MuleSoft pricing: Is it worth it? [2026]

MuleSoft has been around since the mid-2000s, back when developers like me were still stitching applications together using CSV file transfers and duct tape. It was one of the first dedicated data integration software packages on the market, and computer geeks loved that we could use it to program our interfaces and build complicated workflows.  Another reason we loved MuleSoft, called Mule ESB (enterprise service bus) in those days, was that it was an open-source project. Not only could we use