We performed a comparison between Apigee 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: Apigee has a slight edge in this comparison. Apigee is easy to deploy and received high marks for its analytics features. Some MuleSoft Anypoint users say that its deployment can be complex and that it needs better analytics tools.
"The security provided by the solution is excellent."
"Highly scalable from any initial topology to horizontal extension"
"I like implementing different policies, for example, rate-limiting policy."
"The capabilities are very powerful."
"The most valuable feature of the current version of Apigee, such as Apigee Edge, is that the maintenance and scalability of the service are not our responsibility. As a SaaS platform, Google takes care of it, ensuring the system is stable. Another valuable feature is the ability to customize the platform extensively. We can add JavaScript functionality to cater to any use case that is not available out of the box."
"It is easy to set up. It is on Google Platform, and there are multiple deployment models they support, which is great."
"The usability is one of the best aspects of the product."
"Easy interface to monetize and deliver APIs with very easy integration for third-party development environments/delivery."
"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."
"MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager has the most valuable data components and can integrate APIs across multiple microservices."
"The most valuable feature of Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager is the gateway that is provided."
"It can create high-cost solutions, allowing for a great deal of customization to make it well-suited for specific needs."
"The tool has a private area. It also has a cloud deployment option."
"The documentation is great; it is always up to date and well-presented."
"Anypoint API Manager's most valuable feature is its connectors."
"The security features are good. It's easy to configure the end-to-end integration with existing applications."
"The ability to work across different management solutions in a plug and play fashion would make it easier for faster uptake."
"We need better performance monitoring."
"I see some lagging in regards to integration capacity"
"Access restrictions can be improved."
"Proxy versioning seems a bit confusing/buried in the publishing experience, especially for the URI-based versioning approach."
"Role-based access management needs to be improved. It would also be nice if the solution could be integrated with code versioning systems like Git/Bitbucket."
"It needs predictive analysis of consumption."
"Apigee is more of an entry level solution that does basic things pretty well, but if you want to go more customizable, you want to really look for another solution."
"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."
"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."
"We have issues with the tool's pricing. The product seemed to have most of the features required for the tasks I was working on. I didn't feel the need for additional features. However, one aspect that could be improved is making the platform more user-friendly for non-technical users. While it's not necessarily complex, it does require some familiarity. Unlike open-source tools available online, accessing and using this product may not be as straightforward. It needs to offer training to its users."
"They should develop on MuleSoft as it would be a good way of improving API monetization."
"The solution's price is high."
"In the next release, Mulesoft should make it easier for people who don't have the native connectors to build their own rather than using the APA from the power platform or outlet."
"Monetization and cataloging can be improved."
"Licensing costs should be reduced, it's quite expensive."
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Apigee is ranked 2nd in API Management with 34 reviews while MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is ranked 4th in API Management with 29 reviews. Apigee is rated 8.2, while MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Apigee writes "Good automation and documentation with good performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager writes "Streamlines integration for financial services and automotive sectors". Apigee is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, Amazon API Gateway, WSO2 API Manager and Layer7 API Management, whereas MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, Amazon API Gateway, Kong Enterprise, IBM API Connect and Layer7 API Management. See our Apigee vs. MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager report.
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Apigee for sure. Not only do you get the benefit of hybrid and on-prem deployments. As a gov entity, you will face those challenges. Over time you might want to use AWS/Azure clouds so you can migrate it accordingly or just use the PAYG on GCP with all the security Bells and Whistles. https://www.gartner.com/review...
I will choose MuleSoft due to its ease of use, integration extendibility, and product roadmap.
MuleSoft API Management is better because of the following reasons:
* Ease of initial setup & configuration
* Most robust features in API management: oath, throttling, and access levels can be done very easily.
* MuleSoft API-led connectivity & Integration solution (you can extend the API management solution with a flexible integration option). You can very easily extend APIM to integration.
* Very Clear Product roadmap including APIM, RPA and multi-cloud implementation.
The cost of both MuleSoft APIM & APIGEE is similar.
Compared to 3scale, Apigee API Management has a better API gateway for security and traffic management.
Apigee is better for API policy enablement compared to 3scale API Management. Apigee provides better support for GraphQL, OData, OAS2.