Layer7 API Management Pricing

Ronald D'Souza - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Consultant for CA Southern Africa at Hyperion Holding Pty Ltd

It is an enterprise solution so it is expensive with licensing costs but the goodies in the new SKUs compensate for the high cost.

Goodies include:

1. APM Precision Monitoring

2. API Developer Portal

3. Integration with Mobile (MAG, MQTT, Mobile SDK, and Mobile Application Service)

4. Support (International and local support)

5. Capability to Burst on High load requirement

6. Options in form factors (Appliance, Docker, OpenShift Kubernetes)

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Aniket Karle - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Developer at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees

The cost depends on how many licenses you are trying to acquire. There is 
a perpetual licensing fee, and then you pay annually for support and maintenance. The price is competitive with other solutions. 

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Arpit Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise API Architect at Al-Futtaim Group

When it comes to pricing, I think we cracked a good deal with Broadcom on Layer7. It may be because of the COVID-19 situation. Whatever the reason, from a pricing perspective we have found the solution to be a good deal for us.  

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Layer7 API Management
March 2024
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SM
Director IT Services at Telomeres

Pricing for Layer7 API Management is excellent, so it's an eight out of ten. The product is less expensive than other solutions. Layer7 API Management charges you based on the number of transactions, so the enterprise-level pricing my company got was excellent.

My company pays for Layer7 API Management yearly. It only pays for the standard licensing fees.

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VK
Enterprise Integration Architect at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

The pricing for Layer 7 varies, and there is no standard rate. It depends on negotiation skills and factors like the number of users and devices. In our case, the initial offer was good, but as we added capacity, it became costly. It is not very cheap, but with the right offer, it can be affordable.

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SZ
CA Layer 7 API Gateway Administrator at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The product is moderately priced. 

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SP
Sr. Systems Engineer at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I think it's competitive. It's not that expensive when you compare CA with the Oracle product. I also haven't seen the latest pricing for the virtual gateways, but what I have seen seems to be reasonably priced.

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RaviVerma1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead API Engineer at Boubyan Bank

The price of Layer7 API Management is reasonable compared to Apigee.

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VN
Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Layer7 API Management is cheaper than Apigee. 

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RB
Principal Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The product has a yearly license, which is not so pricey.

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ES
API Technical Lead at Sanlam

Keep in mind the product licensing outside of the vendor stack, e.g., if you opt not to use the embedded SQL.

If you do a TCO of more than five years, then you will see a big jump in costs for some vendors.

Make sure you cater for all environments. We went in with three environments but some businesses that came onboard later on required up to five. This probably depends on the complexity of your business. 

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MJ
Lead Architect at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

For what we are after, the pricing is okay. It is competitive.

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AS
ALiBS Solutions at ALiBS Solutions

This solution is a bit more expensive than competitors.

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AT
GM - Head of Digital Transformation at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

We weren't comfortable with the pricing of licensing. It was slightly more expensive than its competitors.

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it_user881124 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

We need to know the ROI three years down the line. In terms of minimizing cost and licensing issues, I would suggest that you not buy piecemeal.

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YH
Software Developer III at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

There is an annual license for the use of this solution. I think we are paying for some support maintenance fees, included in that license. I don't know how it works. They should provide more information.

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it_user17886 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, IT Security & IT Office of the CIO at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We knew we needed some kind of API security gateway to basically sit on the edge of our network and police what could get in, and do other things like translate API calls. We wanted a simple API call to be translatable to multiple backend system. Before we were just using traditional web proxy servers, not really API focused.

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it_user882708 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development - Alliances and Partnerships at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I feel the product's pricing is a good value.

In terms of licensing, currently, they are available for as perpetual from CA. What is really important is that they offer the solution as a service, on a subscription or monthly basis,  which will make it more attractive. That is where the market is headed. There are competitors within the industry that are doing that currently. I would encourage CA to do that.

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PB
Computer Scientist at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

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. We have around 20 licenses so for that, the pretty is pretty high. That's what he says.

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SP
Sr. Systems Engineer at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

CA has great pricing for gateways, so negotiate with your sales team.

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GS
Technical Director at SoftPro

It has a reasonable pricing model by instance.

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SM
CEO at Next Generation Technocom Pvt Ltd

Our customers found the product’s cost a little higher. They are looking for open-source solutions.

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Stefan Zivanovic - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Consultant at CyberGate Dfenese

There are various licensing models for Layer7 API Management. We have to buy additional licenses to get new versions.

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it_user778611 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Lead Engineer at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees

Purchase 4.0 now and wait until they flush out the 4.1 problems.

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BC
IT / Enterprise Architect, IT Consultant at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

We bought the product long ago. At that time it was a reasonably low price and it was a perpetual user's license. There was no need for additional licenses.  

It was a great deal if you look at it in that perspective. I think that there are some costs for maintenance that we are being charged, but that is not really something to worry about and it seems fair.  

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VK
Senior Technology Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Pricing is competitive. CA is ready to offer attractive discounts.

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it_user882714 - PeerSpot reviewer
Experts in Integration Models at a consultancy with 5,001-10,000 employees

We are a partner with our own prices.

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it_user639678 - PeerSpot reviewer
OSS Enterprise Architect

There has a been a lot of confusion with pricing and licenses, especially around the number of cores. In addition, don't underestimate the effort required to build a HA/FT/DR instance of this for both the Gateway and the Developer Portal. Be aware of additional licenses for your warm standby. Ensure you get plenty of non-production licenses.

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SW
Automation Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

It is a pricey product, although priced to the market. 

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MM
General Manager at Global SEIS

The price of Layer7 API Management is too high and should be reduced. However, it is a good solution in the market.

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SH
Sr. Tech lead at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I do not have any experience with the pricing or licensing of the product.

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SG
student at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is in the lowest price range for such products but the pricing model needs to be changed.

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it_user701361 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Not sure on that front.

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it_user399735 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The pricing and licensing issues are done by other staff members. I have no idea on how much it costs or what the pricing structures look like.

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SM
CEO at Next Generation Technocom Pvt Ltd

It was very high at that time. We are a Broadcom CA partner, and we got it only for testing purposes. We didn't pay anything for it.

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it_user674037 - PeerSpot reviewer
Transformation and Change Management Leader at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Subscription licensing and pricing are competitive with other solutions.

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it_user635433 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech company with 201-500 employees

There are now two licensing tiers - Essential and Enterprise - whereas before there used to be only one. Make sure you’re buying the correct one for your needs.

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it_user898710 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

CA API Management has a licensing path. If you want more features, it requires more licenses and more installation time.

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AS
Practice Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

It is definitely competitively priced. Working with your local AM can help you achieve a pricing level that’s suitable to your needs.

It comes with many options, so do discuss your future roadmap with a CA Solution Strategist to advise you on the proper model.

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SK
Technical Consultant at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

I feel that it is costly for small/medium-sized companies.

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it_user607752 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant

Depends on the client's requirements.

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it_user667791 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Infrastructure Architect with 11-50 employees

If the CA pricing for API management would be a little lower, they would be able to cover a broader market.

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it_user502011 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Java Developer/ Solution Architect at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

One of the reasons for choosing it was that we were already using CA products, such as SiteMinder. It provides easy integration with SiteMinder, and because both are CA products, we therefore expected better support.

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RS
Consultor de segurança at a tech company with 1-10 employees

Our CA API Management license is for five years with no additional cost other than the standard licensing fees.

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it_user760710 - PeerSpot reviewer
Development Manager API Management - Digital Technology Services at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

Consider if you need this advanced tool to undertake simple API management. Costly solution which is designed for heavy duty and complex work.

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Buyer's Guide
Layer7 API Management
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Layer7 API Management. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.