We performed a comparison between Layer7 API Management and MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two API Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"We can create multiple orgs and set up policies and management. We can also integrate with an APM solution"
"This product, at first blush, looks something like it's one of those weekend warrior tools, but it's not. It's an enterprise-class tool with the kind of usability that you wouldn't expect. And with that usability - how do you have your cake and eat it too? Well, it's because of the product's extensibility. It's very well-integrated with your existing Java library of processes and procedures, as well as your ability to write new extensions to it. You get so much of the base functionality but you don't give up the ability customize."
"Security is the most important parameter of the solution, for me, because whenever you are exposing your APIs to third-parties, it is critical that the data remains anonymous and that data is retained within the system, that it is not leaked. CA API Management provides good security features."
"I work for an information security company. CA API Management is capable of using tokens for authorization to manage access control for the APIs."
"It's pretty easy to use, and once we have templating set up we can add new APIs, at least through the gateway, and apply the security to them; it takes a minute."
"The latest version that just came out at the first of October really was a powerful move in the right direction. I was very, very pleased with that because it allows now beginning to use information of things. We've got this IOT infrastructure that we can plug into, and for my use cases there are a lot of outdoor sensors that provide valuable information to my customers."
"The speed and versatility in the implementation of APIs without writing a line of code in any programming language."
"You can create little, custom Java assertions that you can insert to do your business logic, which might not be covered by the commercial product out-of-the-box."
"Whenever there was an issue, the support was excellent."
"Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager's most valuable aspect is it has plenty of features."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability."
"Its best feature is that its plugins are somewhat unique in the market. We have budgets, Prime membership, and pre-plugins available in the marketplace that we can use immediately."
"Anypoint API Manager's most valuable feature is its connectors."
"The solution has been very stable."
"MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager has the most valuable data components and can integrate APIs across multiple microservices."
"When using the Mulesoft Anypoint Platform, it has a wide range of connectors that are readily available to connect with the multiple applications."
"What is really important is that they offer the solution as a service, on a subscription or monthly basis, which will make it more attractive. That is where the market is headed. There are competitors within the industry that are doing that currently. I would encourage CA to do that."
"I would like to be able to see the publisher role be able to be organized within organizations, so somebody within that role can only manipulate their particular policies."
"The development portal could be improved."
"The entire lifecycle management approach needs improvement: from the API management, development, deployment, some of the settings around the quotas, and some security policy applications, etc. for the APIs. We found the Apigee platform a lot more robust in that area."
"The only issue we have is that we have to buy an APM license separately for end-to-end monitoring."
"As the number of instances increases, its complexity of installation increases if you do not use the OVA."
"Needs to work better with DB2 UDB."
"The developer portal needs to fully supported SOAP services (including WSDL publication with security), it would certainly push adoption for us."
"I think that they can bring some transparency in reference to the terms of the microservices architecture."
"Licensing costs should be reduced, it's quite expensive."
"The log management for this solution needs improvement."
"It is not a very scalable solution."
"When compared to other integration technologies, it is slightly higher."
"The solution's price is high."
"They should provide training and development programs to enable the skills and capabilities of users."
"The most important thing that should be improved is that it is too heavy."
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Layer7 API Management is ranked 10th in API Management with 110 reviews while MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is ranked 4th in API Management with 49 reviews. Layer7 API Management is rated 8.4, while MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Layer7 API Management writes "Has great drag-and-drop features and it requires minimal coding ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager writes "Responsive technical support, low tickets issued showing great stability, and limitless expansion". Layer7 API Management is most compared with Apigee, Kong Gateway Enterprise, Amazon API Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management and IBM API Connect, whereas MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, IBM API Connect and 3scale API Management. See our Layer7 API Management vs. MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager report.
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