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Pros
"I find the generation of mock services very useful, especially when demonstrating for new consumers.""I do like the overall performance of the solution.""In two years, there was one time the service was down for an hour or so.""Quick and easy way to share a new API design with teams.""Git integration"

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"Apigee is a very lightweight solution.""The following features are most valuable: API Management, Analytics, Quota, and the Developer Portal.""The security that you have with Apigee is very good and aligns with compliance.""The solution is stable and reliable.""The central monitoring feature is the most valuable. It also provides security for the APIs and high availability for our use cases. Apigee is the best product in the industry in comparison to other API management solutions. It helps in fast development, which is a top point. It also supports a lot of industry standards and has excellent documentation.""One of the best parts of this solution is the implementation as we did not need to use code or out-of-box policies. When it comes to the cloud-based architecture, there is a high level of reliability.""We use it to build API proxies for securing targeted back-ends with an emphasis on Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD).""If you have numerous applications and high traffic, Apigee is a strong choice for its excellent features and outstanding performance."

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"I would like an integrated option to download a Swagger version of the definition.""Swagger (OpenAPI Specification) and Blueprint Support""The Oracle release cycle is very bad because the patches only update once a year."

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"They should improve the monitoring tools for on-premises environments.""I would like to see better integration and some architectural improvements in future releases of the solution.""Better functionality for validating inputs and outputs would be helpful.""I would recommend this solution to those who want to start using it, but it depends on the requirements and automation.""The initial setup is not straightforward, particularly for hybrid solutions.""I don't have any notes for improvement.""We are experiencing some performance issues.""The solution’s scalability could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "There is a free subscription option to start and try the service."
  • "It is easy to get started with personal (free) accounts, but a subscription is required for additional features."
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  • "As most of the customers say, the tool is a bit expensive."
  • "Based on your usage of the APIs you can take a decision to go with either an on-cloud or OPDK version. Get in touch with the sales representatives of Apigee."
  • "Since it was acquired by Google, we can get a license based on our requirements and the cost level will depend on cloud access and support."
  • "Pricing options need to be chosen on a case-by-case basis."
  • "The cost of the licensing is based on the number of API calls that are made."
  • "It is not suited for small companies. It's expensive."
  • "It is more expensive when you compare to open-source products or other vendors."
  • "We have a contract for three years. I don't know the cost."
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    Overview

    Apiary's pioneering APIFlow solution provides the framework and tools for developing application programming interfaces (APIs) that share enterprise services and data and help create modern, cloud-based applications and experiences. APIFlow spans the API creation lifecycle, including design, governance, testing, and documentation, while supporting API Blueprint and OpenAPI industry standardsץ

    Apigee is a platform for developing and managing APIs. Apigee offers an interface for your core services by wrapping them with a proxy layer which is then accessed by other developers. With Apigee, you can design and build APIs and then securely share their services and data without exposing any code.

    Because app developers make HTTP requests to an API proxy rather than directly to your services, your services are separated from the developers. All the developer needs to know is the URL of the API proxy endpoint, necessary query parameters, authorization credentials (if they exist), and the response data format.

    The API proxy isolates the app developer from your backend service. Therefore, you are free to change the service implementation if the public API remains consistent. By maintaining a consistent frontend API, existing client apps will continue to work regardless of changes on the backend.

    Key capabilities of the Apigee API management platform include:

    • Security: Protect APIs, messages, and backends with configurable policies such as OAuth, API key verification, XML/JSON threat protection, and access control.

    • API gateway: Secure and mediate the traffic between clients and backends, and between a company’s APIs and the developers who use the APIs.

    • Developer portal: Attract and engage application developers, enabling them to discover, explore, purchase, and test APIs and register to access and use the APIs.

    • API console: The console helps developers learn and work with APIs.

    • API lifecycle management: Manage the process of designing, developing, publishing, deploying, and versioning APIs.

    • Automated documentation: Automate the development of API documentation and software development kits.

    • Machine learning: Utilize machine learning and analytics to generate actionable insights and reports.
    • API monitoring: Apigee offers monitoring tools for API troubleshooting, security, and optimization.

    Reviews from Real Users:

    Apigee stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Several major ones are its rich developer portal, its advanced analytics, and its central monitoring system.

    Carlos R., a software architect at Caja Los Andes writes, “The central monitoring feature is the most valuable. It also provides security for the APIs and high availability for our use cases. Apigee is the best product in the industry in comparison to other API management solutions. It helps in fast development, which is a top point. It also supports a lot of industry standards and has excellent documentation.”

    An associate vice president at a tech services company notes, “The analytics function and the developer portal are the two valuable features of Apigee. The analytics part is very good, and the developer portal is quite rich in features. The authentication mechanisms are quite easily built into Apigee, which is something that most of the other products have also now started supporting.”

    Sample Customers
    Microsoft, salesforce.com, Bloomberg, GoodData, Viacom, Akamai Technologies, DigitalGlobe
    Adobe, advance.net, Amadeus, AT&T, Bechtel, Belly, Burberry, Chegg, Citrix, Dell, eBay, Equifax, GameStop, First Data, Globe, HCSC, Intralinks, Kao, Meredith, Mitchell, Orange, Pearson
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Insurance Company11%
    Real Estate/Law Firm11%
    Computer Software Company10%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company32%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Retailer15%
    Insurance Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Insurance Company6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise62%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise68%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    Apiary is ranked 36th in API Management while Apigee is ranked 2nd in API Management with 80 reviews. Apiary is rated 8.2, while Apigee is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Apiary writes "The ability to configure rules to check for consistency has helped". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Apigee writes "Has a robust community and outstanding performance". Apiary is most compared with SwaggerHub, Microsoft Azure API Management and Oracle API Platform Cloud Service, whereas Apigee is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, IBM API Connect, Amazon API Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and WSO2 API Manager.

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