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Frends vs Microsoft Azure API Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Frends
Ranking in API Management
39th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure API Management
Ranking in API Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Frends is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure API Management is 14.7%, down from 19.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Azure API Management14.7%
Frends0.5%
Other84.8%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

Kalle Reponen - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Integration Architect at Visma
Offers simplicity, ease of customization, and visibility of integrations
One thing is that Frends keep the integration, and that is something I know that it's coming, like, a later version; that is something we will be currently missing. So the end-users could take an interest in use by themselves, with the release thing some result flow. That is the most wanted and requested feature for now. Another enhancement includes the monitoring part. It would be nice to have some sort of maybe mobile app on which we can see how integrations are running if there are some problems, and getting those alerts on the mobile would be really nice.
RJ
Database Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Facilitating seamless integration and robust security support
The integration process is very easy, which is crucial for our organization. Another valuable aspect is the support from Microsoft. Whenever support is required, it is readily available. Additionally, I appreciate the technical expertise Microsoft brings to the table. The security features are highly satisfactory, with various options providing flexibility to implement security measures based on specific compliance requirements.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the benefits is the speed of creating something new. Second, it's replacing the old integration quite fast. Then it is like the visibility of the integration and the possibility to see what is happening in the integration."
"The product has valuable features for version control."
"The user-friendly interface for constructing integration solutions is also a notable benefit."
"Microsoft Azure API Management is a good, comprehensive solution for enterprise implementation."
"The most valuable features are the ease of use and it is a platform that has self-enablement for the customers to be able to register themselves."
"Microsoft Azure API Management has many valuable features. One is the developer portal, that's very useful for teams. The tool also provides layers of security. I also found the caching, automatic documentation, and version management functionalities most valuable."
"The price is pretty reasonable for us."
"The technical support from Microsoft is very good."
"Ease of integration into the entire Microsoft environment."
"We're pretty much using all of the monetizations features out of the API manager so we can put up a portal and have a dev portal and then a prod portal and do rate limiting."
"The most valuable feature is the developer portal, which has source code examples in various programming languages to help developers learn the API."
 

Cons

"One of the primary areas for improvement is a more mobile-friendly interface for the control center."
"It is a new application and lacks some essential features compared to competitors."
"Another enhancement includes the monitoring part. It would be nice to have some sort of maybe mobile app on which we can see how integrations are running if there are some problems, and getting those alerts on the mobile would be really nice."
"The portal where we publish the APIs could be improved. Maybe this is because we didn't configure it. It is quite easy to bypass API management because we have a lot of information shared on the portal, where we publish our APIs. I worry there is potential for a security breach in the API publishing. There needs to be more security available on terms of the way we publish them."
"When you start with Azure API management, you also need to onboard the Azure console and the Azure cloud environment, which comes with a price."
"I'd like to have better flexibility and more capabilities."
"It should be easier to integrate."
"Security could be improved."
"Microsoft Azure API Management is lagging behind Apigee and should also have a better CICD process."
"From my understanding, there are some constraints around governance and service-to-service intercommunication managing priorities and our own governance."
"I would like to see more security features become available."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is quite fair."
"Recent changes in their pricing have removed this benefit, moving towards process-specific pricing."
"It's pay as you go. The subscription packages have room for different scales. It's calculated by the number of apps or computers you use. You do not have to use the enterprise subscription. These subscriptions have different pricing, so you can find one to meet your needs for scalability."
"Azure's pricing is very competitive compared to platforms like Apigee and MuleSoft."
"The price of the solution is reasonable compared to others."
"The solution appears cheaper because it's a cloud SaaS model."
"I would describe the tool's price as being in the mid-range category."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
"We are paying standard fees to use Microsoft Azure API Management."
"It is an expensive solution, but any API solution will be expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise53
 

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Microsoft Azure API Management is a good, comprehensive solution for enterprise implementation.
 

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Azure API Management, MS Azure API Management
 

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