Compare IBM API Connect and Tyk 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
$0.00
IBM API Connect
Star Rating
(162)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
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Star Rating
(40)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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Browse all 4 pricing plansIBM API Connect vs Tyk
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Tyk easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Tyk overall.
- Reviewers felt that Tyk meets the needs of their business better than IBM API Connect.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Tyk is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tyk over IBM API Connect.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Tyk
Tyk Open Source
$0.00
Tyk Gateway is free to use, now and forever, because we believe that benefits all of us. We were open source when Tyk had one user and we’re still open source after millions of downloads.
- Deploy and manage your own gateway
- Getting started guides
- Access to our community and latest open source information
Free Trial
IBM API Connect
Free Trial is available
Tyk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
119
9.2
30
Ease of Use
8.5
121
9.3
29
Ease of Setup
7.8
69
9.2
23
Ease of Admin
8.0
57
9.1
23
Quality of Support
8.2
114
9.4
29
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
52
9.7
22
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
116
9.6
26
Features by Category
Development
9.1
48
8.1
7
9.0
47
8.8
7
8.8
42
8.6
6
8.8
41
9.0
7
Collaboration
8.8
43
8.9
6
8.7
44
9.3
7
8.9
45
9.3
7
Development - API Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration - API Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
API Management - API Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Traffic Management & Performance - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Observability - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
API Construction
8.3
66
8.6
20
8.8
66
9.3
20
8.4
65
8.9
19
8.6
67
9.3
20
API Management
8.4
67
9.2
21
8.1
65
8.1
20
8.5
66
8.6
19
8.1
59
7.6
14
9.0
68
9.5
20
Data Integration
8.6
66
9.1
18
8.1
65
8.6
19
8.1
58
8.7
17
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM API Connect and Tyk are categorized as API Development, API Management, API Platforms, and AI Gateways
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM API Connect
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tyk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
23.8%
Financial Services
11.9%
Banking
9.8%
Computer Software
8.4%
Retail
6.3%
Other
39.9%
Information Technology and Services
23.7%
Financial Services
15.8%
Retail
10.5%
Computer Software
7.9%
Computer & Network Security
7.9%
Other
34.2%
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Discussions
How does API Connect work?
3 Comments
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APIs across their entire lifecycle. Here’s how it works:
API Creation: IBM API Connect allows users to design, develop, and deploy APIs quickly. You can...Read more
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