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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Service Bus

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft offers Azure Service Bus as a reliable cloud messaging as a service (MaaS) and simple hybrid integration solution.N/A

    Anypoint Platform

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AThe Anypoint Platform developed by MuleSoft and acquired by Salesforce in early 2018 is designed to connect apps, data, and devices anywhere, on-premises or in the cloud. This platform was built to offer out-of-the-box connectors as well as tools that architects and developers can adopt quickly to design, build and manage the entire lifecycle of their APIs, applications, and products.N/A
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    Azure Service BusAnypoint Platform
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    Azure Service BusAnypoint Platform
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Azure Service BusAnypoint Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    91%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Azure Service BusAnypoint Platform
    Cloud Data Integration
    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of Azure Service Bus and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
    Feature
    Azure Service Bus
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    Ratings
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
    6.8
    12 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pre-built connectors00 Ratings7.412 Ratings
    Connector modification00 Ratings7.212 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration00 Ratings6.712 Ratings
    Data quality services00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    Data security features00 Ratings6.412 Ratings
    Monitoring console00 Ratings7.212 Ratings
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    Azure Service BusAnypoint Platform
    Small Businesses
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    Make
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Mule ESB
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM App Connect
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM DataPower Gateway
    Score8 out of 10
    IBM App Connect
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure Service BusAnypoint Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Service BusAnypoint Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    If you need a cloud-based service bus or a simple to use queue/topic/routing/pub-sub service, then Azure Service Bus is a very good choice at a reasonable price and performance. Typically on-premise we'd use RabbitMQ because it "just works", but if you're building a "cloud-first" application, then this is the one to go with. It's especially easy to integrate with if you're already embedded in the Microsoft ecosystem.
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    Salesforce
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is best tool in the market for developing APIs with complex structures communicating with various different types of applications including web applications as well as legacy applications. Also applications including database connectivity for fetching and updating data in the DB tables. I cant think of any scenario which MuleSoft Anypoint Platform could not be used for developing the integrations.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Acting as a basic queuing service it works very well.
    • One of the best parts is that Azure Service Bus can work over HTTPS which helps in strict firewall situations. There is a performance hit if you choose to use HTTPS.
    • The routing capabilities are quite good when using topics and subscriptions. You can apply filters using a pseudo-SQL-like language though the correlation filters are quick and easy options.
    • Costs are very reasonable at low-ish volumes. If you're processing 10's of millions of messages a month... it may be a different story.
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    Salesforce
    • API Manager provides easy API Policy Governance. You do not have to manage multiple platforms for managing the policies.
    • Supports hybrid Mule EBS environments. You can configure both CouldHub-based and on-premise-based API using Mulesoft API manager in a similar manner.
    • It's very easy to implement API proxy.
    • User friendly UI.
    • Single platform to manage all.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • The SqlFilter could be a little easier to use, but it's not terrible.
    • The performance while using HTTPS for the connection is a little slow compared to direct connections using AMQP ports.
    • There is a size limit to the message - unlike RMQ for instance, Azure Service Bus caps messages to 256kb on the standard tier.
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    Salesforce
    • Has more features than what we really need so we're paying for more than we use. Sort of like paying for an Abrams tank when all we really need is a Toyota Corolla.
    • Not a value product, tends to be expensive.
    • Takes a while for developers to learn to use Mulesoft Anypoint.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is really very easy to adopt for application integration. Simple UI and easy data weave language allows user to focus on business portion only. The API management and deployment of application are hassle free.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Anypoint Platform support is very responsive. There is also a huge knowledge base and an active online forum where answers to most questions can be found. When needed support engages the engineering group so adequate solutions or workarounds are always provided.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    RabbitMQ is simple and awesome... but so is Azure Service Bus. Both accomplish the same thing but in different environments. If you're building a cloud-native application - especially one that is serverless by design - Azure Service Bus is the only real choice in Azure. It works well, it's performance, and it's reasonably priced in the Standard tier. From our testing, RMQ is more performant, but it's hard to compare service-based implementations vs RMQ installed on VMs.
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    Salesforce
    Once we have moved all of our system integration APIs to the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, we will need to communicate with a wide variety of external systems. All of our business and service logic is stored in the aforementioned core systems. Anypoint Platform (and all of our APIs) makes it easy to connect to various other platforms. In order to link to these many other systems, connectors and/or components are utilized, and they are simple to configure and integrate.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Compared to open-source free software like RMQ, Azure Service Bus does have some costs to it. But the cost is reasonable.
    • Also unlike RMQ, Azure Service Bus doesn't require you to stand up any hardware - so it's very easy to use and saves time/money from that perspective.
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    Salesforce
    • Mulesoft can be used to provide an integration platform to a large number of systems like Salesforce, ODBC, JDBC, SAP, Mongo DB, etc.
    • An excellent option to develop microservices and real-time integrations.
    • Not as robust in handling large data volumes, Informatica is better in that respect.
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    Anypoint Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Connect any endpoints using out-of-the-box connectors, dynamic connectivity to API specifications, or by building reusable connectors with Anypoint DevKit™.Screenshot of A reporting suite that provides a real-time view of API consumption trends and operational performance. Analytics provides insight into how your API is being used and informs forward-looking design decisions.Screenshot of A platform to engage with API developers and drive adoption. Share documentation, examples and manage developer access from a single platform.