We performed a comparison between IBM API Connect and Layer7 API Management 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."The technical support is good. Whenever we need anything, we have our IT team work with IBM to change whatever requirement is needed."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is very easy to use and is something that is easily configurable."
"It has all of the tools that are needed for the specific mission."
"This is a very easy to use solution."
"The gateway is the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"The ability for all of our web applications to share standard functions and documents easily is valuable."
"The most valuable features are stability and security."
"It is quite stable. We've not had any problem. It has made for a good buy because we are finding that other companies that have similar set ups go down maybe once a month."
"It's pretty easy to use, and once we have templating set up we can add new APIs, at least through the gateway, and apply the security to them; it takes a minute."
"We are able to go to market very quickly and deploy our functionalities very quickly."
"The most valuable feature is that it enables me to present data in the format that the client wants to consume it. That client might be a visualization tool, that client might be a report, that client might be a customer's API requirements."
"Almost all security features are available out-of-the-box and can be deployed rapidly."
"The security checking authentication is our primary use case for this solution."
"It is helpful to have a central API that is hosted and managed."
"The Gateway can front our APIs very easily."
"I work for an information security company. CA API Management is capable of using tokens for authorization to manage access control for the APIs."
"The solution is not scalable."
"Debugging could be improved."
"It is expensive within this class of products."
"Extracting the data could be improved."
"The solution could improve security and performance."
"Understanding the architecture, deployment criteria, and communication methods of the installation can be time-consuming."
"The automation and the simplicity could be improved."
"Different versions of the same thing can mean unnecessary duplication."
"They need a workflow for the API Developer Portal, where the process only allows requests to go to the correct person."
"The development portal could be improved."
"There is a need for the migration of policies, better reporting, and monitoring integration."
"The interface should be improved."
"As a SaaS product, control over some configuration elements and environments is lost."
"What is really important is that they offer the solution as a service, on a subscription or monthly basis, which will make it more attractive. That is where the market is headed. There are competitors within the industry that are doing that currently. I would encourage CA to do that."
"As the number of instances increases, its complexity of installation increases if you do not use the OVA."
"The delivery is bulky in terms of implementation. Its price could also be better. It is a very good product as compared to CA API, Google API, and WSO2 API, but its price is high. From the cloud-native perspective, some new features need to be added. It could also be made simpler to implement."
IBM API Connect is ranked 5th in API Management with 73 reviews while Layer7 API Management is ranked 10th in API Management with 110 reviews. IBM API Connect is rated 8.0, while Layer7 API Management is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM API Connect writes "Offers basic API orchestration and provides robust security and governance features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Layer7 API Management writes "Has great drag-and-drop features and it requires minimal coding ". IBM API Connect is most compared with IBM DataPower Gateway, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and IBM Cloud Pak for Integration, whereas Layer7 API Management is most compared with Apigee, Kong Gateway Enterprise, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Amazon API Gateway and IBM DataPower Gateway. See our IBM API Connect vs. Layer7 API Management report.
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