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We performed a comparison between Tyk and WSO2 API Manager 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.
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Pros
"You can set up workflows and write limited pieces of logic.""The portal for developers that this solution provides has great functionality.""The most valuable feature is the load balancing with the circuit-breaker function.""The scalability is very good. That was a key factor in the selection, like how it could be pushed to high volume and scalability, which seemed to be very good.""The feature I find most valuable is that this solution allows us to manage our security.""It is a good product for API management."

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"It's very scalable, which is one of the best features.""Helped us to quickly publish our Microservice APIs and enforcing different policies against them, it comes up with features like Security, Throttling policy and it provides complete access to customize API's which actually saves development effort and time.""Its open-source features are very good, especially for your production work.""The product is easy to use.""The flexibility is definitely a highlight. We have flexible mapping capabilities, allowing us to provide common mappings or create custom ones as needed.""This is a flexible and versatile API management solution that has the power to integrate with more than just API.""As far as I am aware this solution is the first API Publisher that allows you to create and publish API and to manage the API lifecycle.""A complete integration suite and a good platform."

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Cons
"In terms of our usage, the main area of concern is that they tend to build enhancements slightly ahead of the considerations for what those enhancements and extensions are. So it could be slightly better communication with the customer base that would be my main issue with them.""I would like to see some additional features like having some extensions for .NET core because we use it for our back-end language.""Sometimes when new features are released, they are not immediately stable.""We would like a better tool for generating documentation for the APIs to be developed.""It is a young product and does not have the kind of brand recognition that would make it a more popular solution with our clients.""We ran it for a while, but then we decided to move away from Tyk, because Tyk's cloud version, the SaaS version, has a significant limitation of limited flexibility, so you can't program very much."

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"Providing easy configuration for email and SMS notifications, layout and customization of admin and developer landing pages.""Based on our recent large scaling project, the latency needs to be improved.""I would like it to be a more stable solution. Maybe in the last version that is approved. For me it would be good if they had a community established version.""WSO2 API Manager could increase their security compliance.""Integration is an area that needs to be improved.""WSO2 API Manager could improve the API approval system.""The stability is pretty good, but it could be improved.""I would like it to be a more convenient development platform with the ability to write orchestrations and so on. Our problem with this product is that in my country, we are the only enterprise that has been using this product. We're missing a lot of knowledge from colleagues to consult with, and we also aren't able to recruit people with relevant skills. It is a big problem. The small team that is maintaining this product is the only team that can actually relate to any technical issue. The support that we're getting from the company is not great. There is also a cultural gap there because they're from Sri Lanka, and it is not easy. They're putting in a lot of effort, but they are not meeting our expectations."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price is low compared to other products of a similar type."
  • "There are different versions and plans available depending on the requirements, so there is flexibility in terms of the pricing."
  • "It had a free version, which suited many of our needs, but not all, but we were happy to go ahead with the licensed version as well, which is the paid version."
  • "We are using the open-source version of this product, so there are no licensing costs for its use."
  • "The cost curve is far smoother, both in terms of volume and the number of calls it's running on, compared to most competitors. So it's a tad more expensive at the very low end, but the curve is nothing like Apigee or some of the others."
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  • "We use the open-source version — the free version."
  • "We have not opted for the paid version of WSO2 but we have implemented the free and open source WSO2 software to a great extent and it is working as per our expectation."
  • "There is a subscription-based pricing structure and also the open-sourced version available."
  • "It's not expensive, but it could be cheaper."
  • "I think the other competitors that are providing the same solution are quite expensive. WSO2 API Manager is quite cheap."
  • "WSO2 API Manager is a low-cost solution. It is one of the most affordable solutions."
  • "We use the open-source version of WSO2 API Manager, there is no cost."
  • "It is costly, around ten thousand per year, per instance"
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The scalability is very good. That was a key factor in the selection, like how it could be pushed to high volume and scalability, which seemed to be very good.
    Top Answer:The pricing is actually quite competitive. In Azure environments, it gets beaten by Microsoft API Gateway, but on the other hand, it offers some features that Microsoft lacks. So it really comes down… more »
    Top Answer:In terms of our usage, the main area of concern is that they tend to build enhancements slightly ahead of the considerations for what those enhancements and extensions are. So it could be slightly… more »
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:WSO2 team recommends mTLS as security. Recently, my company faced some issues when implementing mTLS between the DB and front-end applications. My company needs Technical help from WSO2's team to deal… more »
    Top Answer:I use the solution in my company as an enterprise application that will be placed in more than 175 places across the world, which would be in different countries. As an API management tool, it will be… more »
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    Tyk
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    Overview
    Tyk is an open source API Gateway that is fast and scalable, an API management platform featuring an API gateway, analytics, developer portal and dashboard. Available in three flavours to best suit your architecture and governance. We offer full cloud or on-premises options, and the best of both worlds with our unique hybrid model. www.tyk.io

    WSO2 API Manager is a comprehensive platform that allows organizations to design, publish, and manage APIs. 

    It provides a centralized interface for API governance, security, and analytics. 

    With features like API monetization and developer portal, it enables businesses to drive innovation and create new revenue streams.

    Sample Customers
    Trip Advisor, Juniper Networks, AT&T
    1. eBay 2. StubHub 3. Cisco 4. Verizon 5. T-Mobile 6. Vodafone 7. Orange 8. BT Group 9. Telstra 10. Deutsche Telekom 11. Swisscom 12. AT&T 13. Sprint 14. Telefonica 15. O2 16. British Airways 17. Lufthansa 18. Emirates 19. Qatar Airways 20. Etihad Airways 21. Air France 22. KLM 23. American Express 24. Visa 25. Mastercard 26. PayPal 27. Western Union 28. Citibank 29. HSBC 30. Barclays 31. Santander 32. Goldman Sachs
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company21%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Government6%
    Retailer6%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm23%
    Computer Software Company23%
    Comms Service Provider15%
    Educational Organization15%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Government7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise59%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise60%
    Buyer's Guide
    Tyk vs. WSO2 API Manager
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Tyk vs. WSO2 API Manager and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Tyk is ranked 16th in API Management with 2 reviews while WSO2 API Manager is ranked 7th in API Management with 17 reviews. Tyk is rated 7.6, while WSO2 API Manager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Tyk writes "Fastest to get up and running and fewer idiosyncrasies than competitors". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WSO2 API Manager writes "Though a scalable tool, it needs to make the implementation of certain communication protocols easier". Tyk is most compared with Apache APISIX, Traefik Enterprise, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management and Kong Enterprise, whereas WSO2 API Manager is most compared with Apigee, Kong Enterprise, Amazon API Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management and Layer7 API Management. See our Tyk vs. WSO2 API Manager report.

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