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Azure API Management

Overview

What is Azure API Management?

Microsoft's Azure API Management supports creation of API.

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Easy APIM

8 out of 10
January 16, 2021
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Pricing

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Consumption

0.042 per 10,000 calls

Cloud
Lightweight and serverless version of API Management service, billed per execution

Developer

$48.04

Cloud
per month Non-production use cases and evaluations

Basic

$147.17

Cloud
per month Entry-level production use cases

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://azure.microsoft.com/en…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $0.04 per 10,000 calls
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Product Demos

Extend your SAP applications and data to innovate on Azure | Azure Friday

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Azure API Management for serverless applications | Azure Friday

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Introduction to API Management on Microsoft Azure

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Azure API Management Core Concept - step by step tutorial for beginners

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Modernize your API stack with GraphQL and Azure API Management | Azure Friday

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Diagnose and solve problems with Azure API Management | Azure Friday

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Product Details

What is Azure API Management?

Azure API Management Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft's Azure API Management supports creation of API.

Azure API Management starts at $0.042.

Reviewers rate API monitoring and logging highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of Azure API Management are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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July 27, 2021

Azure API Management, perfect tool for API Management and Security

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Actually most of the work in Projects these days are managed via the use of APIs. However the security and management of APIs is a key aspect which is being done through Azure API Management or shortly APIM. Mostly it is used across the organizational levels. Through Azure API Management, we have mostly integrated different kinds of APIs right from Agricultural based APIs to Banking and Finance data APIs.
Pros and Cons
  • Management of APIs
  • Security of the API through Azure AD, AD B2C etc.
  • Providing an outer layer through APIs
  • The rate-limit-by-key policy need to be properly adjusted to maximize the benefits
Likelihood to Recommend
Wherever we want to maintain the security of the API and the ingredient data is very confidential, we must use this service. Also, if we would like to manage a large number of API at one go, we must use it. However, for few general APIs, we can avoid the Azure API Management use due to the overall cost strategy.
Azure API Management Feature Ratings
API Management (7)
80%
8.0
API access control
90%
9.0
Rate limits and usage policies
50%
5.0
API usage data
90%
9.0
API user onboarding
90%
9.0
API versioning
90%
9.0
Usage billing and payments
50%
5.0
API monitoring and logging
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • We can always think of positive ROI impact on business
  • It helps to easily facilitate the design, deployment, and maintenance of our APIs
Alternatives Considered
N/A
Other Software Used
August 09, 2019

The color of money is Azure (API Management)

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Consumer Goods Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are lightly managing and pushing out a few APIs to internal customers using Azure API Management. We are exploring pushing them out to a few of our external partners, but have not done so yet. It is a small catalog of APIs we are managing, but they work well and are easier to keep track of with this tool. It helps keep our policies in order and therefore users know what to expect.
Pros and Cons
  • The policy management process is very good. Without solid policies, you run the risk of poor performance or miscommunications. We’ve been very successful with our API catalog as long as we maintain solid policies.
  • Along with the policies, the security is very easy to manage, and you can control things from a simple Azure dashboard, including groups and levels.
  • The seamless connection to Azure App Service and Service Fabric is a great bonus, as everything is kept within an easy to manage portal with a common look and feel.
  • Lack of robustness is a bit of an issue. Several other providers offer more options and capabilities, but then, they are lacking in interface ease.
  • As with anything Azure, pricing is really hard to stay on top of. I always find that you really don’t know what you’re paying for until you get the bill. Having an excellent Azure Administrator can help resolve that.
  • Integrating with app services outside of Azure can be a challenge, or at least much more challenging than just using Azure App Services.
Likelihood to Recommend
If you are an Azure Cloud shop, or are moving in that direction, this is a great tool to start using. You can try with a few small APIs; we began with building some internal APIs that allow us to connect some of our SQL DBs to the Azure Maps service, and we had great luck and things have been running smoothly for six months now. We are expanding the use internally and looking to expand further to external partners as well.
Azure API Management Feature Ratings
API Management (7)
97.14285714285714%
9.7
API access control
100%
10.0
Rate limits and usage policies
100%
10.0
API usage data
100%
10.0
API user onboarding
100%
10.0
API versioning
100%
10.0
Usage billing and payments
80%
8.0
API monitoring and logging
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • 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.
Alternatives Considered
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 ability to link so many different services under a subscription is the magic of Azure, and it’s hard not to make good use of that.
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