Mule Anypoint Platform vs MuleSoft Composer comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Mule Anypoint Platform
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
3rd
Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
Business-to-Business Middleware (2nd), Workload Automation (8th)
MuleSoft Composer
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
13th
Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (38th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the market share of Mule Anypoint Platform is 7.0% and it decreased by 16.1% compared to the previous year. The market share of MuleSoft Composer is 1.9% and it decreased by 28.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Integration
Unique Categories:
Business-to-Business Middleware
11.9%
Workload Automation
0.8%
Data Integration
0.1%
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
4.5%
 

Featured Reviews

SK
Jun 17, 2022
Increases productivity, speeds up integration, and helps with effective re-authentication
What I hear from my customers is that it's very expensive compared to the cost of other integration suites. The cost keeps increasing. MuleSoft should come up with customization factors by using a different way of getting the cost-related stuff to attract customers. That is, they should come up with some cost optimizations. In the next release, I would like to see deployment automations. I would also like MuleSoft to come up with a central platform because with on-premises and hybrid environments, where some are cloud-based applications and others are on premises applications, a DPC setup has to be done. It would be good if they can implement one centralized user interface that provides all of the facilities.
RR
May 6, 2024
Handles a wide variety of data sources and efficiently organizes and manages integration processes
I'd recommend to invest in staff training upfront and carefully understand the licensing model and your data usage. I would suggest understanding how the licensing model works and how your data flows. This will give you a clearer notion of how much you are going to pay (potential cots). We invested a lot of time figuring out the implications of CPU usage, message rates, memory usage, as well as our data's origin and destination. This allows us to understand the true financial impact of MuleSoft Composer. Without this understanding, you might face unexpected costs. Overall, I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"MuleSoft Anypoint Platform's most valuable features are its observability and stability."
"The integration potential is excellent."
"API management."
"The tool's visual features are attractive."
"The community manager is the standout feature of the Mule Anypoint Platform, as it provides a platform to showcase your API to external parties. It is exceptionally user-friendly and enables external parties to easily utilize and consume the APIs."
"The ability to define multi-tiered APIs and reuse them is a fantastic platform feature."
"The product is very user-friendly."
"The tool is very capable and offers a high performance. The tool supports batch processing and ETL processing."
"The product is easy to use. You don't need programming skills to use it."
"The functionality of MuleSoft to connect with any database is the most important feature."
"The prebuilt connectors have saved our customers a lot of time and money."
"The way Composer organizes and manages integration processes is most beneficial. We can easily monitor what's running and what isn't and troubleshoot any data integration issues."
"The advantage of using MuleSoft as part as the Salesforce ecosystem is that anything new they build is guaranteed to work with the new features that are coming from the other side."
 

Cons

"There is not much information on the internet...The transforming message is an area in the solution that needs to be improved."
"I would like to see some data integration and automation."
"The terms of use and how it's priced has become very difficult to manage, which is forcing us to look for alternatives already - and we haven't even been using it for that long just yet."
"What I hear from my customers is that it's very expensive compared to the cost of other integration suites. The cost keeps increasing. MuleSoft should come up with customization factors by using a different way of getting the cost-related stuff to attract customers. That is, they should come up with some cost optimizations."
"The solution's pricing model is very strange, and it will be really expensive if you use APIs a lot."
"It doesn't work well when you try using it for the processing layer."
"This becomes an expensive solution over time."
"It would be better if we had a clearer view of the solution's future releases."
"One additional feature they could add might be something like regional prices. Since we're based in Brazil, we pay in dollars but earn in Brazilian Real."
"MuleSoft Composer needs to improve its interface and scalability."
"There is also one limitation. We cannot see logs, latencies, or request counts."
"This solution could be improved by offering more integrations with other platforms."
"The technical support team's response time must be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Mule Anypoint Platform is an expensive solution."
"Mule Anypoint Platform is affordable."
"Licensing can be complex as is the case with most iPaaS/cloud offerings."
"The tool's pricing is cheaper than other RPAs' since it is execution-based. Other RPAs charge based on subscriptions."
"I rate the product price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"Mule Anypoint Platform pricing is slightly higher compared to Dell Boomi."
"The pricing of our solution is highly competitive. While it may not be categorized as exceptionally low, it is certainly more affordable compared to IBM."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing as four or five out of ten."
"The tool is a bit expensive."
"MuleSoft Composer is affordable, and I rate its pricing a five to six out of ten."
"It's costly, especially for Indian clients."
"Salesforce is licensed by user and by products and so pricing depending on what your requirements are."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
22%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
28%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What advice do you have for others considering Mule Anypoint Platform?
I architected solutions using Oracle SOA/OSB, Spring Boot, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform on cloud / on-premises and hybrid modes; What I see is though if you are an enterprise and have enough money th...
How does TIBCO BusinessWorks compare with Mule Anypoint Platform?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether TIBCO BusinessWorks or Mule Anypoint platform integration and connectivity software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Mule...
What can Mule Anypoint Platform be used for and what do you use it for most often?
This is a very flexible solution that comes with multiple uses. My organization mostly uses Mule Anypoint Platform for API management, as it lets us build new APIs easily and design new interfaces...
What do you like most about MuleSoft Composer?
The way Composer organizes and manages integration processes is most beneficial. We can easily monitor what's running and what isn't and troubleshoot any data integration issues.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MuleSoft Composer?
The pricing is expensive. It's a good tool, but also expensive. Especially since we're based in Brazil, we pay in dollars but earn in Brazilian real. The exchange rate makes it a costly solution de...
What needs improvement with MuleSoft Composer?
The most challenging integrations involve data exchange with our supply chain (transportation system) and sales systems. Those are two of the toughest integrations – sales data and transportation d...
 

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Data Integrator
MuleSoft Composer for Salesforce
 

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Sample Customers

VMware, Gucci, MasterCard, Target, Time Inc, Hershey's, Tesla, Spotify, Office Depot, Intuit, CBS, Amtrak, Salesforce, Gap, Ralph Lauren
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