MuleSoft API Manager Reviews

I use Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager for application integration.

Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager's most valuable aspect is it has plenty of features.

Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager could improve the monitoring because it is very poor quality and not user-friendly. It is not as good as other solutions on the market.

I have been using Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager for approximately two years.

Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager has been stable and my usage. However, there have been some issues with SMTP connectors.

The scalability of Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager is good.

We have approximately 80 people using the solution. They are architects and developers. We have plans to increase the usage of the solution if the depends require it.

Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager technical support is good, they are responsive.

I rate the support from Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager a five out of five.

I have previously used different API gateway solutions, such as Akana API Management and SOA Software.

The initial setup of the Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager is simple. The whole process did not take a lot of time.

We did the implementation of Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager in-house.

The price of Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager is very high.

Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager is a very good solution.

I rate Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager a nine out of ten.

We primarily use the solution for API management.

Their gateway is great. They have a pay manager gateway which I find very interesting. 

We like their API manager.

Their RTF, runtime fabric, is very useful.

The stability overall has been pretty great.

We didn't have any issues with the initial setup.

Technical support has been very helpful.

Their ability to observe is good.

Some items are not ideal. For example, they should for sales management, they need better performance in the core processing.

The IO blocking isn't ideal.

We find that the enterprise level is lacking scalability.

We have some hundred Linux boxes and 400 or so APIs and for scaling, we are facing challenges. However, we haven't yet compared it to other ESBs, and therefore it's possible that all ESBs are limited in the same way.

They're in the process of evolving right now. There are many changes on the horizon that may prove to be interesting. For example, we've implemented CI/CD and now it's my understanding that the graph scale's also coming. 

I've been using the solution for four years.

The stability of the solution is pretty good. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. 

The scalability is lacking. We're not sure if it's just this solution or ESBs in general, however, we've had trouble scaling as we need to.

We have about 100 users on the solution currently. They are mostly tech leads, senior developers, and architects.

Technical support has been great. If you raise a ticket, then they respond on the basis of the severity of the issue, the criticality of the issue. They attend to the call really quickly. We've been happy with the level of support on offer.

The initial setup is very straightforward. We didn't have any issues at all. It's simple and easy to implement and not overly complex.

We have 30 to 50 people that comprise a support team that can help handle any maintenance issues. 

We did have assistance from MuleSoft support.

I don't have any visibility on the licensing and therefore cannot speak to the exact cost of the product.

We are working with a platinum tier and have an unlimited core. It's my understanding is that there are no additional costs beyond the licensing fee itself. 

We've gone live with MuleSoft and I have been comparing it with TIBCO or Dell and IBM products. If it's threat management that can be done concurrently across platforms, maybe it can be performed better. However, I've heard TIBCO is not evolving at this time.

I was exploring other options for my own knowledge and understanding as I am looking for a job change. People not only use Mulesoft, and companies want to have knowledge in two to three platforms. I'm just comparing Mulesoft with IBM ESB, Oracle, and a few other products. 

We're just a customer and an end-user.

Previously, a Mulesoft community edition was available. We started using Mulesoft's community version. We were exploring some ESB in our organization four years back. We started using MuleSoft as we've got Salesforce. At that time, Mulesoft was not yet acquired by Salesforce and that's why we went with the community edition. It was good. It was free. Then, slowly, we purchased some courses and Mulesoft was more connected to Salesforce. Now also Salesforce is there and AWS is there and it's more well-known and integrated. We thought it would help us due to its growth.

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten. It's a product that's still evolving. 

Our primary use case for this solution is for infestation and backend services. It is also a gateway. We use it heavily because Azure offers better pricing than its competitors. 

In addition, we use MuleSoft to run APIs. 

I can explain how this solution helped our organization through an example. Let's say, I want to buy my home insurance. I'd go to the market for the digital product and get a quote. Upon accepting the offer, I'll go through payment and then a three-step process for binding. After that, documents will be released to me in a multi-step process. MuleSoft provides a lot of the visualization and you are able to do the mapping and confirmations. It powers some of the connectors out of the box and you're able to connect to the different endpoints. You do not need to write many core basis and this is a great advantage.

The most valuable features of this solution are the Acura Station and the API Gateway.

The cost model could be improved.

I have been using this solution for around two years now.

I would rate the stability of this solution an eight, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

I would rate the scalability of this solution an eight, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

I would rate the pricing model of this solution a four, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the most expensive and 10 being the best pricing.

Overall, I would rate this solution an eight, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

I use MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager to manage and work on APIs for my company.

MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is a great solution. I like it very much because of its speed of delivery and because it allows API-led integration.

I also find MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager beneficial because it gives me a lot of information about who's consuming my APIs. It also has an analytics feature.

As a solution, it's easy to use. I also like that you can manage APIs easily on it.

An area for improvement in MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is the process of applying policies because it's manual. It would be great if MuleSoft could make the process easier, particularly by automating it.

I also want to see more features added to MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager. One example is deploying an API without manual intervention to make processes faster.

I've been working with MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager for five years.

I found the stability of MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager good, so the solution is a ten out of ten in that area.

Scalability is a problem in MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager mainly because of the cost to scale it. Scaling the solution is very expensive, so it's a real problem because my company needs to create a lot of architecture to solve the scalability issue, mainly because it has many APIs, which means more interfaces and channels. After all, one API is bound to a channel point of entry, and you have to separate each application or two or three applications to improve scalability, which is very difficult for my company.

Scalability-wise, I rate MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager as five out of ten.

MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager provided excellent technical support, so it's a ten for me on a scale of one to ten.

Positive

We used a different solution before MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager but went with MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager for digital transformation.

The initial setup for MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager was easy.

I'm giving it a ten out of ten in terms of setup.

My company has a lot of APIs, so for thirty applications, the total time it took to deploy MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager was two hours.

Our in-house team deployed MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager for the company.

I want MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager to be cheaper because when you scale up, it becomes very costly. Price-wise, I'd give it a seven out of ten.

I work as a tech lead. My company is a MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager customer.

About ten people from different departments take care of the deployment and maintenance of MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager.

I'd tell others planning to implement MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager that scaling the solution can be costly. Hence, it's essential to factor in the costs. I'd also tell others that MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is easy to use. Still, as a solution, it would benefit more from improved DevOps to make it even easier for users and result in more business for MuleSoft.

I'm rating the solution eight out of ten because it's easier to run and manage than others.

I have used this solution for an Europe based customer. They have ticketing tools like ServiceNow and other applications in their multiple locations including Asia, the Pacific and North America. The idea was to integrate data communication between those applications.

When using the Mulesoft Anypoint Platform, it has a wide range of connectors that are readily available to connect with the multiple applications. They have specifically categorized the API application into three parts; backend APIs, middle APIs (which handles a business process), and front end layer APIs. These distributed API applications make Mulesoft a well matured and organized platform. 

Migrating any existing middleware platform to Mulesoft is difficult because of the transformation, conversion and integration involved. Better tools are needed to achieve quicker time to market.

The security infrastructure for this solution could be improved. Other API tools have more security options available. API Connect, for example, has specifically designed policies where I can customize my security framework for internal and external users. That kind of infrastructure is not available with Mulesoft.

I have used Mulesoft API Management for one year. 

This is a stable solution if the hardware is set up properly. You need to monitor the load of the APIs and the bandwidth they use to achieve maximum throughput. 

This is a scalable solution. 

We have hardly needed assistance from a technical perspective because their infrastructure is powerful and after sale service is good. I would rate it a four out of five.

The initial setup is complex when it comes to establishing the connectivity between on-premise services and cloud services. Deployment took between six and eight months. We have two junior resources who are responsible for maintenance but the solution does not require much maintenance after being pushed to production. 

Mulesoft is great in terms of reusability. When I design APIs for backend application, they can be reused because they are independent of the business flow. It is a good overall solution compared to other API management technologies with a quick time to value. 

The pricing for this solution is cheaper than GCP and Bluemix.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten. 

You can find SLA there. You can do the security level that you need. You can also do any authentication, authorization, implementation, etc.

You can create it yourself and publish it. While publishing, if there is a unique ID generated by that, it will be implemented there while creating the application. While deploying to the cloud, the Mule runtime is internally created and embedded in the API Manager.

All of these features are available in the cloud, and you can configure it. It is of great benefit to the customer.

MuleSoft has given the API solution a 3-tiered architecture. This means that there are multiple channels available in one application. The usability is very high.

MuleSoft has advanced features but is slower.

I've been working with this solution since 2017.

It is highly stable, and that's why MuleSoft is booming. Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager internally uses the AWS availability zone. When one availability zone is down, then it will automatically route to another availability zone. You will not find this kind of stability on-premises because you can have server issues. However, on the cloud it's very stable and very reliable.

MuleSoft has horizontal and vertical scaling capabilities.

The technical support is good, but it is a new solution, so it will take time to mature. I would give technical support a nine out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup is easy. You may have some issues when you deploy it for the first time if the team is new, but once you do it, the next time it will not take much time.

You just need half a day or one day of training, and any team member can implement the solution.

Maintenance wise, it doesn't require a lot because it's on the cloud. You do have to monitor some things on your end, but other maintenance issues are taken care of by MuleSoft.

You will need to look at your requirements and choose the solution.

Message Broker, ACE only has ESB and does not have the gateway. You will have to buy additional software, but MuleSoft has embedded both API and ESB. This is called method-oriented architecture.

In terms of the speed and process, I prefer Message Broker, ACE technology IIB. In my current project, we are processing 25 MB to 50 MB files, and Message Broker is able to do it. However, with MuleSoft it would take more time. MuleSoft has advanced features but is slower.

I would rate Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager at ten on a scale from one to ten.

The entire offering and suite of tools that this solution provides have been very valuable. We are able to manage APIs on runtime on a cloud basis which has been very useful. 

The log management for this solution needs improvement. We would also like to have the capability to monitor usage metrics within the system. Currently, it is available, but only on a case-to-case basis. We would like to have an admin page where we could view and track all our usage metrics. 

We have been using this solution for more than six years. 

The scalability of this solution depends on how you configure it. When you design the implementation of the solution, you need to factor in multiple sets of requirements and configure the size of the APIs accordingly.

There is the standard SLA defined depending on the type of subscription or license. The support we have received has been good. 

Positive

I have previously used Oracle. 

The initial setup can be a bit challenging but usage of the solution after that is straightforward. 

When it comes to determining price, the pre-sales team interacts with the customer's primary integration team and the price is negotiated based on the specific usage of the system. 

If your organization wants to build reusable functionality using APIs and you are a cloud-first organization, I would recommend MuleSoft. I would not recommend this solution for tactical integrations but rather for strategic investments. You need to have a long-term vision as to what you are building, where you are building, and how best you can reuse what you build across the enterprise.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

We use the solution to integrate various applications and services, whether it's integrating Salesforce or other third-party systems.

The solution is crucial for businesses, especially those looking to streamline their operations through seamless integration. The platform offers features for API monitoring, security, and lifecycle management.

The MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager simplifies workflow documentation for Azure Logic Apps and Azure Functions. It's a valuable tool for managing APIs, whether you work directly with MuleSoft or within the Azure ecosystem. It simplifies workflow documentation for MuleSoft applications and APIs.

The platform offers seamless integration of code and visual components. Anypoint API Manager provides various advantages in the integration field, including support for Azure services and cloud integrations. It facilitates integration across multiple systems, including Salesforce and other CRM.

The solution’s scalability and integration could be enhanced. Also, it can offer workflows, orchestration, and webhooks.

I have been using MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager for two years.

The product is stable and has 15 nodes.

The solution is scalable. 20 people are using this solution.

Customer support is user-friendly.

The initial setup is easy. You deploy it or install it to the project. To set up your project in MuleSoft, you need API ops tools, and Anypoint is one option for this setup.

The product is cheap and similar to Apigee or Azure.

I recommend this solution since it is stable.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.