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Aurea CX Messenger vs Software AG Apama comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Aurea CX Messenger
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Business Activity Monitoring (4th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (12th), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (13th), SOA Governance (5th), Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) (8th)
Software AG Apama
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Complex Event Processing (CEP) (3rd), Streaming Analytics (25th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Aurea CX Messenger and Software AG Apama aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Aurea CX Messenger is designed for Business Activity Monitoring and holds a mindshare of 13.0%, up 6.7% compared to last year.
Software AG Apama, on the other hand, focuses on Complex Event Processing (CEP), holds 22.5% mindshare, down 22.9% since last year.
Business Activity Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Aurea CX Messenger13.0%
IBM MQ21.6%
TIBCO Enterprise Message Service13.7%
Other51.7%
Business Activity Monitoring
Complex Event Processing (CEP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Software AG Apama22.5%
IBM Operational Decision Manager21.6%
TIBCO Streaming21.5%
Other34.400000000000006%
Complex Event Processing (CEP)
 

Featured Reviews

Radhey Rajput - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. IT Analyst at NCR Corporation
Lightweight and efficient solution
It's very good and lightweight. But, it does not provide web service communication. But it is excellent for internal connections One valuable feature is the messaging broker. If there is a disruption, it restores the messages. And when the application is running, it delivers all the messages. The…
SP
Sr Executive Accounts at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
A tool to send out promotional notifications that need to improve areas, like deployment and maintenance
Software AG Apama should support offline scenarios as it may not always be possible to stay connected with the cloud. The solution should be deployed on an on-premises model, and it should be able to handle offline scenarios. If certain rules are set in Software AG Apama, then it should be able to execute them without being connected to an open internet source. With Software AG Apama, one may face challenges since it is difficult to find people with the right skill set to operate it. The solution also makes use of a proprietary programming language that is hard to trace in the market. It is better to go with the new options available in the market since Software AG Apama has become an old product. The ease of development and maintenance should be enhanced, but it is difficult due to the use of the proprietary programming language in the product.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution's stability is excellent; it's one of the best features, and we haven't experienced any bugs or glitches that have affected its performance."
"The solution is highly scalable, this is very important for us. It can handle a lot of messages."
"Easy to deploy new services."
"My advice to anyone considering Aurea CX Messenger is just try it; from my experience, it is very easy to deploy, very easy to develop and to implement in production."
"ESB: Provides all kind of possibilities to resolve business needs. A lot of ready to use services plus custom Java services. I used a lot of them all."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is very easy to develop. Most of it is graphical, but we also have the option to add any custom call that you need."
"The Messenger Broker is a really good feature."
"Sonic is lightweight, scalable, and does the work; easy to start, setup, and manage, and compared with Oracle much easier and cheaper."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ability that it provides its users to handle different kinds of rules."
 

Cons

"You should not hurry with upgrades without testing the whole product completely."
"I don't know if the last version has the cloud option, but maybe that could be good. That could be something that is included."
"I would definitely like to see marketing for this product."
"Another issue, which again, I'm not aware if they already have because we have not updated to the latest version, but all the DevOps features would be nice to have because right now they are using their own deployment features."
"It should include/add more services with the product as per market demand. It should include custom Java services developed by any organization or provide a platform where users/developers can share ideas/custom services, etc."
"They should not be frequently upgrading the product version."
"The solution needs to improve support for new, more recent protocols on the API."
"Aurea CX Messenger could improve by making better use of the new APIs"
"The ease of development and maintenance should be enhanced, but it is difficult due to the use of the proprietary programming language in the product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Much better than Oracle SOA Suite."
"The pricing is not so high."
"You pay nothing for licensing, because the commercial model is a subscription. Other environments, such as QA and Development, are included in the subscription"
"A commercial license is required to operate Software AG Apama."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Construction Company
9%
Non Profit
8%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
No data available
 

Also Known As

CX Messenger Enterprise, Aurea Sonic ESB, Aurea Sonic, Aurea Sonic MQ
Progress Apama
 

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Sample Customers

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