Boomi AtomSphere API Management vs Layer7 API Management comparison

Boomi AtomSphere API Management vs. Layer7 API Management

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Categories and Ranking

Boomi AtomSphere API Manage...

Ranking in API Management

31st

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Layer7 API Management

Ranking in API Management

16th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

112

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Boomi AtomSphere API Management is 1.2%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Layer7 API Management is 1.9%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

API Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Layer7 API Management	1.9%
Boomi AtomSphere API Management	1.2%
Other	96.9%

API Management

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Vijaya KumarMaddela

Founder at EAIESB

Has required significant improvements due to limited features but offers simple implementation and good support

Boomi AtomSphere API Management has very few features. If you ask me to name the top two, I would say MuleSoft and Apigee, as it depends on the customer-to-customer use cases. After those, WSO2, Kong, and whether you say Informatica API Manager or Boomi AtomSphere API Management, they stand with only three out of ten features which are essential for API management. All the features that Apigee has, they need to add. All the features that MuleSoft has, they need to add. It is not a simple task. The problem is that they lack features. It is not their performance. There are many features to mention. When you take and compare all the features that Apigee has and all the features that MuleSoft has, they need to implement those features.

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C Vvanigalla

Works

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.

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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 product's stability is good."

"Integrations take less time."

"Boomi allows for more secure URLs and easy customization of HTTP and HTTPS protocols, which I find very beneficial."

"Integration is straightforward. There is no issue with it."

"Boomi AtomSphere API Management is a good product for integrating with Boomi as a backend service."

"We can develop almost any interface that we need."

"The stability of the solution is good."

"The user interface, which we use to create the integration, basically has the data structures collected, is pretty easy to navigate, is a drag and drop style of working, and there is very little code required so the creation of the endpoints is very simple."

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"The Portal API helps us with deployments. It also helps to have a catalog of everything. The replication is also a critical feature for us. It helps to have a more robust architecture and makes our systems are highly available."

"With the out of the box security features from CA API Management, I can focus on the business logic to deliver the real value to the consumers, without worrying about the security."

"The Mobile SSO functionality is not available with most similar products in the market, which makes this a unique product."

"It's a very good product to use to initially set up single sign-on for web services authentication."

"API discovery using CA Live API Creator is helpful for integrating with multiple backends, for discovering and kickstarting the API creation process. It is a very good feature."

"It is flexible in how it creates custom policies and uses builds with impressive methods."

"Overall, this is a good product."

"We definitely get good responses from the technical team and they are quite responsive."

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Cons

"Boomi AtomSphere API Management has very few features. If you ask me to name the top two, I would say MuleSoft and Apigee, as it depends on the customer-to-customer use cases."

"The product is really complex to manage."

"From an improvement perspective, the price could be cheaper."

"Boomi AtomSphere API Management can be improved in terms of threshold management and policy management."

"To some degree, you need to know what type or amount of API you are creating - whether it's a rest API or web service API. You need to know ETL in order to really get the most out of Boomi."

"It's difficult to integrate the on-prem application with the Dell Boomi Cloud. We have to check to ensure the Dell domain engine is running. It just requires some service endpoints from our on-prem application to connect to Dell Boomi Cloud to make it available to integrate. It would be better if AtomSphere API Management were offered as a purely SaaS application, so I wouldn't need an on-prem component to make it available. We could make a test call or provide some connection parameters. That should enable it to pull the data."

"The solution must provide more AI services."

"Scalability is an area where Boomi lacks."

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"Broadcom's technical support team needs improvement."

"They should incorporate deeper monitoring features into the solution to make the offering more complete."

"I would like for the new release to allow us to speed up code generation. The integration with CICD could also be more seamless."

"The interface should be improved."

"I feel like Apigee's API product is more interactive. You can drag and drop with those, but it's a little more difficult in Layer7; it's less user-friendly compared to that Apigee product."

"In terms of what could be improved, I think they do not have a good enough knowledge base on setting up the API Management Layer, especially on Azure using containers."

"Following Layer7's acquisition of Broadcom, the technical support and sales teams have not been good and both those areas need to be improved."

"There is a need for the migration of policies, better reporting, and monitoring integration."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Boomi AtomSphere API Management gives customers a good price. Price-wise, the product is good."

"Boomi AtomSphere API Management is a cheap product."

"The price is reasonable."

"The product can get very expensive quickly if you connect to multiple databases."

"CA has great pricing for gateways, so negotiate with your sales team."

"I think it's competitive. It's not that expensive when you compare CA with the Oracle product."

"It was very high at that time. We are a Broadcom CA partner, and we got it only for testing purposes. We didn't pay anything for it."

"Pricing is competitive. CA is ready to offer attractive discounts."

"Keep in mind the non-product licensing, e.g., if you opt not to use the embedded SQL."

"There are various licensing models for Layer7 API Management. We have to buy additional licenses to get new versions."

"We weren't comfortable with the pricing of licensing. It was slightly more expensive than its competitors."

"It has a reasonable pricing model by instance."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

Individual & Family Service

Marketing Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

14%

Construction Company

14%

Marketing Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	84

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Boomi AtomSphere API Management?

In terms of pricing, Boomi is expensive for small companies due to its license model. For enterprise companies, it is cheaper than competitors like MuleSoft, as large enterprise accounts have huge ...

What needs improvement with Boomi AtomSphere API Management?

What is your primary use case for Boomi AtomSphere API Management?

I am a service provider and we use Boomi API management for customer-facing applications where real-time insights are needed. We expose APIs through Boomi to allow customers to trigger and get info...

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 ), seeing other products makes the tool's pricing seem high.

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 migration processes, especially with service dependencies. The migration path sometime...

What is your primary use case for Layer7 API Management?

I am not the client. I implement Layer7 API Management ( /products/layer7-api-management-reviews ) for the clients. I have worked on multiple projects as a developer, implementing for Hydro Tasmani...

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Also Known As

Boomi API Management

CA API Management, CA Live API Creator, Espresso Logic, CA API Gateway

Overview

Boomi AtomSphere API Management offers intuitive API creation with drag-and-drop features, integrated with Boomi's platform for seamless data migration. It supports low-code development and HTTP/HTTPS customization while ensuring data security and compliance through automation.

Boomi AtomSphere API Management stands out as a user-friendly solution with drag-and-drop capabilities, simplifying API creation. Its integration with Boomi's extensive platform facilitates seamless data migration. The tool emphasizes low-code development, making it accessible while maintaining operational efficiency through automation. Boomi supports HTTP/HTTPS protocol customization, offering robust data security and compliance. Its queueing features and technical support are well-regarded by users, with AI capabilities and integration flexibility catering to large enterprises. Continuous improvements are needed in error and threshold management, and streamlined deployment is desired by users who find the interface cumbersome. Documentation improvements are necessary, and integration with Dell Boomi Cloud presents challenges. Competitive AI services expansion and pricing model adjustments are areas of user interest.

What are the most notable features?

Drag-and-Drop Interface: Simplifies API creation with easy-to-use drag-and-drop tools.
Integration with Boomi Platform: Facilitates data migration for seamless operations.
Low-Code Development: Empowers users to create APIs with minimal coding required.
HTTP/HTTPS Customization: Offers flexible protocol customization.
Queueing Capabilities: Efficient handling of task flows within systems.

What are the benefits or ROI users should look for?

Operational Efficiency: Automation significantly improves business processes.
Data Security and Compliance: Provides robust security measures and compliance.
Technical Support: Comprehensive assistance is available when needed.
AI Capabilities: Enhances enterprise-level operations with advanced AI tools.

Boomi AtomSphere API Management is widely implemented across various industries, facilitating database state maintenance, event replication, and integration with systems like SAP Hybris. It supports cloud and on-premise integration, enabling API services and identity management through Okta, and ensures security with quick cloud connectivity. Enterprises use it for order processing, inventory, invoicing, and CRM systems, enabling real-time insights and smooth business operations.

Boomi

Layer7 API Management is a comprehensive solution that enables organizations to securely expose, manage, and monetize their APIs.

It provides features such as API gateway, developer portal, analytics, and security to ensure seamless integration and control over API traffic.

With Layer7 API Management, businesses can streamline their API operations and drive innovation.

Broadcom

Sample Customers

Avalara, Cornell University, Dropbox

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Boomi AtomSphere API Management vs. Layer7 API Management