WSO2 API Managervs
Appwrite
Appwrite: Open-source Backend as a Service with REST API and SDKs
WSO2 API Manager
Complete API management platform for designing and managing APIs
As of 30 August 2026, WSO2 API Manager is free to use. WSO2 API Manager is a complete API management platform that helps organizations design, implement, manage, and govern APIs. Softwr lists it under APIs. WSO2 API Manager is made by WSO2, launched in 2005, available on API, Linux, Self-hosted.
Overview
What WSO2 API Manager does
WSO2 API Manager is a complete API management platform that helps organizations design, implement, manage, and govern APIs. It provides API gateway, developer portal, and comprehensive analytics.
What people use it for
- Publishing, securing and rate limiting APIs behind a gateway
- Running an API developer portal with subscription key management
- Self hosting an open source API management layer on premises
Related searches
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 WSO2 API Manager.
- The free open source distribution does not include a subscription to the WSO2 Update service, so continuous improvements and security patches require a paid subscription
- A commercial production licence is not part of the free download and comes only with a subscription
- No subscription price is published; Basic Support and Enterprise Support both require contacting sales for a quote
- 24x7x365 coverage requires Enterprise Support; the general query SLA is one business day
- A Customer Success Manager is a paid optional add on covering business hours only
- Consulting services and WSO2 Private Cloud hosting are quoted separately
Cross-shopped
What people choose instead of WSO2 API Manager
Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.
- WSO2 API ManagervsHasura
Hasura: GraphQL engine that instantly creates production-ready GraphQL API from databases
- WSO2 API ManagervsPocketBase
PocketBase: Open-source backend with REST API, real-time subscriptions and Admin UI
- WSO2 API ManagervsSanity
Sanity: Headless CMS with real-time collaborative editing and structured content APIs
Pricing
What WSO2 API Manager costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Community
Free
- Core API management
- Community support
Commercial
On request
- Enterprise features
- Technical support
- SLA
Capabilities
Features
API Gateway
API Designer
Developer Portal
LDAP
Integration with LDAP
Okta
Integration with Okta
Keycloak
Integration with Keycloak
Microservices
Integration with Microservices
Java support
Available on Java
Linux support
Available on Linux
Docker support
Available on Docker
Kubernetes support
Available on Kubernetes
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.
How is WSO2 API Manager priced?
WSO2 API Manager pricing is not published on their website. As an enterprise API management platform, pricing is custom-quoted based on deployment model and organizational requirements.
SourceDoes WSO2 API Manager offer different pricing for on-premises versus cloud deployments?
WSO2 API Manager supports multiple deployment options including on-premises and cloud, but pricing structures for different deployment models are not publicly disclosed.
SourceWhat deployment flexibility does WSO2 API Manager provide?
WSO2 API Manager enables flexible deployment on-premises or in cloud environments, but specific pricing tiers for each deployment model require contacting WSO2 sales.
SourceHow would I request a WSO2 API Manager pricing quote?
Organizations can request pricing quotes by contacting WSO2 sales through their website. Custom quotes depend on API volume, deployment model, and feature requirements.
SourceBehind it
Who makes WSO2 API Manager
- Company
- WSO2
- Based in
- Mountain View, California, USA
Keep looking
Where to go from WSO2 API Manager
- WSO2 API Manager alternativesEvery product people weigh against it
- WSO2 API Manager pricingPlans, floors and what the tiers exclude
- WSO2 API Manager badgesWhich rules it meets, and the figure behind each
- All APIs softwareThe full category
- Best APIs softwareThe shortlist, and how it was cut
Best APIs software for
Compare WSO2 API Manager with
- TIBCO Mashery
- Appwrite
- Hasura
- PocketBase
- Sanity
- Apigee
- 3scale
- Akana
- Kong
- Boomi API Management
- Microsoft Azure API Management
- Spring Cloud Gateway
- Convoy
- Dwolla
- Enable Banking
- Flybits
- i2c
- KeystoneJS
Other APIs software
GraphQL engine that instantly creates production-ready GraphQL API from databases
Free, then $5/mo9 researched notesOpen-source backend with REST API, real-time subscriptions and Admin UI
Free plan9 researched notesHeadless CMS with real-time collaborative editing and structured content APIs
Free, then $15/mo13 researched notesAPI management platform for designing, securing, and scaling APIs
From $500/monthly19 researched notesAPI management platform for designing, securing, and monetizing APIs
From $300/monthly10 researched notesUnified API management within the Boomi integration platform
From $1,500/monthly8 researched notesHybrid, multi-cloud API management service on Azure
Free plan11 researched notesAPI gateway built on Project Reactor for building microservices
Free plan7 researched notesOpen source webhooks gateway you self-host, handling both sending and receiving
Free, then $999/mo12 researched notesAccount to account payment API for ACH, RTP and FedNow with pay by bank and instant payment routing
Pricing on request13 researched notesEuropean bank API aggregation with a free restricted production tier for your own accounts
Free plan11 researched notesContextual personalisation and decisioning platform for financial institutions
Pricing on request10 researched notesConfigurable card issuing and banking processing platform for banks and programme managers
Pricing on request11 researched notes
Softwr does not host reviews and shows no star rating for WSO2 API Manager, because a rating we did not collect is not ours to publish. What is here is the pricing and platform detail from the vendor’s own pages, limitations we could state concretely, and alternatives a reviewer confirmed people weigh against it. Tell us if any of it is wrong.
More on WSO2 API Manager
WSO2 API Manager alternatives
What people switch to, and what they give up
WSO2 API Manager pricing
Every tier, and where the cost actually lands
Compare WSO2 API Manager
Put it head to head with anything we hold
WSO2 API Manager badge
Its rating, and an embed for your own site
Best APIs software alternatives
European bank API aggregation with a free restricted production tier for your own accounts
Per connected account per month
Digital and AI-native engagement banking platform for customer-facing banking experiences
quote