Gloo Platform vs Layer7 API Management comparison

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Solo.io and Broadcom are both solutions in the API Management category. Solo.io is ranked #23 with an average rating of 10.0, while Broadcom is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.0. Solo.io holds a 0.8% mindshare in APIM, compared to Broadcom’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Solo.io users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Gloo Platform

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100% willing to recommend

Layer7 API Management

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Gloo Platform and Layer7 API Management 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.

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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

Gloo Platform

Ranking in API Management

23rd

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Layer7 API Management

Ranking in API Management

18th

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 September 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Gloo Platform is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Layer7 API Management is 1.8%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

API Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Layer7 API Management	1.8%
Gloo Platform	0.8%
Other	97.4%

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Featured Reviews

Hiten Nandasana

Angular developer at Flourish software

Centralized traffic control has improved monitoring and simplified our Kubernetes API management

Gloo Platform features include Kubernetes-native API gateways, routing control, API routing, and seamless integration with various environments. It supports multi-clusters and hybrid cloud deployments, which are the most valuable features for Gloo Platform. Our requirements in our organization are fully satisfied by these features, so we really appreciate using Gloo Platform. Since I have been using Gloo Platform, I have noticed benefits from implementing API Gateway capabilities and controlling traffic routing. I can say that we are saving time, especially regarding control traffic routing, data monitoring, and improving observability of Kubernetes applications. These are the most valuable assets for our organization.

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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

"Organizations are highly recommended to use Gloo Platform because it will have a great impact on their organization."

"You don't need many frameworks or other things to run Glue."

"Gloo Platform's features are optimal for my use case because I have numerous applications and microservices running, requiring rate limiting and traffic management integrated into one platform, which proves very beneficial."

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

"The solution has numerous configuration options to increase security in communication."

"The benefits are rapid development and deployment of APIs, which means that your information, your ability to handle information, to receive it and to send it, to visualize it, to report on it, to get intelligence out of it, happens fast and happens with accuracy."

"The solution helped us to quickly publish and monetize APIs, and I have used versioning responses to publish or send APIs to different customers with different versions."

"With it, we provided an enterprise solution for authentication and authorisation for all internal and external application in a quick and efficient manner using existing SOAP and REST services."

"The technical support provided is the best."

"Layer 7 was top-of-class in the Gartner Magic Quadrant, Forrester, and all that stuff, so I did the selection process there and looked at a couple of different competitors."

"CA is the first in the market from the time they acquired Layer 7."

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Cons

"I sometimes face issues with integration."

"Every time you touch something in the Policy Manager you think, "Well, that's a GUI, humans need to go in and do something with it.""

"Currently the tool provides REST APIs, but they are not easy to use."

"Complex to set up and operate. Requires deep understanding of networks, security, as well as API management."

"The product does not scale the way cloud-native architecture does."

"The support that is available is only for technical issues, they are not able to help you with your use case."

"The API Development tool can be made more user-friendly by providing folder properties."

"Layer7 API Management could have a live API creator feature, so my team can easily create APIs. Right now, the product doesn't have that feature."

"The current version of it is not at the level of the functionality of the previous 3.5 version. That's quite a problem for us because we expected some functions in the Portal which are currently not available."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"APIs can be developed to provide security. We can show them in one single pane of glass, such as the CA API Management API Developer Portal. It is there that we can provide the monetization for their APIs and what is happening on third-party applications, like Paytm or BookMyShow."

"The price of Layer7 API Management is reasonable compared to Apigee."

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

"The product is moderately priced."

"If the CA pricing for API management would be a little lower, they would be able to cover a broader market."

"Do not buy piecemeal."

"Purchase 4.0 now and wait until they flush out the 4.1 problems."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Construction Company

12%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Government

Outsourcing Company

14%

Construction Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Marketing Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

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

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Gloo Platform?

Since I have been using Gloo Platform, our features and functionality fully satisfy our needs, so I do not think there are any improvements needed for this platform. It is fully compatible with our...

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What is your primary use case for Gloo Platform?

I primarily use Gloo Platform to manage APIs and implement API Gateway capabilities, control traffic routing, and improve observability across Kubernetes applications. These are the main use cases ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Gloo Platform?

My advice to others is that any user using Kubernetes API gateways and API management will see improvements in traffic control. Organizations are highly recommended to use Gloo Platform because it ...

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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.

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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...

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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

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

Overview

Gloo Platform is a versatile API and microservices management tool known for its robust security, seamless integration, and advanced traffic handling capabilities. It effectively bolsters organizational efficiency by improving workflows and reducing manual tasks through automation. Users value its support for multiple languages, comprehensive analytics, and its ability to enhance service mesh implementations for better network management.

Solo.io

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

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1. IBM 2. Microsoft 3. Oracle 4. Salesforce 5. SAP 6. Cisco 7. Dell 8. HP 9. Adobe 10. VMware 11. Accenture 12. Capgemini 13. Deloitte 14. PwC 15. Ernst & Young 16. Infosys 17. TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) 18. Wipro 19. Cognizant 20. HCL Technologies 21. Tech Mahindra 22. Fujitsu 23. Hitachi 24. NEC 25. NTT Data 26. Ericsson 27. Nokia 28. Siemens 29. AT&T 30. Verizon 31. Vodafone 32. Orange

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