Mule ESB and Boomi comparision

	Mule ESB	Dell Boomi
What is it?	Mule is a lightweight enterprise service bus and integration framework provided by MuleSoft. The platform is Java-based, but can broker interactions between other platforms such as .NET using web services or sockets.	Dell Boomi is a cloud-based integration, API management and Master Data Management.
Environments	Mulesoft uses Anypoint Platform tool to deploy and manage all of your Mule applications from one central location, whether your apps are running in the cloud or on-premises. The cloud-based version of the Anypoint Platform has a Runtime Manager with a console that allows you to manage applications deployed to CloudHub	Dell Boomi provides a quiet mature cloud-based integration platform. It supports two deployment models: an in-the-cloud deployment model that is used when all the integration endpoints are cloud-based and an on-premise deployment model that is used when any of the integration endpoints are within a corporate network.
Clustering	Mule cluster is a virtual server composed of multiple nodes. The nodes (Mule runtimes) in a cluster communicate and share information through a distributed shared memory grid. This means that the data is replicated across memory in different physical machines.	Offers clusterring VMs into Node and Molecules. The Dell Boomi Molecule is a single-tenant, clustered Atom that allows for multiple Atom processes to run concurrently. It is the enterprise-grade version of an Atom that can be deployed across multiple servers to enhance load balancing and ensure high availability for mission-critical integration processes.
Customer Types	MuleSoft-Small Business | Large Enterprises | Medium Business | Small Business	Customer Types Boomi-Large Enterprises | Medium Business
Key Features	Simple, drag-and-drop graphical design Visual data mapping and transformation 100s of pre-built, certified connectors One-click cloud or on-premise deployments Robust enterprise security enforcement capabilities Built-in high availability & clustering Mainstream Java development tool framework Connector DevKit for ultimate extensibility Visibility & control through a web-based management console Application deployment with integrated repository Start/stop/restart application & endpoint control SLA Monitoring & Alerts Service flow analyzer for rapid debugging Business event tracking providing KPI level visibility Runtime performance configuration Role-based access (integrates with LDAP) Out of the box OAuth for rapid partner on boarding Secure Data Gateway for cloud/on-premise connectivity API management Service registry/repository	Activity monitoring and event tracking Application, data, and B2B integration Automate complex integrations Automatic integration updates Boomi Suggest tool Crowd-sourced knowledge base Crowd-sourced regression testing Design integration processes Detailed activity logs Library of pre-built connectors Lightweight, dynamic run-time engine Patented visual designer Point-and-click, drag-and-drop tools Predictive Assistance Process status alerts Real-time automatic updates SaaS-to-Saas/ SaaS-to-on-premise/ on-premise-to-on-premise Series of common integration components
Developer environment	You would need to configure/install Anypoint platform in the developer machine.	You don't need to install anything on a developer machine or testing machine or any quality system. Everything is based on web login and that provides very fast development of the flows.
Suitable for	Well Suited for rapid API development,  REST APIs, batch processing, parallel processing, highly recommended by Salesforce for integration with SFDC	Dell Boomi is a great choice if you are integrating real-time processes with multiple other systems. If you have a web service call that requires transforming the data I think Boomi is the best choice.
Not recommended for	Pure integration with database, exposing only SOAP services, generally not recommended for small organizations as it can be very expensive and add to the development cost.	It is not reccomended for batch processing. It can do the trick if needed but when a batch process goes down it can be extremely hard to figure out where the problem is. The problem is usually in the data but finding that data can be very tricky when you are processing thousands of transactions at a time