Amazon API Gateway vs WSO2 API Manager

Amazon API Gateway8.8Visit WAWSO2 API Manager6.8Visit

Higher score Amazon API Gateway #1 in Api 1 8.8/10 From $1 ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit AWS

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WA WSO2 API Manager #8 in Api 1 6.8/10 Open source · 30-day trial ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit WSO2

• Amazon API Gateway fits best

  AWS teams needing a managed API gateway

• WSO2 API Manager fits best

  Enterprises needing self-hosted API lifecycle controls

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon API Gateway 8.8/10 Visit ↗	WAWSO2 API Manager 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	6.8
Ranking	#1 in Api 1	#8 in Api 1
Best for	AWS teams needing a managed API gateway	Enterprises needing self-hosted API lifecycle controls
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs, Community	Community, Docs
Integrations	13 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon API Gateway 0/3 · WSO2 API Manager 1/3
API gateway	Not published	Not published
Rate limiting	Not published	Not published
Developer portal	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment options	Not published	Not published
API spec support	Not published	Not published
Free-tier API calls	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Supports HTTP, REST, and WebSocket API types. Offers multiple authentication methods, throttling, and request transformation. Connects with AWS services and public HTTP/HTTPS endpoints.	Manages APIs from design and publication through deprecation and retirement Combines gateway traffic policies with publisher and developer portals Supports REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, and Webhook APIs
Cons	Usage costs vary with API type, Region, traffic, and related services. Data transfer out and WebSocket connection minutes can add separate charges. Its AWS integrations may be less relevant for teams outside the AWS ecosystem.	Deployment is self-hosted, so it is not a hosted-only fit Growth is limited to up to 10 managed interfaces and 10M gateway events Enterprise pricing is custom
Our verdict	Amazon API Gateway is a managed cloud service for creating, publishing, monitoring, and securing APIs. It suits teams that need to expose backend functionality to internal applications, customers, or third-party developers, particularly… Read the review →	WSO2 API Manager is an open-source API management server for organizations that want to design, secure, publish, govern, and monitor APIs on their own infrastructure. Its feature set spans lifecycle management, gateway deployment and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon API Gateway — where it wins

  • Supports HTTP, REST, and WebSocket API types.
  • Offers multiple authentication methods, throttling, and request transformation.
  • Connects with AWS services and public HTTP/HTTPS endpoints.

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage costs vary with API type, Region, traffic, and related services.
  • Data transfer out and WebSocket connection minutes can add separate charges.
  • Its AWS integrations may be less relevant for teams outside the AWS ecosystem.

• WSO2 API Manager — where it wins

  • Manages APIs from design and publication through deprecation and retirement
  • Combines gateway traffic policies with publisher and developer portals
  • Supports REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, and Webhook APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Deployment is self-hosted, so it is not a hosted-only fit
  • Growth is limited to up to 10 managed interfaces and 10M gateway events
  • Enterprise pricing is custom

• Amazon API Gateway8.8/10 · From $1

  A flexible AWS gateway for HTTP, REST, and WebSocket APIs, billed by usage.

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• WAWSO2 API Manager6.8/10 · Open source · 30-day trial

  A broad API lifecycle and gateway suite for organizations running APIs on their own infrastructure.

  Visit WSO2Full verdict →