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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure API Management and webMethods.io Integration 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Azure API Management vs. webMethods.io Integration Report (Updated: March 2024).
772,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Monitoring: It gives us a detailed overview of how clients are using the API and it allows us to see the consumption trends in real-time.""The package as a whole is useful for our customers.""This solution is very flexible, and it's very compatible with the other Azure products.""The mediation and translation from SOAP to REST technology makes it possible to open up legacy systems that couldn't be opened before.""The most valuable features are the API and integrations.""The ability to easily connect back to Service Fabric is the most important for us.""Most of the features are valuable to me.""I like the support they provide for the APIs more than the solution itself. First of all, documentation-wise, both Microsoft Azure and even Google Cloud are up there. But in comparison, the real-time consulting and support for APIs make Microsoft stand out a little. I also like the performance. Standard public cloud provider-built APIs are more resilient and flexible in terms of what feature you want to use and what feature you don't want to use, and they're more customizable. They are more resilient in terms of performance in that particular environment because that is the design aspect of the offering. When public clouds build APIs and deploy them after testing them on their framework for a certain amount of time, I feel there is a massive difference in the product's performance. On the interface, everything is strong."

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"Oracle's self-service capabilities, of which we make extensive use, is the most valuable feature.""There's hardware, software and application integration, providing hosting flexibility.""It's easy to construct new interfaces like apps and client portals.""Our use case is for integration factory for SAP. It is mostly for SAP integration.""I like the tool's scalability.""The solution is scalable.""The connectivity that the tool provides, along with the functionalities needed for our company's business, are some of the beneficial aspects of the product."

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Cons
"Microsoft Azure API Management is lagging behind Apigee and should also have a better CICD process.""Performance issues from this platform need to be sorted out.""One of the most important improvements for us would be if it supported the HTTP/3 version and new protocol over a quick connection.""Multi-tenant functionalities is missing from the system, especially when it comes to the developer code of features.""I would like to see more security features become available.""Microsoft Azure API Management needs to improve stability.""If I compare this solution to others I have used in other phases of my life, having APIM being an Azure resource, it is easy to configure and deploy. However, this conversely reduced the flexibility. The difficulty is how do we configure it in a manner that a larger enterprise would probably want it to be. This creates a bit more complexity, working around the constraints of the resource itself. If comparing it to other solutions, it is more of a legacy design with an older approach. The various level components are still around resembling an on-premise type of design similar to other solutions, such as Apigee or Mulesoft. They are still predominantly carrying some legacy design. Which might be suited for organizations where they have a more complex network layout. APIM is easy to deploy, but on the other side of that, it is constrained to how Azure has designed it to be.""Microsoft Azure API Management could improve the documentation. The documentation feels like marketing information and not sufficient technical information. Your easiest option is to purchase services from a Microsoft partner and this is their marketing."

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"The solution's release management feature could be better.""The product's stability is an area of concern where improvements are required.""webMethods.io Integration's installation is complex. It should also improve integration and connectors.""I am not satisfied with the solution because it takes too much effort to migrate and add new information. The migration could be easier.""Rules engine processes and BPM processes should be improved.""The products, at the moment, are new and there should perhaps be support for the older version of the protocols.""It is difficult to maintain."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The developer and standard pricing tiers of Azure API Management are very competitive compared to other products."
  • "It's being paid monthly."
  • "Based on the resources that we are leveraging, the price we are paying to use this solution is slightly higher than other competitors. In a few cases, it has its own advantage in some resources."
  • "Since this is a cloud-based solution you have to abide by those financial limits, this creates some different challenges compared to other solutions."
  • "The licensing fees are expensive."
  • "The price of the solution is reasonable compared to others."
  • "Since everyone is isocentric here, it is reasonable for me."
  • "We pay for a yearly license."
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  • "The pricing is a yearly license."
  • "webMethods.io Integration's pricing is high and has yearly subscription costs."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: Apigee offers both cloud-based and on-prem options while Microsoft Azure API Management currently only offers a cloud-based solution. Both solutions are easy to use. Apigee allows for the ability… more »
    Top Answer:If you use Azure products, API Management is a great solution. It solves many of the problems of externalizing web services. For example, when you need versioning, establish a developer portal and… more »
    Top Answer:Microsoft Azure API Management is a good, comprehensive solution for enterprise implementation.
    Top Answer:The connectivity that the tool provides, along with the functionalities needed for our company's business, are some of the beneficial aspects of the product.
    Top Answer:The main reason my company decided to replace webMethods.io Integration is because of the integration capabilities in the newer versions of the tool. Whenever there is a new version of webMethods.io… more »
    Top Answer:In my company, the solution is used for SAP Integration.
    Ranking
    1st
    out of 66 in API Management
    Views
    37,488
    Comparisons
    30,819
    Reviews
    32
    Average Words per Review
    458
    Rating
    7.8
    29th
    out of 66 in API Management
    Views
    1,309
    Comparisons
    1,079
    Reviews
    4
    Average Words per Review
    416
    Rating
    7.3
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Azure API Management, MS Azure API Management
    webMethods Integration Cloud, Software AG webMethods Integration Cloud
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    Overview

    Microsoft Azure API Management is a reliable and scalable way to publish, consume, and manage APIs running on an Microsoft Azure platform. Azure API Management provides all essential tools required for end-to-end management of APIs. It ensures optimal performance of the APIs by tracking and enforcing usage and authentication.

    Microsoft Azure API Management is primarily used to provide a central interface to create, provision, and manage APIs for web and cloud applications and services. Today's innovative enterprises are adopting API architectures to accelerate growth. With Microsoft Azure API Management, businesses can streamline their work across hybrid and multi cloud environments with a unified place to manage all their APIs.

    Microsoft Azure API Management Features

    Microsoft Azure API Management has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Manage APIs across clouds and on premises: Optimize API traffic flow by deploying API gateways side by side with the APIs hosted in Azure, other clouds, and on premises. Meet security and compliance requirements with a unified management experience and full visibility across all APIs.
    • Customized usage limits: By applying authentication, authorization, and usage limits, you can protect your resources by controlling how data and services are exposed to employees, partners, and customers.
    • API-first approaches: Accelerate your business by building apps faster and delivering immediate value to customers through API-first approaches. This helps you decouple front- and back-end teams through API mocking, API revisions and versioning, and automated API documentation.
    • Customizable developer portal: Improve API discoverability by creating a customizable developer portal for all your APIs. This enables you to simply manage and share APIs with internal teams, external partners, and customers.
    • Facades for back-end services: Transform your existing services and automatically turn legacy web services into modern REST-based APIs using facades.
    • Security for your API’s: Keep all your APIs behind a single static IP or domain, and help protect them with tokens, keys, and IP filtering.

    Microsoft Azure API Management Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing Microsoft Azure API Management. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Monitor the health of APIs, configure throttling, identify errors, and rate limits.
    • Enforce flexible and fine-grained quotas and rate limits. Modify the shape and behavior of your APIs using policies. Improve latency and scale your APIs with response caching.
    • Connect on-premises APIs to cloud services by creating a façade that lets you safely integrate.
    • Create and manage user roles and define end-to-end API usage policies.
    • Consolidate and manage thousands of APIs across multiple platforms in a central interface.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Microsoft Azure API Management stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Some of these include its DevOps integration, its easy setup, and its dynamic pricing. PeerSpot users take note of the advantages of these features in their reviews:

    Cecil S., a Software Engineer, writes of the solution, “The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure API Management is the developer portal because it's very quick and easy to get something published."

    Dmitri E., an Integration Architect at MiBanco, notes, “In particular, in API Management, used as front-end APIs, it's easy to manage. We use Microsoft due to the stability of the company. It is easy to set up. The solution is scalable. It is stable as a product as well.

    Software AG (Frankfurt MDAX: SOW) offers Freedom as a Service. We reimagine integration, spark business transformation and enable fast innovation on the Internet of Things so you can pioneer differentiating business models. We give you the freedom to connect and integrate any technology—from app to edge. We help you free data from silos so it’s shareable, usable and powerful—enabling you to make the best decisions and unlock entirely new possibilities for growth. Software AG has more than 4,700 employees, is active in 70 countries and had revenues of € 866 million in 2018.

    Sample Customers
    adnymics GmbH, LG CNS, Centrebet, netfabb GmbH, MedPlast, Accelera Solutions, Sochi Organizing Committee, realzeit GmbH, Opensistemas
    Autosen, A1 Digital, Cintas
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Comms Service Provider5%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Insurance Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise58%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise69%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business14%
    Large Enterprise86%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise71%
    Buyer's Guide
    Microsoft Azure API Management vs. webMethods.io Integration
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Azure API Management vs. webMethods.io Integration and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Microsoft Azure API Management is ranked 1st in API Management with 68 reviews while webMethods.io Integration is ranked 29th in API Management with 7 reviews. Microsoft Azure API Management is rated 7.8, while webMethods.io Integration is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure API Management writes "Efficiently manages and monetizes API ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of webMethods.io Integration writes "Though the tool provides great connectivity functionality, it needs to be made more stable". Microsoft Azure API Management is most compared with Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Kong Gateway Enterprise and Apache APISIX, whereas webMethods.io Integration is most compared with webMethods Integration Server, SAP Cloud Platform, Apigee, Microsoft Azure Logic Apps and Amazon API Gateway. See our Microsoft Azure API Management vs. webMethods.io Integration report.

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