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Kintone vs MuleSoft

Kintone logo

Kintone

Software

Customizable workplace platform by Cybozu for no-code data, task and team management

From
On request
Rated
-
MuleSoft logo

MuleSoft

Software

Integration platform as a service (iPaaS) with robust API management

From
$1500/monthly
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Kintone priced at $24 per user/month with a minimum of 5 users ($120/month floor), so it is not accessible below that spend even for a solo user; MuleSoft listed on UK G-Cloud at £6.39 per user per month for the Salesforce MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, via reseller Skyflo Digital Ltd

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Kintone and MuleSoft actually diverge.

Attributes where Kintone and MuleSoft differ
AttributeKintoneMuleSoft
Starting priceOn request$1500/monthly
PlatformsWebCloud, On-premises, Hybrid
FoundedUnknown1999

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Kintone

Nothing recorded that MuleSoft does not also cover.

Only in MuleSoft

  • API Gateway
  • API Design
  • Integration Platform
  • Salesforce
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • AWS
  • ServiceNow

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Kintone

No use cases recorded yet. See the Kintone review.

MuleSoft

  • API Developmentnot Kintone
  • API Gatewaynot Kintone
  • API Testingnot Kintone
  • API Documentationnot Kintone
  • Microservicesnot Kintone

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Kintone

  • Priced at $24 per user/month with a minimum of 5 users ($120/month floor), so it is not accessible below that spend even for a solo user
  • Each app is capped at 300 records and the account is capped at 50,000 API calls daily, with 5GB storage per user, which constrains larger data-heavy deployments

MuleSoft

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud at £6.39 per user per month for the Salesforce MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, via reseller Skyflo Digital Ltd

Pricing, plan by plan

Kintone

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Kintone review.

MuleSoft

$1500/monthly
  • Starter$1500/monthly
    • API gateway
    • Design center
    • Basic integration
  • Professional$3500/monthly
    • Advanced integration
    • Analytics
    • Team collaboration
  • Enterprise$undefined/monthly
    • Full Anypoint platform
    • Custom SLA
    • Advanced security

Which should you pick?

Choose Kintone if

Nothing in the data separates Kintone from MuleSoft on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Choose MuleSoft if

  • You need api gateway.
  • You work on Cloud, On-premises, Hybrid.
  • You also want api design.

Questions people ask

Is Kintone or MuleSoft better?
Neither clearly leads. Kintone starts at On request and MuleSoft at $1500/monthly, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Kintone or MuleSoft?
Kintone starts at On request and MuleSoft at $1500/monthly.
Does Kintone or MuleSoft run on more platforms?
Kintone runs on Web. MuleSoft runs on Cloud, On-premises, Hybrid.
What can Kintone do that MuleSoft cannot?
MuleSoft covers API Gateway, API Design, Integration Platform, Salesforce.

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