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Layer7 API Management vs Tinybird comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Layer7 API Management
Ranking in API Management
19th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
112
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Tinybird
Ranking in API Management
33rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Layer7 API Management is 1.9%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tinybird is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Layer7 API Management1.9%
Tinybird0.3%
Other97.8%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Akshat Sunar - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineering Manager at Ingram Micro
Real-time data has transformed our workflows and delivers faster, more reliable insights
I have multiple favorite features of Tinybird that stand out to me. The first is real-time data processing, which enables timely access to operational and analytical information. Second, we love the SQL-based transformation, which makes data manipulation familiar and accessible to our engineering teams. Third, API development simplifies the exposure of analytical queries as an API for application consumption. Fourth, the data pipelines help us organize ingestion and transformation workflows. Tinybird supports data-intensive applications and growing analytical workloads by reducing the engineering effort involved in building custom analytics features. I really appreciate the combination of SQL-based development and API delivery, which creates a straightforward workflow for the engineering teams.I feel that Tinybird's data governance and data security are on point and compliant with HIPAA and ISO certification guidelines, so there are no challenges on that part. The accuracy and reliability of Tinybird's AI outputs are really great. I have not seen any problems or challenges in the AI outputs; they are pretty good and on point, without any hallucinations so far.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Buy the tool. It's fantastic."
"We have been using API Gateway for four years and we have huge class actions, like 600 parts per second, and we have not seen any issues as of now."
"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."
"It's pretty easy to use, and once we have templating set up we can add new APIs, at least through the gateway, and apply the security to them; it takes a minute."
"CA has incredible reach in the market across industries, and they have got a very compelling platform that enables organizations to easily develop and roll out mobile applications."
"The most valuable feature is that it enables me to present data in the format that the client wants to consume it. That client might be a visualization tool, that client might be a report, that client might be a customer's API requirements."
"My advice to those wanting to implement this solution is if they have the right resource, this is a really nice product and I recommend it because it's really flexible and they can build and customize with the vendor directly."
"API Enhanced Portal 4.1 looks very promising. API Gateway policy manager for writing policies is excellent. It is the best in the industry for policy writing."
"I really appreciate the combination of SQL-based development and API delivery, which creates a straightforward workflow for the engineering teams."
"Tinybird is around two times faster."
 

Cons

"The only issue we have is that we have to buy an APM license separately for end-to-end monitoring."
"We are predominantly a SOAP service company and the support for SOAP-based services are very limited, almost poor, in the developer portal."
"The UI design could be improved in the next release."
"We found a lot of stability issues in the 8.3 version. But even after reaching out to the CA engineering team, they were not able to diagnose the issue, so we upgraded it to 9.2."
"Debugging seems a little bit archaic by modern standards. I would like to see better documentation for the development language itself."
"There is a thick client for configuration that is not as easy to use as you might like."
"The Portal is not stable."
"There is a need for the migration of policies, better reporting, and monitoring integration."
"Tinybird can be improved by simplifying it and having more AI features in the future. It can also be much faster because sometimes it can still be a bit laggy."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"CA API Management has a licensing path. If you want more features, it requires more licenses and more installation time."
"The price of Layer7 API Management is reasonable compared to Apigee."
"If you do a TCO of more than five years, then you will see a big jump in costs for some vendors."
"Keep in mind the non-product licensing, e.g., if you opt not to use the embedded SQL."
"It is a pricey product, although not extremely overpriced compared to competitors in the market."
"CA has great pricing for gateways, so negotiate with your sales team."
"Layer7 API Management is cheaper than Apigee."
"Our customers found the product’s cost a little higher. They are looking for open-source solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise84
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Questions from the Community

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 some...
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...
What needs improvement with Tinybird?
Tinybird can be improved by simplifying it and having more AI features in the future. It can also be much faster because sometimes it can still be a bit laggy.You can understand it better than me i...
What is your primary use case for Tinybird?
My main use case for Tinybird is gathering statistics and analytics for the projects. For example, our users enter any specific URL and using Tinybird, we understand their IP addresses, their count...
What advice do you have for others considering Tinybird?
My advice to others looking into using Tinybird is that if their product contains many specific filters inside and those filters also need some calculations for the database, Tinybird can be a suit...
 

Also Known As

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

 

Sample Customers

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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