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Apigee vs OpenLegacy comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Apigee
Ranking in API Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
API Testing Tools (10th)
OpenLegacy
Ranking in API Management
34th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
AI Software Development (91st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Apigee is 7.3%, down from 14.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenLegacy is 1.1%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Apigee7.3%
OpenLegacy1.1%
Other91.6%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

IM
consultant at Allstate
Apigee empowers effective API management while needing improvements in technical support
There is room for improvement with Apigee as OPDK private cloud enhancements have stopped, focusing only on Apigee hybrid and Apigee X, with Google no longer adding new features to OPDK private cloud. I am not currently utilizing AI in the private cloud with Apigee, but I'm unsure about hybrid and Apigee X.
reviewer1042905 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP, Chief Enterprise Integration Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The biggest advantage is how simple the technology was.
I'd like to see OpenLegacy develop its low-code/no-code (LCNC) solutions. They've expanded somewhat their horizons for integration beyond mainframe CICS, which is their sweet spot. They have some tooling in that area, but it's not as good as it needs to be. OpenLegacy handles the bread-and-butter TP monitoring stuff, but I am working for one of the six banks in the United States still using the Hogan mainframe, which has a slightly proprietary mechanism. But OpenLegacy currently doesn't have a connector for Hogan. So it would help if they could build one. That would appeal to financial institutions that still use Hogan, like US Bank, Wells Fargo, KeyBank, and Vanguard.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Apigee is a strong-featured solution. It leads in Gartner Quadrant ratings and it is a full-slated API solution that has the features that an API gateway requires."
"The initial setup isn't too complex."
"Apigee is very easy to use, and you can code in any language, like JavaScript, Java, or any other language."
"The stability of the solution is good, there aren't issues surrounding bugs or glitches, we don't find that it crashes or freezes, and it's pretty reliable."
"The most important feature is the security capabilities and the way it integrates very quickly with other security providers. We have integrated it with Azure and it integrates quite seamlessly."
"Apigee is market standard currently, as it is the number one product compared to any other product, and it has different policies, built-in API management policies provided by Apigee, with over 50 plus policies available."
"The installation is straightforward. You just need to get a license for Apigee and then configure the reverse proxy."
"Apigee is very fast in transferring requests and responses between Northbound systems to Southbound systems."
"OpenLegacy opens the door to connect modern web products to our old legacy system."
"The product has helped our business by allowing us to become more efficient in data handling."
"The speed of development of production, especially in specific environments like IBM mainframes, has been valuable."
"OpenLegacy provides a way to go from the outside world to the legacy mainframe, to move the old standard application to a REST API application. New digital services can be created in a few clicks and this can be done easily by COBOL programmers."
"Without OpenLegacy, it would take us several months to create the same services."
"The biggest advantage of OpenLegacy was how simple the technology was. We were able to build out the OpenLegacy parts very quickly. We put together a couple hundred APIs in six months."
"Using OpenLegacy, the exposure of services is far easier and quicker. In many cases, exposure of services requires just a few clicks and takes only minutes. In very complex cases, it still only takes half a day. Without OpenLegacy, it would take us several months to create the same services."
"OpenLegacy produces a war file which includes everything you need to deploy a Tomcat server."
 

Cons

"Support of integration is what is most challenging in Apigee, as well as the complexity of the components."
"The caching capabilities are somewhat limited. This is more on the developer-oriented capabilities."
"Apigee is demanding on the infrastructure so the setup cost is very high for an on-premises deployment."
"When compared with other products and tools in the market like MuleSoft or other API management solutions, I see some lagging in regards to integration capacity — where we don't have all of the connectors."
"I would like to see the support improved. I think the time frame should be shorter for responses when it comes to technical support. This is not the ideal situation you want to be in when you need support."
"There should be an integrated continuous integration and continuous deployment approach with Apigee."
"I have heard there maybe be some security issues that need to be addressed. If this is the situation I would encourage taking a look at the security matters."
"The Apigee cloud admin UI could be more user-friendly by adding a few more features."
"I would like to see SSL out-of-the-box. OpenLegacy certainly does SSL, but it was not the default for our use case."
"We would also be more than happy if the product had the option to work in the opposite direction – the ability to consume REST/SOW services in the outer world from the mainframe."
"Debugging and logging for programmers could be better."
"Debugging and logging for programmers could be better."
"Customer support for the product is slow and not very good. It makes using the product difficult if you need help quickly."
"They've expanded somewhat their horizons for integration beyond mainframe CICS, which is their sweet spot. They have some tooling in that area, but it's not as good as it needs to be."
"Customer support for the product is slow and not very good. It makes using the product difficult if you need help quickly."
"The pricing of the solution could be more flexible and allow for once-off payment versus annual licensing."
 

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."
"The solution is a bit expensive. It's not for organizations in the early stages of their lifecycle but is more suited for mid- to enterprise-level platforms. Pricing varies by deployment model, with SaaS being the cheapest, costing around $100,000 per year for a subscription. For hybrid and on-prem deployments, the price increases. The on-prem model includes a license and additional installation and configuration professional service costs, which can be at least $40,000 to $60,000 for the initial setup. While it's not cheap, it offers long-term value and can be worthwhile."
"Compared to other products, Apigee had higher pricing."
"It is not suited for small companies. It's expensive."
"The cost increases as the usage increases."
"Apigee is a pretty expensive solution."
"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."
"It is more expensive when you compare to open-source products or other vendors."
"The pricing of the solution could be more flexible and allow for once-off payment versus annual licensing. This would be more appealing to companies in Latin America."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
Construction Company
27%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Insurance Company
11%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise65
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