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Apigee vs Greenhouse

Apigee logo

Apigee

API Management

API management platform for designing, securing, and scaling APIs

From
$500/monthly
Rated
-
Greenhouse logo

Greenhouse

Technology

Hiring software for growing companies

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Apigee the free evaluation is a sandbox limited to 60 days; Greenhouse core plan lacks talent discovery and contact lookups
  • They diverge on capability: Apigee covers API Gateway, Greenhouse covers Applicant tracking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Apigee and Greenhouse actually diverge.

Attributes where Apigee and Greenhouse differ
AttributeApigeeGreenhouse
Starting price$500/monthlyOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsCloud, Hybrid, On-premisesWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryAPI ManagementTechnology
Founded20062012

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Apigee

  • API Gateway
  • API Analytics
  • Developer Portal
  • Google Cloud services
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Okta
  • Cloud support

Only in Greenhouse

  • Applicant tracking
  • Interview scheduling
  • Scorecard system
  • Job board posting
  • Candidate CRM
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Offer management
  • EEO compliance

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Apigee

  • Publishing, securing and versioning APIs for an enterprise API programnot Greenhouse
  • Monetizing APIs and running a developer portalnot Greenhouse
  • Analyzing API traffic and defending APIs against bots and abusenot Greenhouse

Greenhouse

  • Applicant tracking system for structured hiringnot Apigee
  • AI-powered interview notetaking and sourcingnot Apigee

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Apigee

  • The free evaluation is a sandbox limited to 60 days
  • Pay-as-you-go has no SLA available at all
  • Pay-as-you-go bills environments separately from API calls, with a Base environment costing $365 per month per region
  • The Base environment is capped at 50 QPS with an SLA of up to 99%
  • Standard API Proxy calls are billed at $20 per 1M calls up to 50M, and Extensible API Proxy calls at $100 per 1M calls up to 50M
  • API Analytics is a paid add-on at $20 per 1M API calls and cannot be bought on a Base environment
  • Advanced API Security is a paid add-on at $350 per 1M API calls and cannot be bought on a Base environment
  • Monetization is unavailable on pay-as-you-go and requires a subscription tier
  • Additional API proxy deployments beyond those included cost $0.04 per hour per region on a Comprehensive environment
  • Subscription tiers Standard, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus are quote only with no published price
  • Google Cloud networking charges for IP addresses, data transfer out and forwarding rules are billed on top of Apigee usage

Greenhouse

  • Core plan lacks talent discovery and contact lookups
  • Core plan lacks email automation and applicant texting
  • Plus plan lacks resume anonymisation and application limits
  • Plus plan lacks audit logging and developer tools
  • Pricing customised by hiring volume and company size, not published
  • Only Pro tier offers audit logs and developer sandbox

Pricing, plan by plan

Apigee

$500/monthly
  • Starter$500/monthly
    • API gateway
    • Analytics
    • Developer portal
  • Professional$2500/monthly
    • Advanced security
    • Traffic management
    • Monetization
  • Enterprise$undefined/monthly
    • Custom deployment
    • SLA
    • Dedicated support

Greenhouse

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Greenhouse review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Apigee if

  • You need api gateway.
  • You work on Cloud, Hybrid, On-premises.
  • You also want api analytics.

Choose Greenhouse if

  • You need applicant tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want interview scheduling.

Questions people ask

Is Apigee or Greenhouse better?
Neither clearly leads. Apigee starts at $500/monthly and Greenhouse at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Apigee or Greenhouse?
Apigee starts at $500/monthly and Greenhouse at On request.
Does Apigee or Greenhouse run on more platforms?
Apigee runs on Cloud, Hybrid, On-premises. Greenhouse runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is Apigee best used for?
Apigee is most often used for publishing, securing and versioning apis for an enterprise api program, monetizing apis and running a developer portal, analyzing api traffic and defending apis against bots and abuse. Of those, publishing, securing and versioning apis for an enterprise api program and monetizing apis and running a developer portal are not what Greenhouse is typically brought in for.
What can Apigee do that Greenhouse cannot?
Apigee covers API Gateway, API Analytics, Developer Portal, Google Cloud services. Greenhouse covers Applicant tracking, Interview scheduling, Scorecard system, Job board posting.

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