Apigee vs SoapUI comparison

Google and SmartBear are both solutions in the API Testing Tools category. Google is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.3, while SmartBear is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.3. Google holds a 1.0% mindshare in APIT, compared to SmartBear’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SmartBear users who would recommend it.

Apigee

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92% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Apigee and SoapUI compete in API management. Apigee has an edge in customer satisfaction for features and deployment, while SoapUI is favored for detailed testing capabilities.

Features: Apigee is known for its comprehensive API management, security, and analytics. SoapUI is noted for functional testing, load testing, and mock services.

Room for Improvement: Apigee users suggest better integration with existing systems and enhanced documentation. SoapUI users want a more intuitive design and improved performance for large datasets.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Apigee deployment is relatively easier with commendable support. SoapUI deployment is straightforward, but customer service experiences are mixed.

Pricing and ROI: Apigee has higher setup costs but strong ROI and advanced features. SoapUI has lower setup costs and significant returns due to robust testing capabilities.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Apigee

Ranking in API Testing Tools

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

API Management (2nd)

SoapUI

Ranking in API Testing Tools

12th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the API Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Apigee is 1.0%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SoapUI is 0.2%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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ShawkyFoda

Senior Consultant at Goverment

Provides high visibility and control with good traffic monitoring

Analytics is one of the areas needing enhancement, specifically more visibility and control over traffic to improve capacity management and high availability. The replication process between Master and Slave for disaster recovery takes too long. Dependencies on analytics impact the performance of the user interface, which should be separate. The complex setup process on-premises, especially with multi-node installations, could also be improved. Additional control in product declarations, based on operations like POST and GET, is needed.

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Mahendra Andhale

Test Architect at Happiest Minds Technologies

Used for API testing and provides Groovy plugin

We use the solution mainly for API testing The solution's most valuable features are the designing of API, Property Transfer feature, and Groovy plugin. The solution should include some plug-ins to share the generated reports over email. Sometimes, Groovy can be a tricky language, and we need to…

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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

"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."

"There is plenty of support documentation available."

"We have been using Apigee mostly for proxy FGIs. We also use its security features as well as traffic control features."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

"Tracing in Apigee is a very good feature."

"The use case which I have installed serves the intended purpose."

"The tool is one of the earliest API management products and is good. It reduces the Time To Market aspects of products."

"It is scalable."

More Apigee pros

"We need to test the APIs as we build them. I use the product for API testing. You can do AWS security in SoapUI. With SoapUI, we can even perform mutual SSL authentication by incorporating certificates into the SoapUI browser. This allows us to send transactions to the backend downstream."

"SoapUI is a pretty simple tool."

"The solution's most valuable features are the designing of API, Property Transfer feature, and Groovy plugin."

Cons

"Maintaining and deploying revisions need to be more defined."

"Sometimes there are glitches, which means there's still room for improvement in the platform."

"The caching capabilities are somewhat limited. This is more on the developer-oriented capabilities."

"I would recommend this solution to those who want to start using it, but it depends on the requirements and automation."

"Development IDE, especially for Architect Review."

"As it is now, the rotation of certificates is a manual task and is something that can be improved."

"The number one area this solution could be improved is by implementing support. Support is not a part of this solution."

"The cost of the solution is quite high."

More Apigee cons

"The solution should include some plug-ins to share the generated reports over email."

"There are more advanced API testing tools than SoapUI, and SoapUI could be made better."

"The product needs to be available as an extension for the Chrome browser."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Apigee could be less expensive. The solution can be purchased monthly or annually."

"The solution’s pricing could be more competitive."

"The solution is a bit expensive. It's not for organizations in the early stages of their lifecycle but is more suited for mid- to enterprise-level platforms. Pricing varies by deployment model, with SaaS being the cheapest, costing around $100,000 per year for a subscription. For hybrid and on-prem deployments, the price increases. The on-prem model includes a license and additional installation and configuration professional service costs, which can be at least $40,000 to $60,000 for the initial setup. While it's not cheap, it offers long-term value and can be worthwhile."

"The cost increases as the usage increases."

"My clients pay for a license."

"They need to work on the cost of the solution."

"In Latin America, Apigee is expensive. It's not for small businesses; it's more for big businesses."

"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."

More Apigee pricing and cost advice

"SoapUI is a cheap tool that does not have an expensive license."

"SoapUI is an open-source solution."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

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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...

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Which is better - Apigee or Amazon API Gateway?

Amazon API Gateway is a platform that supports the creation and publication of API for web applications. The platform can support thousands of simultaneous API calls, and it provides monitoring, ma...

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What do you like most about Apigee?

We can customize the dashboard.

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What do you like most about SoapUI?

We need to test the APIs as we build them. I use the product for API testing. You can do AWS security in SoapUI. With SoapUI, we can even perform mutual SSL authentication by incorporating certific...

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What needs improvement with SoapUI?

The solution should include some plug-ins to share the generated reports over email. Sometimes, Groovy can be a tricky language, and we need to focus more on that.

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What is your primary use case for SoapUI?

We use the solution mainly for API testing.

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Overview

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.”

Google

SoapUI is a leading tool for testing SOAP and REST web services, known for its robust functionality and user-friendly interface. It supports functional, automated, and load testing, and offers powerful scripting and automation. Organizations appreciate its efficiency, protocol flexibility, and integration capabilities.

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Sample Customers

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

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