Apigee vs Oracle API Management comparison

Google and Oracle are both solutions in the API Management category. Google is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3, while Oracle is ranked #20 with an average rating of 9.0. Google holds a 14.2% mindshare in APIM, compared to Oracle’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Apigee

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92% willing to recommend

Oracle API Management

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Apigee and Oracle API Management compete in the API lifecycle category. Apigee has the upper hand due to its advanced feature set and customer service, while Oracle offers easier integration and competitive pricing.

Features: Apigee delivers extensive analytics, a developer portal, and comprehensive security features including policy management. Oracle API Management distinguishes itself with integration and compatibility within Oracle's ecosystem and offers robust monitoring tools.

Room for Improvement: Apigee could benefit from simplified deployment and more cost-effective pricing models. Oracle API Management might improve by expanding its feature set and enhancing its customer service and flexibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Apigee's deployment is complex but offset by exceptional customer service. Oracle provides easier deployment and adequate customer support, appealing to current Oracle suite users.

Pricing and ROI: Apigee involves higher upfront costs but promises significant ROI for enterprises needing advanced features. Oracle's lower setup costs offer a better immediate ROI for cost-sensitive organizations.

To learn more, read our detailed Apigee vs. Oracle API Management Report (Updated: March 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Apigee

Ranking in API Management

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Oracle API Management

Ranking in API Management

20th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Apigee is 14.2%, down from 15.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle API Management is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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ShawkyFoda

Senior Consultant at Goverment

Provides high visibility and control with good traffic monitoring

Analytics is one of the areas needing enhancement, specifically more visibility and control over traffic to improve capacity management and high availability. The replication process between Master and Slave for disaster recovery takes too long. Dependencies on analytics impact the performance of the user interface, which should be separate. The complex setup process on-premises, especially with multi-node installations, could also be improved. Additional control in product declarations, based on operations like POST and GET, is needed.

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Sagar SampadMall

IT-Operation Head at Granules India Ltd

Provides robust security for financial transactions and protects the ERP database from direct exposure

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its flexibility allows seamless management of different products, showcasing scalability to handle extensive solutions."

"A simple platform that's easier to work with than IBM API Connect. Support for it is really good and gives it advantage over other providers."

"Anyone with basic knowledge can build an API."

"The use case which I have installed serves the intended purpose."

"The tool is one of the earliest API management products and is good. It reduces the Time To Market aspects of products."

"Items around the mobilization of the API interface and the ability to automate validations for our APIs are the most valuable aspects."

"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."

"Its customer service is good."

More Apigee pros

"The most valuable features for us are security and centralization."

"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."

Cons

"The solution could add even more functionalities."

"Better functionality for validating inputs and outputs would be helpful."

"Apigee's user interface could be more straightforward and have more options. Also, it would be nice if it were ready to work out of the box without so much configuration."

"The pricing for the product was a bit higher. I also found it challenging to manage sometimes."

"I am still struggling to understand how we can use Apigee as a hybrid system. The pricing of this solution could also be improved as there are multiple new products coming onto the market at competitive price points."

"In terms of the functionalities of a typical API gateway, Apigee is actually doing its job, but when it involves integration with backend applications, which some gateways have, I don't believe it has this functionality. You have to do Java or do some other low-level coding before you are able to do the integration. Apigee has a lot of components, which means that management will be a bit difficult. It probably has ten different components, and all of these components leverage open-source utilities, such as NGINX. When those open-source vendors upgrade their utility, Apigee usually lags behind because they need to do a lot of tests and any required development in their own platform. They need to do rigorous testing to make sure that nothing breaks. Because of that, it takes them a while to upgrade whatever components have been upgraded by the open-source vendor that owns the utility. We've been chasing them for a particular upgrade for well over a year and a half, and they have not done that upgrade. It is creating a security risk for us as an enterprise, but that upgrade has not been done, even though the open-source vendor, the owner of the utility, has upgraded it a long time ago."

"The number one area this solution could be improved is by implementing support. Support is not a part of this solution."

"The user interface could be better. It could be easier to navigate and more user-friendly."

More Apigee cons

"From an administration and developer point of view, the user interface and user experience are not great."

"Before gaining experience with the product, I found that it was not simple to use and things took longer to do than I had anticipated."

"We'd like it if they could reduce the cost without sacrificing on features."

"Oracle should actively seek feedback and tailor the approach to client needs. It shouldn't always be about pushing additional products."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Compared to other products, Apigee had higher pricing."

"The solution’s pricing could be more competitive."

"It is an expensive solution."

"Apigee is slightly expensive, but again, it can depend on the type of usage. All things considered, it is slightly expensive."

"The prices are comparable."

"It is more expensive when you compare to open-source products or other vendors."

"Apigee is expensive and not cost-effective. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate it an eight for the high cost. The changes individuals need to make on their side are costly."

"I would like to see the implementation of further options for billing because as it is now, the opportunities you have in terms of a package are limited."

More Apigee pricing and cost advice

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

10%

Healthcare Company

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Midsize Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

How does Apigee differ from Azure API Management?

Apigee offers both cloud-based and on-prem options while Microsoft Azure API Management currently only offers a cloud-based solution. Both solutions are easy to use. Apigee allows for the ability...

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Which is better - Apigee or Amazon API Gateway?

Amazon API Gateway is a platform that supports the creation and publication of API for web applications. The platform can support thousands of simultaneous API calls, and it provides monitoring, ma...

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What do you like most about Apigee?

We can customize the dashboard.

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What do you like most about Oracle API Management?

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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle API Management?

We opted for a five-year license. It's mid-range, not too high. More affordable than many other options. It's already more affordable than others, especially for small companies it is accommodating...

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What needs improvement with Oracle API Management?

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Comparisons

Microsoft Azure API Management vs Apigee

Compared 28% of the time

IBM API Connect vs Apigee

Compared 10% of the time

WSO2 API Manager vs Apigee

Compared 8% of the time

Layer7 API Management vs Apigee

Compared 6% of the time

Amazon API Gateway vs Apigee

Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 23% of the time

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Compared 19% of the time

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Overview

Apigee is a platform for developing and managing APIs. Apigee offers an interface for your core services by wrapping them with a proxy layer which is then accessed by other developers. With Apigee, you can design and build APIs and then securely share their services and data without exposing any code.

Because app developers make HTTP requests to an API proxy rather than directly to your services, your services are separated from the developers. All the developer needs to know is the URL of the API proxy endpoint, necessary query parameters, authorization credentials (if they exist), and the response data format.

The API proxy isolates the app developer from your backend service. Therefore, you are free to change the service implementation if the public API remains consistent. By maintaining a consistent frontend API, existing client apps will continue to work regardless of changes on the backend.

Key capabilities of the Apigee API management platform include:

Security: Protect APIs, messages, and backends with configurable policies such as OAuth, API key verification, XML/JSON threat protection, and access control.
API gateway: Secure and mediate the traffic between clients and backends, and between a company’s APIs and the developers who use the APIs.
Developer portal: Attract and engage application developers, enabling them to discover, explore, purchase, and test APIs and register to access and use the APIs.
API console: The console helps developers learn and work with APIs.
API lifecycle management: Manage the process of designing, developing, publishing, deploying, and versioning APIs.
Automated documentation: Automate the development of API documentation and software development kits.
Machine learning: Utilize machine learning and analytics to generate actionable insights and reports.

API monitoring: Apigee offers monitoring tools for API troubleshooting, security, and optimization.

Reviews from Real Users:

Apigee stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Several major ones are its rich developer portal, its advanced analytics, and its central monitoring system.

Carlos R., a software architect at Caja Los Andes writes, “The central monitoring feature is the most valuable. It also provides security for the APIs and high availability for our use cases. Apigee is the best product in the industry in comparison to other API management solutions. It helps in fast development, which is a top point. It also supports a lot of industry standards and has excellent documentation.”

An associate vice president at a tech services company notes, “The analytics function and the developer portal are the two valuable features of Apigee. The analytics part is very good, and the developer portal is quite rich in features. The authentication mechanisms are quite easily built into Apigee, which is something that most of the other products have also now started supporting.”

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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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Sample Customers

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