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Boomi iPaaS vs MuleSoft API Manager comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.3
Boomi iPaaS enhances efficiency and ROI with adaptive pricing, reducing integration costs and supporting rapid deployment and innovation.
Sentiment score
6.9
MuleSoft API Manager improves reusability and efficiency by automating processes, expediting development, and simplifying maintenance, enhancing organizational value.
We have automated complete order-to-cash processes for multiple customers, saving over 90 million dollars.
The return is faster since development efforts are minimized, allowing for quicker integration delivery.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.5
Boomi iPaaS support is responsive and helpful, with community forums effective, but on-ground support and costs need improvement.
Sentiment score
7.5
MuleSoft API Manager's support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, though premium charges and priority confusion occasionally occur.
The tech support is very good, offering immediate responses and chat options.
Seamlessly meeting SLAs and providing excellent responses to challenges and issues related to interface and data connectivity.
We receive service that is more than adequate, even exceptional.
Our enterprise pays for a special success program, which provides priority support.
They can be slow in addressing security vulnerabilities.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Boomi iPaaS is scalable and widely used, though some face pricing and capacity challenges with large-scale integrations.
Sentiment score
7.1
MuleSoft API Manager is scalable and flexible, yet concerns exist about its cost, setup complexity, and hardware demands.
We have built approximately 1,100 interfaces for one customer, which is a significant achievement.
The reason we wanted to use our own Kubernetes cluster was to do automatic scaling for utilized resources, allowing us to save.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.5
Boomi iPaaS is generally stable with occasional issues, reliable performance, and some concerns about high-volume integrations and interface intuitiveness.
Sentiment score
7.9
MuleSoft API Manager is reliable and stable, though it may face minor scaling issues with JMS or Kubernetes.
There was an issue when trying to implement a request-reply pattern using JMS, which was not functioning as expected despite being documented.
 

Room For Improvement

Boomi iPaaS needs improved API management, security, user experience, support, pricing clarity, and features like scripting and version control.
MuleSoft API Manager struggles with usability, integration, pricing, migration, and seeks improvements in security, automation, and scalability.
With proper version control, you could know which version to revert to and test other versions.
The ETL aspect of Boomi iPaaS is not mature enough at the moment.
The integration landscape has become complex, and having a data strategy with unified data models would make integration easier for any platform, including Boomi.
Introducing features related to auto governance without manual effort would make the API Manager smarter and more efficient for enterprises with complex landscapes.
Managing the cost of MuleSoft, particularly the billing model based on the number of active cores/threads, has been challenging.
 

Setup Cost

Boomi iPaaS offers cost-effective, pay-per-use pricing based on connections, with potential unforeseen costs and recent price increases.
MuleSoft API Manager is often seen as costly, with pricing per core impacting expenses and necessitating growth planning.
While pricing is relative, compared to others, it is favorable.
The pricing for Boomi iPaaS is reasonable, costing around $6,000 per year.
The cost for using MuleSoft is approximately $500,000 USD per year.
MuleSoft is typically more expensive compared to using Java or Spring Boot APIs hosted in containers.
 

Valuable Features

Boomi iPaaS offers a user-friendly, scalable integration platform with low-code interface, extensive connectors, and strong API management.
MuleSoft API Manager excels with robust development tools, security, scalability, integration, and analytics for efficient API management.
It provides automation for everything from order to cash, which is thoroughly documented, tracked, and streamlined within Boomi iPaaS.
When developers learn how to use it, they become productive sooner.
The most valuable features of Boomi are the integration capabilities, the Data Hub product, and the UDI integration.
MuleSoft's ability to connect to third-party monitoring platforms like AWS, Datadog, and Elastic makes operational analysis more efficient.
It also enables us to create additional layers of authentication, like integrating external providers for OAuth, within reduced timelines.
 

Categories and Ranking

Boomi iPaaS
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (6th)
MuleSoft API Manager
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
API Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Integration solutions, they serve different purposes. Boomi iPaaS is designed for Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) and holds a mindshare of 11.1%, up 7.6% compared to last year.
MuleSoft API Manager, on the other hand, focuses on API Management, holds 4.7% mindshare, down 7.2% since last year.
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

Eugene Paden - PeerSpot reviewer
Integration solution proves maturity and drives productivity
There are many features we're using. We're starting to do AI now regarding integration with other platforms, focusing on creating integrations. A significant area for improvement is version control. Currently, you develop and cannot properly roll back to a previous version unless you create different versions. With proper version control, you could know which version to revert to and test other versions.
Dipanjan_Nandi - PeerSpot reviewer
Valuable testing stubs and policy enforcement with room for better security and cost management
From an API management perspective, MuleSoft's API Manager is not as powerful as some other tools available. Features like monetization and advanced security, which are present in Apigee, are missing. I also want the API Manager to be used as a separate product apart from MuleSoft's other integration solutions. Additionally, the licensing cost is high, and many clients are looking to switch due to this.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Non Profit
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Boomi AtomSphere Integration?
The pricing for Boomi iPaaS is reasonable, costing around $6,000 per year. It is affordable even for small customers, like a salon with a couple of branches.
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What do you like most about Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager?
The most valuable features of the solution for securing APIs stem from the tool's ability to allow users to deploy policies.
 

Also Known As

Boomi
Anypoint API Manager
 

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