Software · head to head
MuleSoft vs Windmill
MuleSoft
Software
Integration platform as a service (iPaaS) with robust API management
- From
- $1500/monthly
- Rated
- -
Windmill
Software
Open-source developer platform for building scripts, workflows, and internal apps
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Windmill has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: MuleSoft listed on UK G-Cloud at £6.39 per user per month for the Salesforce MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, via reseller Skyflo Digital Ltd; Windmill free self-hosted tier caps SSO users at 10 and workspaces at 3, requiring Enterprise for larger teams.
- They diverge on capability: MuleSoft covers API Gateway, Windmill covers Script-to-workflow engine.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which MuleSoft and Windmill actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 MuleSoft
- API Gateway
- API Design
- Integration Platform
- Salesforce
- SAP
- Oracle
- AWS
- ServiceNow
Only in Windmill
- Script-to-workflow engine
- Auto-generated UIs
- Self-hosted deployment
- Git sync
- SSO support
- Audit logs
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
MuleSoft
- API Developmentnot Windmill
- API Gatewaynot Windmill
- API Testingnot Windmill
- API Documentationnot Windmill
- Microservicesnot Windmill
Windmill
- Turning ad-hoc scripts into scheduled jobs and APIsnot MuleSoft
- Building internal tools from existing Python/TypeScript codenot MuleSoft
- Self-hosted automation for engineering teamsnot MuleSoft
- Orchestrating multi-language workflowsnot MuleSoft
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
MuleSoft
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £6.39 per user per month for the Salesforce MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, via reseller Skyflo Digital Ltd
Windmill
- Free self-hosted tier caps SSO users at 10 and workspaces at 3, requiring Enterprise for larger teams.
- Compute unit and seat-based pricing (developer vs. operator seats, worker compute units) adds pricing complexity beyond a flat monthly fee.
- Email triggers are capped at 100/day on the free tier, limiting event-driven use cases without upgrading.
- Smaller ecosystem of pre-built integrations compared to more established automation tools like n8n.
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Windmill
Free- Free / Open-sourceFree
- Unlimited executions
- Self-hosted deployment
- Max 10 users with SSO
- Enterprise$120/month
- Unlimited executions and workspaces
- Uncapped SSO seats
- 24/7 priority support (3-hour response)
Which should you pick?
Choose MuleSoft if
- You need api gateway.
- You work on Cloud, On-premises, Hybrid.
- You also want api design.
Choose Windmill if
- You need script-to-workflow engine.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on web, api, linux, windows, mac.
- You also want auto-generated uis.
Questions people ask
- Is MuleSoft or Windmill better?
- Neither clearly leads. MuleSoft starts at $1500/monthly and Windmill at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, MuleSoft or Windmill?
- Windmill has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $1500/monthly for MuleSoft and Free for Windmill.
- Does MuleSoft or Windmill run on more platforms?
- MuleSoft runs on Cloud, On-premises, Hybrid. Windmill runs on web, api, linux, windows, mac.
- Can I use Windmill for free?
- Yes. Windmill has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. MuleSoft starts at $1500/monthly.
- What is MuleSoft best used for?
- MuleSoft is most often used for api development, api gateway, api testing, api documentation. Of those, api development and api gateway are not what Windmill is typically brought in for.
- What can MuleSoft do that Windmill cannot?
- MuleSoft covers API Gateway, API Design, Integration Platform, Salesforce. Windmill covers Script-to-workflow engine, Auto-generated UIs, Self-hosted deployment, Git sync.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Windmill: What does Windmill cost?
Windmill's Free and Open-source edition is $0/month for self-hosted use with unlimited executions, while Enterprise starts at $120/month with unlimited workspaces and uncapped SSO seats, priced further by developer/operator seats and compute units.
SourceWindmill: Is there a free plan and what are its limits?
The free self-hosted plan supports unlimited executions but caps SSO at 10 users, workspaces at 3, groups/permissions at 4, and email triggers at 100 per day.
SourceWindmill: How is usage metered on Windmill Enterprise?
Enterprise usage is metered through seats (developer seats at $20/month, operator seats at $10/month) and compute units, e.g. $100/month for 2 standard-worker compute units.
SourceWindmill: What happens to a self-hosted Windmill deployment if the company shuts down?
The pricing page addresses this directly as an FAQ topic, noting that self-hosted applications built on the open-source edition can continue running independently of Windmill the company.
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