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WSO2 API Manager - API Management Software

WSO2 API Manager Reviews in April 2025: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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WSO2 API Manager Reviews & Ratings

4.1

Very Good

Based on 126 ratings & 67 reviews

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WSO2 API Manager consistently receives praise for its user-friendly interface, scalability, and robust security features. Users appreciate its ability to customize and manage APIs effectively, with strong support from the WSO2 team. The platform streamlines API management, offering features like subscription management, mediation policies, and API throttling, ...Read more

WSO2 API Manager pros and cons

  • **Flexibility and Customizability**: Users appreciate the flexibility to customize and adapt the platform to their specific requirements easily.

  • **Comprehensive API Management Features**: WSO2 API Manager offers a rich set of features for managing the entire API lifecycle, including security, rate limiting, API analytics, and monetization.

  • **Ease of Use**: The platform provides a user-friendly interface, making it accessible and manageable for users of varying technical backgrounds.

  • **Strong Security Mechanisms**: WSO2 API Manager is commended for its robust security mechanisms, including OAuth, JWT, and API key support.

  • **Complex Configuration**: Initial setup and configuration might be complex, requiring changes in multiple configuration files.

  • **Documentation Improvements**: Some users find the documentation lacking in certain areas, suggesting the need for better documentation quality and clarity.

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Flaviano O

03/02/23

5 out of 5

"An excellent option"

What do you like best about WSO2 API Manager? Undoubtedly the ease of access to the tool and documentation are strong points of the tool. As advantages: - An active community; - Open-source (with possibility of extension); - Easy to deploy and use; - Robust and with high scalability power; What do you dislike about WSO2 API Manager? Version migrations cause rework and some failures. As disadvantages: - I don't have the prominent patches for free. - Documentation is unclear, raises doubts ...

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Flaviano O

03/02/23

5 out of 5

"An excellent option"

What do you like best about WSO2 API Manager? Undoubtedly the ease of access to the tool and documentation are strong points of the tool. As advantages: - An active community; - Open-source (with possibility of extension); - Easy to deploy and use; - Robust and with high scalability power; What do you dislike about WSO2 API Manager? Version migrations cause rework and some failures. As disadvantages: - I don't have the prominent patches for free. - Documentation is unclear, raises doubts ...

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Dipti B

02/09/23

5 out of 5

"Best API Management platform"

What do you like best about WSO2 API Manager? WSO2 API Manager is the product I have used for the POC for a telecom company. I am a big fan of open source and tried this product for API Management requirements for one of my clients. The setup was quick and easy, with only java requirements on the machine. The web portals publisher, dev portal, and admin console have a rich web UI in react JS with easy navigation to the features available. The product documentation is good, with a quick ...

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Dipti B

02/09/23

5 out of 5

"Best API Management platform"

What do you like best about WSO2 API Manager? WSO2 API Manager is the product I have used for the POC for a telecom company. I am a big fan of open source and tried this product for API Management requirements for one of my clients. The setup was quick and easy, with only java requirements on the machine. The web portals publisher, dev portal, and admin console have a rich web UI in react JS with easy navigation to the features available. The product documentation is good, with a quick ...

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Prakhash S

02/08/23

5 out of 5

"The API Management Solution of Choice"

What do you like best about WSO2 API Manager? EVERYTHING... EVERYTHING The product is very flexible, configurable, adaptable and scalable. We have using WSO2 for many custom use cases including open banking. APIM made the life lot easier What do you dislike about WSO2 API Manager? I coudn't think of anything that I dislike about the product. Only point I could mention is complexity in migrating from the old versions. Other than that I like the product 100% What problems is WSO2 API Manager ...

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Prakhash S

02/08/23

5 out of 5

"The API Management Solution of Choice"

What do you like best about WSO2 API Manager? EVERYTHING... EVERYTHING The product is very flexible, configurable, adaptable and scalable. We have using WSO2 for many custom use cases including open banking. APIM made the life lot easier What do you dislike about WSO2 API Manager? I coudn't think of anything that I dislike about the product. Only point I could mention is complexity in migrating from the old versions. Other than that I like the product 100% What problems is WSO2 API Manager ...

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VENKATA R

02/02/23

5 out of 5

"Powerful open-source feature-rich API Management solution"

What do you like best about WSO2 API Manager? Ease of use , maintainence and deployment. Ease to configure custom user stores. What do you dislike about WSO2 API Manager? Documentation related to k8s deployment is minimal. Need deep and better one. What problems is WSO2 API Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? Helps us to showcase our apis to external partners in secured way.

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VENKATA R

02/02/23

5 out of 5

"Powerful open-source feature-rich API Management solution"

What do you like best about WSO2 API Manager? Ease of use , maintainence and deployment. Ease to configure custom user stores. What do you dislike about WSO2 API Manager? Documentation related to k8s deployment is minimal. Need deep and better one. What problems is WSO2 API Manager solving and how is that benefiting you? Helps us to showcase our apis to external partners in secured way.

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Safvan K

01/30/23

5 out of 5

"API Manager for TMForum Compliance"

What do you like best about WSO2 API Manager? WSO2 provides all features that a modern API Manager solution requires like Cloud Native, Publisher/Developer Portal, Rate Limiting, OAuth based Security, Monetization etc. it also provides out of the box integrations with tools like Keycloak, Prometheus/Grafana, Jaeger which reduces the TCO very much. What do you dislike about WSO2 API Manager? Micro Gateway got EOL without much prior notice. Recommendations to others considering WSO2 API ...

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SK

Safvan K

01/30/23

5 out of 5

"API Manager for TMForum Compliance"

What do you like best about WSO2 API Manager? WSO2 provides all features that a modern API Manager solution requires like Cloud Native, Publisher/Developer Portal, Rate Limiting, OAuth based Security, Monetization etc. it also provides out of the box integrations with tools like Keycloak, Prometheus/Grafana, Jaeger which reduces the TCO very much. What do you dislike about WSO2 API Manager? Micro Gateway got EOL without much prior notice. Recommendations to others considering WSO2 API ...

Read more