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Apiary vs Microsoft Azure API Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Apiary
Ranking in API Management
35th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure API Management
Ranking in API Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Apiary is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure API Management is 12.8%, down from 17.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure API Management12.8%
Apiary0.8%
Other86.4%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

PW
Enterprise Integration Architect at Capgemini
The ability to configure rules to check for consistency has helped
Apiary provides a free tier of the platform which allows a small group of developers to collaborate easily on the design of open source APIs. In addition to this, it provides mock endpoints allowing people to experiment with the API without depending or having to stand up a real backend. With our clients, using Apiary allows us to very quickly pull together an API definition (particularly when using API Blueprint). The whole API design process for the simpler use cases can be done in a relatively short workshop which makes it a lot easier to agree, publish, version-manage an API definition with suitable documentation. This can then be evolved and enhanced (particularly in the documentation aspects). With the ability to support Swagger (Open API v2 and introducing/ed support for v3) and API Blueprint makes it a very versatile tool.
AD
Technical Solution Architect at liwa
Has supported smooth channel partner integration and data analysis for several years
We use the existing services hosted in Microsoft Azure API Management without making any changes. For transformation capabilities, we utilize ADF, Data Factory instead of Microsoft Azure API Management. Regarding security features in Microsoft Azure API Management, we utilize token bearer authentication. As retailers with integration to our channel partners, we haven't experienced any security issues with Microsoft Azure API Management since it isn't exposed to external parties. We use a basic Azure function hosted in Microsoft Azure API Management rather than the integrated developer portal. Tracking analytics and performance analytics in Microsoft Azure API Management is straightforward. We use basic features for performance analytics and log analytics due to additional subscription charges. We enabled log analytics for Microsoft Azure API Management in the past month to investigate issues such as unreachable endpoints or request timeouts.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Vey high - very easy API design with no setup effort"
"The feature I find most valuable is that it offers authentication and allows us to develop communication points."
"I do like the overall performance of the solution."
"I find the generation of mock services very useful, especially when demonstrating for new consumers."
"Quick and easy way to share a new API design with teams."
"Git integration"
"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."
"The solution is secure and has all the components that we require."
"I like API Management's ability to do hybrid cloud stuff."
"I like the stability and the ease of use."
"We own the managed services and we have customers take the subscription and we manage it."
"The solution was stable; we didn't have issues with bugs or glitches, it didn't crash or freeze, it was pretty reliable and the performance was pretty good."
"The simplicity to learn and apply using API Management is valuable."
"The API management and the hosting of the API platform are great."
"This solution is very flexible, and it's very compatible with the other Azure products."
 

Cons

"Better Swagger support."
"I would like an integrated option to download a Swagger version of the definition."
"Validation messages could be a bit clearer."
"Swagger (OpenAPI Specification) and Blueprint Support"
"I don't think this solution is very stable so we try to manage stability from our side."
"The Oracle release cycle is very bad because the patches only update once a year."
"I would like an integrated option to download a Swagger version of the definition."
"The hybrid part could be improved because API Management is entirely cloud-based, but some of our resources are on-prem, so formatting is an issue."
"The API gateway, when it is deployed, is not as robust as Apigee. I would like to see better scalability and better performance."
"The scalability of this solution could be improved. The volume which the API Management task service can handle needs to be improved. Cost wise, this solution could be optimized."
"There is always room for improvement. There should be more analytics abilities so you can know how much traffic there is. Log Analyzer isn't well integrated with this solution."
"What would make Microsoft Azure API Management better are more APIs. They keep updating their APIs, but it would be better if the solution had more APIs for the services and more integration with other platforms."
"In terms of the flexibility of API Management, it's quite a complex solution when compared with Apigee."
"The API gateway can be very complex."
"It should be easier to integrate."
 

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."
"The price is comparable."
"There are no additional costs above the main license."
"Based on the resources that we are leveraging, the price we are paying to use this solution is slightly higher than other competitors. In a few cases, it has its own advantage in some resources."
"There are additional costs to the standard licensing fees."
"The licensing cost for Microsoft Azure API Management is publicly available and goes from a developer edition that costs $26 to $30 per month. It may have changed, but it's in the neighborhood of $30 per month. I believe there's also the enterprise edition, which is highly capable and costs $2,500 per month."
"Azure API Management is the most expensive solution on the market."
"We pay for a yearly license."
"We are paying standard fees to use Microsoft Azure API Management."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Media Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise54
 

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

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Azure API Management, MS Azure API Management
 

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Sample Customers

Microsoft, salesforce.com, Bloomberg, GoodData, Viacom, Akamai Technologies, DigitalGlobe
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