We performed a comparison between Layer7 API Management and Oracle API Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and others in API Management."Every API that we get from external or from internal goes through this layer first, and it should not be a bottleneck. That was the problem we had before. Now it's no longer a bottleneck. It's more like a throughput, this process is less than 10 milliseconds for any particular API."
"Tech support is fast and responsive."
"The security checking authentication is our primary use case for this solution."
"It is a stable product."
"Scalability: API Gateway is easily scalable horizontally and managed easily."
"We are able to go to market very quickly and deploy our functionalities very quickly."
"The latest version that just came out at the first of October really was a powerful move in the right direction. I was very, very pleased with that because it allows now beginning to use information of things. We've got this IOT infrastructure that we can plug into, and for my use cases there are a lot of outdoor sensors that provide valuable information to my customers."
"Some of the performance matrix that API Gateway gives off, we monitor them via SNMP traps, and then we tie them into our monitoring system. You can actually monitor some of the latencies and some of the performance aspects of both API Gateways, as well back end services. So having that line of sight surely helps in terms DevOps."
"The most valuable features for us are security and centralization."
"The initial setup isn't overly difficult."
"It is very secure, easy to manage, and easy to configure. It is a web-based API. Moreover, we get direct support from Oracle guys."
"The security, the authentication, and the publishing qualities are great."
"Some problems with response time."
"There is still room for improvement for the CA API Developer Portal. It is still not on par with what the competencies are."
"One of the features that the tool provides is the ability to simply onboard new APIs to an existing security platform. We build all the policies for security upfront, and then we can add those policies pretty simply and straightforwardly to any new API that gets developed in the enterprise."
"The initial setup was very complex."
"There is a need for the migration of policies, better reporting, and monitoring integration."
"As the number of instances increases, its complexity of installation increases if you do not use the OVA."
"The API Development tool can be made more user-friendly by providing folder properties."
"Provide complete documentation with examples of usage on its build in assertion/function."
"We'd like it if they could reduce the cost without sacrificing on features."
"From an administration and developer point of view, the user interface and user experience are not great."
"Before gaining experience with the product, I found that it was not simple to use and things took longer to do than I had anticipated."
"Oracle should actively seek feedback and tailor the approach to client needs. It shouldn't always be about pushing additional products."
Layer7 API Management is ranked 10th in API Management with 109 reviews while Oracle API Management is ranked 20th in API Management with 5 reviews. Layer7 API Management is rated 8.4, while Oracle API Management is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Layer7 API Management writes "Has great drag-and-drop features and it requires minimal coding ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle API Management writes "Provides robust security for financial transactions and protects the ERP database from direct exposure". Layer7 API Management is most compared with Apigee, Kong Gateway Enterprise, Amazon API Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and Microsoft Azure API Management, whereas Oracle API Management is most compared with Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management and IBM API Connect.
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