--- title: Azure API Management Reviews meta\_title: 'Azure API Management Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 32 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Azure API Management works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 32 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-11' parent\_category: name: Development url: https://www.g2.com/categories/development --- # Azure API Management Reviews & Product Details Microsoft Azure API Management - Take any backend and publish an API in minutes! Transform it, protect it, promote it and monitor it in the cloud. * * * Seller [Microsoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/microsoft) Discussions [Azure API Management Community](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-api-management/discuss) Solution Type All-in-One Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-api-management/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![MuleSoft Anypoint Platform](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "MuleSoft Anypoint Platform") MuleSoft Anypoint Platform 4.5/5(775) ](https://www.g2.com/products/mulesoft-anypoint-platform/reviews) [ ![Kong Konnect](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kong Konnect") Kong Konnect 4.4/5(327) ](https://www.g2.com/products/kong-inc-kong-konnect/reviews) [ ![IBM API Connect](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "IBM API Connect") IBM API Connect 4.3/5(163) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-api-connect/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-api-management/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 32 real user reviews. 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Sr Azure Cloud Developer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/10/2023 "Az API Management - Boon for Cloud Automation" 5/5 What do you like best about Azure API Management? In the realm of cutting-edge businesses, API architectures are embraced to fuel expansion. Enhance efficiency across hybrid and multi-cloud setups by centralizing API management in one place. Azure API Management stands out as a key tool in the API Gateway category within tech stacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure API Management? Users have encountered difficulties navigating the intricate Azure API Management configuration, facing a learning curve tied to its features. Furthermore, there have been raised concerns about pricing, with users expressing the need for clearer and more predictable cost structures. It's important to note that individual experiences may differ, and feedback could have evolved since my last update in January 2022. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure API Management solving and how is that benefiting you? Azure API Management addresses diverse challenges in API development and management, handling aspects such as API Governance, Security, Analytics, Developer Experience, and Monetization. It ensures adherence to standards, provides security features, offers insights into usage patterns, simplifies consumption, and enables organizations to monetize APIs, ultimately benefiting users, developers, and organizations by enhancing control over digital assets and streamlining development processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Janusz N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Janusz N.") JN Janusz N. Senior IT Manager / DevOps Tech Lead/ Azure DevOps, Cloud Engineer | Data & Analytics Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/11/2023 "Azure API Management - it making it job to be API Management" 5/5 What do you like best about Azure API Management? It cover all need to API Management supppsoe to be: - mange api's - scalability - dev expitenence - advenced policy setup - dev portal - support on cloud and hybrid setup Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure API Management? Better control of dev portal about permisions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure API Management solving and how is that benefiting you? Mange muliptle api's Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Khushbu C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Khushbu C.") KC Khushbu C. Software Associate Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/8/2023 "Great tool to host APIs with many easy policies to manipulate request and response" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Azure API Management? API definitions, pipeline deployment, easy to integrate with other azure resources, inbuilt caching and extended support for external cache, inbound & outbound policies to set or remove headers, alter requests and responses. Authorization, rate limiting & other secure policies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure API Management? Limited inline custom code syntax for policies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure API Management solving and how is that benefiting you? Expose APIs from http trigger functionApps. Return session Cached response and limit calls to functionapps. Auth policies & rate limiting calls to APIs to prevent DDOS attack Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Dheeraj Kumar B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dheeraj Kumar B.") DB Dheeraj Kumar B. Programmer Analyst Trainee Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/5/2021 "Azure APIM clears the confusion" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Azure API Management? Integration with respective app services, web apps, logic apps, function and expose the same to the client side with minimal vector coding and path changes. Integration of Azure active directory with JWT token integration for security purposes is one of the big pluses. Easier to deploy with YAML file integration in different environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure API Management? Till now, it made my work easy. So I did not find any dislikes. I could accomplish what I wanted with Azure APIm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Azure API Management: If anyone wants to move their solution to azure, azure APIM will make it easy in JWT integration, routing, mapping, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure API Management solving and how is that benefiting you? Hiding the original URLs of the backend services and making them secure. Routing of different services with different URLs and easy integration of APIs. Mapping required params for necessary API calls . Easy deployment of API Management, so need not worry about the time factor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![katerina G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "katerina G.") KG katerina G. DMTS, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 9/6/2020 "A Reliable Platform for Publishing APIs" 5/5 What do you like best about Azure API Management? It helps the user to publish, maintain and transform their APIs securely. It helps the user to maintain and monitor the health of APIs. It helps to identify errors and configure correcting. It helps to create and manage roles of users and define usage and policies of end-to-end APIs. It is providing a central place for the management of thousands of APIs over multiple platforms. It is providing a mechanism of access controls and authentication to ensure the security of APIs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure API Management? If comparing it with other API management platforms they are offering varieties of capabilities, tools, features and options but then they are lacking the ease of interface. Various azure integrations are provided in it but it should provide integration with other external services. It also needs improvements in their on-premises services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure API Management solving and how is that benefiting you? Developers will be able to work on multiple microservices at a time. They will be able to update and schedule microservices individually by their own choice. Developers are providing various testing capabilities and documentations in it. It helps in exporting your data and services. Applications can build faster by using it. Customizable portals can be created through it for APIs. You can share APIs with various internal and external teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Natalie C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Natalie C.") NC Natalie C. Vice President of Sales Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 9/5/2020 "A Cloud-based Platform for Securely Managing APIs" 5/5 What do you like best about Azure API Management? User is able to publish APIs through it in more secure ways. It is easy to manage security in it with its policies. It helps in identifying errors and bugs more easily. Roles regarding the user can be easily created and managed thorugh it. it is provided with all essential tools and features for management of APIs. It is providing several policies and usage regarding APIs. Multilayered protection for APIs is provided in it. It provides proper insights and visualization for APIs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure API Management? It is offering easy user interface as compared to other API management services but it is lacking some capabilities and features that should be updated in it. Some improvements and upgradations are needed in its on-premises facilities. It should provide various helpful options regarding administrations so that they will be able to generate bills more easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Azure API Management: I would highly recommended Azure API Management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure API Management solving and how is that benefiting you? Optimizing traffic flow is easy through it. It facilitates developers to work on various microservices with their own choices. User will be able to export their services to different employees, customers, partners and other professionals. User can create and customize various portals through it. It helps in developing secure API based applications with encryption and two-factor authentication. It helps in keeping your APIs behind a single IP or domain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/2/2020 "Amazing API Management" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Azure API Management? \* Connection to Azure App Service is a great facility. \* Structure of API management is amazing \* Analytics is very good to show problems \* Security is an easy issue for Azure API Management to manage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure API Management? \* Unfortunately you are not able to integrate application services outside of Azure \* It costs a lot of money \* It is no robust as expected Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure API Management solving and how is that benefiting you? Azure API Management is great for multi cloud API Management as everything is easy to manage portal and the view is very easy. Look and feel is satisfied. I mostly use for API Management but alsıo API Design is beneficial for me as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ana Q.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ana Q.") AQ Ana Q. Agente de viajes Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/31/2019 "Ease of data manipulation environments." 5/5 What do you like best about Azure API Management? It provides excellent links for API communication, modernizes the standard of delivery and monitoring of queries and resources to use, I love having all the connections and data in one platform and connect to the back-end from wherever and the best everything is protected from end to end to ensure your integration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure API Management? The services contract is based on each hour and the queries in the long run become somewhat expensive if you have many APIs where there is a constant connection connection so you will have to increase the plan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Azure API Management: Utility, ease and stability with the connections of orders, is perfect for developers or people looking for some integration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure API Management solving and how is that benefiting you? It is much more beneficial than what you see at first glance or for the price as it is a platform where you can make the most of your database and provide excellent services to developers, all in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Omondi P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Omondi P.") OP Omondi P. Monitoring, Impact and Communications (Global) Advisor Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/31/2019 "Efficient API Management Tool" 5/5 What do you like best about Azure API Management? Azure is designed with various features that combine various API's in a single product, as per the demands of the client. It combines as the easiest and the most efficient way of implementing an API scheme in an organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure API Management? The software is a bit complicated to use for beginners/ learners and the support is also slow to answer various concerns from clients. Besides, creating a new API is time-consuming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Azure API Management: Before one can use this software it is advisable that they should undergo rigorous training on how to use the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure API Management solving and how is that benefiting you? This is a perfect solution when it comes to managing API. The tool also has a monitoring capability and can report back on how clients are using API and the trending consumption patterns in real time. It makes work super easy especially for an API manager. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite SS Spencer S. Event Planner Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/31/2019 "Easy to Use AND Secure! " 5/5 What do you like best about Azure API Management? API management is a great program for process of design, publishing, documenting and analyzing APIs in a secure environment. It provides me with the ability to keep APIs in a store or catalog where I can expose them to internal and/or external stakeholders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure API Management? It truly is a great program, but I'd say it's only downfalls is that it can get expensive at first, as well as it's not as quick to use as they make it out to be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure API Management solving and how is that benefiting you? It allows us to be safe and secure and not go beyond rate limits! It's a great opportunity to keep things stored centrally and always accessible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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