Mule ESB vs MuleSoft Anypoint Platform comparison

The compared Mule ESB and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform solutions aren't in the same category. Mule ESB is ranked #2 in E , with an average rating of 7.9, and holds a 25.4% mindshare in the category. MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is ranked #2 in BBM , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 14.0% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of Mule ESB users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of MuleSoft Anypoint Platform users who would recommend it.

Mule ESB

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86% willing to recommend

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform

Read 56 MuleSoft Anypoint Platform reviews

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91% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

Mule ESB

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (2nd)

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Message Queue (MQ) Software (4th), Business-to-Business Middleware (2nd), Workload Automation (10th), Cloud Data Integration (4th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Integration solutions, they serve different purposes. Mule ESB is designed for Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and holds a mindshare of 25.4%, up 24.6% compared to last year.
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Business-to-Business Middleware, holds 14.0% mindshare, up 14.0% since last year.

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

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Featured Reviews

PurbayanSaha

Technology Consultant at Ernst & Young

Has API-led architecture and provides a unique, user-friendly, and scalable architecture for hosting APIs

There's room for improvement in multi-file transfer functionality. It's not convenient when using MuleSoft, and it should have better capability for handling large amounts of data. For example, applications like GoAnywhere can handle huge chunks of data, so the tool should also have something to facilitate that aspect of integration.

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Vijay Subramanyam

Delivery Head at CBL Solutions

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

"The most valuable feature for Mule is the number of connectors that are available."

"The connectors help to connect with a variety of applications."

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

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

"Scalability and load balancing."

"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."

"Everything runs in Java, which is a useful feature."

"The most valuable feature is that it's programmer-friendly, so it's very easy to develop APIs."

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"The most valuable feature is their integrations and very good API management."

"The tool is very capable and offers a high performance. The tool supports batch processing and ETL processing."

"API management."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is a huge list of available connectors for a lot of different platforms, which we can use very easily."

"The exchange and API management features are the best in the market."

"Initial setup was very straightforward. Deployment is a cakewalk."

"This is a good platform for designing, flowing out APIs, and then doing API-based integrations."

"The most valuable feature of Anypoint MQ is it comes with MuleSoft so we don't have to maintain separate components."

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Cons

"It should have some amount of logging."

"There are some issues with both stability and scalability."

"In India, particularly in the banking sector, clients do not prefer cloud solutions due to regulatory and compliance requirements."

"Mule ESB isn't as secure as IBM. Financial companies go with IBM for that reason."

"The initial setup is not easy."

"MuleSoft isn't as mature as some other integration technologies out there like IBM WebSphere. There's room for growth, and MuleSoft is working toward that."

"It would be much more beneficial if the solution included AI and business process management."

"Community editions need more attention."

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"Mule Anypoint Platform could improve by having better integration with MDM. There are challenges when doing the interaction at this time."

"The pricing can be a little bit less."

"Better documentation, in particular with respect to the initial setup, would be helpful."

"Mule Anypoint Platform is complex for beginners. Users without programming skills will find it complex. It should also improve its pricing."

"Anypoint MQ could improve the user interface."

"It's extremely expensive to change things in Anypoint MQ. There's also this issue of slow output of messages, and that needs to be improved."

"Adding connectors for new upcoming applications would add extra value to this product."

"Mule Anypoint Platform could improve by having more up-to-date adapters to do work in a digital space."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is expensive. In my next project, we had to go to other vendor."

"The pricing must be improved."

"This product is cheaper than some offered by other vendors, although there is a problem because you have to pay for some third-party adapters."

"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."

"The various features and components for this solution are no longer free."

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

"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."

"Mule ESB is an expensive solution."

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"The solution's pricing, as per the old approach, is expensive."

"Regarding pricing, I believe there could be room for improvement to align with user expectations."

"The tool is heavily bundle-priced. I rate the solution’s pricing five on a scale of ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."

"Price-wise, it is a good product since it is reasonably priced."

"I rate the product price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

"Mule is not the cheapest integration platform out there, but it deserves the price we are paying."

"The solution has a high price."

"The solution is the priciest in the market which is an issue for some clients."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Educational Organization

23%

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

Migration from IBM Integration Bus to Mulesoft ESB for a large enterprise tech services company

I was previously part of the Oracle SOA/OSB development team. In my current capacity I architected solutions using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform on cloud / on-premises and hybrid modes and on PCE/RTF ...

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IBM Integration Bus vs Mule ESB - which to choose?

Our team ran a comparison of IBM’s Integration Bus vs. Mule ESB in order to determine what sort of ESB software was the best fit for our organization. Ultimately we decided to choose IBM Integratio...

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What do you like most about Mule ESB?

The solution's drag-and-drop interface and data viewer helped us quite a lot.

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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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Overview

For companies looking to modernize and unlock the value of existing on-premises systems and applications, an enterprise service bus (ESB) architecture serves as a critical foundation layer for SOA. When deployed as an ESB, the Mule runtime engine of Anypoint Platform combines the power of data and application integration across legacy systems and SaaS applications, with a seamless path to the other capabilities of Anypoint Platform and the full power of API-led connectivity.

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

Ube, PacificComp, University of Witwatersrand, Justice Systems, Camelot

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

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