Amazon API Gateway vs webMethods API Gateway comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon API Gateway
Ranking in API Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
webMethods API Gateway
Ranking in API Management
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the API Management category, the market share of Amazon API Gateway is 14.4% and it decreased by 2.5% compared to the previous year. The market share of webMethods API Gateway is 0.5% and it decreased by 23.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management
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Featured Reviews

Serg Anonymous - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 31, 2024
Met our expectations and eliminates the need for us to handle rate limiting ourselves
I use it to expose API. So, I primarily use it for publishing our APIs and implementing rate limiting. We mainly use it within our internal services It eliminates the need for us to handle rate limiting ourselves. It completely met our expectations. We have no issues with it. Moreover,…
Bahaa Farouk - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 19, 2023
Extremely stable, easy-to-use security controls, but is expensive
The webMethods API Gateway is utilized to assist our banking clients in integrating with the bank via the API The solution has helped improve our organization by recommending APIs and providing easy-to-use security controls. Additionally, it identifies similarities between multiple cases, thereby…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is user-friendly."
"Amazon API Gateway can integrate with ECS and Lambda."
"What I like best about Amazon API Gateway is that it's simple to use, easy to set up, and you can quickly get it up and running. It's a very user-friendly solution. I also didn't experience any issues in terms of Amazon API Gateway interface, integration, or monitoring. The solution runs smoothly."
"One of the most valuable aspects of API Gateway is its native integration with AWS services."
"Amazon stack is easy to use in combination with other Amazon services, so it was a logical continuity."
"In terms of scalability, I haven't encountered any issues with API Gateway. We've significantly increased our traffic from hitting it once or twice a minute to now hitting it ten to fifteen times within a minute. In an hour, we're receiving hundreds of hits. So, it's performing excellently."
"The solution is stable."
"Its security feature is the most valuable because it is mainly a security solution. It has easy authentication and authorization, and its integration is also useful."
"Within the new version, webMethods API Gateway gives us an end-to-end lifecycle from the creation of the API up into the development, deployment, and promotion into production/live. The current end-to-end lifecycle of the API gives us enough authority and governance of the API. We know what are currently live services, what is in the testing stage of development, and what version that has been commissioned. So, the full life cycle itself gives us full authority and governance of the API."
"The developer portal is a valuable feature."
"This solution has given us a competitive advantage because we have better automation and insight."
"The cloud version of the solution is very easy to set up."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution for me has been the configuration-based UI. Once you get the hang of it, it enables you to easily develop an API. In addition, it has many in-built policies that are quite handy."
"I like the solution's policies, transformation, mediation, and routing features."
"There were no complexities involved in the setup phase...The product is able to meet my company's API protection needs."
"What I like the most about the solution is that it comes with ready-made tools like handling security tokens and OAuth."
 

Cons

"Amazon API Gateway will wait for only 30 seconds to get a response from other services, such as the Lambda function."
"From a use cases perspective, you need to have an internal and external gateway. AWS can only handle external traffic so has to be used together with another solution."
"They could include more support tools in the product."
"Its performance and scalability could be better compared to one of its competitors."
"The only real problem is that you have to know a lot about what is outside of the API gateway in order to make the best use of it."
"I believe better governance and monitoring features would be beneficial."
"Since the first invocation of AWS Lambda takes more than 30 seconds because of Lambda's cold start, Amazon API Gateway blocks that resource, thereby aborting the invocation."
"Monitoring could be improved."
"The configuring of the JWT token would be improved as it is a confusing process. We require more information on this part of the solution."
"The price has room for improvement."
"They should develop clear visibility for the onboarding."
"With respect to the API gateway, the runtime component, the stability after a new release is something that can be improved."
"In terms of improvements, maybe on the API monetization side, having users able to create separate consumption plans and throttle all those consumption plans towards the run time could be better."
"There are things that could be improved with the webMethods API gateway. One thing is that it's too attached to the integration service and we'd like it to be a little bit more independent. We would like for them to separate operations so that it doesn't rely on the bulky integration server and so that it can be used everywhere."
"The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"It is an expensive solution and not very suitable for smaller businesses."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's cost-effective, even as our workload and the number of APIs we manage have increased."
"It is somewhat costly, particularly when it introduces server-related features, which are often scheduled on our end."
"I rate the platform's pricing a five out of ten."
"The solution is expensive. Though the product was previously available at a cheap rate, nowadays it is expensive."
"The pricing model for API Gateway is advantageous due to its serverless nature, as it depends on traffic volume."
"Amazon API Gateway has various pricing plans, but I cannot give the exact cost, though I can say that it's expensive. On a scale of one to five, I'd rate the pricing for Amazon API Gateway as two, as the solution is one of the most expensive products in the market for API management."
"Amazon API Gateway is a very cheaply priced product."
"There is an annual licensing cost to use Amazon API Gateway."
"It is an expensive tool. I rate the product price a nine out of ten, where ten means it is very expensive."
"The product is very expensive."
"I do see a lack of capabilities inside of the monetization area for them. They have a cloud infrastructure that is pay per use type of a thing. If you already use 1,000 transactions per se, then you can be charged and billed. I see room for improvement there for their side on that particular capability of the monetization."
"This is not a cheap solution but, compared to other products such as those offered by IBM, the pricing is similar."
"The price is high and I give it a five out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Retailer
13%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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Which is better - Azure API Management or Amazon API Gateway?
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What do you like most about webMethods API Gateway?
There were no complexities involved in the setup phase...The product is able to meet my company's API protection needs.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for webMethods API Gateway?
It is an expensive tool. I rate the product price a nine out of ten, where ten means it is very expensive.
What needs improvement with webMethods API Gateway?
As it is a mature product, I don't see the need for a lot of improvements. The solution is increasing and bringing more and more areas of compliance into the picture. I think the tool is compliant ...
 

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Sample Customers

Autodesk, Fox Digital Consumer Group, iFlix, UK Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Miovision, Olympusat, PhotoVogue, Royale International Group, Veracode
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