Microsoft Azure API Management vs TIBCO Cloud API Management comparison

Microsoft Azure API Management vs. TIBCO Cloud API Management

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure API Management

Ranking in API Management

1st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

TIBCO Cloud API Management

Ranking in API Management

28th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure API Management is 17.9%, down from 19.8% 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.

API Management

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Rajiv Bala Balasubramanian

Specialist PCC at Danfoss

Efficiently manages and monetizes API

It is a scalable solution. You can add more computing power to your APM gateway. It also gives you the ability to have VNet integrations with your on-prem. It is one of the leading products in the API management space. It is not just software for users but software to handle requests. For example, for a B2C e-commerce store, all requests that users make from within the store pass through this API gateway. So it is defined by the number of requests to the API gateway, not by the number of actual users who use it. If you look at the number of requests, it would be a lot from all the different systems we have within Pampers.

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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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Without a doubt, it has a very robust, strong marketplace where we can directly integrate with existing APIs and begin working on those."

"The solution's configuration capabilities are the most effective features for enhancing API security."

"The tool's most valuable feature is the integration of CI/CD with the API gateway."

"It’s easy to set up."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure API Management is monitoring. When compared with Apigee, I prefer Microsoft Azure API Management."

"It's easier to use and has more features than Google."

"The documentation and configuration of APIs."

"The ease of setting up a new solution is the most valuable feature. It's very easy to set up a new solution and to deploy it to production."

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"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."

"It is easy to work with ."

"It has something called packages. In that way, it's good because we have some pre-built packages. So, if you want to onboard different APIs, we can just add them to the package, and it's there."

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

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

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Cons

"It could be more user friendly for developers. It would be nice if developers could view things more easily."

"From my understanding, there are some constraints around governance and service-to-service intercommunication managing priorities and our own governance."

"Expansion to global regions is a point for improvement, as licensing is costly."

"Sometimes when immediate support is required, it isn't available."

"The licensing fees should be cheaper."

"In the next release, Azure APIM should include deployment in various environments and CI/CD for deployment."

"The integration with other API gateways is where they might try to improve."

"There is room for improvement in the user interface and workflow for hosting APIs, especially third-party APIs."

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"It lacks many features at the API gateway compared to other solutions."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is comparable."

"We are paying standard fees to use Microsoft Azure API Management."

"Licensing fees are paid on an annual basis."

"Microsoft Azure is an expensive solution not for the large enterprises but for the medium and small."

"It's being paid monthly."

"Compared to other solutions the cost is a seven out of ten."

"There are no additional costs above the main license."

"Microsoft is competitively priced."

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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."

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

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

"Licensing is quite flexible."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

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Small Business

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...

Which is better - Azure API Management or Amazon API Gateway?

If you use Azure products, API Management is a great solution. It solves many of the problems of externalizing web services. For example, when you need versioning, establish a developer portal and ...

What do you like most about Microsoft Azure API Management?

Microsoft Azure API Management is a good, comprehensive solution for enterprise implementation.

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?

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Compared 11% of the time

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Also Known As

Azure API Management, MS Azure API Management

Mashery API Management

Overview

Microsoft Azure API Management is essential for managing APIs, facilitating integration, and ensuring secure internal and external communication.

Organizations leverage Microsoft Azure API Management for seamless integration and effective API management. It supports microservices, legacy modernization, and platform orchestration in sectors like healthcare, telecom, and finance. Features such as developer portals and centralized libraries simplify usage. While it showcases strengths in hybrid cloud support and scalability, improvements are suggested in versioning and multi-tenancy.

What key features does it offer?

Integration with Microsoft services ensures robust access control and user-friendly deployment.
Developer portal and documentation improve usability and learning.
Hybrid cloud support offers seamless on-premise connectivity.
Scalability and security features are well-regarded.
Centralized API library simplifies management.

What benefits or ROI should users consider?

Facilitates API lifecycle management enhancing user experience.
Simplifies authentication and subscription models.
Enhances data exchange and real-time monitoring.
Streamlines API mapping and orchestration across platforms.
Promotes flexibility and transparency in system integration.

Microsoft Azure API Management aids modernization across healthcare, telecom, and financial services by enabling legacy system updates and facilitating smooth platform orchestration.

Microsoft

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.

TIBCO

Sample Customers

adnymics GmbH, LG CNS, Centrebet, netfabb GmbH, MedPlast, Accelera Solutions, Sochi Organizing Committee, realzeit GmbH, Opensistemas

uShip, Sabre, TouchTunes, Best Buy, Cisco, Comcast, athenahealth, Coca-Cola Enterprises, CentralIndex.com, Constant Contact, Edmunds.com, FoodEssentials, Getty Images, Klout, Rovi, Rotten Tomatoes, Sportradar, TomTom, ACTIVE.com

Microsoft Azure API Management vs. TIBCO Cloud API Management