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Apigee vs SoapUI comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Apigee
Ranking in API Testing Tools
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
API Management (3rd)
SoapUI
Ranking in API Testing Tools
13th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the API Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Apigee is 2.2%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SoapUI is 1.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Apigee2.2%
SoapUI1.9%
Other95.9%
API Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

IM
consultant at Allstate
Apigee empowers effective API management while needing improvements in technical support
There is room for improvement with Apigee as OPDK private cloud enhancements have stopped, focusing only on Apigee hybrid and Apigee X, with Google no longer adding new features to OPDK private cloud. I am not currently utilizing AI in the private cloud with Apigee, but I'm unsure about hybrid and Apigee X.
PramodChaudharyDarwha - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at tcs
Organizing and sharing reusable API test suites has improved our team’s regression testing
SoapUI is really great for my team because when we are trying to create test cases and the requests that we are going to send to an API, we can create one SoapUI folder which will be XML and this XML is used by SoapUI itself. If we want to share whatever request we are running on my system with another person, we can export the test suite that we are working on and give it to another person. It is shareable through file upload and download. However, we cannot share it through a link or something implemented on the cloud. The best feature of SoapUI is that we can build a suite in SoapUI. When we build a suite, it creates a kind of directory where we can organize our tests in one place, and then we can share it. Another best feature is that we can execute the tests that we want to do on API level in a sequential fashion or in parallel, through synchronous or asynchronous calls. For the feature where we can organize and share test suites, because we have the test suite now, there are many things that we want to check manually. This suite can be shared with a team, and then the suite can be divided into parts or we can divide the work by sharing the suite. We can update the suite and then we can make a final suite that will be useful for next iterations. This has helped us in creating a very efficient test suite and a way to organize our test cases and regression suite.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Apigee is among the leaders in API platforms."
"It accelerates development and deployment processes."
"I use it because it's simple, it automatically updates, and It hasn't given me any issues."
"Before using Apigee, we used to have file transfer integrations; with Apigee in place, we are directly integrating or exposing our APIs to our partners who can access our services directly in real time."
"I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"Highly scalable from any initial topology to horizontal extension"
"I have found the most valuable features to be tracing a proxy, and managing proxy versions and revisions via the Edge UI component."
"SoapUI is a pretty simple tool."
"The solution's most valuable features are the designing of API, Property Transfer feature, and Groovy plugin."
"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 really great for my team because when we are trying to create test cases and the requests that we are going to send to an API, we can create one SoapUI folder which will be XML and this XML is used by SoapUI itself."
 

Cons

"Apigee is quite pricey. The price is a thorny issue as there is little room for negotiation."
"As it is now, the rotation of certificates is a manual task and is something that can be improved."
"The hardware is extremely high compared to other similar products."
"I think the portal could offer a better user experience. It's functional and does what it's supposed to but it's not user friendly."
"They need to work on the cost of the solution."
"Apigee has a lot of components, which means that management will be a bit difficult."
"For large transactions, the commercial model is proving to be a constraint to some of our customers."
"There should be an integrated continuous integration and continuous deployment approach with Apigee. Currently, for development at a more integrated level, you have set it up yourself."
"SoapUI is not that scalable."
"The product needs to be available as an extension for the Chrome browser."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is more expensive when you compare to open-source products or other vendors."
"My clients pay for a license."
"We have a contract for three years. I don't know the cost."
"The cost of the licensing is based on the number of API calls that are made."
"If the budget is not a concern then I will choose to go with Apigee over WSA-2, but if it is then I would prefer the latter solution."
"Apigee is subject to licensing fees."
"It was fairly expensive. I don't know what the standard pricing is. I want to say that it's something like $80,000 for 800 million requests (approximately) a year."
"It is an expensive solution."
"SoapUI is an open-source solution."
"SoapUI is a cheap tool that does not have an expensive license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise66
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Large Enterprise5
 

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...
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...
What needs improvement with Apigee?
There is room for improvement with Apigee as OPDK private cloud enhancements have stopped, focusing only on Apigee hybrid and Apigee X, with Google no longer adding new features to OPDK private clo...
What needs improvement with SoapUI?
One area where improvement can be made is the user interface. The user interface is pretty understandable compared to another platform like Postman. It is very minimal in terms of what we can see o...
What is your primary use case for SoapUI?
I have been working as a software development engineer for five years and have been using SoapUI for almost five years. We were working with REST APIs, and although there are other tools available ...
What advice do you have for others considering SoapUI?
I suggest starting with a clearer goal, which will help. Begin with a few APIs, testing them manually, and then trying the features such as simpler automation or sequential and parallel running of ...
 

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