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Layer7 API Management vs TIBCO Cloud API Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Layer7 API Management
Ranking in API Management
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
112
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TIBCO Cloud API Management
Ranking in API Management
24th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Layer7 API Management is 2.1%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO Cloud API Management is 1.2%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Layer7 API Management2.1%
TIBCO Cloud API Management1.2%
Other96.7%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

Integration capabilities excel and support for varied platforms enhances communication across backend systems
We mainly use REST APIs, and the solution's integration capabilities are excellent. It allows communication with a number of back-end providers and data consolidation. The flexibility to develop APIs for various platforms, from front-end applications to ATM machines, is valuable. Code changes and migration are straightforward, and it supports identity and access management integration.
AftabAlam - PeerSpot reviewer
E2E Delivery Expert - Ignite Delivery & Technical Enablement at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Trust and reliability have been established with long-term usage and significant integration benefits
TIBCO Cloud API Management offers API management plus the ability to orchestrate all inbound and outbound API calls. When an API is exposed to the external system, it functions as a single integration. Behind the scenes, you can perform extensive API modeling, aggregation, and downstream systems can have more than one API and give the response back to a single API call. It has many features such as orchestration rule engine, which makes it quite good. TIBCO Cloud API Management has brought numerous benefits for our organization, especially in product maturity and support. Sales and support are strong areas, and I think it is very good. If they do not get the right support, then they should consider other options. The sales and support also provides cost optimization.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of Layer7 API Management are integration, ease of use, building APIs easily, and portal straightforward."
"The main difference was AWS and Apigee to this solution is they have a lower price but they do not have all the features that this solution has."
"It provides a simple endpoint for applications to call and for customers to call, so it reduces a lot of the complications of API services."
"CA has incredible reach in the market across industries, and they have got a very compelling platform that enables organizations to easily develop and roll out mobile applications."
"The product documentation helps the client and/or user to evolve quickly while using the tool."
"It's pretty easy to use, and once we have templating set up we can add new APIs, at least through the gateway, and apply the security to them; it takes a minute."
"We can create multiple orgs and set up policies and management, integrate with an APM solution, and manage 1000-plus APIs with policies, security handling, and API status in one portal."
"It's a secure product that allows us to expose API and lock down to only those devices and individuals which have the verified rights to access."
"TIBCO Cloud API Management has brought numerous benefits for our organization, especially in product maturity and support."
"It is easy to work with ."
"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 most valuable feature is the ability to have different packages based on the API keys. The same core system can have different packages based on different environments."
"We previously didn’t offer any API services to customers, so this has provided a new stream of traffic and exposure of our catalogue beyond the normal web store offering."
"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."
"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 most valuable feature is the ability to have different packages based on the API keys, so the same core system can have different packages based on different environments."
 

Cons

"I would like for the new release to allow us to speed up code generation. The integration with CICD could also be more seamless."
"​There is still room for improvement for the CA API Developer Portal. It is still not on par with what the competencies are."
"Every time you touch something in the Policy Manager you think, "Well, that's a GUI, humans need to go in and do something with it.""
"On the monitoring side, we need a better way to monitor it. CA has not given a clear understanding of what external tools we can use to do this."
"There is a thick client for configuration that is not as easy to use as you might like."
"I think it was lacking some documentation around performance tuning and getting the product operationalized so that it could maintain itself."
"Improvement in developer portal customization."
"It needs to be a bit more stable."
"Stability is our concern because it's very complex to manage and handle."
"The management console of API and customers' applications are not the most intuitive."
"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."
"The way agile life cycle is working needs improvement. I also want to see more support for open API standards. I want to see some improvement on the protocol transformation. That is quite missing now. These are the three main issues."
"I'd like to see TIBCO integrate authentication and security features into Mashery."
"I'd like to see TIBCO integrate authentication and security features into Mashery."
"Policy management has been a bit of a concern."
"The management console of API and customers' applications are not the most intuitive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a pricey product, although not extremely overpriced compared to competitors in the market."
"At the time we bought the product it was a perpetual users license and there has been no need for additional licensing fees."
"I do not have experience with the pricing or licensing of the product."
"CA has great pricing for gateways, so negotiate with your sales team."
"Our customers found the product’s cost a little higher. They are looking for open-source solutions."
"The price of Layer7 API Management is too high and should be reduced. However, it is a good solution in the market."
"Do not buy piecemeal."
"It has a reasonable pricing model by instance."
"Licensing is quite flexible."
"We have secured terms on which we have been happy to renew for a number of years."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Construction Company
6%
Retailer
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise84
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Layer7 API Management?
Pricing is more than average. While I am used to Layer7 API Management ( /products/layer7-api-management-reviews ), seeing other products makes the tool's pricing seem high.
What needs improvement with Layer7 API Management?
Broadcom's push for upgrades from version nine to ten, ten to 10.3, and onwards to twelve needs improvement in migration processes, especially with service dependencies. The migration path sometime...
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.
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.
What needs improvement with TIBCO Cloud API Management?
There are some areas for improvement in TIBCO Cloud API Management, especially regarding network protocols such as SMPP, SMTP, GVI, SVI, and Diameter which could show performance issues in terms of...
 

Also Known As

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

Overview

 

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