MuleSoft Anypoint Platform vs TIBCO BusinessWorks comparison

Salesforce and TIBCO are both solutions in the Cloud Data Integration category. Additionally, 91% of Salesforce users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform

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91% willing to recommend

TIBCO BusinessWorks

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90% willing to recommend

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform

TIBCO BusinessWorks

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 3, 2022

We performed a comparison between Mule Anypoint Platform and Tibco BusinessWorks based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

Ease of Deployment: Most Mule Anypoint Platform say the initial setup is straightforward. However, some users mention that the on-premises deployment can be more complex. Tibco BusinessWorks say the initial setup is straightforward.

Features: Users of both products are happy with their stability, ease of use, and flexibility. Mule Anypoint Platform reviewers like its API management tools. Several Mule Anypoint Platform users mention that the solution’s scalability is limited. Tibco BusinessWorks reviewers say it is robust, reliable, and scalable but needs to improve its cloud presence.

Pricing: Reviewers of both solutions feel that their prices are high.

Service and Support: Most users of both solutions report being satisfied with the level of support they receive.

Comparison Results: Tibco BusinessWorks is the winner in this comparison. It is a scalable, high performing, and reliable solution. In addition, it is easier to deploy than Mule Anypoint Platform.

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Categories and Ranking

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Message Queue (MQ) Software (3rd), Business-to-Business Middleware (2nd), Workload Automation (9th), Cloud Data Integration (4th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (1st)

TIBCO BusinessWorks

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (15th)

Featured Reviews

AshishTiwari1

Architect at VTR

Sep 7, 2023

Very scalable and customizable

In terms of improvement, the deployment time could be a little shorter. Other platforms such as Boomi or SnapLogic are much faster to develop. Anypoint Platform has added the option to generate flow online, but it still needs some improvement. It should give better control over account management. Mule Anypoint Platform includes an API Manager and it has a strong ESB. However, the API management capabilities of Apigee offer more advanced and dynamic features for managing APIs. Additionally, Mule should work on reducing the complexity of their platform and providing more flexibility for users. Those who are not well-versed in Java will have a hard time with the development of Anypoint Platform. While it offers connectors, the connectors have limitations. It should offer features that can be customized by users, allowing for greater adaptability, and offer customization options within these connectors, to make it easier for users to tailor them to specific needs. Platforms such as Dell Omni and SnapLogic already provide solutions for these problems and allow users to easily plug them in and start working.

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itadmin435408

IT Administrator at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

Apr 24, 2023

A stable solution that is useful for integration purposes and requires an easy initial setup

Since it is an integration platform, we use it for integration purposes in our company Previously, we had a distribution integration system with lots of platforms. We wanted to centralize everything so that we could keep everything on a single platform since it makes it easier to manage the…

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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

"We are very satisfied with the DevOps support."

"Customers can make use of Runtime Fabric, an RTF environment."

"The solution's deployment and proxy processes are very good."

"The initial setup is quite easy because the solution has a good interface through which the configuration, mapping, and so on can be done."

"Mule Anypoint Platform's valuable features are its flexibility in terms of deployment and its SaaS capabilities."

"This is the easiest and best tool available."

"Mule Anypoint Platform is our preferred platform for integration."

"It is very easy to use for building connectors. It comes with a lot of connectors. For example, it has different adapters for NetSuite, which are very easy to use. It also has Salesforce connectors. The object store feature is also really easy to use. Mule Anypoint Platform is also good in terms of performance and how it is managed behind the scenes."

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"The solution is very scalable. It can handle a lot. We have encryption plus integration servers running on that platform currently."

"Good performance and reliability."

"XML to JSON transformations, out-of-the-box, helps to build REST services."

"Good TIBCO BusinessWorks features are the admin console and the ability to roll back to the previous version."

"The tool's most valuable feature is BusinessConnect. It's an older product but still quite useful, especially for transferring files from one location to another."

"The ability to link to different technologies is valuable to us."

"BusinessWorks reduces development time, helping developers to focus on business logic."

"Customer support is very efficient."

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Cons

"Mule should have better B2B integration."

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

"Anypoint MQ's capabilities are mainly used for messaging purposes, but it doesn't have typical use cases that extend as far as other Message Queue software."

"An on-premise setup requires special skills and you need a lot of professional services."

"The pricing can be a little bit less."

"The price could be improved."

"Mule Anypoint Platform should improve its pricing. In my experience, a customer using the sandbox version couldn't upgrade to the final version because it exceeded their budget. Another area for improvement is the login mechanism. We need to integrate with third-party products for strong authentication, but it would be better if MuleSoft had its own robust login mechanism."

"When we are integrating with other applications, readily available connectors make it easy. However, when it comes to external applications, connectivity isn't as straightforward."

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"The technical support's turnaround time is an area where TIBCO needs to consider improvements...Getting support from TIBCO on a particular issue takes a lot of turnaround time."

"Improve Business Studio's stability to further minimize development time."

"The cost of this product is too expensive for smaller companies or those with a small number of integrations."

"Scaling with the solution is costly because if we need to scale up, we have to buy more memory. That means more money. Solutions like Camel or Pulsar come with built-in options to scale horizontally, vertically, region-wide or country-wide."

"I would like the solution to be integrated into the cloud."

"Its price can be improved. For medium enterprises, it is a very expensive tool. In the market, you won't get many resources for this solution. You won't find many developers in the market very easily. The latest version of TIBCO (6.4 or 6.x) is not very stable. It has got many issues. We have raised this with TIBCO, and they are taking a lot of time to come up with a fix, which is making us move away from this product. Some of the performance-tuning aspects are also missing in version 6. They should provide performance-related fixes, which will be helpful for the customers. If you are migrating from the current version to the container-supported version, it is quite expensive. The product has evolved, but it is very pricey. That's one of the challenges. They have provided all the features that are there in other products, but this is a platform upgrade. The platform has completely been changed from 5.x to 6.x, and we can't use the same environment. We can't run both versions on the same server as VM. The development environment is entirely different. In version 5.x, there was a proprietary designer. Now, it has common plug-ins developed on top of Eclipse."

"The container-based image is too large and this makes auto-scaling difficult."

"The Business Studio tool can be improved, which is the tool for designing the processes. Improving the Business Studio tool will make this solution more stable. It has a steep learning curve, and it is pretty tough to learn."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Mule Anypoint Platform pricing is slightly higher compared to Dell Boomi."

"Making changes in Anypoint MQ is expensive."

"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."

"Mule Anypoint Platform is affordable."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing as four or five out of ten."

"The pricing of our solution is highly competitive. While it may not be categorized as exceptionally low, it is certainly more affordable compared to IBM."

"The solution has a high price."

"The product is still very expensive."

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"Licensing scheme is too rigid"

"I think BusinessWorks is more expensive compared to other products. We have the ELA, so at least we have some sort of bargain or discount with that. But for a start-up, it's very expensive compared to other ESBs."

"TIBCO BusinessWorks is a very expensive solution."

"The cost depends on the components required."

"The solution is too expensive. It's one of the most expensive solutions out there, particularly because there are so many open-source competitors on the market. I don't know the exact numbers, however."

"Its price policy has changed quite a lot in the last two years. It was extremely expensive previously. Nowadays, you can buy a license for BusinessWorks for €2000. Looking at what you get in return in terms of support, TIBCO community, and stability, it is fairly reasonable. It is not too expensive."

"It is a bit expensive for medium-sized companies. If you are migrating from the current version to the container-supported version, it is quite expensive. The existing licensing will not work because the product platform itself is different."

"TIBCO licensing is yearly and very costly for a company like ours."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

20%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about TIBCO BusinessWorks?

The ability to link to different technologies is valuable to us.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO BusinessWorks?

TIBCO BusinessWorks is a very expensive solution. Four years ago, we purchased four products with a two-course for 20 million dollars. This is a perpetual license.

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What needs improvement with TIBCO BusinessWorks?

TIBCO does not concentrate on solving the issues with the solution. If you persistently face any problem, you have to solve it yourself instead of having TIBCO solve it for you. The solution’s cust...

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Overview

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.

TIBCO BusinessWorks allows to connect applications, whether on-premises or in the cloud, providing proven reliability and scalability, out-of-the-box. With a drag-and-drop graphical development environment, TIBCO BusinessWorks eliminates the pain and cost of point-to-point application integration, connecting and unifying business processes across applications, data sources, and APIs, with access to real-time data across all your platforms.

Sample Customers

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

Euler Hermes, QSuper, Scandinavian Airlines

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