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Layer7 API Management vs Pipedream comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Layer7 API Management
Ranking in API Management
19th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
112
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Pipedream
Ranking in API Management
41st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Layer7 API Management is 1.9%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pipedream is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Layer7 API Management1.9%
Pipedream0.7%
Other97.4%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

Integration capabilities excel and support for varied platforms enhances communication across backend systems
We mainly use REST APIs, and the solution's integration capabilities are excellent. It allows communication with a number of back-end providers and data consolidation. The flexibility to develop APIs for various platforms, from front-end applications to ATM machines, is valuable. Code changes and migration are straightforward, and it supports identity and access management integration.
FrankHo - PeerSpot reviewer
Analyst at MSXI
A tool that ensures that its users see a return on investment from its use
The UI and the fact that the product is not easy to use are areas with shortcomings where improvements are required. Documentation isn't available for everything in the solution, so you may have to figure out a lot of things by yourself. Pipedream is easy to use for someone with tech skills or someone new who is trying to learn how to code. Though it is user-friendly for people with tech skills, it is not at all user-friendly for people who do not have any tech skills. The user interface of Pipedream is very simple compared to the user interfaces of some other products like monday.com or Asana. Asana and monday.com have visually appealing user interfaces. The user interface of Pipedream is not visually appealing at all. The aforementioned details need to be considered for improvement in the solution. I just wish there was a little bit more documentation on how everything worked when it came to deployment since I was a fairly new employee at the company at that time. Sometimes, the workflow wouldn't work fine in Pipedream, and I had to check it myself for errors. Finding the errors in Pipedream is hard to find. I think it would be good if Pipedream had the ability to send an email to notify you that there is an error with the code instead of having to go back in and then look every day or every hour if there was an error in the code.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup process is easy and flexible."
"Every API that we get from external or from internal goes through this layer first, and it should not be a bottleneck. That was the problem we had before. Now it's no longer a bottleneck. It's more like a throughput, this process is less than 10 milliseconds for any particular API."
"It's pretty easy to use, and once we have templating set up we can add new APIs, at least through the gateway, and apply the security to them; it takes a minute."
"A big win for CA was the expertise of the local country support plus having support staff on site in a matter of hours, if required."
"Mobile app capabilities is good for building mobile apps to consume developed APIs. Also, the API Portal capabilities are very nice, up to and including the ability to do monetization. Security features are exhaustive, with several adapters to all leading identity suites."
"The technical support provided is the best."
"Layer7 is absolutely stable; it impresses me as a product because it never goes down and always does what it is supposed to do."
"Almost all security features are available out-of-the-box and can be deployed rapidly."
"It is a developer-friendly platform that allows writing custom scripts."
"The most valuable features of Pipedream are the prebuilt integrations that require no coding."
"The solution enables users to integrate several things."
"The most valuable feature of Pipedream is the ability to use Python code in general."
 

Cons

"The setup was not as straightforward as it should have been. Support should be improved."
"One item that we’ve had discussions – and they’ve fixed some of it – you had to buy extra products, specifically the CA Mobile API Gateway, to get certain types of token support even though you didn’t need that product for anything else."
"Right now, I don't think it's completely replaceable."
"The products developer portals can be better."
"The product shouldn’t require to be connected to a server for doing development."
"The product's initial setup phase is not very straightforward, making it an area where improvements are required."
"We were involved in the initial setup and found it to be a little difficult."
"In terms of what could be improved, I think they do not have a good enough knowledge base on setting up the API Management Layer, especially on Azure using containers."
"We faced some server timeouts."
"There is a potential area for improvement in handling loop operations over items."
"They should give more information about trigger failure."
"Documentation isn't available for everything in the solution, so you may have to figure out a lot of things by yourself."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I feel that it is costly for medium-sized companies."
"It's my manager who takes care of the pricing. But I keep on hearing that it's a little pricey, it's on the higher side. That is what he says."
"For what we are after, the pricing is okay. It is competitive."
"It has a reasonable pricing model by instance."
"It is a pricey product, although not extremely overpriced compared to competitors in the market."
"Licenses are required to operate the product, but I don't know much about the validity periods attached to it."
"CA has great pricing for gateways, so negotiate with your sales team."
"Be aware of additional licenses for your warm standby. Ensure you get plenty of non-production licenses."
"The product price is fair and inexpensive than one of the competitors."
"Price-wise, for a company, it is a nice product, but for personal use, it is not very beneficial."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise84
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Layer7 API Management?
Pricing is more than average. While I am used to Layer7 API Management ( /products/layer7-api-management-reviews ), seeing other products makes the tool's pricing seem high.
What needs improvement with Layer7 API Management?
Broadcom's push for upgrades from version nine to ten, ten to 10.3, and onwards to twelve needs improvement in migration processes, especially with service dependencies. The migration path sometime...
What is your primary use case for Layer7 API Management?
I am not the client. I implement Layer7 API Management ( /products/layer7-api-management-reviews ) for the clients. I have worked on multiple projects as a developer, implementing for Hydro Tasmani...
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Also Known As

CA API Management, CA Live API Creator, Espresso Logic, CA API Gateway
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Sample Customers

1. IBM  2. Microsoft  3. Oracle  4. Salesforce  5. SAP  6. Cisco  7. Dell  8. HP  9. Adobe  10. VMware  11. Accenture  12. Capgemini  13. Deloitte  14. PwC  15. Ernst & Young  16. Infosys  17. TCS (Tata Consultancy Services)  18. Wipro  19. Cognizant  20. HCL Technologies  21. Tech Mahindra  22. Fujitsu  23. Hitachi  24. NEC  25. NTT Data  26. Ericsson  27. Nokia  28. Siemens  29. AT&T  30. Verizon  31. Vodafone  32. Orange
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