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Spec sheet

Purpose
IBM App Connect is AI-powered integration software that connects applications, APIs, and data across hybrid environments.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
Intended users
IBM describes the product for integration developers and teams, business technologists, API developers, and enterprises managing hybrid integrations.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
Deployment
IBM documents App Connect Enterprise installation on Linux, Windows, and AIX, and deployment on physical servers, VMware, Docker, and public clouds including AWS and Microsoft Azure.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
Free plan
NoRead 20 Sep 2026 · ibm.com
Security
App Connect Enterprise supports message-flow identity authentication, mapping, authorization, and propagation; administrative security is optional and is not enabled by default.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
Support
IBM support includes cases, fixes, technical documents, known issues, notifications, and additional advanced, extended, and sustained support options.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
AI agent tools
The App Connect MCP server can expose more than 2,800 connector actions and existing REST API flows, with governance, transformation, and runtime control.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
Connectivity
Connectors cover enterprise applications, cloud services, databases, APIs, AI services, mainframe systems, IBM MQ, and Apache Kafka; IBM also identifies Amazon, Salesforce, and Microsoft connectors.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
Custom connectors
IBM's low-code Connector Development Kit lets users create connectors from an OpenAPI document or from scratch, then import or publish them.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
Designer
App Connect Designer offers a no-code drag-and-drop interface, AI-powered data mapping, and more than 200 prebuilt connectors and templates.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
Pricing qualification
IBM says displayed prices are indicative, may vary by country, exclude applicable taxes and duties, and depend on local product availability.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
Toolkit
App Connect Toolkit supports complex integrations with ESQL and Java, built-in debugging, reusable assets, and deployment to virtual machines, containers, and SaaS.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
Use cases
It supports data integration, API building, and event-driven and non-event-driven flows that automate tasks and apply conditional logic.Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com

Plans and prices

Free 30-Day Trial Priced on request 1,000 VPC hours Read 20 Sep 2026 · ibm.com
Runtime Compute Capacity Plan $8,484 a year 10k VPC hours per annum Starting at $8,484.00 USD · 10k VPC hours per annum Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
Resource Unit (Flow Run) Plan $2,544 a year 100k Flow Runs Per Annum Starting at $2,544.00 USD · 100k flow runs per annum Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
Free 30-Day Trial Free 30 days · IBM App Connect Enterprise on AWS · 1,000 VPC hours Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com
IBM App Connect Enterprise Priced on request Pricing by contact · flexible deployment options Read 12 Oct 2026 · ibm.com

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