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One of the best definitions of API management is the one introduced by APIacademy:
Creating a centralized API architecture that makes the process of composing, securing and managing high-performance interfaces significantly simpler and more consistent.
| Name | Type | License | Market segment | Strong Points |
| 3scale | Agent, Proxy | Commercial | Startups to Enterprises | Wide range of tools |
| ApiAxle | Proxy | GPL | SMBs to Enterprises | |
| Apigee Proxy | Proxy | Commercial | SMBs to Enterprises | Powerful Analytics |
| Axway | Proxy | Commercial | SMBs to Enterprises | |
| CA Layer7 | Proxy | Commercial | Enterprises | Advanced support for mobile applications |
| Dell Boomi Api Management | Agent,
Proxy |
Commercial | SMBs to Enterprises | |
| IBM API Management | Agent, Proxy | Commercial | Enterprises Large Scale | User friendly |
| Nevatech Sentinet | Agent, Proxy | Commercial | SMBs to Enterprises | User friendly |
| Mashape | Proxy | Commercial | Startups to Enterprises Monetization | Discoverabilty |
| Mashery | Agent, Proxy | Commercial | SMBs to Enterprises | API strategy services |
| Microsoft’s Azure API Management | Agent, Proxy | Commercial | Startups to Enterprises | Cloud |
| Amazon API Gateway | Agent, Proxy | Commercial | Startups to Enterprises | Cloud |
| MuleSoft | Proxy | Commercial | Enterprises | Based on proven open source technology, programmableweb |
| Oracle SOA | Proxy | Commercial | Enterprises | Large scale, SOA |
| Akana (formely SOA Software) | Proxy | Commercial | Enterprises | |
| WSO2 | Agent, Proxy | Apache | Startups to Enterprises | Open source |
| APIMAN | Agent, Proxy | Apache | Startups to Enterprises | Open source |
| apiscience | Proxy | Commercial | Startups to Enterprises | |
| apimetrics | Proxy | Commercial | Startups to Enterprises | |
| Fusio | Agent, Proxy | GNU | Startups to Enterprises | Open source |
| smartbear | Agent, Proxy | Commercial | Startups to Enterprises |