Oracle API Management Reviews

Name: Oracle API Management
Brand: Oracle
Rating: 3.9 (5 reviews)

3.9 out of 5

5 reviews
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What is Oracle API Management?

Oracle API Management enable you to streamline business and IT objectives by managing the lifecycle of your APIs, outsource application enhancement by empowering developers through API adoption, and add a mobile front to your applications and capture new revenue opportunities with seamless API enablement.

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Oracle API Management is the #20 ranked solution in top API Management solutions. PeerSpot users give Oracle API Management an average rating of 7.8 out of 10. Oracle API Management is most commonly compared to Microsoft Azure API Management: Oracle API Management vs Microsoft Azure API Management. Oracle API Management is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 72% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 15% of all views.

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Oracle API Management

January 2025

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Sagar SampadMall

IT-Operation Head at Granules India Ltd

My main feedback is about the account management. I feel they should connect with clients more frequently, beyond just selling the product. They should actively seek feedback and tailor the approach to client needs. It shouldn't always be about pushing additional products. My main suggestion is focused solely on the account management approach, specifically fostering closer and more proactive client relationships. So, the pricing could also be bit improvement.

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Muhammad Asif Ashraf

Technical Development Lead at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

I'm from the development team. We have a different infrastructure team, which is actually managing the product and is closer to the features. From my side, I do not see any areas that are lacking. The licensing could be better. We are looking for open source. We have evaluated a few. We'd like them to have some sort of open-source option. We'd like it if they could reduce the cost without sacrificing on features.

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Imran Sarwar

Senior Enterprise Architect at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

We are using this solution in the enterprise for publishing APIs to external client systems and internal systems to receive and process requests. We are using this solution for monitoring and securing all inbound and outbound web-service traffic. We have roughly 100+ published APIs and around…

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Oracle API Management mindshare

As of January 2025, the mindshare of Oracle API Management in the API Management category stands at 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Type	Title	Date
Category	API Management	Jan 21, 2025	Download
Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	Jan 21, 2025	Download
Comparison	Oracle API Management vs Microsoft Azure API Management	Jan 21, 2025	Download
Comparison	Oracle API Management vs Apigee	Jan 21, 2025	Download
Comparison	Oracle API Management vs Amazon API Gateway	Jan 21, 2025	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
Microsoft Azure API Management	3.9	20.5%	91%	80 interviews Add to research
Apigee	4.1	15.0%	92%	86 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

Oracle API Management is praised for flexibility in data loading and integration with other products. Users appreciate its security, centralization, and authentication features. The tool's transformation capabilities and SOAP web services support are highly regarded. Oracle API Management is noted for ease of use, performance, scalability, straightforward setup, and configuration. Users also value direct support from Oracle, eliminating the need for external vendors in maintenance and troubleshooting.

"It is very secure, easy to manage, and easy to configure. It is a web-based API. Moreover, we get direct support from Oracle guys."
"The initial setup isn't overly difficult."
"The security, the authentication, and the publishing qualities are great."

Room for Improvement

Oracle API Management requires improved access to technical documentation and a more intuitive user interface. Users find the current UI outdated and desire enhanced collaboration tools for developers. Pricing concerns persist, with calls for reduced costs and open-source options. Account management needs a proactive approach, emphasizing client relationships over sales.

"Oracle should actively seek feedback and tailor the approach to client needs. It shouldn't always be about pushing additional products."
"We'd like it if they could reduce the cost without sacrificing on features."
"From an administration and developer point of view, the user interface and user experience are not great."

Pricing

"Oracle is not a cheap solution and it is not affordable for all of our clients in Portugal."

Popular Use Cases

Organizations primarily use Oracle API Management to centralize, monitor, and secure APIs for external and internal systems. They utilize it for API publishing, handling vast daily invocations, and managing financial transactions. Oracle API connects to third-party bank APIs to enable secure payments, serving as a hub between them and ERP databases, avoiding direct exposure. This setup allows integration and secure management of internal APIs and processes.

Service and Support

Many users express satisfaction with Oracle API Management's customer service and support. It is described as fast, responsive, and robust. The technical team provides good attention in resolving issues, with global support when needed. While some users experience delays in resolving serious issues, they still appreciate the eventual resolution. Organizations using multiple Oracle offerings like WebLogic and databases appreciate the yearly support provided. Overall, Oracle API Management support is consistently rated positively by its users.

Deployment

Oracle API Management initial setup is reported as straightforward and easy. Organizations mention a seamless installation process with few complexities when handled by the right team. Deployment, including API integration on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, is not overly challenging and considered simple. With a technical team of engineers, developers, and managers, managing demand isn’t difficult. Integration to testing and end-user delivery takes about a month with significant manpower involved.

Scalability

Oracle API Management demonstrates impressive scalability. Users experience no issues when scaling, benefiting from its cloud-based nature that supports parallel and horizontal scaling. With thousands of internal and external users along with millions of requests, its ability to handle increased usage is evident. Hundreds of APIs continuously expand in usage, efficiently integrating numerous end customers and vendors. Extensively adopted by organizations, the platform effectively manages growing demands and extensive user interactions.

Stability

Oracle API Management is consistently described as very stable and reliable. Users report no problems with instability, noting that any challenges arise not from Oracle API Management but from issues with API structure or connections. No bugs or crashes are reported, and it operates without glitches. Performance is praised as good, with no freezing, making it a dependable choice for users seeking a stable API management experience.

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