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API Management software

42 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

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3scale
API Management
API management platform for designing, securing, and monetizing APIs
- Web
- Self-hosted
From $300/moResearched
Akana
API Management
Enterprise API lifecycle management platform
- Web
- Self-hosted
From $2,500/moResearched
Apigee
API Management
API management platform for designing, securing, and scaling APIs
- Web
- Self-hosted
From $500/moResearched
Appwrite
API Management
Open-source Backend as a Service with REST API and SDKs
- Web
- Self-hosted
Free plan, then $15/moResearched
Asyncapi
API Management
Specification and tools for defining asynchronous APIs
- Web
- API
FreeResearched
AWS API Gateway
API Management
Fully managed API gateway service for creating and managing APIs at scale
- Web
FreeResearched
Backendless
API Management
Visual app development platform with REST APIs and cloud backend
- Web
Free plan, then $15/moResearched
Boomi API Management
API Management
Unified API management within the Boomi integration platform
- Web
From $1,500/moResearched
Bruno
API Management
Open-source IDE for API exploration with git-friendly collections
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
FreeResearched
curl
API Management
Command-line tool for transferring data using URLs with wide protocol support
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- +1
FreeResearched
Directus
API Management
Open-source data platform providing REST and GraphQL APIs
- API
- Web
- Self-hosted
FreeResearched
GraphQL Apollo
API Management
Complete platform for building GraphQL APIs
- API
- Web
- iOS
- Android
FreeResearched
GraphQL Playground
API Management
GraphQL IDE and documentation tool for building GraphQL APIs
- Web
- Self-hosted
FreeResearched
Gravitee
API Management
Open source API management platform for event-native APIs
- Web
- Self-hosted
Free plan availableResearched
Hasura
API Management
GraphQL engine that instantly creates production-ready GraphQL API from databases
- Web
FreeResearched
Hoppscotch
API Management
Open-source API development ecosystem with web-based REST client
- Web
- Windows
- macOS
- Self-hosted
Free plan availableResearched
HTTPie
API Management
Command-line HTTP client with intuitive interface and syntax
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Web
FreeResearched
Janus Gateway
API Management
WebRTC gateway and media server for real-time communication
- Linux
- macOS
FreeResearched
KeystoneJS
API Management
Powerful Node.js headless CMS framework and API platform
- API
- Self-hosted
FreeResearched
Kong
API Management
Cloud-native API gateway and service connectivity platform
- Linux
- Self-hosted
FreeResearched
L
LiteLLM
API Management
The AI Gateway for platform teams
Pricing on requestResearched
Microsoft Azure API Management
API Management
Hybrid, multi-cloud API management service on Azure
- Web
FreeResearched
MuleSoft Anypoint
API Management
Integration platform enabling API-led connectivity and end-to-end integration across systems
- Web
- Self-hosted
From $2,000/moResearched
Parse Server
API Management
Open-source Backend as a Service platform with REST and GraphQL APIs
- API
FreeResearched

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