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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (57.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
No pricing available
Frends
Star Rating
(132)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansMuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Star Rating
(713)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (57.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about MuleSoft Anypoint PlatformFrends vs MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Frends easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, along with administration.
- Frends and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Frends is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of MuleSoft Anypoint Platform over Frends.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Frends
Free Trial
Free Trial
Per Month
Free 30-days Frends Trial. The Trial has an own tenant and can be transformed to purchased version without losing the integrations and automation made during Trial.
- Everything that is in Startup Tier
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
No pricing availableFree Trial
Frends
Free Trial is available
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
101
8.8
502
Ease of Use
8.7
101
8.6
506
Ease of Setup
8.3
69
8.6
324
Ease of Admin
8.8
59
8.4
281
Quality of Support
8.9
95
8.2
459
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
60
8.8
272
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
96
9.1
485
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.3
73
Integration
Not enough data
9.1
80
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
8.7
76
Management
Not enough data
8.8
75
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
8.7
71
Agentic AI - Message Queue (MQ)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
7.4
22
8.3
14
8.0
20
8.3
16
Functionality
9.1
23
8.1
18
8.2
25
8.7
17
8.7
23
8.3
21
9.3
24
8.8
15
9.2
24
8.9
16
Development
7.9
25
8.7
83
7.9
25
9.0
83
8.4
27
8.8
81
8.3
28
8.9
81
Collaboration
8.0
25
8.9
84
7.6
25
9.0
84
8.1
26
8.8
84
Functionality
8.1
17
9.4
19
|
Verified
7.0
16
9.1
19
|
Verified
Management
7.6
16
8.5
19
|
Verified
7.1
17
9.3
19
|
Verified
7.7
15
8.8
19
|
Verified
Integrations
8.1
16
9.5
19
|
Verified
6.5
11
9.3
19
|
Verified
Security
8.5
14
9.0
19
|
Verified
6.5
14
9.0
19
|
Verified
Support
6.1
15
Feature Not Available
Development
8.6
40
8.9
225
8.5
42
9.1
39
|
Verified
8.7
44
8.9
38
|
Verified
7.8
43
9.0
38
|
Verified
8.2
41
8.5
37
|
Verified
8.6
44
9.1
37
8.0
36
8.7
35
Management
8.1
46
9.1
39
|
Verified
8.2
38
9.1
39
|
Verified
7.4
42
8.9
38
|
Verified
7.9
44
9.1
37
|
Verified
8.3
41
9.5
37
Security
7.9
38
8.7
38
|
Verified
8.6
40
8.9
38
|
Verified
8.5
39
8.8
38
|
Verified
Integration Options
8.1
32
8.9
35
|
Verified
8.8
42
9.0
36
|
Verified
7.3
33
7.9
38
|
Verified
7.4
35
8.4
34
|
Verified
Deployment
8.6
37
8.8
39
8.7
37
9.2
37
Data
7.8
36
Not enough data
Development
7.6
35
Not enough data
7.4
35
Not enough data
Security
8.0
36
Not enough data
7.7
35
Not enough data
Management
6.7
30
Not enough data
6.6
29
Not enough data
7.6
35
Not enough data
6.9
21
Not enough data
7.2
22
Not enough data
7.0
22
Not enough data
Application Integration
7.4
21
Not enough data
7.4
21
Not enough data
7.6
20
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
Development - API Platforms
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Collaboration - API Platforms
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
API Management - API Platforms
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
API Construction
8.1
29
8.5
185
7.4
26
8.5
175
8.3
28
8.5
175
8.4
30
8.7
183
API Management
7.3
30
8.5
172
7.3
33
8.2
183
7.9
32
8.6
178
6.0
21
7.9
137
7.5
27
8.4
169
Data Integration
8.2
33
9.0
179
8.1
32
8.9
187
6.8
26
8.3
174
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Frends and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform are categorized as API Development, iPaaS, ETL Tools, API Management, and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Unique Categories
Frends is categorized as Embedded Integration Platforms
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is categorized as Message Queue (MQ), API Marketplace, Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE), and API Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Frends
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Oil & Energy
10.9%
Computer Software
8.5%
Manufacturing
3.1%
Retail
3.1%
Other
58.9%
Information Technology and Services
35.0%
Computer Software
12.1%
Financial Services
4.2%
Telecommunications
3.4%
Retail
2.9%
Other
42.5%
Discussions
What is the best practice in handling customer credentials.
1 Comment
OG
Usually the recommended way of storing sensitive information is to use Environment Variables in Frends.
Unfortunately, if you group credentials for each...Read more
Frends has no more discussions with answers
What is an Anypoint Connector?
4 Comments
Official Response from MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
As the name suggests, iPaaS is a development platform for building integration applications. It provides a set of services and capabilities for integrating...Read more
What is MuleSoft Anypoint Platform used for?
2 Comments
MR
Design and devlop endpoint and APIs.Read more
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform has no more discussions with answers
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