Axway AMPLIFY Application Integration vs Mule ESB comparison

"Axway AMPLIFY Application Integration is quite a stable solution."

"The product is robust."

"Axway AMPLIFY Application Integration is very easy to use."

"The most valuable feature is that API Gateway is extremely flexible for any feature, such as connecting to Active Directory to pull the users and their authentication information. There are three ways to connect to Active Directory, and the reason for this is that the computing environments of our customers are very different. Every feature in API Gateway has got multiple methodologies for accomplishing those tasks, which is important because customers are constantly changing their security models, IT models, networks, etc. API Gateway is very flexible. It is not a one size fits all sort of situation where it is very rigid, and you can only use these pull-down menus, and that's all it ever does. It is much more open than that. It can give you fabulous reports on your users, usage, security issues, and the data sets that are going through there. You'll suddenly have visibility on the movement of data within or between your organization and other organizations. The other thing is that you're connecting API to API, which is machine to machine. The things that were done manually in an Excel spreadsheet before exchanging data through email are now done machine to machine and server to server. It speeds up the velocity of your business."

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

"I am impressed with the product's connectors and scalability."

"The transformation and the data format are the features that I like the most."

"The connectivity the solution provides is excellent. There are often too many systems that we have to integrate and this helps with that."

"The most powerful feature is DataWeave, which is a powerful language where data can be transformed from one form into another."

"I like that Mule ESB provides fast and good technical support."

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

"The product must improve its visibility and scalability."

"The most important point to improve is the capability to deploy in large enterprises."

"Axway AMPLIFY Application Integration is an expensive solution."

"Because it is so flexible, you really need someone who knows Axway Gateway or has been through the training and is certified. Just because you know APIs doesn't mean you're going to walk into that API Gateway and understand what to click on. If you're going to get something done quickly, you need to find an engineer from a company who has some experience with it. It is easy to learn, but if you're doing on-the-job training, it is going to take you longer to get your project accomplished."

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

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

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

"It's not easy to troubleshoot and we still can't make it work."

"The initial setup is not easy."

"The Anypoint platform consumes a lot of memory, and it would be great for developers if it were more lightweight."

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

"The solution isn't as stable as we'd like it to be. There are some ongoing issues and therefore Mule has to provide frequent patches. Mule's core IP should be more stable overall."

"Users need to pay an annual licensing fee for the solution."

"The product is not expensive."

"API Gateway is priced on the number of transactions you run through it. API Gateway is free, and you can install as many API Gateways as you like or are necessary for your network. For example, if all of the data is inside your network or firewall, you may just need one API Gateway. If you have external customers trying to come into your organization through your firewall, you're going to need one API Gateway outside the firewall and one inside the firewall. If you have a lot of remote offices, you may want to put API Gateway in some of those offices as well. They only charge you for your usage of it. In other words, the number of transactions going through it. That's a good benefit."

"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."

"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."

"You will not get any support from Mule ESB's team for the tool's community edition...You can get support with the licensed version of Mule ESB."

"This product is expensive, but it does offer value for money."

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

"The price of the Mule ESB commercial version is expensive. However, they have a free community version."

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