Oracle API Platform Cloud Service is a cheap solution. I have never seen any other product which is as cheap as Oracle API Platform Cloud Service.

There are no additional costs apart from the standard licensing fee. We also received a discount.

On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Oracle API Platform Cloud Service’s pricing one out of ten.

The solution is expensive to scale.

Oracle have switched to a new consumption based model - if you're an existing Oracle PaaS customer - migrate to that as it also brings additional benefits.

Look at the best practise for deployment - more than likely reduce your cost forecast

The pricing is for each logical gateway (a logical gateway can have multiple physical nodes).

The cost is very competitive for the average load that we expect. However, there is a minimum charge of one gateway, even if no gateway is active, so make good use of the trial before subscribing to check that the product is suitable.

Thinking about the general Gateway architecture is essential, especially with respect to the potential number of API Calls. Typical questions that should be answered in this context are:

• Where should the Gateways be deployed?
• Do we only need Gateways for external access (DMZ) or do we also need internal Gateways (Green Zone)?
• Which APIs need to be deployed to which Gateways?

To guarantee high availability of your API Gateway components, corresponding solutions should be established (Implementation of Load Balancers). This is especially important when you have critical SLAs like guaranteed availability.

Pricing depends on the specific services used. Some services are more affordable compared to other platforms, while some are more expensive. It also depends on the client's budget.

Not very expensive as compared to other API products.