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3scale
API management platform for designing, securing, and monetizing APIs
As of 30 August 2026, 3scale starts at $300/monthly. 3scale by Red Hat is a cloud API management platform that enables organizations to design, secure, publish, and monetize APIs. Softwr lists it under APIs. 3scale is made by Red Hat, launched in 1993, available on Web, Self-hosted.
Overview
What 3scale does
3scale by Red Hat is a cloud API management platform that enables organizations to design, secure, publish, and monetize APIs. It provides API gateway, developer portal, and comprehensive analytics for API lifecycle management.
What people use it for
- API gateway and lifecycle management
- Rate limiting and traffic control across API consumers
- Developer portal and access key management
- Monetising APIs with usage-based plans
- Hybrid deployment across on-premises and cloud
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The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 3scale.
- Red Hat's managed 3scale services end on 30 June 2027, so anyone adopting the hosted option now is choosing a product with a published end date
- Sold as part of Red Hat middleware rather than standalone, and 3scale.net redirects into redhat.com
- Pricing is not published and a subscription is required for some services
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Pricing
What 3scale costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Starter
$300 /mo
- API gateway
- Developer portal
- Basic analytics
Professional
$750 /mo
- Advanced features
- API monetization
- Enhanced support
Enterprise
On request
- Custom deployment
- Dedicated support
- Premium SLA
Capabilities
Features
API Gateway
Developer Portal
API Monetization
Red Hat OpenShift
Integration with Red Hat OpenShift
AWS
Integration with AWS
Azure
Integration with Azure
Kubernetes
Integration with Kubernetes
Cloud support
Available on Cloud
On-premises support
Available on On-premises
Hybrid support
Available on Hybrid
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
Does Red Hat 3scale require a subscription?
Yes. The page states a subscription may be required for some services, though specific subscription details and costs are not published on this page.
SourceIs a trial available for 3scale?
A 'Start a trial' link is mentioned in navigation, but trial duration, included features, and limitations are not specified on this page.
SourceWhen will Red Hat 3scale end support?
Red Hat 3scale API Management maintenance and managed services will end on June 30, 2027. Customers should plan migrations accordingly.
SourceBehind it
Who makes 3scale
- Company
- Red Hat
- Based in
- Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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