WSO2 API Management
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A Comprehensive Review of an Enterprise-Grade API Solution
What do you like best about the product?
Wso2 api manager is the enterprise level open source and customizable api manager solution.Strong security and scalablity highly appreciated.
What do you dislike about the product?
It will be littlebit complex for new users
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Without api manager we havent designated way to track our apis. With this solution we can design, develop, maintain the apis. Api manager helps to maintain full lifecycle of the api manager.
Unified Solution Bundle
What do you like best about the product?
Easily configurable most crucial aspects
What do you dislike about the product?
Need to analyze each n every component carefully n be on alter for the feature updates n version upgrades for subscription
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Easy configuration
Being a long time user of WSO2 API Manager
What do you like best about the product?
I've been using WSO2 API Manager for a while now, and I can confidently say it's one of the best open-source API management solutions out there — especially if you're looking for something enterprise-grade yet customizable.
One of the biggest positives for me is the flexibility and extensibility it offers. Whether you're building APIs from scratch, managing existing services, or applying complex authentication and throttling policies, WSO2 lets you tweak things exactly the way you want. It integrates well with other systems (including identity providers, analytics platforms, and CI/CD tools), and the way it separates components like Publisher, Developer Portal, and Gateway gives you a lot of control over your architecture.
One of the biggest positives for me is the flexibility and extensibility it offers. Whether you're building APIs from scratch, managing existing services, or applying complex authentication and throttling policies, WSO2 lets you tweak things exactly the way you want. It integrates well with other systems (including identity providers, analytics platforms, and CI/CD tools), and the way it separates components like Publisher, Developer Portal, and Gateway gives you a lot of control over your architecture.
What do you dislike about the product?
One of the biggest challenges is the initial complexity like in setting it up.
Although the documentation is extensive, it’s not always clear.
Although the documentation is extensive, it’s not always clear.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
WSO2 API Manager has streamlined our API strategy, reduced duplication, improved security, and made it easier to scale. It gives me confidence that APIs are well-managed, well-documented, and protected
Highly Recommended for Flexible and Secure API Management
What do you like best about the product?
Open-Source and Cost-Effective:
It's one of the few full-featured, open-source API management solutions, which makes it budget-friendly compared to commercial alternatives.
Customizability and Extensibility:
WSO2 allows deep customization — you can tailor the API gateway, throttling policies, workflows, and even the user portals.
Built-In API Lifecycle Management:
It covers the full API lifecycle — from creation, testing, publishing, and deprecation — with good governance tools.
Rich Set of Features:
Includes advanced features like multi-tenancy, analytics, throttling, monetization, and integrated Identity Server for OAuth2, JWT, etc.
Good Integration Capabilities:
Easily integrates with other WSO2 products and external systems through connectors, REST APIs, and custom extensions.
Developer Portal:
The self-service API Developer Portal is well-designed and allows consumers to browse, test, and subscribe to APIs easily.
It's one of the few full-featured, open-source API management solutions, which makes it budget-friendly compared to commercial alternatives.
Customizability and Extensibility:
WSO2 allows deep customization — you can tailor the API gateway, throttling policies, workflows, and even the user portals.
Built-In API Lifecycle Management:
It covers the full API lifecycle — from creation, testing, publishing, and deprecation — with good governance tools.
Rich Set of Features:
Includes advanced features like multi-tenancy, analytics, throttling, monetization, and integrated Identity Server for OAuth2, JWT, etc.
Good Integration Capabilities:
Easily integrates with other WSO2 products and external systems through connectors, REST APIs, and custom extensions.
Developer Portal:
The self-service API Developer Portal is well-designed and allows consumers to browse, test, and subscribe to APIs easily.
What do you dislike about the product?
Community Support is Limited:
Being open-source is a plus, but the community is not as large or responsive as those of better-known tools like Kong or Apigee. Enterprise support is available, but at a cost.
Being open-source is a plus, but the community is not as large or responsive as those of better-known tools like Kong or Apigee. Enterprise support is available, but at a cost.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Faster API development and deployment, reducing time-to-market.
Stronger security posture with built-in identity and access management.
Improved collaboration between API publishers and consumers via self-service portals.
Operational cost savings through automation and scalable architecture.
Stronger security posture with built-in identity and access management.
Improved collaboration between API publishers and consumers via self-service portals.
Operational cost savings through automation and scalable architecture.
Have more than 10+ years in api development
What do you like best about the product?
Interoperability and scaling capability of this product
What do you dislike about the product?
High price when enterprise level support
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
For Slt enterprise portal and we need a solid api gateway to connect and manage backend services
Robust and Flexible API Management Platform
What do you like best about the product?
WSO2 API Manager offers a comprehensive solution for full lifecycle API management, with strong support for API publishing, security, analytics, and throttling. I also appreciate the flexibility to customize and extend features to fit enterprise needs. The documentation and active community support are also a big plus.
What do you dislike about the product?
The initial setup and configuration can be a bit complex, especially for new users. The learning curve is somewhat steep due to the rich feature set. Additionally, managing the deployment and updates in a clustered environment can be tricky without proper DevOps practices.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
WSO2 API Manager helps us manage and govern our APIs efficiently across teams and environments. It centralizes API publishing, security, throttling, and monitoring — solving challenges related to scalability, access control, and API analytics. This has improved our API lifecycle management, accelerated development timelines, and strengthened overall security and compliance.
Review after 9 years usage.
What do you like best about the product?
I have been using WSO2's API Manager product for over 9 years now, and I have followed its evolution since version 2.0.0. I have used version 2.0.0, then 3.2.0, 4.1.0, and currently version 4.5.0.
The product is a real asset and accelerator for managing our API catalog. We rely on its capabilities to provide both external public and internal private service catalogs. Beyond its numerous technical capabilities, the product supports us in managing and governing our API assets in the broadest sense.
Installation and getting started in standard mode is very easy and facilitated by extensive documentation available on the product website.
The implementation could be more tricky if you have special uses cases.
I recommend this product with a rating of 9/10, given that it is an open-source product, there is always room for improvement and evolution. WSO2 is a powerful and renowned publisher, and their teams are always available and do not hesitate to propose product updates if a client need makes sense to them.
I also recommend this product for its reliability in critical production environments, with an availability rate of approximately 99.97% to date.
The product is a real asset and accelerator for managing our API catalog. We rely on its capabilities to provide both external public and internal private service catalogs. Beyond its numerous technical capabilities, the product supports us in managing and governing our API assets in the broadest sense.
Installation and getting started in standard mode is very easy and facilitated by extensive documentation available on the product website.
The implementation could be more tricky if you have special uses cases.
I recommend this product with a rating of 9/10, given that it is an open-source product, there is always room for improvement and evolution. WSO2 is a powerful and renowned publisher, and their teams are always available and do not hesitate to propose product updates if a client need makes sense to them.
I also recommend this product for its reliability in critical production environments, with an availability rate of approximately 99.97% to date.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't necessarily have any drawbacks to address regarding the product.
The only drawback I can find is the weakness of the documentation around version migrations.
The only drawback I can find is the weakness of the documentation around version migrations.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
WSO2 API Manager helps us to add more governance into our API Platform.
Also, product helps us to provide external and internal service catalogs.
Also, product helps us to provide external and internal service catalogs.
Software Engineer
What do you like best about the product?
It's a solid open-source API gateway with strong security features, good integration with WSO2 Identity Server, and useful tools for managing traffic and access. The developer portal is clean and easy to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
Setup and upgrades can be tricky. Docs are sometimes outdated or unclear. Better examples and smoother upgrades would help.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps us securely expose internal services as APIs, manage traffic, and control access through OAuth2. It simplifies API publishing and versioning, saving us time and improving security across teams.
Fantastic Product and a easy to use
What do you like best about the product?
The product is easy to use and implement, and has so many features that ease any integration across any system, which we use frequently
What do you dislike about the product?
UI Custom theme migration is more complex
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Managing APIs and Governance with monitoring
Great product with an extense community
What do you like best about the product?
It is a very good product, with a nice number of features. It is easy to install and to admin. Wso2 has a great community, with great support.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes, different versions have changes, and the documentation is confusing.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
You can create , manage and expose API easily
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