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Apiary vs WSO2 API Manager comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 16, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Apiary
Ranking in API Management
39th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
WSO2 API Manager
Ranking in API Management
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Apiary is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WSO2 API Manager is 3.0%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
WSO2 API Manager3.0%
Apiary1.0%
Other96.0%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

PW
Enterprise Integration Architect at Capgemini
The ability to configure rules to check for consistency has helped
Apiary provides a free tier of the platform which allows a small group of developers to collaborate easily on the design of open source APIs. In addition to this, it provides mock endpoints allowing people to experiment with the API without depending or having to stand up a real backend. With our clients, using Apiary allows us to very quickly pull together an API definition (particularly when using API Blueprint). The whole API design process for the simpler use cases can be done in a relatively short workshop which makes it a lot easier to agree, publish, version-manage an API definition with suitable documentation. This can then be evolved and enhanced (particularly in the documentation aspects). With the ability to support Swagger (Open API v2 and introducing/ed support for v3) and API Blueprint makes it a very versatile tool.
MM
Manager, Integration Technical Delivery at United Delta
Middleware integration has become smoother and manages API lifecycles and scopes effectively
Regarding WSO2 API Manager, I have no drawbacks or areas for improvement. However, regarding the Micro Integrator, I had some issues while developing complex services because it was mainly designed to be used for simple services, not complex ones. While using complex services, I encountered some issues. I communicated this with WSO2, and they released other products that solved everything related to my concern. These products were released before my concern was raised. When I explored them, they were pretty good, and I did not see the same issues I had experienced. WSO2 is enhancing themselves, and their products are fine. The previous concern was about the previous product, so it is resolved now since there are new products available. I would like WSO2 to improve quality or response time in support, or both.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Quick and easy way to share a new API design with teams."
"The feature I find most valuable is that it offers authentication and allows us to develop communication points."
"In two years, there was one time the service was down for an hour or so."
"Vey high - very easy API design with no setup effort"
"This solution has allowed us to standardize API definitions and bring consistency into our shared components, reducing the effort and cost of using functionality across domains within the organization, with Apiary being crucial to our good API strategy."
"I find the generation of mock services very useful, especially when demonstrating for new consumers."
"Git integration"
"I do like the overall performance of the solution."
"Most of the time, we need to install a plug-in without having any lapse in services or restarting the application, and the WSO2 platform can do all deployments without any downtime."
"We have been extremely happy with WSO2 API Manager as it helped us quickly publish our Microservice APIs with features like security and throttling policies, provides complete access to customize APIs which saves development effort and time, and offers a very stable, scalable, and easy-to-configure platform that is also affordable and simple to use overall."
"The product is easy to use."
"It's very scalable, which is one of the best features."
"WSO2 is very easy to install and has all the main functionalities that we are looking for when we want to put up the management solution like a friendly UI tool, SOAP to REST API publication options, plugin extensions, adding OAuth 2.0 to the operations, installing on-premise, handling multiple versions of the same API, and importing and exporting Swagger."
"The scalability is fine for our purposes."
"WSO2 API Manager provides strong internal API security, including token-based authentication and HTTPS support for various formats like REST. However, the newer API security features that are emerging are not available yet. They might be in development, but for now, internal API security is well-covered."
"WSO2 API Manager has a user-friendly model."
 

Cons

"Swagger (OpenAPI Specification) and Blueprint Support"
"I don't think this solution is very stable so we try to manage stability from our side."
"I would like an integrated option to download a Swagger version of the definition."
"Better Swagger support."
"The Oracle release cycle is very bad because the patches only update once a year."
"Validation messages could be a bit clearer."
"The initial setup can be difficult."
"I wouldn't actually recommend this to anyone. Personally, I wouldn't recommend this solution at all."
"The pricing models offered by WSO2 API Manager could be more flexible and should offer different options so that more people can access them."
"For fresh graduates and engineers, the setup process can be very difficult."
"They don't have different URLs for administrators. They should have one in place like Kong."
"I'd like to see some new features and updated functionalities."
"From a product perspective, the first thing is that although the documentation provided by WSO2 is good, it could be much better. We're in the middle of a complex migration, moving away from VMs to Kubernetes with the latest version of WSO2 and good documentation is essential to us right now."
"Support GPRS protocol."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a free subscription option to start and try the service."
"It is easy to get started with personal (free) accounts, but a subscription is required for additional features."
"The solution costs less than 20,000 euros a year. I'm not sure of the exact number."
"I think the other competitors that are providing the same solution are quite expensive. WSO2 API Manager is quite cheap."
"WSO2 API Manager is a costly solution, and its pricing is not competitive enough compared to other products."
"I am using the free version."
"We have not opted for the paid version of WSO2 but we have implemented the free and open source WSO2 software to a great extent and it is working as per our expectation."
"We use the open-source version — the free version."
"My previous company paid about 1.2 million dollars, and my current company pays about 300k. Both companies are at the enterprise level."
"WSO2 API Manager is quite an expensive tool. I rate the product's pricing a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is low and ten is high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with WSO2 API Manager?
Regarding WSO2 API Manager, I have no drawbacks or areas for improvement. However, regarding the Micro Integrator, I had some issues while developing complex services because it was mainly designed...
What is your primary use case for WSO2 API Manager?
My major use cases for WSO2 API Manager are mainly for system integration between multiple layers because we are working on the middleware layer between the systems.
What advice do you have for others considering WSO2 API Manager?
The thing that I hoped WSO2 had in their integration products, not WSO2 API Manager, was AI agents, and now they have this. I believe at this stage, they have the things that the market is going th...
 

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Sample Customers

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