Apache Synapse vs IBM App Connect
Apache Synapse
synapse.apache.org
IBM App Connect
ibm.comSide by side
| Figure | Apache Synapse | IBM App Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $212/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Enterprise Service Bus Software | 8.6 (#2) | 8.4 (#3) |
| Spec score · Integration Platform as a Service Software | 8.0 (#51) | 8.0 (#50) |
| Deployment | The installation guide offers binary and source distributions for Linux, macOS and Windows and recommends Linux for production deployments. | 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. |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Security | The feature list includes WS-Security support, and version 3.0.0 added OCSP/CRL certificate validation for HTTP transports. | App Connect Enterprise supports message-flow identity authentication, mapping, authorization, and propagation; administrative security is optional and is not enabled by default. |
Plans
IBM App Connect
- Free 30-Day TrialPriced on request
- Runtime Compute Capacity Plan$8,484 a year
- Resource Unit (Flow Run) Plan$2,544 a year
- Free 30-Day TrialFree
- IBM App Connect EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Apache Synapse
Apache Synapse has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
IBM App Connect
IBM App Connect has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.