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Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services vs MuleSoft Anypoint Platform comparison

Informatica and Salesforce are both solutions in the Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) category. Informatica is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.6, while Salesforce is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.0. Informatica holds a 1.1% mindshare in PaaS, compared to Salesforce’s 10.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Informatica users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Salesforce users who would recommend it.
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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 15, 2025

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services compete in the integration platform market. MuleSoft appears to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive platform capabilities and extensive connector offerings.

Features: MuleSoft Anypoint Platform provides a unified platform for API management, offering an iPaaS on CloudHub and an Enterprise Service Bus pattern on-premise. It features over 200 standard connectors and supports hybrid deployment models. Users value its API management capabilities, performance, and ease of use. Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is noted for its no-code data mapping approach, various connectors, and data governance support with AI and machine learning, enhancing data validation and transformation support for large data volumes.

Room for Improvement: Users believe MuleSoft Anypoint Platform's runtime management needs improvement and cite high pricing and support response delays as concerns. Suggestions include more automation, improved documentation, and simpler initial setup. Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services could benefit from better feature documentation, enhanced support responsiveness, and improved data processing efficiency. Pricing adjustments might increase its appeal to smaller businesses.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: MuleSoft Anypoint Platform supports public, private, hybrid, and on-premise deployments, offering flexibility. Its community and documentation are significant, though technical support reviews are mixed. Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services focuses on public and hybrid cloud deployments. Users commend Informatica's responsive, client-centric support, noting dedication in problem-solving.

Pricing and ROI: MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is seen as expensive, with enterprise-level pricing possibly deterring smaller companies. License complexity and high costs are common issues, yet it offers significant ROI with API-led, cost-efficient models. Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services, though premium-priced, provides competitive pricing options like user and data volume-based licenses. Its affordability for specific cases and potential ROI are noted.

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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
5.5
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services enhanced data integration, improved efficiency, automation, accuracy, scalability, and productivity, leading to better decision-making.
Sentiment score
6.2
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform offers ROI by reducing costs, increasing innovation, and leveraging APIs, though pricing may challenge smaller companies.
Leadership prefers to utilize third-party tools, such as Snowflake, which has both storage and ELT features.
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Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
Informatica Cloud Services support is praised for technical efficiency but criticized for slow and repetitive ticket resolution.
Sentiment score
6.6
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform offers responsive support, praised by premium users, though some find response times slow and use community resources.
We expect more responsive assistance because they have the expertise since Informatica is their tool, but I don't see enough expertise on the Informatica support side.
My impression of their support is positive, and everything is functioning well.
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The support team is responsive and helpful.
The Salesforce team offers different levels of support.
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Divya-Raj - PeerSpot reviewer
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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.7
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services offers strong scalability and efficient use, though costs increase with additional users.
Sentiment score
7.5
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform provides scalable cloud solutions, offering auto-scalability and varying costs, suitable for medium to large organizations.
The scalability provided by Informatica is commendable.
There are many options available, and the licensing model is quite good, supporting our needs effectively.
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MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is quite scalable, and it meets our use cases with no issues preventing implementation.
MuleSoft provides the ability to scale, yet it is costly to do so.
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Divya-Raj - PeerSpot reviewer
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is reliable and stable, with high user ratings despite minor bugs primarily impacting beginners.
Sentiment score
7.7
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is reliable, stable, with minimal issues, better on-prem scalability, handling low volumes well in large organizations.
 

Room For Improvement

Informatica users seek lower pricing, improved real-time connectivity, enhanced documentation, and a more intuitive, user-friendly interface.
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform needs improvements in error handling, documentation, support, integration, AI, security, and interface for better performance.
If the development interface could be optimized to have fewer modules, it would be greatly beneficial.
We face issues with the API side, as Cloud Application Integration cannot handle large volumes; according to the API page, there is a limitation of 500 records or 500 MB.
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services already integrates with AI platforms, we need to use these tools rigorously and check all these aspects, including machine learning and analytics.
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Currently, it uses other standards, but adopting OpenAPI, the standard in the market, would be beneficial.
When dealing with multiple transactions or trading, the system can lose control, and tracking becomes hectic.
MuleSoft is considered expensive, so pricing is a major concern.
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reviewer2591856 - PeerSpot reviewer
 

Setup Cost

Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services pricing is seen as expensive with annual payments, varying affordability, and potential additional fees.
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform's pricing, though complex and costly, is justified by features but may deter smaller organizations.
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is affordable for my specific use cases, with the pricing being rated three or four on a scale where one is very cheap.
Regarding pricing, compared to other tools I have worked with, Informatica offers competitive pricing, which I find not high in terms of starting strategy.
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I do not know the specific costs, but given that it is part of MuleSoft, I suspect it is not cheap.
MuleSoft is considered one of the more expensive products in the market.
The platform reduces manual workload in maintaining infrastructure, but it does come with some cost considerations.
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JB
Divya-Raj - PeerSpot reviewer
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reviewer2591856 - PeerSpot reviewer
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Valuable Features

Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services delivers scalable, secure data management with robust features for data integration, governance, and AI support.
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform excels in API management, hybrid integrations, and offers versatile deployment with strong monitoring and user-friendly interface.
The connectors serve as the main functionality, making data integration processes more efficient by saving time and effort.
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services allows us to manage the entire data lifecycle in the insurance domain, supporting microservices architecture and leveraging AI and machine learning for data discovery, quality, and integration.
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is very scalable.
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The most valuable feature is the full lifecycle management, including Anypoint Designer and Exchange, as well as Discofolio API.
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform helps to standardize data integration approaches, making it easier to implement integration projects.
The platform is integrated with Salesforce, making it preferable when using Salesforce products.
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JB
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Categories and Ranking

Informatica Intelligent Clo...
Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Message Queue (MQ) Software (4th), Business-to-Business Middleware (1st), Workload Automation (4th), Cloud Data Integration (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) category, the mindshare of Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is 1.1%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is 10.4%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform10.4%
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services1.1%
Other88.5%
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Divya-Raj - PeerSpot reviewer
Handles large data volumes effectively and offers competitive pricing
There is a lot of improvement required, as we still face some cache issues most of the time, which is a challenge that we expect to see resolved in the future. Additionally, there is some limitation when we are working with a tool, especially regarding In and Out parameters, and I feel that this aspect should be improved going ahead. We face issues with the API side, as Cloud Application Integration cannot handle large volumes; according to the API page, there is a limitation of 500 records or 500 MB. The AI integrated into the Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services solution is called Application Integration, where we still face challenges when dealing with huge volumes, as previously explained.
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Mohan BS - PeerSpot reviewer
A useful tool to integrate applications and for data transformations that need to improve in the area of price and support
The main area where improvements are required in the product revolves around budgeting. The cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required, especially when compared to other tools, like Dell Boomi or Oracle. Mule Anypoint Platform is made available with many components, and whether users use them or not depends on their choices. For example, though there is a tool called Anypoint MQ, our organization prefers to pay and use Kafka, as we don't want to use MuleSoft Anypoint MQ. In Mule Anypoint Platform, there needs to be proper segregation to help users identify what they need and don't need, making it an area where users need to be careful when opting for MuleSoft. Mule Anypoint Platform is an integration tool and not an ETL solution. When a user has to deal with a huge number of data, then Mule Anypoint Platform should not be a preferred choice since it can only be used for lightweight purposes revolving around APIs. There is a need to have a clear architectural decision made before opting for Mule Anypoint Platform. When there is a requirement for heavy data transformation, then users need to decide whether to go with Mule Anypoint Platform or any other platform available in the market. Though the tool comes with many useful components, it depends on whether the user plans to use all of its features. Recently, the product has come up with a new feature that is similar to an API catalog. MuleSoft had come up with the UAPIM feature almost eight months to a year ago, which had some concerns in the area of budgeting. Whether you build APIs using Javacore or any other tools, they can be cataloged using MuleSoft's UAPIM feature, for which users need to pay an extra amount, making it an area of concern for users. It would be great if MuleSoft's support team could provide help with the area of Kubernetes.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Media Company
14%
Insurance Company
12%
Consumer Goods Company
9%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise29
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services?
The data integration and synchronization features in IICS improve the data handling processes.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services?
Regarding pricing, compared to other tools I have worked with, Informatica offers competitive pricing, which I find not high in terms of starting strategy.
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What needs improvement with Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services?
There is a lot of improvement required, as we still face some cache issues most of the time, which is a challenge that we expect to see resolved in the future. Additionally, there is some limitatio...
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What advice do you have for others considering Mule Anypoint Platform?
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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How does TIBCO BusinessWorks compare with Mule Anypoint Platform?
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...
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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...
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Also Known As

Informatica IICS, IICS
Data Integrator, Anypoint MQ
 

Overview

Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is a next generation iPaaS, which is made up of a growing number of data management products. The productivity of the environment is accelerated by a common user experience across all products, the AI/ML-driven intelligence of the CLAIRE™ engine, and a microservices architecture.

Informatica

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform provides API management and integration capabilities with scalability, ensuring seamless connectivity across systems.

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform offers API management and integration capabilities within a user-friendly interface. With a range of connectors and the ability to handle integration patterns, it enables data integration across environments with support for API-led connectivity. High scalability, observability, batch processing, and tooling are key features, enhancing performance while simplifying deployment.

What are the standout features of MuleSoft Anypoint Platform?
  • API Management: Comprehensive tools for managing APIs effectively.
  • Integration Capabilities: Facilitates diverse integration patterns.
  • Connectors: Extensive library for connecting various systems.
  • Observability: Enhances monitoring and performance tracking.
  • Batch Processing: Manages large volumes of data efficiently.
What benefits and ROI should users expect?
  • Scalability: Adaptable to growing data demands across platforms.
  • Performance: Simplifies complex deployments and improves processing.
  • Flexibility: Supports multiple environments, from cloud to on-premises.
  • User-Friendly: Streamlines integration processes with robust tools.

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is employed by organizations for API management and seamless integration across systems in industries like retail and e-commerce. It connects enterprise applications in environments such as SAP and Salesforce. Users leverage it for data transformation and synchronization, achieving efficient real-time processing and a middleware layer across systems.

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Sample Customers

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