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MuleSoft API Manager vs Red Hat Integration comparison

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Categories and Ranking

MuleSoft API Manager
Ranking in API Management
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Red Hat Integration
Ranking in API Management
42nd
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of MuleSoft API Manager is 3.7%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Integration is 0.6%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MuleSoft API Manager3.7%
Red Hat Integration0.6%
Other95.7%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

LalitSharma4 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP at Coforge Growth Agency
Unified APIs have improved integration and security while monitoring and analytics drive efficiency
My main use cases for MuleSoft API Manager include integrating various systems MuleSoft API Manager provides excellent integration with any solution, and integration with third-party vendors is not an issue. I am satisfied with combining all APIs in one place, and the monitoring capabilities in…
CHEW YONG - PeerSpot reviewer
Principle Solution Architect at beans
Facilitates seamless integration while offering room for OpenShift flexibility
I am still a reseller for IBM products today. I focus on integration solutions. For integration, my clients are using CP4I. For CP4I, I'm using ACE-S, API Connect, and MQ. These are the three products I'm selling from IBM. My clients are using IBM App Connect on-premises. I basically sell open source, specifically Red Hat Integration for integration purposes. Red Hat Integration is part of the Red Hat Integration bundle, which includes two different software solutions bundled together with Red Hat. It's bundled with the OpenShift plus the foundation. I am a Principal Solution Architect. I would be available for them to reach out by email for any questions or comments regarding my review. I want to be a reference for them. I rate Red Hat Integration an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"When using the Mulesoft Anypoint Platform, it has a wide range of connectors that are readily available to connect with the multiple applications."
"Its best feature is that its plugins are somewhat unique in the market. We have budgets, Prime membership, and pre-plugins available in the marketplace that we can use immediately."
"There are a lot of products available on the market, Mulesoft is very good, it's an amazing product, no doubt about it, there's quality in the standard version, and the acumen and the technology are very good."
"The most valuable features of the solution for securing APIs stem from the tool's ability to allow users to deploy policies."
"We have all the policies available via drag and drop. It made it very easy."
"The scalability is good. It's passable."
"The auto-creation of the API documentation is useful."
"The solution has been very stable."
"Real-time event streaming is good because you can do real-time data insight, monitor any event that happens, take the action, and provide a real-time dashboard based on certain data."
"The most valuable features of Red Hat Integration lie in its ease of customization for business needs and the flexibility to design workflows according to specific requirements."
 

Cons

"Not many stand-out features."
"Their analytics needs a lot of improvement. It's really lacking right now."
"My advice to others is they will need strong technical support for this solution, however, they do not provide good support."
"The most important thing that should be improved is that it is too heavy. Even the API gateway and the API runtime are too heavy, which makes it more difficult to integrate."
"The roadmap could include more GenAI use cases integrated into the platform, focusing on various industry verticals."
"When it comes to pricing, I find it always expensive. The pricing is high, which is the biggest point where some customers are hesitant about adopting it, and their deployment strategy is also more costly due to containerization."
"The shift to a subscription-based pricing model has also introduced cost challenges, making it relatively expensive for some use cases."
"The initial setup, if you go back three or three and a half years, definitely, for us, was complex."
"The disadvantage of Red Hat Integration is that it has to be tightly coupled to the OpenShift platform, so I couldn't run it on any platform other than OpenShift."
"The performance of a few computations for the message broker version could be more stable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is quite reasonable and affordable."
"The product is highly priced compared to other advanced software. It is affordable only for tier-one customers."
"When it comes to determining price, the pre-sales team interacts with the customer's primary integration team and the price is negotiated based on the specific usage of the system."
"The product's main drawback is its cost. It's expensive for our company, and their recent change in pricing strategy last year complicated things further. That's the only thing we're not happy with."
"It is extremely high, and I would rate it one out of ten."
"Our customers have a lot of concerns about the increased pricing. The customer feels MuleSoft is very costly, and they are also exploring other integration tools for a lesser price. Maybe we should retain the existing customers by offering some discounts. At least the existing customers can be retained this way. This is regarding the licensing part only because customers based out of North America and Europe have shown many concerns recently. They are a bit concerned about pricing."
"If one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as six and a half to seven."
"The licensing model is based on how many cores are used. It is a very simple licensing scheme."
"It is an expensive platform and not suitable for small companies."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise44
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Questions from the Community

How does Kong Enterprise compare with Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager?
The Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager was designed with its users in mind. Though it is a reasonably complex piece of software, it is easy to install and upgrade. While there are different things that ...
How does Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager compare with Amazon API Gateway?
I have found that Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager is the best integration tool out there for API management. It is easy to implement and learn; it provides several options for deployment, (including ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager?
When it comes to pricing, I find it always expensive. The pricing is high, which is the biggest point where some customers are hesitant about adopting it, and their deployment strategy is also more...
What needs improvement with Red Hat Integration?
The disadvantage of Red Hat Integration is that it has to be tightly coupled to the OpenShift platform, so I couldn't run it on any platform other than OpenShift.
What advice do you have for others considering Red Hat Integration?
I am still a reseller for IBM products today. I focus on integration solutions. For integration, my clients are using CP4I. For CP4I, I'm using ACE-S, API Connect, and MQ. These are the three produ...
What is your primary use case for Red Hat Integration?
The use cases for Red Hat Integration are integration and transformation.
 

Also Known As

Anypoint API Manager
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Sample Customers

Coca-Cola, Splunk, Citrix, UCSF, Vertu, State of Colorado, National Post, TiVo, Deakin, LLS, Oldcastle Precast, ParcelPoint, Justice Systems, Ube, Sumitomo Corporation, PacificComp, University of Witwatersrand, Groupe Initiatives, Camelot, Panviva
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