We performed a comparison between Anypoint MQ and Apache Kafka based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Message Queue (MQ) Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Initial setup was very straightforward. Deployment is a cakewalk."
"We use simple queues and exchanges to route messages to multiple queues. The publish/subscribe model is also helpful."
"The solution is scalable, and its performance is quite good."
"The most valuable feature of Anypoint MQ is it comes with MuleSoft so we don't have to maintain separate components."
"The use of ACK is valuable."
"The solution is very scalable with solid performance and the capability of extending it using any custom Java in case you don't have anything out of the box. MDP is strong. It is good compared to other products regarding its capabilities in managing or orchestrating the issue load."
"It's easy to use and comes as a bundle package with the Anypoint Platform, removing the need for any complex setup."
"Good interface, simple to use and stable."
"The open-source version is relatively straightforward to set up and only takes a few minutes."
"When comparing it with other messaging and integration platforms, this is one of the best rated."
"We appreciate the ability to persistently and quickly write data, as well as the flexibility to customize it for multiple customers. Additionally, we like the ability to retain data within Apache Kafka and use features, such as time travel to access past customer data. The connection with other systems, such as Apache Kafka and IBM DB2."
"The solution is very easy to set up."
"I like Kafka's flexibility, stability, reliability, and robustness."
"The connectors provided by the solution are valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the performance."
"Deployment is speedy."
"The product does not provide a priority level for the message."
"The solution's licensing model is expensive and could be improved."
"Anypoint MQ's capabilities are mainly used for messaging purposes, but it doesn't have typical use cases that extend as far as other Message Queue software."
"There are so many solutions like this, but this is not as mature as those products. The other MQ products have the capability of reprocessing and maintaining the persistence of the data. They can handle large volumes and large messages, but Anypoint MQ doesn't have those capabilities."
"When we are integrating with other applications, readily available connectors make it easy. However, when it comes to external applications, connectivity isn't as straightforward."
"The solution is very costly. The solution should provide a package with fewer capabilities at a lower price for specific companies that don’t have a big IT budget. Not every customer requires all the capabilities of the software. It will be a good fit in the market, and they will easily sell it more."
"Anypoint MQ could improve the user interface."
"Information on monitoring could be improved."
"They need to have a proper portal to do everything because, at this moment, Kafka is lagging in this regard."
"I suggest using cloud services because the solution is expensive if you are using it on-premises."
"Observability could be improved."
"In Apache Kafka, it is currently difficult to create a consumer."
"The GUI tools for monitoring and support are still very basic and not very rich. There is no help in determining a shard key for performance."
"Lacks elasticity and the ability to scale down."
"Managing Apache Kafka can be a challenge, but there are solutions. I used the newest release, as it seems they have removed Zookeeper, which should make it easier. Confluent provides a fully managed Kafka platform, in which the cluster does not need to be managed."
"Kafka does not provide control over the message queue, so we do not know whether we are experiencing lost or duplicate messages."
Anypoint MQ is ranked 7th in Message Queue (MQ) Software with 10 reviews while Apache Kafka is ranked 1st in Message Queue (MQ) Software with 76 reviews. Anypoint MQ is rated 7.0, while Apache Kafka is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Anypoint MQ writes "Useful for asynchronous messaging, but it lacks features, and the storage is limited". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Apache Kafka writes "Great access to multiple devices, with stability, at an affordable price". Anypoint MQ is most compared with ActiveMQ, Amazon SQS, VMware RabbitMQ, IBM MQ and PubSub+ Event Broker, whereas Apache Kafka is most compared with IBM MQ, Amazon SQS, Red Hat AMQ, PubSub+ Event Broker and VMware RabbitMQ. See our Anypoint MQ vs. Apache Kafka report.
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