IBM B2B Integrator vs Mule ESB comparison

"B2B provides a secure communication channel."

"B2B Integrator is multi-platform, so it can be integrated with Windows, Unix, or whatever, and it can work with almost all programming languages. It can also transfer a lot of data in a short time. For instance, a system I recently implemented exchanges about 20 million files a day."

"The solution is fast and easy to use."

"The technical support on offer through the portal is very helpful and responsive."

"There are also different tabs where we can check the status of file transfers and business processes, and we can monitor adapters and services in the link."

"The best feature is that many companies use the solution so there is a lot of peer support."

"It can scale horizontally as well as vertically as a cluster."

"It's highly stable, and the redundancy is amazing. B2B Integrator also has a high availability option to work in a cluster environment. You rarely have issues operating it because of the HA."

"The architecture based on events has several connectors which allow integration from external and internal applications of the company."

"Mule Expression Language"

"For complex cases, we employ the SSLi engine, whereas for simpler ones like healthcare or response data, such as EDI 270 or 271. We prefer to use an external XRT engine instead of handling it within the ESB for ease of management."

"It was pretty fast to develop APIs on this platform, which is something I liked about it. So, the time to value was pretty good."

"It's open source, and there are a lot of community resources. Mule ESB makes it easy to connect to other software applications."

"Mule ESB is a very easy-to-use and user-friendly solution."

"The most valuable feature of Mule ESB is data transformation, i.e. our interacting with different systems and orchestrating for our business needs."

"The setup is straightforward."

"The product does not have default options for PDF generation."

"IBM B2B Integrator could improve the business process itself, there is no resignation of duties and in terms of the console should be changed in a way that is more user-friendly."

"The web interface of B2B is quite outdated and not particularly user-friendly."

"The user interface is outdated. B2B Integrator was developed in the United States in the nineties, and the graphical user interface hasn't improved since. It's tough because you have to program the software in XML. Nowadays, other methods are easier to work with."

"End-to-end visibility and monitoring application required. The control center is available and covers this area, but it still fails in many monitoring scenarios."

"The reporting features could be better. right now, they are lacking a bit."

"We often need to change property files for accounts, and I don't always have access to them. For core mapping, we need to install JDK"

"There should be a single place to do things, rather than making it complicated, not moving away and truncating the old features but instead coming up with the new and still keeping the old stuff confuses people sometimes."

"Improvements could be made in performance."

"The solution's setup needs to be a bit more straightforward and its support needs to respond faster."

"Community editions need more attention."

"In the next release, I would like to see improvement in the generator for the DataWeave language so that it's a little more graphic."

"The current version will not be supported for much longer."

"One area that could be improved is the way that policies are propagated when APIs are moved from one environment to another. It's an issue, but when you develop and test the rest APIs in a lower environment and need to move them, there's a propagation process. This process moves certain aspects of the APIs, like the basic features. But when we move them, the policies don't always move with them. The policies should be able to move so we don't have to redo them manually. There are some APIs we use, but it's a bit tedious."

"Limitation on external subscribers to listen to the messages on the bus."

"The Anypoint platform consumes a lot of memory, and it would be great for developers if it were more lightweight."

"We pay an annual fee based on the number of VPUs. It's fairly reasonable. We're in the middle of analyzing other products, and they're all pretty much in the same range."

"Licensing depends upon the package you opt for within the solution. The solution is a bit costly compared to the other integration tools in the market."

"The product costs more than 40K."

"The pricing is based on how many cores are used and the type of cores."

"The solution is priced at $20,000 to $30,000 per year with no extra costs."

"The price of IBM B2B Integrator is too high. However, IBM may be willing to give a discount if there are negotiations. If they see that there is a good opportunity for them they can provide a discount."

"Mule ESB is an expensive solution."

"The licensing is yearly, and there are additional fees for services."

"This product is expensive, but it does offer value for money."

"Mule ESB is a costly solution. We pay approximately $80,000 annually for the system. The cost of the number of instances, annual subscription, and cloud hosting services are expensive."

"Most of the challenges that I had with this solution were for smaller customers. There is not a good licensing model or pricing model. It is more expensive than other solutions, and that's the downside of MuleSoft. I had to be creative to be able to sell it to the business, but we did. This is something they have to work on because for large companies, it's affordable, but for small and medium businesses, it's very hard to sell."

"Plan your licensing model (cloud or on-premises or hybrid) that will allow seamless integration with new partners."

"Regarding licensing and pricing, I find it somewhat flexible. They are more flexible with larger customers compared to small and medium ones, as their licensing model depends on ports and other factors. Large customers benefit from more flexibility in implementation and renewal compared to smaller ones."

"I think the price is very high. If you use TIBCO BW, the license is for the CPU usage, then the IPS, and support. I also think the license for the product is a one-time expense."