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MuleSoft Anypoint vs Apigee

MuleSoft Anypoint logo

MuleSoft Anypoint

API Management

Integration platform enabling API-led connectivity and end-to-end integration across systems

From
$2000/monthly
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Apigee

API Management

API management platform for designing, securing, and scaling APIs

From
$500/monthly
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: MuleSoft Anypoint listed on UK G-Cloud at £69,200 per unit per year for the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (Public Sector), via reseller Open Answers Limited; Apigee the free evaluation is a sandbox limited to 60 days
  • They diverge on capability: MuleSoft Anypoint covers Integration Flows, Apigee covers API Analytics.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which MuleSoft Anypoint and Apigee actually diverge.

Attributes where MuleSoft Anypoint and Apigee differ
AttributeMuleSoft AnypointApigee
Starting price$2000/monthly$500/monthly
PlatformsCloud, Hybrid, On-premiseCloud, Hybrid, On-premises

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (API Management), founded (2006).

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 MuleSoft Anypoint

  • Integration Flows
  • Data Transformation
  • 500+ pre-built connectors
  • Custom connectors
  • Webhooks
  • API management
  • On-premise support

Only in Apigee

  • API Analytics
  • Developer Portal
  • Google Cloud services
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Okta
  • On-premises support

Both cover

  • API Gateway
  • Cloud support
  • Hybrid support

What people use each for

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

MuleSoft Anypoint

  • API Developmentnot Apigee
  • API Gatewaynot Apigee
  • API Testingnot Apigee
  • API Documentationnot Apigee
  • Microservicesnot Apigee

Apigee

  • Publishing, securing and versioning APIs for an enterprise API programnot MuleSoft Anypoint
  • Monetizing APIs and running a developer portalnot MuleSoft Anypoint
  • Analyzing API traffic and defending APIs against bots and abusenot MuleSoft Anypoint

Where each one falls short

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

MuleSoft Anypoint

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud at £69,200 per unit per year for the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (Public Sector), via reseller Open Answers Limited

Apigee

  • The free evaluation is a sandbox limited to 60 days
  • Pay-as-you-go has no SLA available at all
  • Pay-as-you-go bills environments separately from API calls, with a Base environment costing $365 per month per region
  • The Base environment is capped at 50 QPS with an SLA of up to 99%
  • Standard API Proxy calls are billed at $20 per 1M calls up to 50M, and Extensible API Proxy calls at $100 per 1M calls up to 50M
  • API Analytics is a paid add-on at $20 per 1M API calls and cannot be bought on a Base environment
  • Advanced API Security is a paid add-on at $350 per 1M API calls and cannot be bought on a Base environment
  • Monetization is unavailable on pay-as-you-go and requires a subscription tier
  • Additional API proxy deployments beyond those included cost $0.04 per hour per region on a Comprehensive environment
  • Subscription tiers Standard, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus are quote only with no published price
  • Google Cloud networking charges for IP addresses, data transfer out and forwarding rules are billed on top of Apigee usage

Pricing, plan by plan

MuleSoft Anypoint

$2000/monthly
  • Integration Developer$2000/monthly
    • API design
    • Integration flows
    • Connectors
  • Professional$5000/monthly
    • Advanced features
    • Priority support
    • SLA
  • Enterprise$undefined/monthly
    • Custom solutions
    • Dedicated support
    • Premium SLA

Apigee

$500/monthly
  • Starter$500/monthly
    • API gateway
    • Analytics
    • Developer portal
  • Professional$2500/monthly
    • Advanced security
    • Traffic management
    • Monetization
  • Enterprise$undefined/monthly
    • Custom deployment
    • SLA
    • Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose MuleSoft Anypoint if

  • You need integration flows.
  • You work on Cloud, Hybrid, On-premise.
  • You also want data transformation.
MuleSoft Anypoint review

Choose Apigee if

  • You need api analytics.
  • You work on Cloud, Hybrid, On-premises.
  • You also want developer portal.
Apigee review

Questions people ask

Is MuleSoft Anypoint or Apigee better?
Neither clearly leads. MuleSoft Anypoint starts at $2000/monthly and Apigee at $500/monthly, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, MuleSoft Anypoint or Apigee?
MuleSoft Anypoint starts at $2000/monthly and Apigee at $500/monthly.
Does MuleSoft Anypoint or Apigee run on more platforms?
MuleSoft Anypoint runs on Cloud, Hybrid, On-premise. Apigee runs on Cloud, Hybrid, On-premises.
What is MuleSoft Anypoint best used for?
MuleSoft Anypoint is most often used for api development, api gateway, api testing, api documentation. Of those, api development and api gateway are not what Apigee is typically brought in for.
What can MuleSoft Anypoint do that Apigee cannot?
MuleSoft Anypoint covers Integration Flows, Data Transformation, 500+ pre-built connectors, Custom connectors. Apigee covers API Analytics, Developer Portal, Google Cloud services, Azure. Both handle API Gateway, Cloud support, Hybrid support.
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