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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Layer7 API Security

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ALayer7 API Management enables enterprises to test and monitor real-time in both development and production environments. Now under the brand Layer7 API Security from Broadcom, the service includes Layer7 API Gateway, and the Layer7 API Developer Portal.N/A

    Kong Konnect

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AKong Inc. is a cloud connectivity company headquartered in San Francisco. They are the creator and primary supporter of Kong, the open-source Microservice API gateway, and offer Kong Konnect, an enterprise-tier platform that delivers connectivity and visibility for services in multi-cloud environments.

    $250

    per month

    Pricing
    Layer7 API SecurityKong Konnect
    Editions & Modules
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    $250
    Service/Month
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Layer7 API SecurityKong Konnect
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Features
    Layer7 API SecurityKong Konnect
    API Management
    Comparison of API Management features of Layer7 API Security and Kong Konnect
    Feature
    Layer7 API Security
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Kong Konnect
    -
    Ratings
    API access control9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rate limits and usage policies10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API usage data9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API user onboarding7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API versioning8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Usage billing and payments7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API monitoring and logging10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Layer7 API SecurityKong Konnect
    Small Businesses
    Amazon API Gateway
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure API Management
    Score8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    OCI API Management
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Layer7 API SecurityKong Konnect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Layer7 API SecurityKong Konnect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Broadcom
    Well suited for publishing internal services with very high security, protecting against attacks, and managing on-demand load. Also good for transform messages and SQL to Rest services. Not appropriate for business logic implementation.
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    Kong, Inc
    Using Kong [Konnect]'s declarative settings, a user may control traffic, automate deployment, and maintain container-based software after it's deployed. In addition, it handles the whole lifecycle of service management. Installation, management, and operation of Kong [Konnects]'s cloud-native connection runtimes may be performed in any cloud or Kubernetes provider environment, as well as on-premises environments. In order to optimise their services and transactions, users may keep track of their services and transactions in real-time via real-time monitoring.
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    Pros
    Broadcom
    • SOAP to Rest / Rest to SOAP web services transformation.
    • Secure authorization and authetication (JWT, OpenIP Connect, OAuth, SAML and more). WASP Features as injection protection.
    • Easy rule writing without coding.
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    Kong, Inc
    • Application orchestration
    • Error tracing
    • Analyzing traffic
    • Load balancing
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    Cons
    Broadcom
    • It would be nice to have an integration with services like Github for managing projects and versions.
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    Kong, Inc
    • Community support
    • Sample projects for easy integration
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    Usability
    Broadcom
    The Layer7 API Management is a great solution, but, sometimes the documentation is not clear or has lack of examples.
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    Kong, Inc
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    Support Rating
    Broadcom
    The support team is good and the response time is reasonable, but (there is always a but), when support inquiries are made by someone experienced, and the question is not trivial, it is boring and takes a long time to get the case escalated to the next level of support.
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    Kong, Inc
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    Alternatives Considered
    Broadcom
    We evaluated 3 tools and decided on Layer7 API Management because it had the shortest implementation times and fastest learning curve, without losing power of customization and scalability.
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    Kong, Inc
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    Return on Investment
    Broadcom
    • Very fast implementation and is easy to learn & use.
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    Kong, Inc
    • Increased application efficiency
    • Reduced system downtown
    • Significantly improved error resolution
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