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Amazon API Gateway vs Apiary comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon API Gateway
Ranking in API Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Apiary
Ranking in API Management
36th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Amazon API Gateway is 13.3%, down from 14.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Apiary is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Dinesh Agrawalla - PeerSpot reviewer
Requires minimal configuration and easy-to-launch
I would like to improve the restrictions and security elements of the solution, as there are certain configurations that are not currently supported. There are certain restrictions that cannot be implemented without web access. In the next release, I would like a feature that can validate requests and filter out any jQuery injections. Additionally, I would like to prioritize these requests. I've noticed that such features are usually not available in web applications.
PW
The ability to configure rules to check for consistency has helped
Apiary provides a free tier of the platform which allows a small group of developers to collaborate easily on the design of open source APIs. In addition to this, it provides mock endpoints allowing people to experiment with the API without depending or having to stand up a real backend. With our clients, using Apiary allows us to very quickly pull together an API definition (particularly when using API Blueprint). The whole API design process for the simpler use cases can be done in a relatively short workshop which makes it a lot easier to agree, publish, version-manage an API definition with suitable documentation. This can then be evolved and enhanced (particularly in the documentation aspects). With the ability to support Swagger (Open API v2 and introducing/ed support for v3) and API Blueprint makes it a very versatile tool.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its security feature is the most valuable because it is mainly a security solution. It has easy authentication and authorization, and its integration is also useful."
"It provides the flexibility to configure, switch, and manage configurations through cloud permissions or performance settings."
"This solution is useful for making new APIs."
"One of the most valuable aspects of API Gateway is its native integration with AWS services."
"The product is really good when it comes to API lifecycle management, and it is not just something that includes the balancing part or the security aspect but also the routing and the fallback mechanism."
"API Gateway is out of the box and works well with Amazon products."
"The Cognito authorization integration is very useful, along with the easy multi-region integration and connectivity with various AWS services like SQS, SNS, and Lambda functions."
"In terms of most valuable features, it would say that it is really easy to start working with it."
"In two years, there was one time the service was down for an hour or so."
"Quick and easy way to share a new API design with teams."
"Git integration"
"I find the generation of mock services very useful, especially when demonstrating for new consumers."
"I do like the overall performance of the solution."
 

Cons

"The only real problem is that you have to know a lot about what is outside of the API gateway in order to make the best use of it."
"The API Gateway lacks the capability to directly facilitate API strategy development or user onboarding workflows."
"The course management needs improvement. It's always an issue to set up the course management, especially when you use data form."
"Amazon API Gateway is not as complete as Apigee and needs to be improved by adding more features to become a more robust application."
"From a use cases perspective, you need to have an internal and external gateway. AWS can only handle external traffic so has to be used together with another solution."
"Amazon API Gateway will wait for only 30 seconds to get a response from other services, such as the Lambda function."
"I believe that there could be more features associated with analytics since it is an area where the product lacks."
"The payment is a little bit on the costlier side when I look at the amount we have to pay."
"I would like an integrated option to download a Swagger version of the definition."
"Swagger (OpenAPI Specification) and Blueprint Support"
"The Oracle release cycle is very bad because the patches only update once a year."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"AWS charges for data ingress and egress, which could be further reduced. This would be helpful for customers dealing with large amounts of data coming in or going out from their systems."
"Since it's a serverless solution, Amazon API Gateway is not so expensive."
"It's cost-effective, even as our workload and the number of APIs we manage have increased."
"The pricing model for API Gateway is advantageous due to its serverless nature, as it depends on traffic volume."
"I rate the tool's price as seven on a scale of one to ten, where one means low price and ten means high price."
"I rate the platform's pricing a five out of ten."
"The product can be described as a medium-priced solution, but its cost is higher than Azure."
"The product is a little expensive."
"It is easy to get started with personal (free) accounts, but a subscription is required for additional features."
"There is a free subscription option to start and try the service."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
5%
Insurance Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Media Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Sample Customers

Autodesk, Fox Digital Consumer Group, iFlix, UK Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Miovision, Olympusat, PhotoVogue, Royale International Group, Veracode
Microsoft, salesforce.com, Bloomberg, GoodData, Viacom, Akamai Technologies, DigitalGlobe
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