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MuleSoft Anypoint vs AWS API Gateway

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MuleSoft Anypoint

Software

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

From
$2000/monthly
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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AWS API Gateway

Software

Fully managed API gateway service for creating and managing APIs at scale

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only AWS API Gateway has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; AWS API Gateway rEST APIs cost $3.50 per million calls against $1.00 for HTTP APIs, so the older and more featureful type is three and a half times dearer
  • They diverge on capability: MuleSoft Anypoint covers Integration Flows, AWS API Gateway covers REST APIs.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which MuleSoft Anypoint and AWS API Gateway actually diverge.

Attributes where MuleSoft Anypoint and AWS API Gateway differ
AttributeMuleSoft AnypointAWS API Gateway
Starting price$2000/monthlyFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsCloud, Hybrid, On-premiseAWS Cloud

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), 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
  • API Gateway
  • Data Transformation
  • 500+ pre-built connectors
  • Custom connectors
  • Webhooks
  • API management
  • Cloud support

Only in AWS API Gateway

  • REST APIs
  • WebSocket APIs
  • HTTP APIs
  • Lambda
  • EC2
  • DynamoDB
  • CloudWatch
  • IAM

What people use each for

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

MuleSoft Anypoint

  • API Developmentnot AWS API Gateway
  • API Gatewaynot AWS API Gateway
  • API Testingnot AWS API Gateway
  • API Documentationnot AWS API Gateway
  • Microservicesnot AWS API Gateway

AWS API Gateway

  • Fronting Lambda functions with an HTTP endpointnot MuleSoft Anypoint
  • REST and HTTP API management with throttling and keysnot MuleSoft Anypoint
  • WebSocket APIs for real-time clientsnot MuleSoft Anypoint
  • Private APIs reachable only inside a VPCnot MuleSoft Anypoint
  • Publishing a developer portal for API consumersnot 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

AWS API Gateway

  • REST APIs cost $3.50 per million calls against $1.00 for HTTP APIs, so the older and more featureful type is three and a half times dearer
  • Data transfer out is charged at $0.09 per GB on top of request pricing
  • WebSocket APIs bill connection minutes as well as messages, at $0.25 per million minutes
  • Private APIs avoid data transfer charges but incur AWS PrivateLink costs instead
  • The developer portal is $125 a month, with additional portal products at $12.50 each
  • The free tier lasts 12 months rather than being ongoing

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

AWS API Gateway

Free
  • Free TierFree
    • 1M requests per month
    • Basic API management
  • Pay-as-you-go$3.5/per 1M requests
    • Unlimited requests
    • HTTP APIs
    • REST APIs

Which should you pick?

Choose MuleSoft Anypoint if

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

Choose AWS API Gateway if

  • You need rest apis.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on AWS Cloud.
  • You also want websocket apis.
AWS API Gateway review

Questions people ask

Is MuleSoft Anypoint or AWS API Gateway better?
Neither clearly leads. MuleSoft Anypoint starts at $2000/monthly and AWS API Gateway at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, MuleSoft Anypoint or AWS API Gateway?
AWS API Gateway has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $2000/monthly for MuleSoft Anypoint and Free for AWS API Gateway.
Does MuleSoft Anypoint or AWS API Gateway run on more platforms?
MuleSoft Anypoint runs on Cloud, Hybrid, On-premise. AWS API Gateway runs on AWS Cloud.
Can I use AWS API Gateway for free?
Yes. AWS API Gateway has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. MuleSoft Anypoint starts at $2000/monthly.
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 AWS API Gateway is typically brought in for.
What can MuleSoft Anypoint do that AWS API Gateway cannot?
MuleSoft Anypoint covers Integration Flows, API Gateway, Data Transformation, 500+ pre-built connectors. AWS API Gateway covers REST APIs, WebSocket APIs, HTTP APIs, Lambda.
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