Software · head to head
Apigee vs TIBCO Mashery
Apigee
Software
API management platform for designing, securing, and scaling APIs
- From
- $500/monthly
- Rated
- -
TIBCO Mashery
Software
Cloud-native API management for digital business
- From
- $2000/monthly
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Apigee the free evaluation is a sandbox limited to 60 days; TIBCO Mashery lack of support for open API standards requires workarounds
- They diverge on capability: Apigee covers API Gateway, TIBCO Mashery covers Cloud-native Gateway.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Apigee and TIBCO Mashery actually diverge.
| Attribute | Apigee | TIBCO Mashery |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $500/monthly | $2000/monthly |
| Platforms | Cloud, Hybrid, On-premises | Cloud, Hybrid, Multi-cloud |
| Founded | 2006 | 1997 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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
- Google Cloud services
- Okta
- On-premises support
Only in TIBCO Mashery
- Cloud-native Gateway
- TIBCO Cloud
- GCP
- Multi-cloud support
Both cover
- API Analytics
- Developer Portal
- Azure
- AWS
- Cloud support
- Hybrid support
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 TIBCO Mashery
- Monetizing APIs and running a developer portalnot TIBCO Mashery
- Analyzing API traffic and defending APIs against bots and abusenot TIBCO Mashery
TIBCO Mashery
- API Developmentnot Apigee
- API Gatewaynot Apigee
- API Testingnot Apigee
- API Documentationnot Apigee
- Microservicesnot 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
TIBCO Mashery
- Lack of support for open API standards requires workarounds
- Policy management is difficult and sometimes requires support intervention for configuration changes
- Monetization and customization features are inadequate for some enterprise use cases
- Delays under heavy load conditions; stability issues reported affecting performance
- Logging and monitoring limitations; logs are hard to follow when calls cannot be filtered by keys
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
TIBCO Mashery
$2000/monthly- Standard$2000/monthly
- API Gateway
- Developer Portal
- Standard support
- Professional$5000/monthly
- Advanced analytics
- Multi-region
- Priority support
- Enterprise$undefined/monthly
- Custom solutions
- Dedicated support
- Premium SLA
Which should you pick?
Choose Apigee if
- You need api gateway.
- You work on Cloud, Hybrid, On-premises.
- You also want google cloud services.
Choose TIBCO Mashery if
- You need cloud-native gateway.
- You work on Cloud, Hybrid, Multi-cloud.
- You also want tibco cloud.
Questions people ask
- Is Apigee or TIBCO Mashery better?
- Neither clearly leads. Apigee starts at $500/monthly and TIBCO Mashery at $2000/monthly, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Apigee or TIBCO Mashery?
- Apigee starts at $500/monthly and TIBCO Mashery at $2000/monthly.
- Does Apigee or TIBCO Mashery run on more platforms?
- Apigee runs on Cloud, Hybrid, On-premises. TIBCO Mashery runs on Cloud, Hybrid, Multi-cloud.
- 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 TIBCO Mashery is typically brought in for.
- What can Apigee do that TIBCO Mashery cannot?
- Apigee covers API Gateway, Google Cloud services, Okta, On-premises support. TIBCO Mashery covers Cloud-native Gateway, TIBCO Cloud, GCP, Multi-cloud support. Both handle API Analytics, Developer Portal, Azure, AWS.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
TIBCO Mashery: What is TIBCO Cloud API Management (Mashery)?
TIBCO Cloud API Management, formerly known as TIBCO Cloud Mashery, is an enterprise platform delivering full lifecycle API management capabilities including API creation, productization, security, analytics, and support for API development, mediation, and event-driven initiatives.
SourceTIBCO Mashery: What is the pricing structure?
TIBCO Mashery pricing starts at $2000/monthly for cloud-hosted deployments based on capacity and throughput. Annual maintenance for on-premises perpetual licenses typically ranges from 18-22% of license cost. Custom plans are available based on customer requirements.
SourceTIBCO Mashery: Does Mashery support OpenAPI standards?
TIBCO Mashery supports native OpenAPI specifications. The platform provides contract-first modeling with native OpenAPI Spec support and native Node.js hosting of API implementations.
TIBCO Mashery: What's the current status of TIBCO Mashery?
Mashery, formerly sold as TIBCO Cloud API Management, has had its capabilities integrated into Boomi's enterprise platform. Users should verify current product status and support roadmap with TIBCO's sales team, as the product landscape has undergone significant changes.