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 |