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Apiary vs Microsoft Azure API Management comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Apiary
Ranking in API Management
34th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure API Management
Ranking in API Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Apiary is 0.2%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure API Management is 20.9%, up from 20.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

PW
Sep 21, 2020
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.
Allan Møller - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 12, 2024
Transforms internal APIs with secure, manageable cloud compatibility
Our primary use case for Microsoft Azure API Management is to front internal APIs and make them cloud-compatible. It adds extra authentication on top of old APIs and acts as a proxy towards internal APIs, providing a single endpoint that can manage multiple APIs behind it. This is particularly…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I do like the overall performance of the solution."
"I find the generation of mock services very useful, especially when demonstrating for new consumers."
"Git integration"
"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."
"The Azure Active Directory Synchronization is quite good."
"Azure API is scalable."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure API Management is the developer portal because it's very quick and easy to get something published."
"The documentation and configuration of APIs."
"The package as a whole is useful for our customers."
"I like the API Management functions."
"It's easy to use compared to other products. It's easy to set up."
"The API management is great."
 

Cons

"Swagger (OpenAPI Specification) and Blueprint Support"
"I would like an integrated option to download a Swagger version of the definition."
"The Oracle release cycle is very bad because the patches only update once a year."
"Previously, our company's cloud services were shut down, and we used to take more time to update services, so such issues are areas where improvements are needed."
"They're trying to implement versioning and trying to be able to manage different versions of your API all at the same time, but they're not doing that just quite right yet."
"What would make Microsoft Azure API Management better are more APIs. They keep updating their APIs, but it would be better if the solution had more APIs for the services and more integration with other platforms."
"There is a limitation of 32 kb of data in the APIs. Having the limitation increase would be a benefit."
"They should improve the inbuilt policies that they have and that should properly create a deployment architecture as well."
"There is room for improvement in the user interface and workflow for hosting APIs, especially third-party APIs."
"Technical support could be more helpful and responsive."
"The integration with other API gateways is where they might try to improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"The solution is highly expensive. Our customers worry about the costs. The price should be a lot less."
"It costs around 30,000 Kronas a month, which translates to about $3,000 dollars monthly."
"Azure is a pay-as-you-go model. You build out your virtual environment and pay a monthly price depending on CPU cores, storage, etc."
"The price of the solution is reasonable compared to others."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
"Microsoft Azure is an expensive solution not for the large enterprises but for the medium and small."
"Compared to other solutions the cost is a seven out of ten."
"Azure's pricing is very competitive compared to platforms like Apigee and MuleSoft."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Insurance Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
7%
 

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Small Business
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Microsoft Azure API Management is a good, comprehensive solution for enterprise implementation.
 

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Sample Customers

Microsoft, salesforce.com, Bloomberg, GoodData, Viacom, Akamai Technologies, DigitalGlobe
adnymics GmbH, LG CNS, Centrebet, netfabb GmbH, MedPlast, Accelera Solutions, Sochi Organizing Committee, realzeit GmbH, Opensistemas
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