Apigee vs WSO2 API Manager comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 6, 2022
 

Categories and Ranking

Apigee
Ranking in API Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
API Testing Tools (6th)
WSO2 API Manager
Ranking in API Management
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the API Management category, the market share of Apigee is 17.8% and it increased by 16.1% compared to the previous year. The market share of WSO2 API Manager is 4.6% and it increased by 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management
Unique Categories:
API Testing Tools
1.6%
No other categories found
 

Featured Reviews

Sukkanta Banerjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 25, 2022
Has many API management features and is useful in developing a new proxy
Apigee brings a lot of projects, including development projects. For example, when an oil company is swiping a card in the palm station for payment of oil. As it swipes, it hits the database, and Apigee manages the entire process with the help of dedicated proxies. Managing those proxies is very…
Viraj Dhanushka - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 3, 2023
It's a low-code platform that enables you to get things done easily
WSO2 is accessible. Even a beginner can have an idea of what's going on.  It has a drag-and-drop graphical interface, so it's a low-code platform that enables you to effortlessly get things done The user interface is easy to navigate, and the documentation is extensive. It's open-source, so…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features are scalability and technical support."
"The most valuable feature is the API gateway."
"The most valuable features are low-code play, quick packaging, and production."
"I have not encountered instability with the product."
"If you have numerous applications and high traffic, Apigee is a strong choice for its excellent features and outstanding performance."
"Its customer service is good."
"I use it because it's simple, it automatically updates, and It hasn't given me any issues."
"There are just a lot of security features in general."
"WSO2 API Manager has a user-friendly model."
"WSO2 API Manager's most valuable features are the simple interface that is easy to use and the APIs lifecycle."
"There are a lot of tools to help the manager. WSO2 is very easy to install. It has all the principal functionalities that you think about when you want to put up the management solution. It's a very friendly tool."
"The flexibility is definitely a highlight. We have flexible mapping capabilities, allowing us to provide common mappings or create custom ones as needed."
"This is a flexible and versatile API management solution that has the power to integrate with more than just API."
"It's a good product."
"It's very scalable, which is one of the best features."
"WSO2 is very stable."
 

Cons

"The number one area this solution could be improved is by implementing support. Support is not a part of this solution."
"Apigee on premise is quite complex and it is always moving faster."
"The technical support could be improved because their response time is slow."
"Unlike WSA, Apigee does not have a partnership model, something which makes it a bit easier for companies such as ours to go with the former solution."
"Google isn't enthusiastic about supporting older versions. Google is now trying to move all of its clients to X within the cloud."
"Since it is based on various open sourced projects, we might have to depend on the fixes provided by those components rather than Apigee directly fixing the issues."
"Integration should be improved."
"Sometimes there are glitches, which means there's still room for improvement in the platform."
"The price and the complexities attached to the solution are two areas of concern where improvements are required."
"We found WSO2 API Manager to be a bit complex."
"Integration is an area that needs to be improved."
"API Manager is not easy to scale because some of its components lack scalability. It's a difficult point. Especially because companies are so cloud-based these days, microservice scalability is a major thing."
"WSO2 API Manager could improve the API approval system."
"For fresh graduates and engineers, the setup process can be very difficult."
"Lacks some new features and updated functionalities."
"I think they could greatly improve the general UX with their solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You do not necessarily pay for the license. The cloud solution is based more on transactions. So, you pay for it either way."
"It is a bit on the expensive side. Its licensing cost is a bit high, and that's where we've seen people going back on their decisions."
"As most of the customers say, the tool is a bit expensive."
"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."
"It is not suited for small companies. It's expensive."
"Apigee has several different licenses you can obtain depending on your needs."
"Since it was acquired by Google, we can get a license based on our requirements and the cost level will depend on cloud access and support."
"We have a contract for three years. I don't know the cost."
"It is costly, around ten thousand per year, per instance"
"I think the other competitors that are providing the same solution are quite expensive. WSO2 API Manager is quite cheap."
"We use the open-source version — the free version."
"My previous company paid about 1.2 million dollars, and my current company pays about 300k. Both companies are at the enterprise level."
"For our projects, we found the pricing to be a little high."
"There is a subscription-based pricing structure and also the open-sourced version available."
"It is an open-source product."
"We have not opted for the paid version of WSO2 but we have implemented the free and open source WSO2 software to a great extent and it is working as per our expectation."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
6%
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
7%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Apigee differ from Azure API Management?
Apigee offers both cloud-based and on-prem options while Microsoft Azure API Management currently only offers a cloud-based solution. Both solutions are easy to use. Apigee allows for the ability...
Which is better - Apigee or Amazon API Gateway?
Amazon API Gateway is a platform that supports the creation and publication of API for web applications. The platform can support thousands of simultaneous API calls, and it provides monitoring, ma...
What do you like most about WSO2 API Manager?
It is possible to scale up and scale down with the solution...I can say that I have not seen any issues related to scalability.
What needs improvement with WSO2 API Manager?
WSO2 team recommends mTLS as security. Recently, my company faced some issues when implementing mTLS between the DB and front-end applications. My company needs Technical help from WSO2's team to d...
What is your primary use case for WSO2 API Manager?
I use the solution in my company as an enterprise application that will be placed in more than 175 places across the world, which would be in different countries. As an API management tool, it will...
 

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Sample Customers

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