Item: Oracle API Manager
Rating: 8
Author: Jared Jacobson

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It has been used in my department for over 5 years.

Pros and Cons

Create proxy services to publish as APIs
Add decorative metadata to APIs
Manager Portal to search for APIs of interest

Access the backend service API's could be faster
Configuring the WebLogic Domain was a little confusing
Creating Proxy Services to be published

Return on Investment

It has allowed us to get up to speed quicker
Has cost us less money to train people
Has allowed us to better manage new API's

Alternatives Considered

IBM API Connect and IBM DataPower Gateway

Oracle API Manager is much easier to learn and understand then IBM Data Power Gateway and IBM API Connect. We selected Oracle API Manager in our company because to have a good intuitive interface with drag and drop features and because beginners and easily get up to speed to use this tool.

Key Insights

Do you think Oracle API Manager delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Oracle API Manager's feature set?

Yes

Did Oracle API Manager live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Oracle API Manager go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Oracle API Manager again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian JIRA Align (formerly AgileCraft), Acquia Digital Experience Platform

Likelihood to Recommend

It's a great tool when you are creating Oracle APIs. The instructions given for accessing the Oracle Service Bus Console, creating Proxy Services to be published as API's, how to Activate the session, adding metadata, and publishing APIs to the API Manager Portal are very precise. Instructions on how to edit the metadata of an API are also very good.

Great product for managing APIs

Overall Satisfaction with Oracle API Manager