Azure API Management Reviews & Product Details

What I like best about Azure API Management is its strong integration capability, especially with Azure services and third-party systems, which makes it easy to expose and secure APIs in hybrid cloud environments. The performance and scalability are reliable for both low and high traffic workloads, with built-in caching and load handling. From a pricing/ROI perspective, the tiered model is flexible and cost-effective for different stages of deployment. The support and onboarding experience is smooth with good documentation and Azure ecosystem guidance. Additionally, the growing AI and intelligence features (like analytics and monitoring insights) help in better API usage tracking and optimization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike about Azure API Management is that it can feel complex to set up and manage initially, especially for first-time users dealing with multiple policies and networking configurations. Pricing can become expensive in higher tiers or with heavy traffic workloads. The UI/portal experience is sometimes slow for large API deployments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Azure API Management is a strong enterprise-grade solution for organizations looking to centralize, secure, and scale APIs. Its biggest strengths are governance, integrations, and scalability. The main trade-offs are pricing complexity and a steeper onboarding curve for less technical users. It tends to deliver the most value for mid-size to enterprise organizations already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The biggest downside is the learning curve. The UI can feel technical for new users, onboarding may require expertise, and pricing can become expensive as needs scale. While integrations are strong, troubleshooting can sometimes be complex. I’d also like to see more built-in AI-driven recommendations or automation within the platform itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Azure API management is an efficient tool helping us to expose our backend API, load balancing the traffic and also an api gateway. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only difficulty with it is the difficulty to code it's components as it is very complex for users with less experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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.

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.

It helps to manage and publishing APIs in more scalable, reliable and secured ways. All essential features and tools are provided in it for management of APIs. It helps in monitoring the health of API’s. User can easily identify error regarding API’s. It also helps in providing insights into API’s. It helps in optimizing the traffic flow of API’s. It helps in fulfilling the requirements of compliance and security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While comparing it with other providers, they are offering more options, capabilities and tools. It has complex pricing module. It may be difficult to integrate with outside services instead of azure. It on-premises services should be improved more. Administrator options for generating bills should be provided in it so that bills can be generated easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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.

Better control of dev portal about permisions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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.

Limited inline custom code syntax for policies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the high degree of flexibility it offers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some network errors leading to downtime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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.

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.

The entire system is very stable, with no problems with crashes or bugs. It is planned for vendors and software developers. The benefits I encountered while using this system are that It offers a variety of ways to produce and handle Web APIs for applications. Its capabilities help to build and publish APIs for professionals and app developers. The best thing is that It has different programming languages, which include Java, C, C++ and more. Users may be able to create APIs on-site or on the cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As it is planned for developers to build APIs, it is costly for small teams and organizations. The lack of robustness is a major issue, including the awareness of how the Azure software works, with costs that are difficult to sustain over a long period of time, primarily monthly. Another major drawback is Varieties of APIs are found in it, but some of them are not lightweight and compliant with other applications. It is difficult to incorporate with the services of other apps. the introduction of other applications are not consistent with this system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.