We performed a comparison between Amazon API Gateway and Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Amazon API Gateway has a slight edge in this comparison because it received higher marks than Mulesoft Anypoint API in the setup and pricing categories.
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It is very helpful, with our API-based applications."
"The most valuable feature is it has lots of integration."
"The solution is stable."
"The initial setup is pretty easy. Deployment only takes five minutes."
"The product is stable."
"t is easy for integrations if it is deployed in AWS Services."
"What I like best about Amazon API Gateway is that it's simple to use, easy to set up, and you can quickly get it up and running. It's a very user-friendly solution. I also didn't experience any issues in terms of Amazon API Gateway interface, integration, or monitoring. The solution runs smoothly."
"The documentation is great; it is always up to date and well-presented."
"Technical support has been helpful."
"Offers good integration and flexibility."
"Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager's most valuable aspect is it has plenty of features."
"Anypoint API Manager's most valuable feature is its connectors."
"The ESB, the enterprise service bus is what we primarily use. In addition to that, the API management. These are the two tools which we have been using extensively. The enterprise platform."
"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."
"The most valuable features of the solution for securing APIs stem from the tool's ability to allow users to deploy policies."
"We faced a few issues with the documentation."
"Amazon API Gateway can improve the user interface in some areas it could be more polished."
"When working with XML payloads, there can be issues due to the lack of a seamless connection between API Gateway and Lambda functions."
"I am not completely satisfied with Technical Support."
"The API Gateway lacks the capability to directly facilitate API strategy development or user onboarding workflows."
"There are certain restrictions that cannot be implemented without web access."
"We would like to see more UI-based monitoring."
"Amazon API Gateway needs to focus on minimizing latency."
"One improvement is maybe to add a plugin in the API manager. Let's say an organisation is using SOAP services or legacy APIs. Maybe I don't want to migrate it to rest API, but my plugin should be able to convert Jason to XML. Basically, protocol transformation features in API Manager."
"MuleSoft has advanced features but is slower."
"The cost model could be improved."
"The log management for this solution needs improvement."
"It can offer workflows, orchestration, and webhooks."
"The pricing is quite expensive. It should be adjusted to make it more affordable for users."
"Rather than focusing on numbers, they should focus more on the customer support service."
"Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager can improve some of the gateway features. We could use some more customization in creating rules. A lot of the policies are related to the APIs rather than the client. If I want to apply a policy based on a client that is not available."
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Amazon API Gateway is ranked 3rd in API Management with 37 reviews while MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is ranked 4th in API Management with 47 reviews. Amazon API Gateway is rated 8.2, while MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Amazon API Gateway writes "Easy initial setup and highly stable solution". 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". Amazon API Gateway is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, Apigee, WSO2 API Manager, Layer7 API Management and Kong Gateway Enterprise, whereas MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, Apigee, IBM API Connect, Kong Gateway Enterprise and Layer7 API Management. See our Amazon API Gateway vs. MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager report.
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