Microsoft Azure API Management vs Oracle API Management comparison

Microsoft Azure API Management vs. Oracle API Management

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure API Management

Ranking in API Management

1st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle API Management

Ranking in API Management

22nd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure API Management is 16.7%, down from 19.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle API Management is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Praveen_Srivastava

Solution Architect at Cognizant

Streamlined operations with gateway and authentication features

Azure API Management has helped streamline our operations by acting as a gateway for upstream and downstream applications. It provides authentication and authorization, ensuring that both verified and suspicious users are managed efficiently. The use of analytics within API Management is also valuable for tracking user behavior and ensuring security.

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Sagar SampadMall

IT-Operation Head at Granules India Ltd

Provides robust security for financial transactions and protects the ERP database from direct exposure

My main feedback is about the account management. I feel they should connect with clients more frequently, beyond just selling the product. They should actively seek feedback and tailor the approach to client needs. It shouldn't always be about pushing additional products. My main suggestion is focused solely on the account management approach, specifically fostering closer and more proactive client relationships. So, the pricing could also be bit improvement.

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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 Azure Active Directory Synchronization is quite good."

"The user management is pretty seamless."

"It's a very robust tool. So you see that there is a developer portal which can be used by developer or the vendors as well. And other external partners to create keys and manage their own APIs. The other thing is that they have a lot of policies there are too many options within API. So I do the difficult to tell one, but probably I would say, like, proxy sorry. The policies is one of the thing wherein you can just configure the policies and modify the behavior of the APIs."

"Azure API is scalable."

"Ease of integration into the entire Microsoft environment."

"I like API Management's sandbox feature. It's an environment where you can test out the API before putting it into production and connecting it to a live environment."

"The tool helps to manage APIs."

"The stability and performance are good. It is easy to install, and it scales well too."

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"The security, the authentication, and the publishing qualities are great."

"The most valuable features for us are security and centralization."

"The initial setup isn't overly difficult."

"It is very secure, easy to manage, and easy to configure. It is a web-based API. Moreover, we get direct support from Oracle guys."

Cons

"They should improve the inbuilt policies that they have and that should properly create a deployment architecture as well."

"Previously, our company's cloud services were shut down, and we used to take more time to update services, so such issues are areas where improvements are needed."

"There is a limitation of 32 kb of data in the APIs. Having the limitation increase would be a benefit."

"The licensing part of Microsoft is always higher than other platforms, like Amazon services and other cloud services. Microsoft should work on reducing the cost."

"One of the most important improvements for us would be if it supported the HTTP/3 version and new protocol over a quick connection."

"An area for improvement in Microsoft Azure API Management is deployment, in particular, the deployment of versions in Oryx. The development to production instance isn't adequate for me and needs to be improved. Microsoft Azure API Management lacks automation, which is another area for improvement."

"I would like to see more security features become available."

"Technical support could be more flexible and try to meet the client's needs a bit more effectively."

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"Oracle should actively seek feedback and tailor the approach to client needs. It shouldn't always be about pushing additional products."

"From an administration and developer point of view, the user interface and user experience are not great."

"We'd like it if they could reduce the cost without sacrificing on features."

"Before gaining experience with the product, I found that it was not simple to use and things took longer to do than I had anticipated."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing cost for Microsoft Azure API Management is publicly available and goes from a developer edition that costs $26 to $30 per month. It may have changed, but it's in the neighborhood of $30 per month. I believe there's also the enterprise edition, which is highly capable and costs $2,500 per month."

"The solution appears cheaper because it's a cloud SaaS model."

"Since this is a cloud-based solution you have to abide by those financial limits, this creates some different challenges compared to other solutions."

"Compared to other solutions the cost is a seven out of ten."

"It's an expensive solution"

"This is an expensive solution."

"Because of our partner relationship, our pricing is pretty decent. But in general, if I compare pricing, I think the initial offer that we got from Microsoft until the relationship kicked in was more expensive than AWS. There were some unexpected expenses because we had to pause. This was due to our inexperience and because we were doing this significant public cloud migration for the first time. We were using SAP on a public cloud for the first time."

"It's being paid monthly."

More Microsoft Azure API Management pricing and cost advice

"Oracle is not a cheap solution and it is not affordable for all of our clients in Portugal."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Government

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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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 - Azure API Management or Amazon API Gateway?

If you use Azure products, API Management is a great solution. It solves many of the problems of externalizing web services. For example, when you need versioning, establish a developer portal and ...

What do you like most about Microsoft Azure API Management?

Microsoft Azure API Management is a good, comprehensive solution for enterprise implementation.

What do you like most about Oracle API Management?

It is very secure, easy to manage, and easy to configure. It is a web-based API. Moreover, we get direct support from Oracle guys.

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

We opted for a five-year license. It's mid-range, not too high. More affordable than many other options. It's already more affordable than others, especially for small companies it is accommodating...

What needs improvement with Oracle API Management?

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Also Known As

Azure API Management, MS Azure API Management

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Overview

Microsoft Azure API Management is essential for managing APIs, facilitating integration, and ensuring secure internal and external communication.

Organizations leverage Microsoft Azure API Management for seamless integration and effective API management. It supports microservices, legacy modernization, and platform orchestration in sectors like healthcare, telecom, and finance. Features such as developer portals and centralized libraries simplify usage. While it showcases strengths in hybrid cloud support and scalability, improvements are suggested in versioning and multi-tenancy.

What key features does it offer?

Integration with Microsoft services ensures robust access control and user-friendly deployment.
Developer portal and documentation improve usability and learning.
Hybrid cloud support offers seamless on-premise connectivity.
Scalability and security features are well-regarded.
Centralized API library simplifies management.

What benefits or ROI should users consider?

Facilitates API lifecycle management enhancing user experience.
Simplifies authentication and subscription models.
Enhances data exchange and real-time monitoring.
Streamlines API mapping and orchestration across platforms.
Promotes flexibility and transparency in system integration.

Microsoft Azure API Management aids modernization across healthcare, telecom, and financial services by enabling legacy system updates and facilitating smooth platform orchestration.

Microsoft

Oracle API Management enable you to streamline business and IT objectives by managing the lifecycle of your APIs, outsource application enhancement by empowering developers through API adoption, and add a mobile front to your applications and capture new revenue opportunities with seamless API enablement.

Oracle

Sample Customers

adnymics GmbH, LG CNS, Centrebet, netfabb GmbH, MedPlast, Accelera Solutions, Sochi Organizing Committee, realzeit GmbH, Opensistemas

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Microsoft Azure API Management vs. Oracle API Management