We performed a comparison between MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and WSO2 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."MuleSoft has given the API solution a 3-tiered architecture. This means that there are multiple channels available in one application. The usability is very high."
"The most valuable feature of Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager is the gateway that is provided."
"One of the more valuable features is the stability of the platform."
"It provides various advantages in the integration field, including support for Azure services and cloud integrations."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"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."
"Offers good integration and flexibility."
"The stability overall has been pretty great."
"Based on the information I have, the solution's most valuable feature is its capability of implementing custom solutions."
"The main feature — the publication of the API, the management section — is great in general."
"There are a lot of tools to help the manager. WSO2 is very easy to install. It has all the principal functionalities that you think about when you want to put up the management solution. It's a very friendly tool."
"It is possible to scale up and scale down with the solution...I can say that I have not seen any issues related to scalability."
"This is a flexible and versatile API management solution that has the power to integrate with more than just API."
"The user interface is easy to navigate, and the documentation is extensive. It's open-source, so everything is available, and we can create what we need. That's not necessarily a feature, but it's an advantage."
"WSO2 API Manager has a user-friendly model."
"Most of the time, we need to install a plug-in without having any lapse in services or restarting the application. The WSO2 platform can do all deployments without any downtime."
"There should be more pricing options or certain discounts for the education sector."
"They should provide training and development programs to enable the skills and capabilities of users."
"Their studio performance is very slow, it requires a lot of memory, and should be improved."
"The initial setup is very complex."
"The solution's price is high."
"Their analytics needs a lot of improvement. It's really lacking right now."
"It is not a very scalable solution."
"The API gateway and API runtime are too heavy, which means that it is not suitable for microservices."
"For fresh graduates and engineers, the setup process can be very difficult."
"The user interface needs to improve, it is a bit outdated."
"From a product perspective, the first thing is that although the documentation provided by WSO2 is good, it could be much better. We're in the middle of a complex migration, moving away from VMs to Kubernetes with the latest version of WSO2 and good documentation is essential to us right now."
"Based on our recent large scaling project, the latency needs to be improved."
"WSO2 API Manager could increase their security compliance."
"The interface needs to be modernized and made more user friendly so the product continues to have a growing community of users."
"I would like it to be a more convenient development platform with the ability to write orchestrations and so on. Our problem with this product is that in my country, we are the only enterprise that has been using this product. We're missing a lot of knowledge from colleagues to consult with, and we also aren't able to recruit people with relevant skills. It is a big problem. The small team that is maintaining this product is the only team that can actually relate to any technical issue. The support that we're getting from the company is not great. There is also a cultural gap there because they're from Sri Lanka, and it is not easy. They're putting in a lot of effort, but they are not meeting our expectations."
"Lacks some new features and updated functionalities."
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MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is ranked 4th in API Management with 47 reviews while WSO2 API Manager is ranked 7th in API Management with 33 reviews. MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is rated 8.2, while WSO2 API Manager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager writes "Responsive technical support, low tickets issued showing great stability, and limitless expansion". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WSO2 API Manager writes "Reliable with good capabilities and good support". MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Kong Gateway Enterprise and SwaggerHub, whereas WSO2 API Manager is most compared with Apigee, Kong Gateway Enterprise, Amazon API Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management and Gravitee. See our MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager vs. WSO2 API Manager report.
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We have evaluated WS02, APIGEE, MuleSoft in the past and based on our selection criteria all three scored pretty close with APIGEE with overall high score with a very small difference. However, based on the key driver each one has an advantage such as WS02 on licensing, APIGEE on performance throughput and MuleSoft on robust integration platform. For more information please reach out to me at ksrinivas@techwave.net