The most valuable features of WSO2 API Manager are its comprehensive API management capabilities, seamless integration with various systems and platforms, robust security measures, user-friendly interface, and efficient developer portal.
Users appreciate the platform's ability to handle complex API management tasks, such as versioning, documentation, and analytics.
The seamless integration with different systems and platforms allows for easy connectivity and interoperability.
The robust security measures ensure the protection of APIs and sensitive data.
The user-friendly interface simplifies the management and monitoring of APIs, making it accessible even for non-technical users.
Lastly, the efficient developer portal facilitates collaboration and enhances the overall developer experience.
- "The most beneficial feature of WSO2 API Manager is its capability to use Swagger to define and then populate the API."
- "WSO2 API Manager provides strong internal API security, including token-based authentication and HTTPS support for various formats like REST. However, the newer API security features that are emerging are not available yet. They might be in development, but for now, internal API security is well-covered."
- "We could easily deploy APIs on WSO2 API Manager, and CORS configuration was easy to manage."
There are areas that require enhancement in the WSO2 API Manager. Users have highlighted the need for improved documentation and more comprehensive tutorials to facilitate easier understanding and implementation. Additionally, users have expressed the desire for a more intuitive user interface with enhanced navigation and customization options.
Some users have also mentioned the need for better performance and stability, particularly when handling high volumes of API traffic.
- "Dashboards for application monitoring of the APIs would be beneficial, allowing us to check for faulty APIs."
- "WSO2 API Manager could improve by adding external API security features, which is one area where there is room for enhancement. Internally, API security is strong, and all other necessary features are already available. It has a solid marketplace, supports both Docker and standalone setups, and offers great enterprise integration. The developer portal has greatly improved the user experience, making it simple and user-friendly wherever we’ve implemented it. Overall, it’s not as complicated as other API gateways."
- "In WSO2 API Manager, we had little flexibility and were restricted to a specific software or tool."
