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MuleSoft API Manager vs OpenLegacy comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

MuleSoft API Manager
Ranking in API Management
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenLegacy
Ranking in API Management
32nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
AI Software Development (62nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of MuleSoft API Manager is 3.7%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenLegacy is 1.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MuleSoft API Manager3.7%
OpenLegacy1.5%
Other94.8%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

LalitSharma4 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP at Coforge Growth Agency
Unified APIs have improved integration and security while monitoring and analytics drive efficiency
My main use cases for MuleSoft API Manager include integrating various systems MuleSoft API Manager provides excellent integration with any solution, and integration with third-party vendors is not an issue. I am satisfied with combining all APIs in one place, and the monitoring capabilities in…
reviewer1042905 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP, Chief Enterprise Integration Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The biggest advantage is how simple the technology was.
I'd like to see OpenLegacy develop its low-code/no-code (LCNC) solutions. They've expanded somewhat their horizons for integration beyond mainframe CICS, which is their sweet spot. They have some tooling in that area, but it's not as good as it needs to be. OpenLegacy handles the bread-and-butter TP monitoring stuff, but I am working for one of the six banks in the United States still using the Hogan mainframe, which has a slightly proprietary mechanism. But OpenLegacy currently doesn't have a connector for Hogan. So it would help if they could build one. That would appeal to financial institutions that still use Hogan, like US Bank, Wells Fargo, KeyBank, and Vanguard.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Both the cloud and on-premises options are available. Customers can leverage the MuleSoft Cloud platform to deploy the applications or set up their own online infrastructure to deploy applications."
"The integration of API management with security features is valuable."
"The stability overall has been pretty great."
"I believe the API connectivity within the cloud marketplace is most valuable."
"We have all the policies available via drag and drop. It made it very easy."
"Whenever there was an issue, the support was excellent."
"The ease of policy maintenance and API functionality are key features for me. They streamline business processes by allowing configurable control over policies, instead of writing codes and making maintenance more straightforward."
"In comparison to other competitors, I believe MuleSoft API Manager is definitely the best option on the market, though it is very costly compared to all others, and APG also comes at a high cost."
"Without OpenLegacy, it would take us several months to create the same services."
"OpenLegacy produces a war file which includes everything you need to deploy a Tomcat server."
"Using mainframe programs (not screens), the OpenLegacy services do not require any changes by the mainframe programmers, thus reducing development cycles."
"OpenLegacy provides a way to go from the outside world to the legacy mainframe, to move the old standard application to a REST API application. New digital services can be created in a few clicks and this can be done easily by COBOL programmers."
"The biggest advantage of OpenLegacy was how simple the technology was, and we were able to build out the OpenLegacy parts very quickly, putting together a couple hundred APIs in six months."
"It is possible to connect a service to a mainframe program or back transaction in a matter of minutes or hours at the most."
"It is possible to solve larger legacy API issues on an enterprise level with this product."
"OpenLegacy opens the door to connect modern web products to our old legacy system."
 

Cons

"From an API management perspective, MuleSoft's API Manager is not as powerful as some other tools available."
"I'd like to see improvements in API Exchange. Currently, we can only expose APIs publicly. I want to categorize some APIs and expose them just to internal stakeholders. It would be great if they could log in to a developer portal, see our current APIs, view Swagger or RAML docs, and try request-response payloads."
"The pricing is a bit expensive. It would be better if they offered more price-conscious licensing."
"I'd like more monitoring and analyzing features included in the future."
"Mulesoft doesn't provide a complete stack. For example, it doesn't have BPM/Workflow, BAM, or Identity Management products."
"There are some loopholes in the security policies that could be improved."
"The API gateway and API runtime are too heavy, which means that it is not suitable for microservices."
"In the next release, Mulesoft should make it easier for people who don't have the native connectors to build their own rather than using the APA from the power platform or outlet."
"I'd like to see OpenLegacy develop its low-code/no-code (LCNC) solutions. They've expanded somewhat their horizons for integration beyond mainframe CICS, which is their sweet spot. They have some tooling in that area, but it's not as good as it needs to be."
"I would like to see SSL out-of-the-box. OpenLegacy certainly does SSL, but it was not the default for our use case. We are currently working with OpenLegacy to cross the SSL bridge and suspect that most users will want to do the same."
"Debugging and logging for programmers could be better."
"We would also be more than happy if the product had the option to work in the opposite direction – the ability to consume REST/SOW services in the outer world from the mainframe."
"The pricing of the solution could be more flexible and allow for once-off payment versus annual licensing. This would be more appealing to companies in Latin America."
"Customer support for the product is slow and not very good. It makes using the product difficult if you need help quickly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing fees are approximately $80,000 USD per year and there are costs for additional functionality, as well as premiums for connectors to systems such as Oracle and SAP."
"The solution looks more expensive on the surface because it builds all the functions into one core component or into an integrated suite of components."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"The product is expensive."
"It is really expensive from a Zimbabwean perspective."
"MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is an expensive solution."
"It's not very expensive, reasonably priced. There are no additional costs."
"The price of Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager is very high."
"The pricing of the solution could be more flexible and allow for once-off payment versus annual licensing. This would be more appealing to companies in Latin America."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
6%
Construction Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise44
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

Anypoint API Manager
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Sample Customers

Coca-Cola, Splunk, Citrix, UCSF, Vertu, State of Colorado, National Post, TiVo, Deakin, LLS, Oldcastle Precast, ParcelPoint, Justice Systems, Ube, Sumitomo Corporation, PacificComp, University of Witwatersrand, Groupe Initiatives, Camelot, Panviva
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