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We performed a comparison between Kong Gateway Enterprise 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Kong Gateway Enterprise vs. Layer7 API Management Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"We use the solution for load-balancing, caching, and rate-limiting APIs.""It boasts remarkable speed and stability, and these qualities, particularly the gateway's resilience, are standout features for me.""This is a solid intrusion prevention system that combines a firewall and antivirus in a single solution.""Kong Enterprise comes with some ready plug-ins, which is very good for the customers.""The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it seamlessly supports a vast number of tools.""The most valuable features of Kong Enterprise are the out-of-the-box open source easy functionality.""Kong Enterprise has excellent plugin support.""Kong enterprise has significantly enhanced our ability to manage and secure our Microservices. Its most valuable feature is monitoring."

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"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.""We can create multiple orgs and set up policies and management. We can also integrate with an APM solution""What I found most valuable in Layer7 API Management is that you can launch the API from the gateway quickly and securely, making it less complicated to deploy APIs. I also like that Layer7 API Management has a good portal and dashboards and that the dashboards show you statistics regarding how many people used the API, etc.""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.""It is helpful to have a central API that is hosted and managed.""The speed and versatility in the implementation of APIs without writing a line of code in any programming language.""We can get more visibility into our data.""As an organization grow, you can use CA API Management for authentication purposes through the CA API Gateway. It allows for multiple identity providers with different Active Directories."

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Cons
"The developer portal needs to be improved.""We would like to see an automatic data API when we have a table in the database.""We are facing issues with the solution's features like reports and traffic analysis.""It becomes difficult if you try to scale it up to multiple clusters.""The tool needs improvement in UX.""Kong is meant for north-south communications, so it will be interesting to see what solutions they can come up with in the realms of east-west communications, service-to-service communications, and Zero Trust architecture. I believe that if they can provide for these areas, then they will be able to solve the overall integration and security concerns for microservices architecture in general.""The OS upgrades are not as frequent as they should be and they are bulky.""They could focus more on pricing."

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"The security protocols in CA's product, for financial services, weren't as good as those in API Connect.""The UI design could be improved in the next release.""The delivery is bulky in terms of implementation. Its price could also be better. It is a very good product as compared to CA API, Google API, and WSO2 API, but its price is high. From the cloud-native perspective, some new features need to be added. It could also be made simpler to implement.""They should incorporate deeper monitoring features into the solution to make the offering more complete. Doing so would help to showcase traffic patterns and usage to better engage customers and partners proactively. It would also help with API management and capacity planning.""The cloud-native architecture of the product needs improvement.""The setup was not as straightforward as it should have been. Support should be improved.""​There is still room for improvement for the CA API Developer Portal. It is still not on par with what the competencies are.""It is not possible for clients to migrate to a newer version."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The licensing fees are paid yearly."
  • "The price is really reasonable compared to that of alternative solutions."
  • "There are many factors that influence the price of Kong Enterprise, such as scale, licenses, and usage."
  • "I don't have any information on licensing costs currently."
  • "There is a need to pay towards the licensing charges...In some areas, the functionalities are available free of charge."
  • "Kong Enterprise's pricing is at par compared to the other technologies."
  • "Kong Enterprise is cheaper than Apigee. I rate its pricing as four out of ten."
  • "Kong Enterprise's pricing is reasonable for our company size."
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  • "CA has great pricing for gateways, so negotiate with your sales team."
  • "If the CA pricing for API management would be a little lower, they would be able to cover a broader market."
  • "Purchase 4.0 now and wait until they flush out the 4.1 problems."
  • "It depends on your use case of course, how much you want to go with that, because it can get pricey and depends on the size of your company."
  • "Be aware of additional licenses for your warm standby. Ensure you get plenty of non-production licenses."
  • "Do not buy piecemeal."
  • "It's my manager who takes care of the pricing. But I keep on hearing that it's a little pricey, it's on the higher side. That is what he says."
  • "Pricing is competitive. CA is ready to offer attractive discounts."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager was designed with its users in mind. Though it is a reasonably complex piece of software, it is easy to install and upgrade. While there are different things that one… more »
    Top Answer:The tool's feature that I find most beneficial is rate limiting. In our usage, especially in the financial sector, we prioritize limiting API usage. This is crucial because we provide APIs to other… more »
    Top Answer:Kong Enterprise needs to improve its pricing, which starts at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Pricing should be based on API usage rather than monthly. It should improve its documentation as well.
    Top Answer:The solution's technical support is good.
    Top Answer:Licenses are required to operate the product, but I don't know much about the validity periods attached to it.
    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase is not very straightforward, making it an area where improvements are required.
    Ranking
    6th
    out of 66 in API Management
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    13,592
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    Reviews
    12
    Average Words per Review
    413
    Rating
    7.7
    10th
    out of 66 in API Management
    Views
    6,737
    Comparisons
    4,931
    Reviews
    14
    Average Words per Review
    489
    Rating
    7.8
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    Also Known As
    CA API Management, CA Live API Creator, Espresso Logic, CA API Gateway
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    Overview

    Kong delivers a next generation API platform built for modern architectures. With a lightnight-fast, lightweight, and flexible core, Kong delivers sub-millisecond latency across all your services. Kong's is deployment-, vendor-, and pattern-agnostic, allowing you to run your services how you want, where you want, and with who you want - from baremetal to cloud, monolith to microservices, service mesh, and beyond.

    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.

    Sample Customers
    Cargill, Zillow, Ferrari, WeWork, Healthcare.gov, Yahoo! Japan, Giphy, SkyScanner
    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
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm44%
    Computer Software Company25%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Insurance Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Insurance Company6%
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    Financial Services Firm28%
    Insurance Company10%
    Retailer8%
    Computer Software Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business29%
    Large Enterprise71%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise70%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise72%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise76%
    Buyer's Guide
    Kong Gateway Enterprise vs. Layer7 API Management
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Kong Gateway Enterprise vs. Layer7 API Management and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    769,599 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Kong Gateway Enterprise is ranked 6th in API Management with 18 reviews while Layer7 API Management is ranked 10th in API Management with 109 reviews. Kong Gateway Enterprise is rated 7.8, while Layer7 API Management is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Kong Gateway Enterprise writes "Provides role-based access control and can be easily customized with Lua script". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Layer7 API Management writes "Has great drag-and-drop features and it requires minimal coding ". Kong Gateway Enterprise is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, WSO2 API Manager, Apigee, Apache APISIX and MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, whereas Layer7 API Management is most compared with Apigee, Amazon API Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Microsoft Azure API Management and IBM API Connect. See our Kong Gateway Enterprise vs. Layer7 API Management report.

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