We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure API Management 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: Based on the parameters we compared, Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager seems to be the more desirable product. With overwhelming responses applauding its stability and reliability, it is evident that users of Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager are happy with the solution. In addition, users had only positive experiences with service and support, and were satisfied with the ROI. Users consider it to be expensive, but worth the expense.
"Microsoft Azure API Management is better because it has a DevOps integration by default."
"There were no scalability issues."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the integration of CI/CD with the API gateway."
"The package as a whole is useful for our customers."
"Everything is already available and ready to operate without a lot of preparation work."
"The ease of setting up a new solution is the most valuable feature. It's very easy to set up a new solution and to deploy it to production."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its importing and publishing."
"Microsoft Azure API Management has many valuable features. One is the developer portal, that's very useful for teams. The tool also provides layers of security. I also found the caching, automatic documentation, and version management functionalities most valuable."
"The most important features are the API management and API development."
"Anypoint is very capable in terms of scalability."
"Anypoint API Manager's most valuable feature is its connectors."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability."
"Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager's most valuable aspect is it has plenty of features."
"Whenever there was an issue, the support was excellent."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to investigate APIs."
"The auto-creation of the API documentation is useful."
"What would make Microsoft Azure API Management better are more APIs. They keep updating their APIs, but it would be better if the solution had more APIs for the services and more integration with other platforms."
"Microsoft Azure API Management should have the ability to allow multitenancy."
"The licensing tiers can be misleading."
"Microsoft Azure API Management could improve by having better integration with third-party solutions."
"Price is the first thing that comes to mind. It's quite expensive, which could be a barrier for some users."
"The documentation could be improved for the customer."
"This solution is only available as a cloud-based deployment and it would be very helpful to have an on-premises version."
"Multi-tenant functionalities is missing from the system, especially when it comes to the developer code of features."
"The most important thing that should be improved is that it is too heavy."
"They should provide training and development programs to enable the skills and capabilities of users."
"Monetization and cataloging can be improved."
"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."
"Their studio performance is very slow, it requires a lot of memory, and should be improved."
"The log management for this solution needs improvement."
"With respect to the live help, I have language issues because I can't understand some of the things that I hear."
"I would like to see more automation. Operations are done manually. It should also automate in the operation."
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Microsoft Azure API Management is ranked 1st in API Management with 68 reviews while MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is ranked 4th in API Management with 47 reviews. Microsoft Azure API Management is rated 7.8, while MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure API Management writes "Efficiently manages and monetizes API ". 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". Microsoft Azure API Management is most compared with Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Kong Gateway Enterprise, IBM API Connect and WSO2 API Manager, whereas MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is most compared with Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, IBM API Connect, Kong Gateway Enterprise and Layer7 API Management. See our Microsoft Azure API Management vs. MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager report.
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