We performed a comparison between Mule ESB and webMethods Trading Networks based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about IBM, MuleSoft, Software AG and others in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)."The most powerful feature is DataWeave, which is a powerful language where data can be transformed from one form into another."
"I like that it's user-friendly. Compared to other ESBs, I find it easier to use. I like it better than other ESBs. I like the connectors, which make calling the APIs through the routers easier."
"The setup is straightforward."
"The solution doesn't require much code writing and we can develop APIs very easily."
"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."
"I like that Mule ESB provides fast and good technical support."
"Mule ESB has a user-friendly design, and everything is in one place. The API and architecture are popular right now. Also, MuleSoft has a large and supportive online community."
"It's open source, and there are a lot of community resources. Mule ESB makes it easy to connect to other software applications."
"webMethods Trading Networks is a stable solution."
"webMethods Trading Networks is a good solution for interacting with outside of the organization. We can integrate the solutions with multiple outside the organization."
"With webMethods, the creation of servers and the utilization of Trading Networks facilitate B2B integration. It resolves any related issues effectively."
"MuleSoft isn't as mature as some other integration technologies out there like IBM WebSphere. There's room for growth, and MuleSoft is working toward that."
"Lacking some connectors that could be included."
"The price of Mule ESB could improve."
"MuleSoft is not so strong in method-based integration, so they're not so functional in that regard."
"The solution's setup needs to be a bit more straightforward and its support needs to respond faster."
"We would like the ability to use our own code. This would allow us to develop customizations with ease. Additionally, it would be nice to have more analytics or insights on the exchanged information between databases."
"There are limitations with the subscription model that comes with the product."
"The payment system needs improvement."
"Perhaps in the area of Microservices, where I think Trading Networks could benefit from some improvements."
"The solution should include REST API calls."
Mule ESB is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) with 45 reviews while webMethods Trading Networks is ranked 15th in Business-to-Business Middleware with 4 reviews. Mule ESB is rated 8.0, while webMethods Trading Networks is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Mule ESB writes "Plenty of documentation, flexible, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of webMethods Trading Networks writes "Beneficial for external interactions, integrates well, and great support". Mule ESB is most compared with IBM Integration Bus, Oracle Service Bus, Oracle SOA Suite, webMethods Integration Server and Red Hat Fuse, whereas webMethods Trading Networks is most compared with IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services and IBM B2B Integrator.
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