Layer7 API Management vs TIBCO Cloud API Management comparison

Broadcom and TIBCO are both solutions in the API Management category. Broadcom is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.6, while TIBCO is ranked #28 with an average rating of 7.0. Broadcom holds a 3.2% mindshare in APIM, compared to TIBCO’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

Layer7 API Management

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90% willing to recommend

TIBCO Cloud API Management

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85% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Layer7 API Management and TIBCO Cloud API Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two API Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Layer7 API Management vs. TIBCO Cloud API Management Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

Layer7 API Management

Ranking in API Management

11th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

110

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

TIBCO Cloud API Management

Ranking in API Management

28th

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Layer7 API Management is 3.2%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO Cloud API Management is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ronald D'Souza

Presales Consultant for CA Southern Africa at Hyperion Holding Pty Ltd

Has great drag-and-drop features and it requires minimal coding

I have mainly implemented using Layer 7 API Management. Some of the major challenges we were able to meet with a quick release to market methodology. Some of the tasks which we achieved for our customers were: 1. Translation service from SOAP to REST and vice versa. 2. API service to DB (Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL, Snowflake, SAP HANA) -- Created Swagger APIs that were able to perform CRUD operation to the backend API mentioned above and provided routes to query and get data. 3. Integration with Payment gateway service providers to perform (transaction on behalf of the customer with third-party payment gateway service providers white labeled with our APIs ) -- Followed TMF standards for payment gateway integration with the Telcom world. 4. Orchestration of the API. Build multiple microservers and provided orchestration based on route, path, and data in the request and perform actions that would be communicated with multiple APIs and provide a single consolidated response. 5. Provided API-driven security (Oauth 2.0, JWT, SAML, Basic, and a variety of means) to access the API giving the developer the freedom to concentrate only on application/service/microservice and let the gateway handle the threat. 6. Seamless Mutual Authentication allowed good segregation between APIs in the DMZ and internal network.

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Amitava Roy

Principal Enterprise Architect (Cognizant Digital Business) at Cognizant

Offers pre-built packages for quick and easy onboarding of APIs but configuration is not that easy

The configuration is not that easy. It's not that user-friendly, and security-wise when you try to implement the security layer on top of it, it's not that easy either. There are certain things where the performance is not that great. When the traffic is huge, we see some lag in performance.

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Pros

"This improved our organization, because it gives the management data to discuss for the next course of action and it suggests what to work on, as the next thing."

"It has its own language, which make it possible to design and implement the complete flow using existing services and databases, and to create and aggregate fine-and coarse-grained APIs."

"The Gateway is most important because it is our strategic front door into the company for all APIs."

"Layer7 API Management's availability on an on-premises deployment model, actually decreases the production time if its users have any issues at the server level."

"Some of the performance matrix that API Gateway gives off, we monitor them via SNMP traps, and then we tie them into our monitoring system. You can actually monitor some of the latencies and some of the performance aspects of both API Gateways, as well back end services. So having that line of sight surely helps in terms DevOps."

"It has improved API governance and gives analytics to API performance."

"Mobile app capabilities is good for building mobile apps to consume developed APIs. Also, the API Portal capabilities are very nice, up to and including the ability to do monetization. Security features are exhaustive, with several adapters to all leading identity suites."

"The mobile access gateway (MAG) is tremendous."

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"The most valuable aspect of Mashery is its stability."

"The reason why we selected the solution originally was because of its ability to have a gateway both on-premise and in the cloud. This is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."

"This has provided a new stream of traffic and exposure of our catalogue beyond the normal web store offering."

"It is easy to work with ."

"Conversion to RESTful and SOAP protocols and management console (can manage individually throttled settings to manage our service levels for customers)."

"When we did the product evaluation, we saw that TIBCO Mashery offers end-to-end API life cycle management. It provides all API features that are required for managing the complete life cycle. It includes the developer portal and tools for API monitorization. The out-of-box security features that TIBCO Mashery provides are enterprise-grade, which gives it an edge over other API products."

"The control that we have and the security features are very valuable. With regard to API implementation or API orchestration, it works very well in the cloud because as soon as you create an API with one click, you can actually expose your APIs."

"The solution is a good general API manager. They have a few propriety features but are offering items that are standard in the industry as well."

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Cons

"The development portal could be improved."

"feel like Apigee's API product is more interactive. You can drag and drop with those, but it's a little more difficult in Layer7. It's less user-friendly compared to that Apigee product."

"The developer portal needs to fully supported SOAP services (including WSDL publication with security), it would certainly push adoption for us."

"As the number of instances increases, its complexity of installation increases if you do not use the OVA."

"The cloud-native architecture of the product needs improvement."

"The Policy Manager tool that is used to manage the solution is very heavy to use because it is based in Java. Sometimes it takes a long time to load. There could be some improvements to it. If they could make Policy Manager on a web page that would be a good alternative."

"The implementation of CA API Management was complex. It is a complicated solution. You have to know so much IT knowledge to do the implementation."

"The Portal lacks maturity. Since the move from Portal 3.x to 4.x, a lot of features were removed. It is slowly coming back. I can see a lot of changes are done in the "background" to decouple components and make it more flexible. Those changes are just not getting to the UI side quick enough."

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"I'd like to see TIBCO integrate authentication and security features into Mashery."

"Monetization is not that great in API management. You need customization. Improvements are needed with sandbox local as well as with monetization. Those features are missing."

"They can fix some stability issues and probably make it more user-friendly so that not only an IT savvy person but an end-user can also easily navigate through this solution."

"Policy management has been a bit of a concern."

"We observed delays under heavy load conditions, and without proper tuning, changes could take an extended period to filter and become effective."

"The security needs improvement, specifically, propagation of security to an API. Calling other APIs is something that is missing in the product and that makes us think about going to a competitor."

"TIBCO Cloud API Management should improve its installation and make it easy."

"The management console of API and customers' applications are not the most intuitive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"If the CA pricing for API management would be a little lower, they would be able to cover a broader market."

"It was very high at that time. We are a Broadcom CA partner, and we got it only for testing purposes. We didn't pay anything for it."

"APIs can be developed to provide security. We can show them in one single pane of glass, such as the CA API Management API Developer Portal. It is there that we can provide the monetization for their APIs and what is happening on third-party applications, like Paytm or BookMyShow."

"For what we are after, the pricing is okay. It is competitive."

"We weren't comfortable with the pricing of licensing. It was slightly more expensive than its competitors."

"This solution is a bit more expensive than competitors."

"Be aware of additional licenses for your warm standby. Ensure you get plenty of non-production licenses."

"I think it's competitive. It's not that expensive when you compare CA with the Oracle product."

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"Its price is pretty reasonable. There are some lightweight API options available in the market, but given the feature set that TIBCO provides, its price is really reasonable."

"TIBCO Cloud API Management is not an expensive solution."

"We have secured terms on which we have been happy to renew for a number of years."

"Licensing is quite flexible."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

26%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Layer7 API Management?

The solution's technical support is good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Layer7 API Management?

Licenses are required to operate the product, but I don't know much about the validity periods attached to it.

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What needs improvement with Layer7 API Management?

Layer7 API Management should have more stability towards the operating system. I think we were planning to go to version 11, and then Layer7 API Management said you need to move from CentOS to some...

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What do you like most about TIBCO Cloud API Management?

The platform's most valuable features are its capabilities to support security measures such as tokenization, token refresh, throttling, and enforcement of payloads.

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

My primary role was to assess the solution from a capability perspective. So, there are some issues with the licensing cost.

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What needs improvement with TIBCO Cloud API Management?

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Also Known As

CA API Management, CA Live API Creator, Espresso Logic, CA API Gateway

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Overview

Layer7 API Management is a comprehensive solution that enables organizations to securely expose, manage, and monetize their APIs.

It provides features such as API gateway, developer portal, analytics, and security to ensure seamless integration and control over API traffic.

With Layer7 API Management, businesses can streamline their API operations and drive innovation.

APIs are critical business assets that form the foundation of digital business enabling new business models, improved operational efficiency, and connected customer experiences. TIBCO Cloud API Management empowers users to maximize the business value of their APIs products through an end-to-end solution that provides full lifecycle API management alongside capabilities for API discovery, implementation and analytics that speed business value realization across your digital ecosystem.

Sample Customers

1. IBM 2. Microsoft 3. Oracle 4. Salesforce 5. SAP 6. Cisco 7. Dell 8. HP 9. Adobe 10. VMware 11. Accenture 12. Capgemini 13. Deloitte 14. PwC 15. Ernst & Young 16. Infosys 17. TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) 18. Wipro 19. Cognizant 20. HCL Technologies 21. Tech Mahindra 22. Fujitsu 23. Hitachi 24. NEC 25. NTT Data 26. Ericsson 27. Nokia 28. Siemens 29. AT&T 30. Verizon 31. Vodafone 32. Orange

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