Mule ESB Reviews and Pricing

Integration Architect @ Information Management, Integration and Analytics - RXP Services Limited at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

May 17, 2017

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It allows for mappings using a DSL

Pros and Cons

"Technical support is superb."

"The CloudHub offering requires some time to mature."

What is most valuable?

DataWeave: It allows for complex mappings using a simple DSL (Domain Specific Language).

How has it helped my organization?

Integration between systems can often take several days. However, with MuleSoft ESB, it can take as little as fifteen minutes.

What needs improvement?

The CloudHub offering requires some time to mature. However, it is a good overall solution.

Some further details:

1. The AnypointMQ offering is not very stable, as such can cause issues
when dealing with high volume burst messages.

2. The CloudHub offering is EC2 instance based and does not run in
containers.

3. The speed of the CloudHub user interface is poor.

4. Deployment takes several minutes (due to Ec2 architecture as opposed to
containerization).

5. There is currently no cross application object store.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used MuleSoft ESB for six years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

CloudHub stability has been an issue. However, this is being worked on.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product scales very well.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is superb. The engineers that support customers are Java developers and have a deep understanding of the issues and resolutions. This is one of the biggest selling points for MuleSoft.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, we used Apache Camel and Spring Integration. However, they require more technical involvement than MuleSoft ESB.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is done with a simple deployable .zip file. It is very simple to set up and run.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Pricing is tailored to the customer. As such, I would recommend speaking with your account representative.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated Dell Boomi, Informatica, and Talend. However, for the given use case, MuleSoft came out on top.

What other advice do I have?

Focus on the business problem you want to solve, as the technical integration in MuleSoft is relatively simple.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. We are a partner.

TejasPurohit

Co-Founder & Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

May 15, 2017

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Message routing redirects messages to the appropriate target endpoint. I would suggest adding scenario-based and audio-visual tutorials.

Pros and Cons

"MuleSoft ESB is an ideal choice for us and makes it easier for the developers to deliver complex projects with the best quality."

"MuleSoft ESB is a wonderful product. However, in order to help the developers utilize it extensively, I would suggest adding some scenario-based and audio-visual tutorials."

What is most valuable?

Service Mediation: This is an abstraction layer in between the service consumer and the service provider.
Message Routing: This feature consumes messages. It filters, enriches, and performs necessary operations on a message. It redirects them to the appropriate target endpoint, based on a certain decision making criterion.
Data Transformation: The process of converting/transforming data or information from one format to another.

How has it helped my organization?

I am providing the service for MuleSoft ESB. My company has delivered solutions such as travel portals, retailer engines, application integration, and a wide range of other scenarios, where ESB can be utilized.

What needs improvement?

MuleSoft ESB is a wonderful product. However, in order to help the developers utilize it extensively, I would suggest adding some scenario-based and audio-visual tutorials.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for four years.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I am working on a number of open-source integration platforms and MuleSoft ESB is an ideal choice for us. This tool makes it easier for the developers to deliver complex projects with the best quality.

How was the initial setup?

The initial/basic setup for the development and production environments was fairly easy and straightforward. For complex requirements, you may need some assistance from the experts.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I am working on frameworks/solutions such as Red Hat JBoss Fuse, Spring Integration, Apache Camel, and Apache ServiceMix.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

it_user845028Staff Software Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

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Apr 16, 2018

Hi Tejas,

Nice tutorial! Let's keep our fingers crossed that this works. I'm on day 3 of uptime. I would like to put this all to rest.
An easy solution to your problem would be not to use the threading profile-based strategy you were setting up and replace the scripting component with a pooled java component configured.
How can implement MuleSoft integration with other services?
Excellent tutorials – very easy to understand with all the details of the config parameters you provide. I hope you will continue to provide more such tutorials.
If MuleSoft starts to prosper, it is likely at least some of these well-funded competitors would come up with a competing solution, or they may even be developing one already.
I recommend Videos Courses from MuleSoft Training on Mac and Windows.
I want to learn MuleSoft ESB, I am not a java resource, weather I am eligible to learn lot required to learn Java also.

Muchas Gracias,
Sharma

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Diego Hidalgo

QA Manager at Tandicorp

Feb 16, 2016

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Integrates heterogeneous environments, developments in a short time. Exception handling flows aren't explained very well

Pros and Cons

"Mule ESB is the heart of applications that require routing and improvement of messages such as electronic invoicing."

"The documentation is not extensive and is limited to examples which are too basic."

Valuable Features:

Flexibility and high performance.

I can perform integrations with any environment and scenery as well as growth in apps integration, is an agnostic tool architecture ie can generate components on different architectures are JEE or .Net.

Mule ESB has a lot components and tools that apply integration patterns making it easier to development without much knowledge of patterns

Improvements to My Organization:

It allows communication between different applications with different protocols. It's also helped solve business integration issues.

Mule ESB is the heart of applications that required routing and improvement of messages such as electronic invoicing

Room for Improvement:

The documentation is not extensive and is limited to examples which are too basic.

Use of Solution:

We've used the tool for about six years.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Diego HidalgoQA Manager with 51-200 employees

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Oct 20, 2016

The Spring components are easily integrable in Spring, JEE , any Java applications and any application regardless if they are web or standalone

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develope2160648

Mulesoft Developer at a tech consulting company with 201-500 employees

Apr 22, 2023

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A user-friendly lightweight enterprise service bus and integration framework

Pros and Cons

"I like that it's user-friendly. Compared to other ESBs, I find it easier to use. I like it better than other ESBs. I like the connectors, which make calling the APIs through the routers easier."

"The initial setup could be more straightforward."

What is our primary use case?

We use Mule ESB to integrate different products like SAP and Salesforce. We also use it to transform data and communicate it in different versions.

What is most valuable?

I like that it's user-friendly. Compared to other ESBs, I find it easier to use. I like it better than other ESBs. I like the connectors, which make calling the APIs through the routers easier.