IBM API Connect vs Fireapis Comparison

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IBM API Connect

API Management Software

3.9 141 user ratings

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Fireapis

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	Fireapis software is a platform used to create and manage your APIs for different environments. The software offers tools to create separate environments for different stages like dev, stage, prod. Scale applications with encryption to all sensitive data, transmitted securely over SSL. Developers, Small and Medium companies make use of the software. Read more
Pricing Options	Free Trial Available Starts at $100.00. Offers Free-forever and Custom plan.	Free Trial Not Available Starts at $39.00. Offers Free-forever 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 95% Momentum 61% Popularity 60%	79% 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 87% Reviews 60% Momentum 60% Popularity 64%
SaaSworthy Awards	# 3 Highly Rated # 7 Fastest Growing	Not Available

Features

Total Features	9 Features	6 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 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 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. + 3 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	3.9/5 141 user ratings	Not Available
Ratings Distribution	Excellent 46.4% Very Good 30.7% Average 4.7% Poor 1.6% Terrible 16.7%	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 $39.00. Offers Free-forever 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	Free Free Regular $39.00 $49.00 per month Advance $59.00 $79.00 per month Pro $139.00 $159.00 per month
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