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Cleo Integration Cloud Platform vs MuleSoft Anypoint Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Cleo Integration Cloud Plat...
Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware
15th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Message Queue (MQ) Software (6th), Workload Automation (10th), Cloud Data Integration (10th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Business-to-Business Middleware category, the mindshare of Cleo Integration Cloud Platform is 2.6%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is 8.7%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business-to-Business Middleware Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform8.7%
Cleo Integration Cloud Platform2.6%
Other88.7%
Business-to-Business Middleware
 

Featured Reviews

Joshua Rule - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Integration Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Though the tool reduces the internal hosting cost for businesses, it needs to provide more API integrations
I think it would be good and helpful if the solution provides access to other protocols besides AS2. Currently, the solution fails to provide users with additional protocol assistance and API integrations, so the aforementioned areas need to be considered for improvement. I wouldn't necessarily want to see any additional features included in the solution since it is already a robust product.
GO
Senior Validation Engineer at Weir Group PLC
Integration workflows have become transparent and secure while error tracking is streamlined
The best features in MuleSoft Anypoint Platform for me are transparency between logging in or deploying and using different environments. Managing different environments for the transparency of error logins or how to trace traceability is very important. It's very easy to use and sort, so you can see where everything has gone right and everything has gone wrong. I'm aware of the drag-and-drop interface in MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, and it's very, very quick. It's very time-saving and very efficient. The security features on MuleSoft Anypoint Platform help maintain data integrity in my organization; I would say it's second to none. It's one of the best out there that I have worked with because of the encryption and decryption, and there are a lot of security aspects. I would assess the platform's data mapping and transformation capabilities as amazing. Automation has been straightforward; the transformation and mapping have been easy to use, easy to source, and from the source to the target. I would say it has been very good.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of use it provides. Cleo Integration Cloud Platform is a straightforward and simple product."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is a huge list of available connectors for a lot of different platforms, which we can use very easily."
"The tool helps with order management and automates the enterprise's orchestration, invoice creation, product maintenance, and product life cycle. The API manager feature helps us configure, secure, and call APIs."
"The solution's market place for different kinds of integration platforms is the most valuable feature."
"Many companies work via an API economy, and by leveraging APIs, and thereby leveraging MuleSoft, the total cost of ownership can be reduced dramatically."
"The exchange and API management features are the best in the market."
"The most valuable feature of Anypoint MQ is it comes with MuleSoft so we don't have to maintain separate components."
"The most beneficial features for handling data integration with Mule Anypoint Platform include its ability to integrate seamlessly with other popular platforms like IBM, Dell Boomi, and Microsoft Azure. MuleSoft stands out due to its unique one-point solution for various integration problems, including application and network integration, and its iPaaS services. The Design Center allows for designing APIs that can be made into reusable assets. Additionally, MuleSoft's capability to handle various technologies, such as Python and Java Spring Boot APIs, and monitor them using the Flex Gateway is valuable. Regarding API management, MuleSoft offers a gateway facility, including Flex Gateway, which supports API management with robust governance capabilities. Policies like rate limiting, blocklisting, allowlisting, and client ID enforcement can all be managed through the API Manager, providing comprehensive control over API operations."
"We are very satisfied with the DevOps support."
 

Cons

"Currently, the solution fails to provide users with additional protocol assistance and API integrations, so the aforementioned areas need to be considered for improvement."
"The solution's licensing model is expensive and could be improved."
"We would like an entire DevOps in place in this particular solution, which would help us in terms of automation."
"One area we'd like to see improvement in is the error logging and troubleshooting process."
"It has different types of subscriptions. For platinum or lower subscriptions, there are not too many things that can be done."
"The product does not provide a priority level for the message."
"The stability is another thing on MuleSoft that can be improved. They introduced connectors for other platforms and sometimes the connectors are not great quality and they are not very robust, so that affects the stability and is an area where stability and the product overall could be improved as well."
"One area for improvement is the Community Hub or developer portal, which should be part of the base offering."
"Technical support needs to be improved, especially when you need help with more technical aspects of the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I learned that the product's price is reasonable based on the interactions I had with my company's purchase team."
"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 solution has a high price."
"The tool's pricing is cheaper than other RPAs' since it is execution-based. Other RPAs charge based on subscriptions."
"The product comes complete at one set price including support."
"The product's price seems to be competent in comparison to other products in the market."
"Mule Anypoint Platform pricing is slightly higher compared to Dell Boomi."
"Mule is not the cheapest integration platform out there, but it deserves the price we are paying."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise31
 

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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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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...
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...
 

Also Known As

Extol Business Integrator
Data Integrator, Anypoint MQ
 

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