Azure API Management vs. Layer7 API Security

Azure API Management

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Azure API Management	Score8 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft's Azure API Management supports creation of API.	$0.04 per 10,000 calls
Layer7 API Security	Score9 out of 10	N/A	Layer7 API Management enables enterprises to test and monitor real-time in both development and production environments. Now under the brand Layer7 API Security from Broadcom, the service includes Layer7 API Gateway, and the Layer7 API Developer Portal.	N/A

Pricing

Azure API Management

Layer7 API Security

Consumption: 0.042 per 10,000 calls
Lightweight and serverless version of API Management service, billed per execution
Developer: $48.04
per month Non-production use cases and evaluations
Basic: $147.17
per month Entry-level production use cases
Standard: $686.72
per month Medium-volume production use cases
Premium: $2,795.17
per month High-volume or enterprise production use cases
Isolated: TBA
per month Enterprise production use cases requiring high degree of isolation

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Pricing Offerings
Azure API Management	Layer7 API Security
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

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Features

Azure API Management

Layer7 API Security

Comparison of API Management features of Azure API Management and Layer7 API Security
Feature	Azure API Management 8.0 4 Ratings	Layer7 API Security 8.6 1 Ratings
API access control	8.94 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Rate limits and usage policies	5.44 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
API usage data	8.94 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
API user onboarding	9.03 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
API versioning	8.94 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Usage billing and payments	5.23 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
API monitoring and logging	9.84 Ratings	10.01 Ratings