Overview
Value of IBM API Connect: As businesses embrace their digital transformation journey, APIs become critical to unlock the value of business data and assets. With the increasing adoption of APIs, consistency and governance are needed across your business. Full-lifecycle API management can help you create, manage, secure, and socialize your ecosystem of APIs, and implement a robust API strategy.
API Connect as a Service offers two tiers: API Connect Base tier and API Connect Advanced tier. The Base tiers include the full lifecycle API Management capabilities with built in policies for data transformation. The Advanced tier includes every feature in the Base tier as well as advanced data transformation policies (XSLT, GatewayScript and Custom Policies) delivered through a single tenant (isolated) API Gateway. You have the ability to upgrade from a Base tier to an Advanced tier at anytime. Advanced capabilities are not included in the trial however you can schedule a live demo to learn more about both tiers of API Connect https://ibm.biz/apiconnect-demo
Create APIs: Accelerate API creation with an intuitive user experience to expose data, microservices, enterprise applications, and SaaS services through open standards. Improve developer productivity and API quality using integrated developer tooling and automated test generation. Learn more about creating APIs: ibm.biz/create-apis
Manage APIs: Rapidly organize, publish, and analyze your APIs with governance and version control across the API lifecycle. Organize many types of APIs into API products with full control over visibility for consumers. With out-of-the-box dashboards, you can easily analyze your ecosystem of APIs and gain insights, such as identifying APIs best suited for monetization. Learn more about managing APIs: ibm.biz/manage-apis
Secure APIs: Reduce cybersecurity risks and protect your data and business assets with an enterprise-grade encrypted gateway near your cloud-native apps & microservices. Accelerate time to value with easy-to-apply, pre-built policies to secure, control and mediate the delivery of APIs. Learn more about securing APIs: ibm.biz/secure-apis
Socialize APIs: Increase developer productivity and get more value out of your APIs by ensuring your developer communities can easily discover, explore and consume APIs across your ecosystem. Encourage API reuse and innovation through branded and customized self-service portals and community-building features such as blogs, ratings and forums. Learn more about socializing APIs: ibm.biz/socialize-apis
Advanced tier capabilities:
The Advanced tier includes all full lifecycle API management capabilities from the Base tier with added data transformation through custom code policies (XSLT, GatewayScript and Custom Policies). The Advanced tier provides a single tenant API Gateway which allows you to create and use custom policies for re-usable functions across your APIs. Additionally, global policies can be set to standardize API development.
Pricing and upgrades: For custom pricing and sales inquiries or for AWS accounts outside the United States, please contact IBM Sales https://ibm.biz/apiconnect-privateoffer It is easy and flexible to upgrade to a higher dimension within an offering or from the Base tier to the Advanced tier at anytime. For additional details about API Connect tiers, pricing, and upgrade, please visit the subscription terms page in the documentation ibm.biz/subscription-terms
Highlights
- Limited time offer: Get 40% off IBM API Connect subscription. Purchase the SaaS Standard Plan subscription now through 31 December 2024 and receive a 40% discount. Renewals are excluded from promotions.
- API Connect trial and enterprise are deployed in the following 6 data centers: US-East, EU-Frankfurt, UK-London, IN-Mumbai, ID-Jakarta and AU-Sydney. Expand brand reach by publishing APIs to tap into a broad developer community. Enable digital business through new channels for partners and monetizing data.
- To get a walk-through of API Connect on AWS, schedule a live demo with one of our product experts: https://ibm.biz/apiconnect-demo
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Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months |
|---|---|---|
100K API Calls per year | API Connect aaS Standard tier | $598.00 |
500K API Calls per year | API Connect aaS Standard tier | $1,800.00 |
1M API Calls per year | API Connect aaS Standard tier | $3,002.00 |
10M API Calls per year | API Connect aaS Standard tier | $4,262.00 |
25M API Calls per year | API Connect aaS Standard tier | $5,148.00 |
50M API Calls per year | API Connect aaS Standard tier | $5,400.00 |
75M API Calls per year | API Connect aaS Standard tier | $6,048.00 |
100M API Calls per year | API Connect aaS Standard tier | $7,200.00 |
250M API Calls per year | API Connect aaS Standard tier | $10,800.00 |
1.2B API Calls per year | API Connect aaS Standard tier | $18,144.00 |
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