Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Amazon API Gateway
Amazon API Gateway clearly comes out ahead of Azure API Management on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Amazon API Gateway has a free tier; Azure API Management does not.
| Overview |  Amazon API GatewayFully managed service to create, publish, and secure APIs at any scale. | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Microsoft |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | api-management | api-management |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Amazon API Gateway
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| Feature | amazon-api-gateway | azure-api-management |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Million Http Api Calls Received Per Month | ||
| 1 Million Api Executions Free Monthly | ||
| 1 Million Rest Api Calls Received Per Month | ||
| Entry-Level Production Use Cases | ||
| 1 Million Websocket Api Messages Per Month | ||
| High-Volume, Mission-Critical, And Global Production Use Cases | ||
| 750,000 Websocket Connection Minutes Per Month | ||
| Low-Volume, Event-Driven Apis | ||
| Optional Data Caching | ||
| Medium-Volume Production Use Cases | ||
| Pay For Api Calls Received | ||
| Non-Production Use Cases | ||
| Pay For Data Transferred Out | ||
| Self-Hosted Gateway Included | ||
| Serverless Architecture | ||
| Testing And Evaluation |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Amazon API Gateway comes out ahead overall, though Azure API Management can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Amazon API Gateway offers a free tier; Azure API Management does not currently list one.
