IBM WebSphere Message Broker vs Mule ESB vs Neuron ESB comparison

IBM and Salesforce are both solutions in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category. IBM is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0, while Salesforce is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.9. IBM holds a 4.4% mindshare in E, compared to Salesforce’s 19.3% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Salesforce users who would recommend it.

IBM WebSphere Message Broker

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84% willing to recommend

Mule ESB

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4,282 Views
3,212 Comparison Views

87% willing to recommend

Neuron ESB

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121 Comparison Views

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We performed a comparison between IBM WebSphere Message Broker, Mule ESB, and Neuron ESB based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of IBM WebSphere Message Broker is 4.4%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Mule ESB is 19.3%, down from 22.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Neuron ESB is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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MANUEL VALDIVIA

Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Routes messages efficiently across our services, but the features for scalability need improvement

One of the key benefits has been its ability to expose services and securely integrate applications within our architecture. It's been integral in maintaining a stable infrastructure despite its limitations with dynamic service creation and flexibility compared to newer technologies like Kubernetes. The main challenge has been scalability during peak usage times.

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Maharsh-Kapadia

Enterprise Integration Architect at Tata Consultancy

Transforms enterprise integration with comprehensive platform and excellent support

The best features of this solution are that everything we get into a single platform, whether it's integration, API, or data modeling; everything is available in one platform. It's a hybrid, including cloud and on-premise solutions with good connectivity and good connectors. From the benefits of using Mule ESB, we could reduce the manual tasks to 50% in one to two years. The cost is still something we are trying to make lower because we see some advantages when we move from point-to-point integration to API-led connectivity. We have seen a lot of reusable assets, so the cost is reduced. Ultimately, we want to see how it's transformed into business revenue; that's what we are still looking into.

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

24%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

15%

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

IBM software can be costly, but having a contract has helped manage and potentially lower costs over time.

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What needs improvement with IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

There could be greater flexibility and agility in service creation for the product. As our business requirements evol...

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What is your primary use case for IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

We use the product for exposing services at the application level, integrating with various architectures like WebSph...

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Migration from IBM Integration Bus to Mulesoft ESB for a large enterprise tech services company

I was previously part of the Oracle SOA/OSB development team. In my current capacity I architected solutions using Mu...

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IBM Integration Bus vs Mule ESB - which to choose?

Our team ran a comparison of IBM’s Integration Bus vs. Mule ESB in order to determine what sort of ESB software was t...

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What do you like most about Mule ESB?

The solution's drag-and-drop interface and data viewer helped us quite a lot.

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Overview

WebSphere Message Broker is an enterprise service bus (ESB) providing connectivity and universal data transformation for service-oriented architecture (SOA) and non-SOA environments. It allows businesses of any size to eliminate point-to-point connections and batch processing regardless of platform, protocol or data format.

IBM

For companies looking to modernize and unlock the value of existing on-premises systems and applications, an enterprise service bus (ESB) architecture serves as a critical foundation layer for SOA. When deployed as an ESB, the Mule runtime engine of Anypoint Platform combines the power of data and application integration across legacy systems and SaaS applications, with a seamless path to the other capabilities of Anypoint Platform and the full power of API-led connectivity.

Salesforce

Neuron ESB simplifies the integration of disparate business applications and accelerates the adoption of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), while increasing the productivity of developers. Neuron ESB provides value to enterprises through real-time, seamless interoperability across organizations which enable businesses to respond to events and make significant, timely decisions.

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Sample Customers

WestJet, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Sharp Corporation, Michelin Tire

Ube, PacificComp, University of Witwatersrand, Justice Systems, Camelot

12th Man Technologies, Amazon, AMN Healthcare, Associated Press, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation, BlueCrest Capital Management, Buffini & Company, Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Co., Columbia Sportswear, Drivetime, EveryPenny, Harry & David, Kiewit

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