Apache Kafka
Data pipelines & ETLDistributed event streaming for high-volume pipelines
- Stars
- ★ 34.1k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Free alternatives to MuleSoft
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Quick answer: Apache Kafka has the most stars on its repository of the 7 options here (★ 34.1k), followed by Conductor (★ 32.3k). Stars show popularity, not fit, so check formats, platforms and licence for your own work.
Salesforce's API-led integration platform. Here are 7 free options, most-starred first.
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Conductor
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsNetflix's microservice orchestration engine (Open Source)
- Stars
- ★ 32.3k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Alternative to Workato, Temporal Cloud
RabbitMQ
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsOpen-source message broker for event-driven systems
- Stars
- ★ 13.9k
- Licence
- MPL-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Apache Camel
Data pipelines & ETLIntegration framework with hundreds of components
- Stars
- ★ 6.4k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Apache NiFi
Data pipelines & ETLVisual dataflow system for routing and transformation
- Stars
- ★ 6.3k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Camunda
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsBPMN workflow and decision automation platform
- Stars
- ★ 4.3k
- Licence
- Various (check version)
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Licence limits
Alternative to Workato, Power Automate
Apache Hop
Data pipelines & ETLVisual metadata-driven data engineering platform
- Stars
- ★ 1.5k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
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FAQ
Is there a free alternative to MuleSoft?
Yes. AutomationAlts lists 7 options: Apache Kafka, Conductor, RabbitMQ, Apache Camel, Apache NiFi, Camunda and Apache Hop.
Which MuleSoft alternatives are open source?
Apache Kafka (Apache-2.0), Conductor (Apache-2.0), RabbitMQ (MPL-2.0), Apache Camel (Apache-2.0), Apache NiFi (Apache-2.0) and Apache Hop (Apache-2.0). The others are free or freemium but not open source.
Which MuleSoft alternatives can I self-host?
Apache Kafka, Conductor, RabbitMQ, Apache Camel, Apache NiFi, Camunda and Apache Hop (all of them).
Related categories: Data pipelines & ETL · Job orchestrators & durable workflows
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