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Apache APISIX vs. Azure API Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apache APISIX
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Apache APISIX provides traffic management features like Load Balancing, Dynamic Upstream, Canary Release, Circuit Breaking, Authentication, and Observability. Apache APISIX lets the user build Cloud-Native Microservices API gateways, delivering performance, security, open source and scalable platform for APIs and microservices. It is free and open source, available on the Apache 2.0 license.N/A
Azure API Management
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft's Azure API Management supports creation of API.
$0.04
Lightweight and serverless version of API Management service, billed per execution
Pricing
Apache APISIXAzure API Management
Editions & Modules
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Consumption
0.042 per 10,000 calls
Lightweight and serverless version of API Management service, billed per execution
Developer
$48.04
per month Non-production use cases and evaluations
Basic
$147.17
per month Entry-level production use cases
Standard
$686.72
per month Medium-volume production use cases
Premium
$2,795.17
per month High-volume or enterprise production use cases
Isolated
TBA
per month Enterprise production use cases requiring high degree of isolation
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Apache APISIXAzure API Management
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Apache APISIXAzure API Management
Considered Both Products
Apache APISIX

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Azure API Management
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Azure API Management
Apigee is by Google and seems to be promising. The cost seems high though. With Azure, we do not have to make any special purchases. CapEx vs OpEx! But, Apigee could be more environment independent compared to Azure APIM. The promise of speed by Apigee is also better compared …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Azure API Management
It’s a great tool, and so easy to seamlessly connect into your current Azure world that it’s hard not to look at it or even test the waters with it. It’s priced well, and is feature-rich enough to accomplish most tasks. I think the ease of having everything together and the …
Gordon Lo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gordon Lo
Digital Solutions Architect
Chose Azure API Management
Azure APIM vs Amazon API Gateway:
1) Azure APIM was a complete package that included a developer portal.
2) We are very Microsoft centric - so the Microsoft product suite aligned very well with our business needs.
Features
Apache APISIXAzure API Management
API Management
Comparison of API Management features of Product A and Product B
Apache APISIX
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Ratings
Azure API Management
8.0
Ratings
5% below category average
API access control00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Rate limits and usage policies00 Ratings5.40 Ratings
API usage data00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
API user onboarding00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
API versioning00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Usage billing and payments00 Ratings5.20 Ratings
API monitoring and logging00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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8.0
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User Testimonials
Apache APISIXAzure API Management
Likelihood to Recommend
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The range of policies that enable the APIs to loosely couple it with security, rate limit, retry, etc. are good. We can easily tie authentication mechanisms to external and other internal services without having to modify the backend.
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Pros
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  • Management of APIs
  • Security of the API through Azure AD, AD B2C etc.
  • Providing an outer layer through APIs
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Cons
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  • Cost - the upfront cost is a bit restrictive. I've been told it is because there are a few underlying VMs that are running this service. So if you're just starting out with API management, it can be an expensive proposition. Value increases as you add additional APIs. If you're using Azure B2C for the developer portal, you'll require Standard or Premium since they support AAD integration.
  • Security granularity - at time of writing, APIM doesn't support breaking out operations to products. For example, if you have an API that has a GET and a POST operation, and you want the POST operation to require a different subscription. There is a work around, but it makes management a bit messy.
  • Developer and Publisher portal - it's a little weird. Microsoft hasn't migrated all the publisher portal functionality into the "native" Azure portal. So some of it feels a little weird - especially when working with the content management side of things for the developer portal.
  • Scaling - while it's easy to scale up, the cost of APIM ramps up very quickly. Standard -> Premium is a 4x jump.
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Gordon Lo
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Alternatives Considered
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Azure APIM vs Amazon API Gateway:
1) Azure APIM was a complete package that included a developer portal.
2) We are very Microsoft centric - so the Microsoft product suite aligned very well with our business needs.
3) It was faster and easier to stand up Azure APIM for testing than it was for the Amazon API Gateway.
Gordon Lo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gordon Lo
Digital Solutions Architect
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Return on Investment
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  • It’s really pay as you go, so it's not that costly to get in and try it out. There’s no expensive client to buy and manage, but you do need to stay on top of the rapidly changing Azure environment to be sure you upgrade or adjust when needed.
  • It’s not great having more than one API tool, but it’s ok to spread out your work, as you always want the right tool for the right job. For example, if you are a Salesforce-heavy organization, I’d go with Mule over Azure.
  • It was easy getting an external consultant access to the tool to build their own API for a project they were working on for us.
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