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Gloo Platform vs MuleSoft API Manager comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Gloo Platform
Ranking in API Management
25th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MuleSoft API Manager
Ranking in API Management
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Gloo Platform is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MuleSoft API Manager is 5.7%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

Gaurav Saini - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers an interpreted language, which doesn't require compilation and good community support
Glue is not mandatory. It's an option. If you have the learning capability to learn Glue quickly, you can go for it. But there are other alternatives where you will find many articles, study material, and certifications on the internet, apart from Glue. So, if Glue is not mandatory for you, go for something else. If you don't have any other option, go for Glue. But it's not easy because Glue is difficult to learn, and it is difficult to remember the syntax. Every time you need support, if you're going to have a bigger integration or connectivity with third-party libraries or services, you won't find many articles or help on the internet. However, the community is there, but you need to spend some time with them to make them understand the issue. Keeping all these points in mind, I would still suggest that if you have an alternative language to go for, you should go for it. Otherwise, go for Glue. It is not easy for a beginner to learn to use Glue for the first time. There are a few videos and courses available, but it's difficult. It's not as easy as other languages, also in terms of available content. So, it's a bit hard. But once you understand the concept, then you can potentially grasp things further. Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten because I didn't use Glue for all purposes. I used it mainly for integration and service connectivity.
Dipanjan_Nandi - PeerSpot reviewer
Valuable testing stubs and policy enforcement with room for better security and cost management
From an API management perspective, MuleSoft's API Manager is not as powerful as some other tools available. Features like monetization and advanced security, which are present in Apigee, are missing. I also want the API Manager to be used as a separate product apart from MuleSoft's other integration solutions. Additionally, the licensing cost is high, and many clients are looking to switch due to this.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"You don't need many frameworks or other things to run Glue."
"The most effective features of Anypoint API Manager for policy enforcement include security enforcement, rate limiting, client enforcement, traffic control, service level agreement policies, and caching policies."
"The most valuable features of Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager are the API gateway, rate limiting, and orchestration."
"We use it heavily because Azure offers better pricing than its competitors."
"Anypoint is very capable in terms of scalability."
"The ESB, the enterprise service bus is what we primarily use. In addition to that, the API management. These are the two tools which we have been using extensively. The enterprise platform."
"It is a good management tool for controlling purposes."
"The auto-creation of the API documentation is useful."
"The security features are good. It's easy to configure the end-to-end integration with existing applications."
 

Cons

"I sometimes face issues with integration."
"The pricing is quite expensive. It should be adjusted to make it more affordable for users."
"I think that they can bring some transparency in reference to the terms of the microservices architecture."
"The initial setup is very complex."
"I'd suggest more control over MQ restarts and greater transparency in traffic management."
"I would like to see more automation. Operations are done manually. It should also automate in the operation."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
"Their studio performance is very slow, it requires a lot of memory, and should be improved."
"Rather than focusing on numbers, they should focus more on the customer support service."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is extremely high, and I would rate it one out of ten."
"I'm unsure about licensing costs because I'm not the person who handles this. But, ballpark, it's probably somewhere around $300,000-$400,000 or something like that."
"I think that it is pretty expensive."
"The product's main drawback is its cost. It's expensive for our company, and their recent change in pricing strategy last year complicated things further. That's the only thing we're not happy with."
"Our customers have a lot of concerns about the increased pricing. The customer feels MuleSoft is very costly, and they are also exploring other integration tools for a lesser price. Maybe we should retain the existing customers by offering some discounts. At least the existing customers can be retained this way. This is regarding the licensing part only because customers based out of North America and Europe have shown many concerns recently. They are a bit concerned about pricing."
"The pricing for this solution is cheaper than GCP and Bluemix."
"The product is expensive."
"The price of Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager is very high."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Gloo Platform?
I sometimes face issues with integration. For example, integrating third-party services or other services not part of Glue takes a lot of time because there's not much content available on the inte...
What is your primary use case for Gloo Platform?
We have many microservices written in Glue, which trigger based on certain events. The Glue service is responsible for containerizing and running them over the cloud. We use Glue for various purpos...
What advice do you have for others considering Gloo Platform?
Glue is not mandatory. It's an option. If you have the learning capability to learn Glue quickly, you can go for it. But there are other alternatives where you will find many articles, study materi...
How does Kong Enterprise compare with Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager?
The Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager was designed with its users in mind. Though it is a reasonably complex piece of software, it is easy to install and upgrade. While there are different things that ...
How does Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager compare with Amazon API Gateway?
I have found that Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager is the best integration tool out there for API management. It is easy to implement and learn; it provides several options for deployment, (including ...
What do you like most about Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager?
The most valuable features of the solution for securing APIs stem from the tool's ability to allow users to deploy policies.
 

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Anypoint API Manager
 

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Sample Customers

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Coca-Cola, Splunk, Citrix, UCSF, Vertu, State of Colorado, National Post, TiVo, Deakin, LLS, Oldcastle Precast, ParcelPoint, Justice Systems, Ube, Sumitomo Corporation, PacificComp, University of Witwatersrand, Groupe Initiatives, Camelot, Panviva
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