some users have experienced challenges with the initial setup and configuration, and a few have reported occasional performance issues. Additionally, the pricing is perceived to be on the higher side by some users.	Not Available
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Pricing

Pricing Options	Free Trial Available Starts at $100.00. Offers Free-forever and Custom plan.	Free Trial Not Available Starts at $24.17. Offers Custom plan.
Pricing Plans Monthly Plans Annual Plans	IBM API Connect Lite plan Free IBM API Connect Enterprise $100.00 $100.00 per month IBM API Connect Enterprise - IBM Cloud Custom	Start $24.17 $29.00 per month Launch $82.50 $99.00 per month Growth $165.83 $199.00 per month Enterprise Custom
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