We performed a comparison between Frends and WSO2 API Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two API Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One of the benefits is the speed of creating something new. Second, it's replacing the old integration quite fast. Then it is like the visibility of the integration and the possibility to see what is happening in the integration."
"The user-friendly interface for constructing integration solutions is also a notable benefit."
"The product has valuable features for version control."
"The user interface is easy to navigate, and the documentation is extensive. It's open-source, so everything is available, and we can create what we need. That's not necessarily a feature, but it's an advantage."
"As far as I am aware this solution is the first API Publisher that allows you to create and publish API and to manage the API lifecycle."
"The scalability is fine for our purposes."
"The solution is open source and easy to configure."
"This solution is a little bit faster, easier to use, and has better integration than the other solutions I have experienced."
"A complete integration suite and a good platform."
"The most interesting feature is its Mac-based function."
"It's a good product."
"One of the primary areas for improvement is a more mobile-friendly interface for the control center."
"Another enhancement includes the monitoring part. It would be nice to have some sort of maybe mobile app on which we can see how integrations are running if there are some problems, and getting those alerts on the mobile would be really nice."
"It is a new application and lacks some essential features compared to competitors."
"For fresh graduates and engineers, the setup process can be very difficult."
"They don't have different URLs for administrators."
"WSO2 API Manager should improve its marketplace subscription model and documentation in order to reach a higher level in the market."
"WSO2 API Manager could improve the API approval system."
"The product hasn’t been updated for some time."
"Providing easy configuration for email and SMS notifications, layout and customization of admin and developer landing pages."
"The user interface needs to improve, it is a bit outdated."
"The solution could be more user friendly for engineers."
Frends is ranked 22nd in API Management with 3 reviews while WSO2 API Manager is ranked 8th in API Management with 33 reviews. Frends is rated 8.6, while WSO2 API Manager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Frends writes "Offers simplicity, ease of customization, and visibility of integrations". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WSO2 API Manager writes "Reliable with good capabilities and good support". Frends is most compared with , whereas WSO2 API Manager is most compared with Apigee, Kong Gateway Enterprise, Amazon API Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management and Apache APISIX. See our Frends vs. WSO2 API Manager report.
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