Layer7 API Management vs Tyk comparison

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We performed a comparison between Layer7 API Management and Tyk 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.

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Layer7 API Management vs. Tyk

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Categories and Ranking

Layer7 API Management

Ranking in API Management

11th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

110

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Tyk

Ranking in API Management

19th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

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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 Tyk is 1.9%, up from 1.4% 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

May 15, 2023

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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MarkDoherty

Founding Director at Point Group

Jan 10, 2024

Fastest to get up and running and fewer idiosyncrasies than competitors

The common elements of the use case are a medium to a high volume of API calls, generally in a Microsoft-based environment, and occasionally Amazon. Implemented on the public cloud primarily for financial institutions. Serving retail clients with a reasonably complicated system architecture…

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

Pros

"The most important features of Layer7 API Management are the basic security functionality and validation checks."

"There are many security policies within this solution that help to prevent attacks. We are also able to implement TLS to allow us to look at the application from the backend. There are workflows inside of the gate that help us a lot to implement customers and improve user experience. Our customers are also able to move from a customized creative view to taking advantage of AI bot solutions."

"Almost all security features are available out-of-the-box and can be deployed rapidly."

"The most valuable features of Layer7 API Management are integration, ease of use, building APIs easily, and portal straightforward."

"It is flexible in how it creates custom policies and uses builds with impressive methods."

"Has great drag-and-drop features and requires minimal coding."

"Easy to use, nice UI, and good search functionality."

"From a security standpoint, it works great. It is the right solution for us. It's lightweight, a software-appliance configuration which was easy to deploy and configure."

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"The feature I find most valuable is that this solution allows us to manage our security."

"The portal for developers that this solution provides has great functionality."

"The most valuable feature is the load balancing with the circuit-breaker function."

"You can set up workflows and write limited pieces of logic."

"The scalability is very good. That was a key factor in the selection, like how it could be pushed to high volume and scalability, which seemed to be very good."

"It is a good product for API management."

Cons

"There could be more integration options included in the product."

"The development portal could be improved."

"The CA API Management solution has good security features, but when it comes to being used in areas like enterprise integration, where it is being used as middleware for all the IT environments, that particular feature is quite limited. It doesn't support as many protocols as an industry standard, competing product should."

"They should incorporate deeper monitoring features into the solution to make the offering more complete. Doing so would help to showcase traffic patterns and usage to better engage customers and partners proactively. It would also help with API management and capacity planning."

"I understand that clients are often concerned about costs. They might be exploring other options due to the high cost associated with our current package."

"More developer focused tools. They have a nice debugger inside of the program, but when you are developing code with their policies, it is tough to visualize that sometimes as a developer."

"There is a need for the migration of policies, better reporting, and monitoring integration."

"I feel there is a lot to improve in terms of providing plug-and-play functionalities, as at the moment it requires a lot of coding in their specific language for implementing a medium-complexity use case."

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"We ran it for a while, but then we decided to move away from Tyk, because Tyk's cloud version, the SaaS version, has a significant limitation of limited flexibility, so you can't program very much."

"It is a young product and does not have the kind of brand recognition that would make it a more popular solution with our clients."

"Sometimes when new features are released, they are not immediately stable."

"We would like a better tool for generating documentation for the APIs to be developed."

"In terms of our usage, the main area of concern is that they tend to build enhancements slightly ahead of the considerations for what those enhancements and extensions are. So it could be slightly better communication with the customer base that would be my main issue with them."

"I would like to see some additional features like having some extensions for .NET core because we use it for our back-end language."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I feel that it is costly for medium-sized companies."

"The price of Layer7 API Management is too high and should be reduced. However, it is a good solution in the market."

"If you do a TCO of more than five years, then you will see a big jump in costs for some vendors."

"The product is moderately priced."

"Pricing for Layer7 API Management is excellent, so it's an eight out of ten. The product is less expensive than other solutions. Layer7 API Management charges you based on the number of transactions, so the enterprise-level pricing my company got was excellent."

"There are various licensing models for Layer7 API Management. We have to buy additional licenses to get new versions."

"CA has great pricing for gateways, so negotiate with your sales team."

"I do not have experience with the pricing or licensing of the product."

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"The cost curve is far smoother, both in terms of volume and the number of calls it's running on, compared to most competitors. So it's a tad more expensive at the very low end, but the curve is nothing like Apigee or some of the others."

"It had a free version, which suited many of our needs, but not all, but we were happy to go ahead with the licensed version as well, which is the paid version."

"The price is low compared to other products of a similar type."

"We are using the open-source version of this product, so there are no licensing costs for its use."

"There are different versions and plans available depending on the requirements, so there is flexibility in terms of the pricing."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

23%

Computer Software Company

19%

Healthcare Company

Government

Company Size

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Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Layer7 API Management?

The solution's technical support is good.

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.

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...

What do you like most about Tyk?

The scalability is very good. That was a key factor in the selection, like how it could be pushed to high volume and scalability, which seemed to be very good.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tyk?

The pricing is actually quite competitive. In Azure environments, it gets beaten by Microsoft API Gateway, but on the other hand, it offers some features that Microsoft lacks. So it really comes do...

What needs improvement with Tyk?

In terms of our usage, the main area of concern is that they tend to build enhancements slightly ahead of the considerations for what those enhancements and extensions are. So it could be slightly ...

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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.

Tyk is an open source API Gateway that is fast and scalable, an API management platform featuring an API gateway, analytics, developer portal and dashboard. Available in three flavours to best suit your architecture and governance. We offer full cloud or on-premises options, and the best of both worlds with our unique hybrid model. www.tyk.io

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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