IBM API Connect vs. Frends

IBM API Connect is a complete, intuitive and scalable API solution that lets organizations implement a robust API strategy by building, exposing, securing, and managing an entire API ecosystem across multiple clouds. IBM API Connect is available on AWS Marketplace. As businesses embrace their digital transformation journey, APIs become critical to unlock the value of business data and assets. With increasing adoption of APIs, consistency and governance are needed across the enterprise.

Frends is a European low-code integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that enables organizations to connect applications, automate workflows, and manage APIs across cloud and on-premises environments. Designed for both developers and business technologists, Frends helps streamline system communication, reduce integration complexity, and support real-time operations. The platform supports a wide range of use cases including ERP modernization, cloud migration, business process automation, and data synchronization between legacy and modern systems.