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Amazon API Gateway vs Axway AMPLIFY API Management vs Layer7 API Management comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Amazon API Gateway is 12.1%, down from 13.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Axway AMPLIFY API Management is 1.6%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Layer7 API Management is 2.1%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon API Gateway12.1%
Layer7 API Management2.1%
Axway AMPLIFY API Management1.6%
Other84.2%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

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Architect at Birlasoft IndiaLtd.
Strong technical support and effective toolset improve workflow but setup process requires refinement
I have experience with Nintex and K2, but I do not have experience with Unqork. I am specialized in Microsoft products such as Power Automate and Power Apps. I have knowledge of Microsoft Intune and Defender, along with certain Azure components. I work for an organization as a presales architect, proposing solutions to customers. I am familiar with Microsoft Defender for Identity, for Business, and for IoT, though I haven't worked extensively on that. I have a conceptually good understanding of it. I'm mostly working on Microsoft collaboration tools, which include SharePoint and Power Platform tools. I have been dealing mostly with Microsoft, but also with other vendors. Regarding database services, we typically use SQL server services. We have not used Amazon RDS; typically, we use PostgreSQL or MySQL. On the Azure side, I work with Azure Database services including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Cosmos. I was previously working as an architect for U3Soft and am currently working with Birlasoft (B I R L A S O F T). My overall rating for Amazon API Gateway is 8 out of 10.
reviewer2081667 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Centralized gateway has strengthened API security and provides deep traffic analytics
Potential areas of improvement or lack of functions in Axway AMPLIFY API Management is a challenging question because even after working for almost six years, I have not been able to touch everything this tool offers. This tool is very comprehensive and useful. However, from my opinion, when there are different dashboards on which the API platform shows monitoring, I expect Axway AMPLIFY API Management to be more visible in terms of showing pre-historic data. In other words, if there is a very large volume or very large number of transactions going on live in production, sometimes it purges the previous data very quickly, leaving only one or two hours of data. When there is very low volume, it can sustain data up to five days. The visibility of the previous historic database is a feature that could be improved. Different tools can be used to empower this capability, such as Splunk or the ELK stack, which includes Elastic. There are different features that could be used, but Axway as an organization would likely implement their specific products. I am simply providing a very basic opinion anonymously and do not want to sound like I am against this organization.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We would definitely recommend sticking to native solutions because then you have one Hyperscale provider supporting the applications, storage, compute, and APIs."
"In terms of most valuable features, it would say that it is really easy to start working with it."
"It is a stable solution."
"One of the most valuable aspects of API Gateway is its native integration with AWS services."
"It's easy to integrate and provide support for existing AWS services if I use the AWS API gateway."
"API Gateway is out of the box and works well with Amazon products."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a stable solution with an uptime of 99.99 percent."
"This solution gives you a unified way to have your API accessed."
"This platform can be highly scalable."
"This product is a ten when it comes to API management."
"Axway is a good product according to Gartner which is why we started to adopt it."
"In general, API governance provides a better experience for providers."
"The most useful features in Axway AMPLIFY API Management, in my opinion, primarily involve the security aspect of the product, which provides us very good methods of securing the network."
"This product is reliable and stable."
"Centralized API Platform allow us better reusability and monitoring"
"Its flexibility allows us to adapt to different scenarios."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"In terms of priority: the scalability, uptime and the way that it's versatile, you can load up multiple different kinds of services at the same time and have multiple different services going live on a particular platform concurrently, and CA's API solution also works with multiple solutions which are provided by CA, like LISA tools, making it altogether a very cohesive unit."
"It has improved API governance, gives analytics to API performance, and provided abstraction to the solution providers."
"Because of the efficiency of the product actually doing that, pulling data from disparate sources, and integrating it into the response format that I want, that my customer demands, that's so easy."
"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 simple REST based APIs can now be delivered in hours which took days previously."
"It's absolutely the best technology in this space."
"The out-of-the-box security features are useful. Right now, you can just right-click and drag and drop the assertions with the rate limit. That, as well as the x-amount surge protection, is built in so we can bring that in."
 

Cons

"There are features lacking in API Gateway, such as the timeout settings, which currently are set at 29 seconds."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Like most Amazon services, and this one's the same, you're expected to effectively do your own support, and any other support is by emails, so it's quite limited."
"Their support services come at a considerable cost, leaving room for improvement."
"The pricing could be improved. In cases where customers require real-time sync or real-time calling groups with IoT, the volume of data and time lag become a concern."
"An interface more friendly for new users would be helpful."
"When working with XML payloads, there can be issues due to the lack of a seamless connection between API Gateway and Lambda functions."
"The pricing could be improved. In cases where customers require real-time sync or real-time calling groups with IoT, the volume of data and time lag become a concern."
"Ultimately, from a very high-level overview, cloud platforms or Kong could have a slight advantage when compared to Axway AMPLIFY API Management."
"This solution does have some limitations regarding the deployment model."
"Team management capabilities could be improved."
"In terms of customer service, the company needs to be easier to contact, and the support team needs to understand the situation and the product itself better."
"The product shows a lack of maturity. The setup is difficult, the tech support and community are lacking, and it is not very stable."
"I think that the program's team management capabilities can be better as far as working in groups."
"The API Mocking tools need to be improved."
"This solution does have some limitations regarding the deployment model."
"At a high level, I would say the portal is a pain."
"It needs to be a bit more stable."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in terms of innovation and investment, especially when compared to other leading products in the market."
"The previous version of the Portal was a bit more limited in terms of appearance customization (CMS) than the new version."
"Scalability is a bit tough if it is a production environment."
"From the last version, they have added more dashboard support, but there is still a lot they need to improve. In terms of monitoring, it's almost all covered. The interface can be improved, though."
"The only area I'd say there could be some improvement is some of the documentation perhaps, some of the release notes are not the best."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is a little expensive."
"It's cost-effective, even as our workload and the number of APIs we manage have increased."
"I am satisfied with the price."
"Amazon API Gateway has various pricing plans, but I cannot give the exact cost, though I can say that it's expensive. On a scale of one to five, I'd rate the pricing for Amazon API Gateway as two, as the solution is one of the most expensive products in the market for API management."
"It is somewhat costly, particularly when it introduces server-related features, which are often scheduled on our end."
"My understanding is that it easily goes to $14,000 or $15,000 USD each month for each account, and we have several such accounts."
"We use all open-source technology."
"This is a pay-per-use service, where you only pay for what you use."
"The solution is expensive. When you acquire a license you have full access to the solution, unlike other competitors such as Apigee X, where there are fragmented licenses. Some licenses only allow access to certain features while others allow access to more features. Upon procuring this solution's license, you will have full access to the solution, allowing you to experiment with all of its features."
"If the CA pricing for API management would be a little lower, they would be able to cover a broader market."
"The product is moderately priced."
"There are some costs for maintenance that we are charged, but that seems fair because we get the support."
"Keep in mind the non-product licensing, e.g., if you opt not to use the embedded SQL."
"We weren't comfortable with the pricing of licensing. It was slightly more expensive than its competitors."
"For what we are after, the pricing is okay. It is competitive."
"Licenses are required to operate the product, but I don't know much about the validity periods attached to it."
"If you do a TCO of more than five years, then you will see a big jump in costs for some vendors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
8%
Insurance Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
 

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Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise21
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Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise9
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Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise84
 

Questions from the Community

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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 ), s...
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 migrat...
 

Also Known As

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Vordel Application Gateway, Axway API Management Plus, Axway API Management, AMPLIFY API Management
CA API Management, CA Live API Creator, Espresso Logic, CA API Gateway
 

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Sample Customers

Autodesk, Fox Digital Consumer Group, iFlix, UK Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Miovision, Olympusat, PhotoVogue, Royale International Group, Veracode
Engie Group, Allianz
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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