No more typing reviews! Try our Samantha, our new voice AI agent.

3scale API Management vs Axway AMPLIFY API Management comparison

Why PeerSpot?
 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

3scale API Management
Ranking in API Management
28th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Axway AMPLIFY API Management
Ranking in API Management
21st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of 3scale API Management is 1.9%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Axway AMPLIFY API Management is 1.6%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Axway AMPLIFY API Management1.6%
3scale API Management1.9%
Other96.5%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2747757 - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Facilitates API exposure securely and highlights developer portal flexibility needs
Not much stands out for me regarding the advantages of this product. We usually don't tinker with it. Developing developer portals could be more standards-based. I think currently it's Ruby-based. Having more options on designing that would be beneficial. Additional flexibility would have been great; we would have used it more if it aligned with our platform. I don't use the analytics part. We don't use monetization features, which help to create a revenue generation model.
AnkitSingh6 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Lead Analytics Engineer at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Comprehensive API management has improved monetization and streamlined secure integrations
Axway AMPLIFY API Management could be improved in terms of user interface and navigation, as it could be more user-friendly. There are no helping resources such as question marks or help icons to easily identify elements, making it difficult for new users to learn the platform without some form of training. The configuration and policy setups also require multiple steps, which complicates the process, and it would be easier if some steps could be skipped. Better analytics and reporting capabilities should provide improved trackability for API performance and consumer behavior. Documentation for advanced use cases would help reduce the learning curve. However, when trying to integrate with third parties, it can be quite difficult and requires a lot of authentication and authorization, which is better for security but poses challenges for new users trying to connect with a third party to transfer data between platforms. Additionally, the customization options for the dashboard are very limited, which restricts my ability to customize the entire dashboard meaningfully.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It's good that they aren't adding a lot of features like ESP, etc. It's okay with just being a gateway."
"The most valuable features are the gateway and security features."
"To me, the most valuable feature of 3scale API Management is that it lets you add a backend to the product. I also like that you can integrate it well with OpenShift clusters, making 3scale API Management a useful solution."
"One of the most valuable aspects of this solution for us is its ease of deployment."
"I like the API automation."
"3scale API Management's best feature is API management."
"The gateway is the most valuable feature because it makes it possible for us to gather all traffic into one proxy, which is a good thing."
"3scale API Management is a containerized product, so all its parts are deployed into containers, and standard deployment is very simple because it goes on the OpenShift."
"We like the portal for documentation a lot."
"The best feature of Axway Amplify API Management is its exceptional level of security, which is highly reassuring, coupled with its remarkable capacity to handle substantial volumes of data in impressively efficient turnaround times."
"There's drag and drop functionality so that you do not need to have a senior expert developer to make use of the tool. You can get more of your staff trained up to be able to use it as it's not overly technical."
"In general, API governance provides a better experience for providers."
"It provides very strong security functionality to protect information in an easier way."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is security."
"I don't believe the Salesforce has been fully utilized yet. It gives us quick engagement."
"Axway is a good product according to Gartner which is why we started to adopt it."
 

Cons

"What was suggested by Red Hat was a crucial part of the configuration, but when we started to ask about the supportability of this configuration, Red Hat said only some parts of the configuration would be supported."
"It would be helpful to improve the customization features so that the customer can do it based on their own needs."
"What I'd like to improve in 3scale API Management is its route-limiting feature. Currently, I don't know how to do that effectively on the solution, but in Kong, I know how to do it, so I would love to see route-limiting being easily done on 3scale API Management. It would also be good if there was some authentication that you could do from 3scale API Management because Kong offers that functionality out of the box. What I'd love to see in the next release of 3scale API Management is the ability to integrate more plug-ins easily onto the platform, so you'll be able to extend it, and even do customs management. If Red Hat could offer that extension where it allows the internal organization where 3scale API Management is deployed on-premise to integrate its tools on top of 3scale API Management and provide an API for that, that will make the solution very powerful."
"The user experience could be better. The developer portal is too complex and hard to configure."
"I believe the CMS part of it has room for improvement though. That is where you write a couple of things if you want to publish your API. It's based on liquid scripting, which doesn't seem like the obvious ones to script with."
"We tried to use the portal, but we decided that it wasn't enough. The content management system (CMS) is not easy to use if you want to customize things, and it's hard to get someone who has the knowledge to work with the CMS."
"It may not fit for an enterprise who is trying to manage their API users and the approval process."
"In my previous company, I used Kong, and in my current company, I'm using 3scale API Management, but I prefer Kong."
"The portal still has room for improvement."
"Sometimes we find bugs where certain calls are not returning all the data we need."
"I think that the program's team management capabilities can be better as far as working in groups."
"Axway's queuing messages could be enhanced."
"I have experienced issues with Axway AMPLIFY API Management's stability at times, particularly when there are a large number of API calls."
"Not a ten because of the pricing and technical support."
"The API Mocking tools need to be improved."
"Ultimately, from a very high-level overview, cloud platforms or Kong could have a slight advantage when compared to Axway AMPLIFY API Management."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"3scale API Management has reasonable pricing, judging from its competitor, Kong. My organization pays yearly for the 3scale API Management license, though I'm unable to give the exact figure because every single day there are new clusters deployed. I'm in charge of three to four clusters in my team, but give or take, it costs a few thousand lakhs."
"I don't think that 3scale is very expensive."
"The cost was around $45,000 per year."
"The pricing is affordable, it's cheap."
"The solution is expensive. When you acquire a license you have full access to the solution, unlike other competitors such as Apigee X, where there are fragmented licenses. Some licenses only allow access to certain features while others allow access to more features. Upon procuring this solution's license, you will have full access to the solution, allowing you to experiment with all of its features."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which API Management solutions are best for your needs.
913,806 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with 3scale API Management?
Not much stands out for me regarding the advantages of this product. We usually don't tinker with it. Developing developer portals could be more standards-based. I think currently it's Ruby-based. ...
What is your primary use case for 3scale API Management?
Our company exposes different APIs, and we use it to monitor traffic, limit traffic, and similar functions. I don't have much involvement with the solution, though I did conduct some research. We s...
What advice do you have for others considering 3scale API Management?
In my work, I am using both Azure API Management and 3scale API Management. We're on the Red Hat platform, so this product aligns naturally. I would rate 3scale API Management a six out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Axway AMPLIFY API Management?
The pricing for Axway AMPLIFY API Management is quite high for small companies, organizations, or teams. The setup cost is also high, and licensing is very limited. They should restructure everythi...
What needs improvement with Axway AMPLIFY API Management?
Axway AMPLIFY API Management could be improved in terms of user interface and navigation, as it could be more user-friendly. There are no helping resources such as question marks or help icons to e...
What is your primary use case for Axway AMPLIFY API Management?
I have used Axway AMPLIFY API Management to expose and manage APIs across different internal and external applications, which helps secure the API, monitor traffic, and control access through polic...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Vordel Application Gateway, Axway API Management Plus, Axway API Management, AMPLIFY API Management
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Victor Ops, Coca Cola, The Telegraph, Skava, Orange, Typeform
Engie Group, Allianz
Find out what your peers are saying about 3scale API Management vs. Axway AMPLIFY API Management and other solutions. Updated: September 2026.
913,806 professionals have used our research since 2012.