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Microsoft Azure Logic Apps vs MuleSoft Anypoint Platform comparison

Microsoft and Salesforce are both solutions in the Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) category. Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.2, while Salesforce is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.1. Microsoft holds a 15.6% mindshare in PaaS, compared to Salesforce’s 13.5% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Salesforce users who would recommend it.
Microsoft Azure Logic Apps
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91% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 8, 2024

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and Microsoft Azure Logic Apps are leading solutions in the integration and API management category. MuleSoft appears to have an edge when complex integrations are required, while Microsoft Azure Logic Apps seems more suitable for rapid deployment and ease of integration within the Azure ecosystem.

Features: MuleSoft Anypoint Platform provides a comprehensive set of over 200 connectors, supports a hybrid deployment model, and is recognized for its mature API management. Microsoft Azure Logic Apps facilitates rapid integration with minimal coding, utilizing a wide array of prebuilt connectors, and offers ease of use with its serverless architecture.

Room for Improvement: MuleSoft can enhance its batch processing for large data volumes, refine pricing for API usage, and improve integration with third-party tools. Microsoft Azure Logic Apps should work on improving documentation, making cost predictions clearer, and boosting performance with large datasets while adding more connectors.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: MuleSoft allows flexible deployment options across private, public, and hybrid clouds, but has noted complexities during deployment and needs better technical support. Microsoft Azure Logic Apps offers easy deployment in the Azure ecosystem with reliable customer support, though users may still need community forums for assistance at times.

Pricing and ROI: MuleSoft's pricing is high and based on usage and connectors, which can be challenging for smaller organizations. Nevertheless, it delivers significant ROI for enterprises through efficient API management. Microsoft Azure Logic Apps features a cost-effective pay-as-you-go model with transparent pricing, providing an attractive ROI from efficient integrations.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Logic Apps
Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Message Queue (MQ) Software (4th), Business-to-Business Middleware (2nd), Workload Automation (10th), Cloud Data Integration (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Logic Apps is 15.6%, up from 13.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is 13.5%, down from 16.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Sravan KumarKolloju - PeerSpot reviewer
Ensures that applications run reliably on a cloud environment and support chaining multiple applications together
In Logic Apps, it supports AJAX and jQuery as commands to filter out to input the parameter. But regular expressions in general aren't supported well. So, I recommend that Logic Apps could be enhanced by supporting regular expressions (RegEx) more comprehensively . That would be a great improvement. RegEx expressions are useful when running an EXE, and you must provide parameters, like running it for June 2024. You need to feed some information to Logic Apps. I want to tell the program to take the current month and year. For that, you need to use date functions. Using regular expressions in general is also possible by manipulating strings, which is currently missing.
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Vijay Subramanyam - PeerSpot reviewer
Robust, reliable, and stable, ensuring high availability for critical integrations
I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten; it is a highly scalable solution. We have around 200 end users using this solution in our company. We use it to its maximum capacity. However, it's not for P1 applications, but definitely for severity two cases (P2 level). It integrates critical applications, but it's not a platform that, if it stops, the entire system would come down. So, it's more like a severity two level. However, it has the potential to eventually become a P1 platform. Not exactly P1 applications, but a P1 platform. Because now we are still in the transition to migrate everything, all the integrations to Mule Anypoint Platform. But once it's done, then this platform becomes critical. Because even now, we have point-to-point connections.
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I found most valuable in Microsoft Azure Logic Apps is that you can run a workflow or do a high-level process orchestration, then you can call the other function and fulfill the process. For example, if you want to update a customer, you first need to get the customer's phone number and simulate the steps of the process, then Microsoft Azure Logic Apps can orchestrate that process."
"If we are working with a service-oriented architecture, as an architect as a baseline, it supports us very well in terms of expandability, and the kind of robustness it brings, especially with its serverless nature is fabulous."
"If there's something that isn't possible, you can write some code and call that code from a Logic App."
"Its notable advantage is its user-friendly UI, which allows easy testing."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Logic Apps is the many available connectors that make automation easy. Additionally, the security of the solution is good."
"Azure Logic Apps has influenced cost savings by approximately seventy to eighty percent in many cases and is generally 30% to 40% cheaper than any comparable services in this space."
"The solution's best feature is that it is compatible with the cloud and has many connectors and third-party adapters."
"The product’s most valuable feature is integration."
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"The solution's deployment and proxy processes are very good."
"The most valuable feature is their integrations and very good API management."
"This is a good platform for designing, flowing out APIs, and then doing API-based integrations."
"Messaging and queueing solution that has good stability and scalability. It can be used for a variety of messaging types."
"Mule Anypoint Platform is our preferred platform for integration."
"The platform's cloud integration capabilities are good."
"The tool's visual features are attractive."
"It can scale."
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Cons

"The business rules engine is still not fully developed, and it would be very helpful to see improvements here."
"Additionally, enhancing scalability features, such as implementing queuing mechanisms for high-concurrency scenarios, would greatly improve its utility."
"The product needs improvement in getting direct access to the code and versioning."
"In Microsoft Azure Logic Apps, we use Liquid templates, and I feel it can be improved as it does not support all the features that our company wants to use during any complex mapping when we might have to go for custom coding."
"An area for improvement for Azure Logic Apps could be enhancing its ability to handle large datasets. When dealing with extensive data, we often have to use Azure Data Factory, which is mostly limited to scheduled jobs."
"Microsoft Azure Logic Apps can improve by continually updating the connectors to make them better."
"Not all connectors are readily available, though. There are two types: managed connectors and app connectors. Some connectors require you to provide a username and password to connect to platforms like SharePoint or Salesforce. Due to security constraints, some users may prefer not to use these connectors. Instead, they might opt for the HTTP connector."
"It's for a limited kind of application or short Apps. And, not for the complex applications."
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"The solution's licensing methodologies could be improved."
"The inclusion of GenAI in the tool can be good since it is an area that is currently unavailable in the solution."
"There are so many solutions like this, but this is not as mature as those products. The other MQ products have the capability of reprocessing and maintaining the persistence of the data. They can handle large volumes and large messages, but Anypoint MQ doesn't have those capabilities."
"The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Better documentation, in particular with respect to the initial setup, would be helpful."
"It doesn't work well when you try using it for the processing layer."
"The solution is very expensive. They need to work on the pricing."
"The initial setup should be made easy and the documentation should have some guidance."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is quite cheap."
"Its price depends on the number of transactions, storage capacity, etc., defining if the subscription will be monthly or weekly."
"It's very cheap, but it comes with pluses and minuses. The positive thing is that it's very cheap, but on the other hand, it's extremely hard to tell how much it will cost. At the start of the project, it's almost impossible to tell how many times you will be calling some kind of Logic App function. You cannot state how much of the internet transfer you will use or how much data your will use."
"Compared to the prices of Mulesoft, the price of Microsoft Azure Logic Apps is low."
"The pricing is okay. It's not highly priced. It's in the medium range."
"The cost of the solution could be cheaper."
"The tool’s pricing could be better."
"I rate Microsoft Azure Logic Apps's pricing a seven out of ten."
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"Mule Anypoint Platform is affordable."
"The product's price seems to be competent in comparison to other products in the market."
"Mule Anypoint Platform is an expensive solution."
"I rate the product price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"The licensing is core-based. My customers tell me that it's very expensive compared to the cost of other integration suites."
"The solution is the priciest in the market which is an issue for some clients."
"Making changes in Anypoint MQ is expensive."
"MuleSoft Anypoint Platform really needs to work on its pricing model because it's very complicated."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
38%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Educational Organization
23%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Logic Apps?
The solution's most valuable feature is the no-code/low-code feature.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Logic Apps?
The pricing is very clean and transparent. You can start small and pay only for what you use. There are no upfront licensing costs or contracts you are bound to.
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What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Logic Apps?
The business rules engine is still not fully developed, and it would be very helpful to see improvements here.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Also Known As

Azure Logic Apps, MS Azure Logic Apps
Data Integrator, Anypoint MQ
 

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Overview

Connect your business-critical apps and services with Azure Logic Apps, automating your workflows without writing a single line of code.

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is used for integration and API management, connecting enterprise applications across retail, e-commerce, and supply chain. It supports cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-on-premises scenarios with real-time and asynchronous messaging.

Users leverage MuleSoft Anypoint Platform for diverse integrations including cloud-based and on-premises, enabling data transformations, middleware functions, and hybrid integrations. It seamlessly connects systems like SAP, Salesforce, and Oracle, facilitating data transfers and integrating legacy systems. The platform offers a graphic interface, quick implementation, and a variety of connectors, contributing to its popularity for robust and scalable solutions. Despite its strengths, users seek better technical support, more connectors, simplified runtime management, and improved documentation.

What are the key features of MuleSoft Anypoint Platform?
  • Marketplace for integration platforms: Provides pre-built connectors and templates.
  • API management: Efficient management and monitoring of APIs.
  • Graphic interface: User-friendly design for ease of use.
  • Monitoring capabilities: Comprehensive monitoring and observability features.
  • Quick implementation: Rapid deployment of integrations and APIs.
  • Pre-built templates: Ready-to-use templates for common integrations.
  • Stability and performance: Reliable and high-performing platform.
  • Data transformation with DataWeave: Powerful tool for data mapping and transformation.
  • Support for hybrid deployments: Flexibility to integrate cloud and on-premises systems.
What benefits and ROI can users expect?
  • Increased connectivity: Seamless integration of multiple systems.
  • Operational efficiency: Streamlined processes and data flows.
  • Scalability: Ability to grow with business needs.
  • Cost savings: Reduced development time with pre-built components.
  • Enhanced visibility: Improved monitoring and management of integrations.

Enterprises in retail, e-commerce, and supply chain implement MuleSoft Anypoint Platform to connect various applications and systems. It supports real-time messaging for inventory management, synchronizes customer data across platforms, and integrates with legacy systems for smooth data migration. Users benefit from quick deployments and a marketplace that accelerates integration projects.

 

Sample Customers

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