Layer7 API Management Reviews & Product Details

CA Live API Creator helps create application back-ends for internal applications, mobile development projects, data-as-a-service exposure, Internet of Things (IoT) enablement and partner application integrations. With CA Live API Creator, you can: - Create enterprise APIs from diverse data sources up to ten times faster than hand coding and up to 40 times more concise. - Integrate data from both SQL and NoSQL data sources with fine-grained security and the flexibility to deploy and scale to existing and future architectures. - Execute business policies and enable interactive data exploration through a browser interface. To learn more or to start your free trial, visit CA at https://www.ca.com/us/products/ca-live-api-creator.html?mrm=554417

Seller

Broadcom

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Languages Supported

English

Overview by

Bill Oakes (director, product marketing at CA Technologies)

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Last updated: Nov 04, 2026

What is Layer7 API Management, and what problem is it built to solve?

Layer7 API Management is used to create and expose APIs and build API-backed applications and microservices. It helps teams simplify server-side development, including connecting applications with databases and other APIs.

What languages does Layer7 API Management support?

Layer7 API Management supports 1 language: English.

Does Layer7 API Management offer an open API, and what does it integrate with?

Layer7 API Management does not offer an open API.

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Sakshi S.

Student/researcher

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/18/2023

"Good Experience working with them!"

4/5

What do you like best about Layer7 API Management?

The platform is designed to be user-friendly and easy to use, even for non-technical users. With a drag-and-drop interface and intuitive tools, developers can create APIs without having to write a lot of code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Layer7 API Management?

It's important to note that Layer7 Live API Creator is not a one-size-fits-all solution. While it can certainly provide value and benefits to developers, it's essential to evaluate the platform against specific use cases and determine whether or not it's the right tool for the job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Tyler B.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/12/2023

"This product is no longer supported by Broadcom - use API Logic Server instead"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Layer7 API Management?

The declarative rules now found in API Logic Server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Layer7 API Management?

The client studio was a desktop app running Derby (Java) to edit the JSON repository and JavaScript functions. API Logic Server can run in any Python IDE> Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Menahem L.

Senior Developer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/29/2021

"I work with Layer7 Live API on my work, very ease and intuitive interface"

5/5

What do you like best about Layer7 API Management?

Fast learning of interface, easy to use and change, full logging and audit systems, work with swagger, rest API and soap WS, reliable, not crushing too much, one of the best in the class Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Layer7 API Management?

Take too much memory by default, but this is easy to change in .bat or config file. Maybe we need a web interface, integration with Git or TFS, so far so good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UC

Verified User in Computer Networking

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

Originally submitted 8/24/2021

"ease manage to API"

4/5

What do you like best about Layer7 API Management?

the integration between DB and programm laguajes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Layer7 API Management?

the performace some time is a lettle slow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UI

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/25/2021

"Amazing app for creating API & microservices"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Layer7 API Management?

Easiest way to create API in middleware & micro services which definitely makes a developer life easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Layer7 API Management?

Nothing much. Everything is so awesome. Hardly anyone can find any issues in this great app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UC

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/13/2021

"One Stop Solution for API Handling"

5/5

What do you like best about Layer7 API Management?

The best thing I found from my experience was the ease with which it helped me in my personal mobile development projects and how fast the whole endeavour is! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Layer7 API Management?

The Source control is a bit tricky and cumbersome, hope it gets looked into soon Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sam B.

Owner

Management Consulting

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/13/2016

"CA LAC is a game changer. All that server-side work virtually disappears with it."

5/5

What do you like best about Layer7 API Management?

Speed with which you can develop powerful web-based applications. This is because the server-side is barely a consideration. I can focus on getting the database right and the rest of my time goes to what my customers see -- the client-side. It is not that I am compromising my web-app's product specifications. Neither is it that I am compromising performance. It is that fast, that easy, that accurate, and that powerful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Layer7 API Management?

One area that I know CA has already improved, but which is the most challenging, is version controller and release management. You just have to be very structured, detailed, and focused as you roll your latest development into your production environment (when it is a major change). I'm not sure that being structured, detailed, and focused at this moment is an unrealistic requirement. But it is the most challenging aspect of using the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Layer7 API Management:

This product reduces one key component of developing web-based applications to a trivial task. I use it for authentication, authorization, business logic, data security, and data access. All the server-side functions necessary to get real applications to market quickly. This is a tremendous value. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Layer7 API Management solving and how is that benefiting you?

Delivering the power of web-based, RESTful applications to mid-sized business. CA LAC gives you the power to work with structured, hierarchical data (nested data) and large data sets (arrays) to streamline your server calls which drives performance. You can build world-class performance, security, and capability at a fraction of the cost. Specifically, I build web-based applications for the collection, management, storage and analysis of financial information. Security, accessibility, and speed are the main requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.