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    Anypoint Platform

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AThe Anypoint Platform developed by MuleSoft and acquired by Salesforce in early 2018 is designed to connect apps, data, and devices anywhere, on-premises or in the cloud. This platform was built to offer out-of-the-box connectors as well as tools that architects and developers can adopt quickly to design, build and manage the entire lifecycle of their APIs, applications, and products.N/A

    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ATIBCO Integration is used to connect diverse business solutions, data sources, and devices into a single, seamless system.N/A
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    Anypoint PlatformTIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
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    Anypoint PlatformTIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Anypoint PlatformTIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Considered Both Products
    Salesforce
    Chose Anypoint Platform
    Anypoint has tons of capabilities baked in one platform, and other competitors like Built.io or Workato may not have all those like Anypoint Exchange. However where these products shine are in usability, as it's ridiculously easy to build integrations using Built.io. I was …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anypoint Platform
    API led architecture focus with a decent API ecosystem for developer collaboration, policy management and declarative implementation. Batch processing, visualization, Anypoint MQ and ObjectStore leave a lot to be explored. Multiple deployment models make it worth considering.
    Incentivized
    Chose Anypoint Platform
    It enables customers to expose their APIs in a very simple and fast way. It can be used by non-expert developers. It is compliant with all major connection and data representation world standard.
    Incentivized
    Chose Anypoint Platform
    We provide options to customers to choose from the best tools. Customers are the decision makers. Personally, because of open-source and large community base, MuleSoft is the repo in the market.
    Incentivized
    Cloud Software Group
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    TIBCO Cloud Integration is a comphrensive platform with good flexibility and scalability rather than selecting single products with predetermided licences and infrastructure
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    TIBCO Cloud Integration is relatively poor and underdeveloped. Requires a java developer to be able to use it competently.
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Products like Jitterbit, Boomi and Anypoint are better at creating robust complex orchestrations.
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Mulesoft is good for creating APIs.
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    A lot of on-premises application integration scenarios:
    • Multiple hardware, software, distributed systems.
    • Peoplesoft, Oracle DB, SAP ERP, Sterling OMS, Oracle ATG E-commerce framework like those technologies in the program.
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Having used Webmethods, Intellio and Mulesoft, I find TIBCO BusinessWorks more stable and easy to manage. TIBCO BusinessWorks Container Edition looks promising for cloud and containerized environments like any other new generation product.
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Developing applications is easier in Tibco BusinessWorks than in any other tool.
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    The community support and the stability of the software are the most important points. In banking business flows, security is also very important, so is it is better to use a proprietary software instead of an open-source solution like MuleSoft Anypoint and others.
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    We did some pilot projects with TIBCO BusinessWorks and MuleSoft and the end result was that for us TIBCO was the better choice.
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Mulesoft is yet to mature as a technology, but as an open source product, it does stack up against TIBCO BW in terms of license cost.
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    As we are using TIBCO EMS as our JMS provider, it is, of course, better to use TIBCO BusinessWorks.
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)

    TIBCO is lacking of a centralized placed where the users can upload their "API's", mulesoft is wining here.

    TIBCO is taking too much to time to get into the cloud solutions.

    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    We have evaluated SAP PI and Mulesoft and picked TIBCO BusinessWorks.
    Main reasons for selecting TIBCO Business Works are:
    1. Developer Friendly Process Design and Development
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    I like BusinessWorks 5.x. I am not a big fan of BW 6.x
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    We have compared MuleSoft and TIBCO BusinessWorks and BW is much more mature than the MuleSoft product. It is proven and reliable so we have it with us. The only downside for TIBCO BusinessWorks is the cost.
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Listed above are some middleware products, but it's not correct if we say how TIBCO BusinessWorks stacks up against them and why you selected TIBCO BusinessWorks. Rather, it should be other way around. They all are competing with TIBCO, they all know TIBCO is the most stable …
    Incentivized
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Mulesoft, Oracle SOA and WSO2
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    84%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    26 Answers
    Features
    Anypoint PlatformTIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Cloud Data Integration
    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Feature
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
    9.7
    13 Ratings
    19% above category average
    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    5.8
    128 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Pre-built connectors9.714 Ratings7.0121 Ratings
    Connector modification9.714 Ratings5.58 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration9.714 Ratings6.4117 Ratings
    Data quality services9.614 Ratings5.56 Ratings
    Data security features9.614 Ratings2.77 Ratings
    Monitoring console9.714 Ratings7.9121 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Anypoint PlatformTIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (26 ratings)
    8.9
    (236 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (28 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    4.5
    (23 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.3
    (28 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.3
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    5.6
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (21 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (23 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    7.3
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Anypoint PlatformTIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Salesforce
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is best tool in the market for developing APIs with complex structures communicating with various different types of applications including web applications as well as legacy applications. Also applications including database connectivity for fetching and updating data in the DB tables. I cant think of any scenario which MuleSoft Anypoint Platform could not be used for developing the integrations.
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    Cloud Software Group
    In BusinessWorks it is quite easy to develop applications and monitor where as it is not similar with Scribe. The data which successfully processed in Scribe is quite difficult to view. I think the Scribe console tool should have better view for the data it has processed.At times we founds some of our sales orders are missing which are unable to update/insert in the DB, after investigation found the issue is in Scribe tool. A case has been raised 02129657 for the same and as per the guidelines from the Scribe support engineer we did changes in the shutdown interval to zero. ''update SCRIBEINTERNAL.SCRIBE.KSYNC
    set keyvalue= 0 where KEYNAME = 'SETTINGS.SHUTDOWNINTERVAL''. Later this change we started getting alert emails like ''Fatal error 325 occurred: Message processor shutting down
    - defined maximum memory usage (900MB) exceeded. Please contact Scribe support
    at support@scribesoft.com if this
    problem persists''. We found this issue is a critical one as the occurrences of it is decreased but still it is persist.
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    Pros
    Salesforce
    • API Manager provides easy API Policy Governance. You do not have to manage multiple platforms for managing the policies.
    • Supports hybrid Mule EBS environments. You can configure both CouldHub-based and on-premise-based API using Mulesoft API manager in a similar manner.
    • It's very easy to implement API proxy.
    • User friendly UI.
    • Single platform to manage all.
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    Cloud Software Group
    • The UI is easy to navigate and map flows are intuitive and easy to build upon after some basic training. However, a user should have some basic knowledge of writing nested statements.
    • Very responsive customer support.
    • The debug feature is a great tool for troubleshooting. You can easily identify where the issue is in your flow. At each debug step, it returns the expected value, and when there isn't the expected value, you know when to modify your flow.
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    Cons
    Salesforce
    • Has more features than what we really need so we're paying for more than we use. Sort of like paying for an Abrams tank when all we really need is a Toyota Corolla.
    • Not a value product, tends to be expensive.
    • Takes a while for developers to learn to use Mulesoft Anypoint.
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    Cloud Software Group
    • Missing functionality: We like to run all the files available in the FTP when clicking the run button. Right now, we have to click the run button several times (or have multiple solutions) in order to run files from our FTP site one at a time.
    • Generating column fields every time a file changes from the source in the FTP is very tedious. Working in integrations makes me have to go back and forth a lot of the time, and doing this is incredibly annoying.
    • The security is horrendous. We installed an on-premise agent on the customer side, but we don't want them even touching the ETL tool at all. The only knowledge we are fine with knowing and being able to see is that they installed the agent, not the solutions themselves.
    • Our company's connector would have to point to the dataset name rather than dataset ID. It was very frustrating because we change the dataset name a lot, and then we'd have to repoint it.
    • It's very difficult to monitor the different integrations that go on because there isn't a consolidated dashboard.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    We are deeply entrenched in using Tibco Scribe capabilities, and we are only expanding our usage. It would be one thing if we used it only for a one-time data load, but we have several Scribe maps running constantly, keeping business-critical data up to date. And the ease of use for the occasional, mass data update or upload is simply icing on the cake. I'm a big Microsoft fan, so there is potential down the road to convert our Scribe data integrations to Microsoft Flow (or Power Automate as it is now called). But for now, the functionality just isn't there with Flow (Power Automate), plus the work involved to change all our current integrations would be a large undertaking. So for now and the foreseeable future, Scribe will remain our data integration tool of choice.
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    Usability
    Salesforce
    We have migrated our existing over 100+ APIs from legacy to MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and the processing has seen over 40% improvement and saved huge amount in overall annual billing. From development perspective, MuleSoft Vibe has made developers life so easy and reduced development time. Extensive logging, and build-in connectors for other integration tools, logging and repo is providing kind of one place solutions. Any point Platform is providing various options like runtime, API manager, Access management, segregation of Business groups and so many other option which is helping us to monitor, configure and manage all our APIs in one place
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    Cloud Software Group
    As mentioned in the previous sections, setup and maintenance is extremely easy. We don't have many issues for which we need support and there is no need for deep technical skills to use Tibco Cloud Integration platform. The solution provides everything we need for our specific use case, being the replication of our Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM data to our on premise database for reporting.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    We have not had any issues with TIBCO not being available when needed. I have only had to contact support less than 5 times in about 5 year time frame due to syncing issues or a problem with the agent. Support is very quick to respond as well as very helpful.
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    Performance
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    TIBCO Cloud Integration (including BusinessWorks and Scribe)'s performance of the user interface are not to be complained about. The user interface is swift and is a pleasant user experience. The replication jobs take some time to finish but that is because the number of records to be updated/created on a daily basis is quite big. I did split up the jobs between highrunners (entities with a lot of changes) I update on a daily basis and quite stable entities that I update weekly. That solved my issue of a way to long replication.
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    Support Rating
    Salesforce
    Anypoint Platform support is very responsive. There is also a huge knowledge base and an active online forum where answers to most questions can be found. When needed support engages the engineering group so adequate solutions or workarounds are always provided.
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    Cloud Software Group
    For creating new process, you have lots of palettes to do every develop you need. For created process it is easy to understand even if you have ever seen before it. You can analyze your process in all their detail. User Experience is positive for beginner and expertise people. Just debug mode is still raw, but better in TIBCO BusinessWorks 6.x than TIBCO BusinessWorks 5.x .
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    In-Person Training
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    Before using TIBCO Businessworks, I participated an official training with a specialized instructor. In this training, I learned what I needed to know to build some applications or web services and how to manage its. It was been very important to me. I understood many technical stuff to familiarize with this powerful platform. I can advice TIBCO Educational Services.
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    Online Training
    Salesforce
    I have started with MuleSoft Fundamentals course provided by MuleSoft training at start. This was sufficient to do initial learning and get onboarded. The online documentation with different Runtime versions/deprecated functions and keywords are well documented. The automated solution provided by MuleSoft Anypoint Platform to upgrade 3.0 to 4.0 gave a good head start while learning MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and working altogether with Online training and documentations
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    Cloud Software Group
    really good resources
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    Implementation Rating
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    If we don't design the process correctly, it can do lot of damage (like deleting files or data etc.,) and might assume product issue rather than a design flaw. So it is always recommended to do thorough unit testing , QA and a design review even for a small process to avoid major problems.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Salesforce
    Once we have moved all of our system integration APIs to the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, we will need to communicate with a wide variety of external systems. All of our business and service logic is stored in the aforementioned core systems. Anypoint Platform (and all of our APIs) makes it easy to connect to various other platforms. In order to link to these many other systems, connectors and/or components are utilized, and they are simple to configure and integrate.
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    Cloud Software Group
    Used TIBCO for migration of our data for our learning management system.TIBCO, succesful Content ,data migration(courses, classes, registrations, transcripts etc.) ,User migration(Internal users and Partner migration)and Report migrationIntegrations with different applications Workday,Single Sign-On,CertTracker,Okta,Partner contact sync and Questionmark is succesful.LOD: Learn on demand is a third party vendor application where all Virtual classes are delivered by the vendor application. Learning management system sends the class and registration events to learn on demand via real time web service call through TIBCO
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    Scalability
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    We could easily add multiple agents and new systems. This had no impact on the performance. We had some issues because flows cannot be splitted and called by each other. So you have lots of flows which are the same. It would be great if this was improved. Also transferring values via variables between flows seems to be impossible. You can only use global lists with dictionaries.
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    Return on Investment
    Salesforce
    • Mulesoft can be used to provide an integration platform to a large number of systems like Salesforce, ODBC, JDBC, SAP, Mongo DB, etc.
    • An excellent option to develop microservices and real-time integrations.
    • Not as robust in handling large data volumes, Informatica is better in that respect.
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    Cloud Software Group
    • Startup time - the quick time in which we can provision integrations means we can deliver requirements quickly, which is what our departments need
    • The online training means we can easily get users up and running without the need for the internal cost of training
    • Development time - The development that was needed to create connectors for our custom application was large
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    ScreenShots

    Anypoint Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Connect any endpoints using out-of-the-box connectors, dynamic connectivity to API specifications, or by building reusable connectors with Anypoint DevKit™.Screenshot of A reporting suite that provides a real-time view of API consumption trends and operational performance. Analytics provides insight into how your API is being used and informs forward-looking design decisions.Screenshot of A platform to engage with API developers and drive adoption. Share documentation, examples and manage developer access from a single platform.

    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo) Screenshots

    Screenshot of TIBCO Control PlaneScreenshot of End-to-end ObservabilityScreenshot of TIBCO VSCode Development ExperienceScreenshot of Model-based Development ExperienceScreenshot of TIBCO Developer Hub