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About Mule ESB
Mule is the leading open source enterprise service bus (ESB) and integration platform. It has been downloaded over 1.5 million times, and is used by over 2,500 organizations in mission-critical production applications.
The Mule project was founded in 2003 by Ross Mason, CTO of MuleSoft - the company behind Mule. Frustrated by integration "donkey work," Ross set out to create a new platform that emphasized ease of development, flexibility, and re-use of components. He created the Mule ESB to bring a modern approach, one of assembly, rather than repetitive coding, to developers worldwide.
Mule ESB - Community vs. Enterprise
There are two editions of Mule ESB: Community and Enterprise. Mule ESB Community is best for evaluation or pre-production use, while Mule ESB Enterprise is ideal for production deployments where there may be requirements for performance, HA, resiliency, or technical support. Learn more about the differences here.
ESB and integration resources
Just getting started in the world of enterprise integration and web services? We've collected a number of resources designed to help integration newcomers get up to speed on common integration topics, concepts, and vocabulary. Articles on this page provide an introduction to integration, covering areas such as the history of enterprise integration and SOA, common integration scenarios, enterprise integration patterns, the benefits of ESB for integration, and how Mule fits into the open source integration landscape.
Mule Sponsors
A number of companies support the hosting and development of Mule for gratis! Big thanks goes out for these guys - please check them out.
MuleSoft Products and Licensing
MuleSoft offers some products as open source projects, under the CPAL license, while others are commercial products offered on a subscription basis for production deployments. Some of these commercial products are free for use in development and pre-production.
About MuleSoft
All about MuleSoft - the company behind Mule ESB.