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Best Azure API Management Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from API monetization software ranked against Azure API Management on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Kong Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.8
    Azure API Management vs Kong Gateway
  2. 2
    Zuplo Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $25/mo7.6
    Azure API Management vs Zuplo
  3. 3
    Moesif Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.5
    Azure API Management vs Moesif
  4. 4
    Revenium Free plan apiWeb Free7.5
    Azure API Management vs Revenium
  5. 5
    Gravitee API Gateway Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $2,500/mo7.3
    Azure API Management vs Gravitee API Gateway
  6. 6
    Sentinel EMS Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.3
    Azure API Management vs Sentinel EMS
  7. 7
    Lago Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Azure API Management vs Lago
  8. 8
    Stigg Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $399/mo7.1
    Azure API Management vs Stigg
  9. 9
    Tyk API Management Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 7.0
    Azure API Management vs Tyk API Management
  10. 10
    Apigee API hub Free plan apiWeb Free6.9
    Azure API Management vs Apigee API hub
  11. 11
    WSO2 API Designer Free trial extensionLinuxMacWebWin $119/mo6.9
    Azure API Management vs WSO2 API Designer
  12. 12
    Boomi Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $99/mo6.8
    Azure API Management vs Boomi
  13. 13
    DigitalAPI Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $2.50/mo6.8
    Azure API Management vs DigitalAPI
  14. 14
    Flexprice Free plan Web $500/mo6.7
    Azure API Management vs Flexprice
  15. 15
    SAP API Management Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $5,339/mo6.7
    Azure API Management vs SAP API Management
  16. 16
    API7 Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Azure API Management vs API7 Enterprise
  17. 17
    Fiorano API Management Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Azure API Management vs Fiorano API Management
  18. 18
    Layer7 API Management AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Azure API Management vs Layer7 API Management
  19. 19
    Zuora CPQ apiWeb 6.5
    Azure API Management vs Zuora CPQ
  20. 20
    APIwiz Web 6.4
    Azure API Management vs APIwiz

Azure API Management alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Kong Gateway7.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2Zuplo7.6Free plan$25/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Moesif7.5Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
4Revenium7.5Free planFreeAPI, Web
5Gravitee API Gateway7.3Free plan$2,500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Sentinel EMS7.3No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Lago7.1Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
8Stigg7.1Free plan$399/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
9Tyk API Management7.0No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Apigee API hub6.9Free planFreeAPI, Web
11WSO2 API Designer6.9No$119/moBrowser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Boomi6.8No$99/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
13DigitalAPI6.8No$2.50/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
14Flexprice6.7Free plan$500/moWeb
15SAP API Management6.7No$5,339/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
16API7 Enterprise6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17Fiorano API Management6.6No—API, self-hosted, Web
18Layer7 API Management6.5No—Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
19Zuora CPQ6.5No—API, Web
20APIwiz6.4No—Web
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Questions about Azure API Management alternatives

What is the best alternative to Azure API Management?

Kong Gateway, number 1 in API monetization software with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: Zuplo, Moesif, Revenium and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Azure API Management?

Kong Gateway is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.