We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two API Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is scalable, our customers are mostly South African banks and they handle mostly transactions with this solution."
"I like that it is very stable, and we never experience any downtime."
"Since it is a gateway, it provides a lot of security features."
"The product's most valuable features are AAA policies and security features."
"My company has a good impression of IBM DataPower Gateway. What I like about it is that because it's an appliance, it's a turnkey solution that's very fast and out of the box. Compared to other gateways, I also like that IBM DataPower Gateway is function-rich. For example, for one of the projects, there was a need for specific transformation and security features available in IBM DataPower Gateway out of the box, so my team just needed to configure the appliance. There was no need for separate development, and I found it quite neat. Another valuable feature of IBM DataPower Gateway is that it's easy to integrate with other products."
"What I like most is the stability."
"The product is stable...The product is scalable."
"The most valuable feature is the security appliance, it's very secure."
"Technical support has been helpful."
"When using the Mulesoft Anypoint Platform, it has a wide range of connectors that are readily available to connect with the multiple applications."
"The developer portal is easy to integrate. It is easy to use, easy to integrate, and I like the developer portal."
"Anypoint is very capable in terms of scalability."
"The entire offering and suite of tools that this solution provides have been very valuable. We are able to manage APIs on runtime on a cloud basis which has been very useful."
"The stability overall has been pretty great."
"Its best feature is that its plugins are somewhat unique in the market. We have budgets, Prime membership, and pre-plugins available in the marketplace that we can use immediately."
"The product improved data exchange processes by enhancing communication between various messaging queues. There was a heavy reliance on queues for indexing clusters and data transfer in this particular environment. The product facilitated the transfer of messages from one queue to another, ensuring data flow and processing across different topics."
"The product's cost for data appliances or hardware is quite high. It needs improvement."
"The user interface or the application development perspective and customization of the tool could be a little better."
"In the next release, I would like to see the product price reduced. It should be cheaper."
"It is a costly product."
"One area that could be improved is the integration with Postgres and SQL databases. Currently, IBM DataPower Gateway only integrates with Oracle databases."
"The IBM community does not have much engagement from the IT community in Saudi Arabia and developers for this solution are difficult to find."
"They should add features to manage API integrations."
"Scripting needs improvement. It's hard for our customers."
"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."
"Better documentation to help explain each of the features would be really helpful."
"Their studio performance is very slow, it requires a lot of memory, and should be improved."
"It can offer workflows, orchestration, and webhooks."
"The cost model could be improved."
"The pricing is quite expensive. It should be adjusted to make it more affordable for users."
"MuleSoft has advanced features but is slower."
"An area for improvement in MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is the process of applying policies because it's manual. It would be great if MuleSoft could make the process easier, particularly by automating it."
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IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 8th in API Management with 26 reviews while MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is ranked 4th in API Management with 47 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM DataPower Gateway writes "Easy to use, plenty of functionality, but expensive". 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". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management and Mule ESB, whereas MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Kong Gateway Enterprise and IBM API Connect. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager report.
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