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Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) vs. Mule ESB

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon MSK
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Amazon MSK is a managed service enabling users to build and run applications that use Apache Kafka to process streaming data. Apache Kafka is an open-source platform for building real-time streaming data pipelines and applications. With Amazon MSK, use native Apache Kafka APIs to populate data lakes, stream changes to and from databases, and power machine learning and analytics applications.N/A
Mule ESB
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Mule ESB, from Mulesoft, is an open source middleware solution.N/A
Pricing
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)Mule ESB
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Offerings
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Amazon MSKMule ESB
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)Mule ESB
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User Testimonials
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)Mule ESB
Likelihood to Recommend
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Well Suited for:
  • REST APIs.
  • Rapid API Development.
  • Most suitable for integration with SFDC.
  • Batch processing.
  • Parallel processing.
Less appropriate for:
  • Integration with Database.
  • Exposing SOAP services.
  • Small organizations, because it is super costly.
Deepak Kushwaha | TrustRadius Reviewer
Deepak Kushwaha
Tech Arch Sr. Analyst
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Pros
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  • As an ESB it provides great flexibility to add/remove systems in the integration easily. Highly scalable.
  • Supports any kind of system to be integrated, Supports Java.
  • Lightweight.
Ankit Goyal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ankit Goyal
Technical Consultant
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Cons
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  • Logging the Database query in production with out changing the log4j level
KamaL Vachiravel | TrustRadius Reviewer
KamaL Vachiravel
Mule ESB, API and CloudHub Integration Lead
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Alternatives Considered
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Hands down, Mule is more cost-effective than Informatica, either on-prem or cloud, and the value only goes up form there. Reusability and ease of creation makes in-house training simple and the end result is we leverage Mule for much more than what we initially considered it for. Having used Oracle and TIBCO before as well, I find they are the tools of yesterday, not able to keep up in terms of functionality or price. Jitterbit would be a more relevant comparison, but Mule won out in the bake-off we did between them.
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Return on Investment
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  • Created a means to have a synergy with developers - quickly made us productive
  • Ease of integration with Mule connectors - quicker releases
  • Initial configuration was a challenge. Would have been more challenging without Mule Support
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