We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure API Management and WSO2 API Manager based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Many users are heavily invested in Microsoft Azure products, making Microsoft Azure API Management more widely used and trusted. Additionally, WSO2 API lacks some new features and updated functionalities that other API solutions commonly provide. In terms of pricing, however, users are happier with WSO2.
"It is easy to use."
"API Management does not take long to deploy."
"The most valuable feature is the developer portal, which has source code examples in various programming languages to help developers learn the API."
"I like the API Management functions."
"It's easier to use and has more features than Google."
"Initial setup was quite easy."
"The ability to easily connect back to Service Fabric is the most important for us."
"The initial setup is not that complex, but there are certain challenges."
"WSO2 API Manager has a user-friendly model."
"The user interface is easy to navigate, and the documentation is extensive. It's open-source, so everything is available, and we can create what we need. That's not necessarily a feature, but it's an advantage."
"This solution is a little bit faster, easier to use, and has better integration than the other solutions I have experienced."
"The documentation is good."
"One of the great things about WSO2 API Manager is that it is so easy to adopt. And because it's an open source solution, we're able to extend the implementation any time to suit our company needs better."
"The most interesting feature is its Mac-based function."
"WSO2 API Manager is easy to use."
"It is possible to scale up and scale down with the solution...I can say that I have not seen any issues related to scalability."
"Microsoft Azure API Management is lagging behind Apigee and should also have a better CICD process."
"Technical support could be more flexible and try to meet the client's needs a bit more effectively."
"Price is the first thing that comes to mind. It's quite expensive, which could be a barrier for some users."
"It should be easier to integrate."
"Support for GraphQL could be better."
"Performance issues from this platform need to be sorted out."
"The API gateway can be very complex."
"Microsoft Azure API Management's most valuable features are the microservices we used to use. They were API callers to receive communication with the network and building system, to complete the request. The response would be through the processing system."
"WSO2 API Manager can be improved a lot relating to usability"
"API Manager is not easy to scale because some of its components lack scalability. It's a difficult point. Especially because companies are so cloud-based these days, microservice scalability is a major thing."
"I can say that user management is not really flexible. So, if I want to create 1,000 store users, I can't do it as a publisher. You have to register as a store user using the store URL."
"Lacks some new features and updated functionalities."
"The stability is pretty good, but it could be improved."
"WSO2 API Manager should improve its marketplace subscription model and documentation in order to reach a higher level in the market."
"Basically, mTLS is a certificate-based communication protocol that WSO2 API Manager doesn't support."
"Providing easy configuration for email and SMS notifications, layout and customization of admin and developer landing pages."
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Microsoft Azure API Management is ranked 1st in API Management with 68 reviews while WSO2 API Manager is ranked 8th in API Management with 33 reviews. Microsoft Azure API Management is rated 7.8, while WSO2 API Manager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure API Management writes "Efficiently manages and monetizes API ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WSO2 API Manager writes "Reliable with good capabilities and good support". Microsoft Azure API Management is most compared with Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Kong Gateway Enterprise and IBM DataPower Gateway, whereas WSO2 API Manager is most compared with Apigee, Kong Gateway Enterprise, Amazon API Gateway, Apache APISIX and 3scale API Management. See our Microsoft Azure API Management vs. WSO2 API Manager report.
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