We performed a comparison between Mule ESB and webMethods Integration Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Mule ESB is a very easy-to-use and user-friendly solution."
"I'm not using ESB directly. It is the integration layer, so it's running under the hood. However, the conversion and transformation performance is excellent. Anypoint Enterprise Security is also solid."
"The solution's drag-and-drop interface and data viewer helped us quite a lot."
"The solution has a good graphical interface."
"This tool has exceptional API management and integration connectors in addition to multiple out of the box connectors."
"The solution offers multiple deployment options."
"The most valuable features of Mule ESB are its ease of use, documentation, ease to adapt to newer security and vulnerabilities, and a lot of help available. Additionally, there is a lot of flexibility, many patches available, and they provide APIs. They are a market standard."
"The most valuable feature is the Salesforce integration."
"Currently, we're using this solution for the integration server which helps us to integrate with the mainframe."
"They are the building blocks of EAI in SAG products, and they offer a very good platform."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"Application integration, business process integration, and B2B partner integration are valuable. But among these, I feel B2B partner integration is the most valuable. This module integrates two business partners and exchanges data through electronic data interchange messages in the form of specific standards, without any manual process needed."
"The comprehensiveness and depth of Integration Servers' connectors to packaged apps and custom apps is unlimited. They have a connector for everything. If they don't, you can build it yourself. Or oftentimes, if there is value for other customers as well, you can talk with webMethods about creating a new adapter for you."
"The most valuable feature of the webMethods Integration Server is its reliability. It has a lot of great documentation from the service providers. Additionally, it is easy to use."
"Given that you have one integration API in place, it takes very minimal effort to scale it to any other application that might want to use the same. Its flow-based development environment is a breeze and makes it really easy to re-use most of the existing components and build up a new API."
"webMethods platform is used to build an EAI platform, enabling communication between many internal systems and third-party operators."
"Limitation on external subscribers to listen to the messages on the bus."
"We would like to have a built-in logging framework in which we can do auditing."
"MuleSoft is not so strong in method-based integration, so they're not so functional in that regard."
"The payment system needs improvement."
"I would like to see support for BPM in the next release of this solution."
"The solution isn't as stable as we'd like it to be. There are some ongoing issues and therefore Mule has to provide frequent patches. Mule's core IP should be more stable overall."
"Mule ESB is more into the latest REST APIs, not much into the SOAP web services. Developing is all about web services and not easy with Mule."
"Documentation is cryptic, product releases are far too frequent, and upgrades become troublesome."
"This solution could be improved by offering subscription based licensing."
"The logging capability has room for improvement. That way, we could keep a history of all the transactions. It would be helpful to be able to get to that without having to build a standalone solution to do so."
"The price should be reduced to make it more affordable."
"In terms of scale, I would give it a four out of 10."
"Need to see more API portal features like monetizing APIs and private cloud readiness."
"The initial setup of the webMethods Integration Server is not easy but it gets easier once you know it. It is tiresome but not difficult."
"One area that needs improvement is the version upgrade process. Many customers I've worked with encounter challenges when transitioning from their current version, such as x or 9, to a newer version. The process is not smooth, and they must shift their entire website."
"For code version control, you need to use some external software."
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Mule ESB is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 45 reviews while webMethods Integration Server is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 60 reviews. Mule ESB is rated 8.0, while webMethods Integration Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Mule ESB writes "Plenty of documentation, flexible, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of webMethods Integration Server writes "Event-driven with lots of helpful formats, but minimal learning resources available". Mule ESB is most compared with IBM Integration Bus, Oracle Service Bus, Oracle SOA Suite, Red Hat Fuse and IBM DataPower Gateway, whereas webMethods Integration Server is most compared with IBM Integration Bus, webMethods.io Integration, TIBCO BusinessWorks, Boomi AtomSphere Integration and Oracle Service Bus. See our Mule ESB vs. webMethods Integration Server report.
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