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Experience with WSO2 APIM
What do you like best about the product?
Initially, we had an issue while setting up WSO2 because in many places configuration files need to be changed but later in WSO2 3.0 version we have to change only
one file so it became very easy. As compared to other vendors WSO2 has many advanced features related to security.
one file so it became very easy. As compared to other vendors WSO2 has many advanced features related to security.
What do you dislike about the product?
There was some confusion in configuration but then later it became stable and easy to set up.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The business had a problem statement with setting up the digital platform and enabling the platform economy. Consolidate platform for growth and wrap legacy to avoid the cost.
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WSO2 API Manager
What do you like best about the product?
In the opensource API Management space WSO2 API Manager has evolved as one of the leading solutions. It’s a platform to build and manage APIs with ease. This solution is fully equipped with designing, developing, publishing, securing, monetizing and managing functionalities for APIs of different nature. It provides full API lifecycle management features covering Governance, Security, Developer portal and Analytics. It supports REST and SOAP APIs development. It supports on-prem and cloud deployment model
What do you dislike about the product?
The available documentation is very good. But finding the required article is bit tricky.
Handling API groups in publisher is not straightforward
Need improvement on Developer portal interface
Handling API groups in publisher is not straightforward
Need improvement on Developer portal interface
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In our environment, WSO2 API Manager is being used for various telecom use cases like:
Published APIs for third party developer community. The benefit of the throttling feature is two-fold, this feature is securing the API interface from the high volume of unnecessary traffic and also functioning as key feature in the monetization of APIs.
WSO2 API Manager is providing an additional layer in front of WSO2 EI. All the requests are received at API Manager layer first and then goes down to EI layer through internal secure network
Published APIs for third party developer community. The benefit of the throttling feature is two-fold, this feature is securing the API interface from the high volume of unnecessary traffic and also functioning as key feature in the monetization of APIs.
WSO2 API Manager is providing an additional layer in front of WSO2 EI. All the requests are received at API Manager layer first and then goes down to EI layer through internal secure network
Manage your APIs LifeCycle with WSO2 API Manager
What do you like best about the product?
WSO2 API Manager (WSO2 APIM) is a complete API Lifecycle management solution suitable for small to large-size projects. Following are the key areas I like much while using the product-
1. I liked the quick setup to start with this product.
2. All product features are available as OpenSource i.e. the best open source solution for API Design & Management.
3. The user interface for the publisher & the developer portal is excellent and easy of navigating in respective menus
4. While debugging, the logging features can be enabled without a server restart, this gives zero downtime to enable/disable such configurations and save time.
5. Multitanency support is really helpful for sharing the infra among different tenants.
6. Support for flexible deployment options i.e. on-premise and cloud.
7. WSO2 APIM has support for integration with external LDAP/AD
8. Customization support in functional & UI requires minimal effort and time.
1. I liked the quick setup to start with this product.
2. All product features are available as OpenSource i.e. the best open source solution for API Design & Management.
3. The user interface for the publisher & the developer portal is excellent and easy of navigating in respective menus
4. While debugging, the logging features can be enabled without a server restart, this gives zero downtime to enable/disable such configurations and save time.
5. Multitanency support is really helpful for sharing the infra among different tenants.
6. Support for flexible deployment options i.e. on-premise and cloud.
7. WSO2 APIM has support for integration with external LDAP/AD
8. Customization support in functional & UI requires minimal effort and time.
What do you dislike about the product?
Certain areas requires improvement-
1. Migration support of older versions to newer versions requires significant effort
2. The latest version has removed default analytics support and cloud-based offering has restrictions with respect to the data center. Although ELK based analytics is now released but requires a lot of effort to publish API dashboards
3. Currently, it supports a limited billing platform for API Monetization.
4. Patching/Upgrade process may result in inconsistent behavior of the existing setup.
1. Migration support of older versions to newer versions requires significant effort
2. The latest version has removed default analytics support and cloud-based offering has restrictions with respect to the data center. Although ELK based analytics is now released but requires a lot of effort to publish API dashboards
3. Currently, it supports a limited billing platform for API Monetization.
4. Patching/Upgrade process may result in inconsistent behavior of the existing setup.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are solving the problem of API management i.e. we had a use case where we needed to expose the business services via a secured layer with solid governance. We have deployed WSO2 API Manager and it has helped & benefited in the following ways-
1. Easy adoption; minimal effort to deploy WSO2 APIM
2. I have implemented fine-grained access control via scopes and has worked perfectly
3. WSO2 APIM has helped to secure more than 100 services with different types of cyber attacks.
4. WSO2 APIM provides centralized control on internal as well as external APIs
1. Easy adoption; minimal effort to deploy WSO2 APIM
2. I have implemented fine-grained access control via scopes and has worked perfectly
3. WSO2 APIM has helped to secure more than 100 services with different types of cyber attacks.
4. WSO2 APIM provides centralized control on internal as well as external APIs
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are planning for any API Management & Integration solution, WSO2 is the right choice which you can try at Zero cost. So I would suggest deploying WSO2 APIM and checking out the product features and doing some proof-of-concept as well. This will give more confidence towards product adoption.
Easy to implement and complete API lifecycle management solution
What do you like best about the product?
WSO2 API Manager is open source and one can easily try and evaluate the product before buying it.
It provides flexible deployment options across the board as well as distributed architecture solutions.
It has a pretty good user interface and offers excellent customization options for integration with multiple products for CIAM implementation
It provides flexible deployment options across the board as well as distributed architecture solutions.
It has a pretty good user interface and offers excellent customization options for integration with multiple products for CIAM implementation
What do you dislike about the product?
Limited options for API Monetization as it supports only one billing platform
It does not support multiple hostnames for implementing multitenancy
CI/CD requires improvement
It does not support multiple hostnames for implementing multitenancy
CI/CD requires improvement
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Consolidation of APIs on a single platform and seamless integration with multiple applications and 3rd party solutions.
Customized authentication capabilities for different sets of users across the board.
Single API Manager deployment serving multiple customers across the organization for API Management.
Customized authentication capabilities for different sets of users across the board.
Single API Manager deployment serving multiple customers across the organization for API Management.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are looking for a low-cost, quick and easy to use API Management Platform, you need to consider this product. Please try the open-source version once to understand the capabilities of WSO2 API Manager.
WSO2 API Manager Fuel for API integrations.
What do you like best about the product?
GUI and Features which is useful API Developers and consumers.
What do you dislike about the product?
WSO2 Products needs to provide more information product roadmap and Features.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Integrations and Managements of APIs
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Improve support model with the training staff,
The Best API Management Product
What do you like best about the product?
WSO2 API Manager provides a rich set of features to manage the entire API lifecycle. Compared to other vendors, it has a rich user interface design with flexible deployment options in on-premise, hybrid, or cloud environments. I really like the CLI tool offered with WSO2 API Manager which is crucial for building CI/CD pipelines to automate the API lifecycle. With the automation, you will create API once and the rest will be fully automated with your preferred CI/CD tool.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would like to see some consistency in the patching process of the WSO2 API Manager product.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
API Manager is used as a central gateway to manage the APIs traffic in the organization. With the growing number of APIs and adoption of microservices architecture, it's required to have a central place to discover and manage the APIs. WSO2 API Manager provides a rich developer portal to discover the APIs. OpenAPI specification support in API Manager makes it easy to create and manage API definitions. With OAuth support, WSO2 API Manager acts as the centralized authentication and authorization layer for the internal APIs.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are looking for a flexible vendor-neutral API Management Product, then go for WSO2 API Manager. You will have the platform advantage coming from WSO2 which includes complete integration and identity management suit.
my experience with WSO2 API Manager
What do you like best about the product?
I think the best part about WSO2 API Manager is that it's highly customizable because it's open-source. The most valuable features are the simple interface that is easy to use and the APIs lifecycle.
What do you dislike about the product?
for my use up to now I don't find particular defects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I'm able to build, integrat, and expose the digital services of my clients as managed APIs
Recommendations to others considering the product:
keep it up!
Best API Management Product
What do you like best about the product?
The customizations that API Manager allows, help the enterprise entities to have their own implementation of a few features based on their needs, with minimal effort. Easy integration with most of the well-known providers/connectors is an additional USP for me.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some of the swagger definitions of the SCIM2 and other Rest APIs are not well defined. If they are taken care of, the API way of governing the product will be top-notch.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I helped my organization govern and secure the APIs we have through the API manager. I have written a lot of custom mediations and created RBAC of the resources using scopes. The immediate benefit we reaped from choosing API manager is the secured access to our APIs and we have not seen any issues with the API security so far (touchwood!).
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are considering WSO2 API Manager as your API Management solution, I recommend you understand the basic features of the product first, by implementing a few pilot use cases before starting your entire implementation on it so that there will not be any early setbacks.
Reporting metrics, volumetry and controlling usage throttling is sensational.
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use, management of APIs resources, ease of use control.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes we have problems updating cluster nodes.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am having APIs available in a single place, without multiple URLs, usage tracking, metrics, and so on.
Wonderful and incredible being able to govern the business through APIs
What do you like best about the product?
DevPortal is very nice and modern api manager is marketing
What do you dislike about the product?
The analytic could be more intuitive and create mediator more instuitive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Centralizing the Government's business and starting the arduous path of microservice.
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