Akana API Management vs Apigee comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Akana API Management
Ranking in API Management
28th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Apigee
Ranking in API Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
API Testing Tools (6th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the API Management category, the market share of Akana API Management is 0.3% and it decreased by 58.3% compared to the previous year. The market share of Apigee is 17.8% and it increased by 16.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management
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API Testing Tools
1.6%
 

Featured Reviews

Saurav Krishna - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 5, 2023
Authentication mechanism is easy to implement but improvement is needed in documentation
For API security purposes, we use the tool to host all our APIs. This allows us to take advantage of the security features provided by the platform. With the solution, we can implement rules such as rate limiting and restricting the number of API calls for each user. It acts as a secure gateway…
HK
Jun 21, 2022
Has improved our performance with great features such as out-of-the-box policies
We are a telecom-based organization, so our use cases are generally based on telecom functionalities like the MF APIs. I'm a technical architect and we partner with Google.  Apigee is a front-layer gateway and it helps to improve our overall performance.We can repair requests and respond to vacant…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The tool's authentication mechanism is easy to implement. We had to define a few parameters."
"Good interface, intuitive solution."
"It allowed us to publish and replace pre-essential transactions in one place, with a uniformity in terms of control and policies."
"The analytics feature is quite good."
"It's easy to use and the security features are valuable."
"The ease of creating policies has been the most useful of the solution's features. It's a quick ramp-up time. It's easy for our support staff to implement the policies in the API management layer."
"Apigee is relatively easy to use for developers."
"A very functional solution."
"I have found the most valuable features to be tracing a proxy, and managing proxy versions and revisions via the Edge UI component."
"Apigee gives you plenty of opportunities to set up your workspace depending on how you want to manage your APIs."
"I like implementing different policies, for example, rate-limiting policy."
 

Cons

"Lacks an integrated billing feature."
"The product has new features that we are going to implement in the next few months, such as API management and analytic reporting."
"Akana API Management needs to improve its documentation."
"Apigee on premise is quite complex and it is always moving faster."
"Apigee is not a solution compatible with public clouds, making it one of its shortcomings where improvements are required."
"Better functionality for validating inputs and outputs would be helpful."
"An area for improvement would be to provide more information while troubleshooting."
"We need better performance monitoring."
"They should improve the monitoring tools for on-premises environments."
"More documentation on the Open Banking Standard will help."
"The cost of the solution is quite high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For us, the pricing and licensing policies were for an on-premise installation with a fixed cost structure, that matched our budgeting policies."
"We have a contract for three years. I don't know the cost."
"As most of the customers say, the tool is a bit expensive."
"You do not necessarily pay for the license. The cloud solution is based more on transactions. So, you pay for it either way."
"If the budget is not a concern then I will choose to go with Apigee over WSA-2, but if it is then I would prefer the latter solution."
"The solution’s pricing could be more competitive."
"Apigee is expensive and not cost-effective. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate it an eight for the high cost. The changes individuals need to make on their side are costly."
"They need to work on the cost of the solution."
"Pricing options need to be chosen on a case-by-case basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Healthcare Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Akana API Management?
The tool's authentication mechanism is easy to implement. We had to define a few parameters.
What needs improvement with Akana API Management?
Akana API Management needs to improve its documentation.
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Sample Customers

British American Tobacco, Credit Suisse, Daimler, eBay, FOX, Liberty Mutual, Marriott, Mayo Clinic, Skandia, Tata communications
Adobe, advance.net, Amadeus, AT&T, Bechtel, Belly, Burberry, Chegg, Citrix, Dell, eBay, Equifax, GameStop, First Data, Globe, HCSC, Intralinks, Kao, Meredith, Mitchell, Orange, Pearson
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