Tyk vs WSO2 API Manager comparison

Tyk and WSO2 are both solutions in the API Management category. Tyk is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.0, while WSO2 is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.8. Tyk holds a 1.9% mindshare in APIM, compared to WSO2’s 4.7% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of Tyk users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of WSO2 users who would recommend it.

Tyk

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83% willing to recommend

WSO2 API Manager

Read 39 WSO2 API Manager reviews

7,769 Views
5,455 Comparison Views

94% willing to recommend

Tyk

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Tyk and WSO2 API Manager 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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Categories and Ranking

Tyk

Ranking in API Management

19th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WSO2 API Manager

Ranking in API Management

9th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

8.2

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 Tyk is 1.9%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WSO2 API Manager is 4.7%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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MarkDoherty

Founding Director at Point Group

Fastest to get up and running and fewer idiosyncrasies than competitors

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. But as a product, it's very difficult to find any major faults.

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VishalSingh14

IT Engineer at Reliance Industries Ltd

Easy to deploy APIs and easy to manage CORS configuration

I have used WSO2 Store and WSO2 API Manager at the architecture level. I worked on two versions, namely WSO2 API Manager 2.6.0 and 5.7.0. I have also worked with WSO2 Identity Server versions 5.7 and 5.11. There are certain things that Apigee handles better than WSO2 API Manager. The user interface of WSO2 API Manager is much easier than that of Apigee. The scope of flexibility was much greater in Apigee. In WSO2 API Manager, we had little flexibility and were restricted to a specific software or tool. On the other hand, we had the scope of customization in Apigee.

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

Pros

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

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

"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."

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

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

"It is a good product for API management."

"It's a good product."

"WSO2 API Manager provides strong internal API security, including token-based authentication and HTTPS support for various formats like REST. However, the newer API security features that are emerging are not available yet. They might be in development, but for now, internal API security is well-covered."

"The product is easy to use."

"It's very scalable, which is one of the best features."

"Helped us to quickly publish our Microservice APIs and enforcing different policies against them, it comes up with features like Security, Throttling policy and it provides complete access to customize API's which actually saves development effort and time."

"The main feature — the publication of the API, the management section — is great in general."

"The documentation is good."

"It is a scalable solution because it can be scaled horizontally and vertically."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"I can say that user management is not really flexible. So, if I want to create 1,000 store users, I can't do it as a publisher. You have to register as a store user using the store URL."

"The stability is pretty good, but it could be improved."

"I would like it to be a more stable solution. Maybe in the last version that is approved. For me it would be good if they had a community established version."

"We had some problems with the reverse proxy not being able to invoke fully qualified domain names, so we have to build some custom scripts to solve this issue."

"The initial setup can be difficult."

"The pricing models offered by WSO2 API Manager could be more flexible and should offer different options so that more people can access them."

"They don't have different URLs for administrators."

"WSO2 API Manager could improve the API approval system."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

"There is a subscription-based pricing structure and also the open-sourced version available."

"I am using the free version."

"I think the other competitors that are providing the same solution are quite expensive. WSO2 API Manager is quite cheap."

"WSO2 API Manager is a low-cost solution. It is one of the most affordable solutions."

"As far as I'm aware, the costs are not minimal but satisfactory."

"We use the open-source version of WSO2 API Manager, there is no cost."

"We use the open-source version — the free version."

"WSO2 API Manager is a costly solution, and its pricing is not competitive enough compared to other products."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

23%

Computer Software Company

18%

Healthcare Company

Government

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

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.

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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...

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What needs improvement with Tyk?

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What do you like most about WSO2 API Manager?

It is possible to scale up and scale down with the solution...I can say that I have not seen any issues related to scalability.

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What needs improvement with WSO2 API Manager?

In WSO2 API Manager, we had little flexibility and were restricted to a specific software or tool. The entire API publication or API creation was done using a particular pipeline we had developed. ...

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What is your primary use case for WSO2 API Manager?

WSO2 API Manager is a cumulative security-based software, and I had a good experience with it.

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Overview

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

WSO2 API Manager is a comprehensive platform that allows organizations to design, publish, and manage APIs.

It provides a centralized interface for API governance, security, and analytics.

With features like API monetization and developer portal, it enables businesses to drive innovation and create new revenue streams.

Sample Customers

Trip Advisor, Juniper Networks, AT&T

1. eBay 2. StubHub 3. Cisco 4. Verizon 5. T-Mobile 6. Vodafone 7. Orange 8. BT Group 9. Telstra 10. Deutsche Telekom 11. Swisscom 12. AT&T 13. Sprint 14. Telefonica 15. O2 16. British Airways 17. Lufthansa 18. Emirates 19. Qatar Airways 20. Etihad Airways 21. Air France 22. KLM 23. American Express 24. Visa 25. Mastercard 26. PayPal 27. Western Union 28. Citibank 29. HSBC 30. Barclays 31. Santander 32. Goldman Sachs

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