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.
"It provides the flexibility to configure, switch, and manage configurations through cloud permissions or performance settings."
"The product is stable."
"It is a stable solution."
"The most valuable feature is it has lots of integration."
"The technical support is very strong. We've had issues with the solution and configuration and we got very good support."
"It is easy to set up. It is also quick to deploy."
"Integrating API Gateway with other AWS services was easy. It worked out of the box, so it worked perfectly."
"This solution gives you a unified way to have your API accessed."
"If you adopt the whole platform, you can build composable applications. This will cut your time creating new applications and updating them – once you have everything running – by up to 50%."
"The solution has been very stable."
"Technical support has been helpful."
"The scalability is good. It's passable."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to investigate APIs."
"Whenever there was an issue, the support was excellent."
"The auto-creation of the API documentation is useful."
"It provides various advantages in the integration field, including support for Azure services and cloud integrations."
"I believe that there could be more features associated with analytics since it is an area where the product lacks."
"We would like to see more UI-based monitoring."
"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."
"Its performance and scalability could be better compared to one of its competitors."
"When it comes to DDoS protection, I would like to see that become available at the API Gateway level."
"The solution could improve signature validation."
"Their support services come at a considerable cost, leaving room for improvement."
"The solution is missing a monetization module."
"To improve Anypoint API Manager for the next release, it should focus on better consumption scalability, especially for smaller APIs."
"Their studio performance is very slow, it requires a lot of memory, and should be improved."
"With respect to the live help, I have language issues because I can't understand some of the things that I hear."
"Monetization and cataloging can be improved."
"When discussing potential enhancements overall, it primarily involves making it more user-friendly and lowering the pricing. There are several aspects that could benefit from improvement, or perhaps a few other areas to consider."
"The pricing is quite expensive. It should be adjusted to make it more affordable for users."
"It is not a very scalable solution."
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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 49 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, Kong Gateway Enterprise and Layer7 API Management, 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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