Mule ESB vs Red Hat Fuse comparison

Salesforce and Red Hat are both solutions in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category. Salesforce is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.9, while Red Hat is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.8. Salesforce holds a 25.5% mindshare in E, compared to Red Hat’s 8.4% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of Salesforce users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Red Hat users who would recommend it.

Mule ESB

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86% willing to recommend

Red Hat Fuse

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Mule ESB and Red Hat Fuse based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Mule ESB vs. Red Hat Fuse

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Categories and Ranking

Mule ESB

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Red Hat Fuse

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of Mule ESB is 25.5%, up from 24.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Fuse is 8.4%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

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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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AwaisOmer

Developer at Torei Consulting

The cheapest solution but the learning curve is steep

Red Hat has the latest, cutting-edge features, but the learning curve is difficult due to its configurations. For the client, it has a good cost, but for developers, it is a bit of a grind. If a new company is doing Red Hat Fuse development for the first time, there is a bit of a learning curve. They will need to spend time on getting some things ready. As its learning curve is quite steep, developer dependency will always be there in the case of a Red Hat Fuse development. This should be improved for developers. There should be some built-in connectors so the grind of the developer can be reduced. Developers for Red Hat Fuse are scarce all over the world and the community is not well-built. That can be a problem for big companies.

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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

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

"The solution improved my company by modernizing the way we offer services and improving the user experience."

"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."

"The most valuable feature is the Salesforce integration."

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

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

"The product offers a community edition that is free of cost."

"The solution doesn't require much code writing and we can develop APIs very easily."

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"The solution is stable. We have gone for months or years without any issue. There are no memory restarts, so from my point of view, it's very stable."

"What I like about Red Hat Fuse is that it's a well-established integration software. I find all aspects of the tool positive."

"The initial setup process is quite straightforward."

"With a premium, one can get support 24 hours."

"Red Hat Fuse's best features are that it's very easy to set up and maintain."

"We use it because it is easy to integrate with any other application...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution nine out of ten."

"The features I found most valuable in Red Hat Fuse are the OSB framework, containerization, and the integration of Apache technologies such as the NQ channel, CXF, etc. These are the features that are very prominent in the solution. Red Hat Fuse also offers flexibility, so it's another valuable characteristic of the solution."

"This solution's adaptability to our use case has helped us integrate our systems seamlessly."

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Cons

"The stability could be improved."

"It would be beneficial if users could navigate the UI easily without extensive training or learning curves."

"In an upcoming release, I would like to see more additional concept for exception handling, batch processing, and increased integration with other application."

"It would be great to see implementing security modules as a feature."

"Mule ESB could be more user-friendly. I think users must learn about the architecture before they start coding. The price could be better. In the next release, I would like to see an EDIFACT integration."

"We would like the ability to use our own code. This would allow us to develop customizations with ease. Additionally, it would be nice to have more analytics or insights on the exchanged information between databases."

"We would like to have a built-in logging framework in which we can do auditing."

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

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"In the next release, I'd like more stability and more security overall."

"The stability of the solution is an area with a shortcoming that needs to be improved."

"The documentation for Fuse can be improved because, while it is very detailed and extensive, it is not too intuitive for someone that has to deliver some kind of troubleshooting services. In particular, for installation, re-installation, or upgrades, I find that the documentation can be improved."

"As its learning curve is quite steep, developer dependency will always be there in the case of a Red Hat Fuse development. This should be improved for developers. There should be some built-in connectors so the grind of the developer can be reduced."

"I would like to see more up-to-date documentation and examples from Red Hat Fuse."

"Currently, the main point of concern for us is how flexible it is to cater to different requirements. It should be more flexible."

"What needs to be improved in Red Hat Fuse is on the development side because when you use it for development purposes, it lacks a user interface compared to what MuleSoft has, so it's a bit difficult for users."

"The main issue with Red Hat Fuse is the outdated and scattered documentation."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

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

"The solution is expensive."

"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."

"The pricing must be improved."

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

"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."

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"The solution doesn't have independent licensing."

"The most important feature of Fuse is the cost. It is open source and a cheap option for an ESB. So, most of the clients in the Middle East and Asian countries prefer this ESB. Other ESBs, like MuleSoft and IBM API Connect, are pretty expensive. Because it is open source, Red Hat Fuse is the cheapest solution, providing almost every integration capability."

"Pricing has been something that we have been working with Red Hat on, year over year. We have preferred pricing with the university because we are involved in education and research."

"After doing some Googling and comparisons, the main standouts were MuleSoft and Red Hat Fuse. One of the big factors in our decision to go with Fuse was the licensing cost. It was cheaper to go with Fuse."

"This is an open-source product that can be used free of charge."

"We use the standard license, but you need the container platform in order to run it."

"Red Hat Fuse is an expensive tool, though I cannot answer how much it costs as that's confidential."

"We are paying around $24 million across five years."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance 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 do you like most about Red Hat Fuse?

The process workflow, where we can orchestrate and design the application by defining different routes, is really useful.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Red Hat Fuse?

You need to pay for the license. It's not free. I'm not aware of the exact prices. There are no extra costs in addition to the standard licensing since it is a subscription-based solution.

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What needs improvement with Red Hat Fuse?

I haven't experienced the online part of Red Hat Fuse. Red Hat Fuse doesn't have a lot of administrative control like other applications. Using administrative control, the operational user can view...

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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.

Red Hat JBoss Fuse is a lightweight, flexible integration platform that enables rapid integration across the extended enterprise - on-premise or in the cloud. JBoss Fuse includes modular integration capabilities, an enterprise service bus (ESB), to unlock information.

Sample Customers

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

Avianca, American Product Distributors (APD), Kings College Hospital, AMD, CenturyLink, AECOM, E*TRADE

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