In today’s software development environment, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) play a fundamental role. To manage these APIs efficiently and securely, API Managers have become an essential tool. In this article, we’ll explore what an API Manager is, its advantages, and which API Managers are available in APIQuality.
What Is an API Manager?
An API Manager is a platform designed to manage, monitor, and secure APIs throughout their lifecycle. These tools allow organizations to manage access to their APIs, apply security policies, control traffic, and analyze API usage in real time.
In addition, API Managers offer features such as authentication, authorization, version control, monetization, and detailed performance analytics. They are essential for ensuring that APIs are secure, scalable, and easy to use for both internal and external developers.
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Advantages of API Managers
Using an API Manager provides multiple advantages for organizations that rely on APIs for their operations. Some of the main benefits include:
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Security: API managers allow you to enforce robust security policies, such as authentication, authorization, and protection against attacks like DDoS. This ensures that only authorized users and applications can access the APIs.
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Scalability: Managing API traffic is crucial as demand increases. API Managers optimize API performance through traffic management, ensuring that applications remain operational under any load.
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Monitoring and analytics: They provide detailed statistics on API usage, enabling companies to make informed, data-driven decisions. From performance to user analysis, these metrics are essential for improving the customer experience.
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Full lifecycle: API Managers allow you to manage the entire lifecycle of an API, from development and testing to publication, version control, and eventual retirement. This helps keep APIs up to date and aligned with business needs.
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Monetization: In some cases, APIs can be a source of revenue. API managers facilitate the creation of business models based on API usage, allowing monetization through subscriptions or usage-based fees.
API Managers in APIQuality: comparison in 2026
In APIQuality, you can connect and manage several popular API Managers that help you deploy and manage your APIs with ease. Below, we detail the API Managers available on the platform and their main features:
Apigee
Apigee is a Google Cloud API management platform that lets you control and secure your APIs. To connect Apigee in APIQuality, you must provide the username, password, and Apigee organization. These three fields are required to complete the connection.
Azure API Management
Azure API Management is a Microsoft solution that allows you to create, manage, and secure your APIs in the cloud. You can connect it in APIQuality using two methods:
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Browser sign-in, where you will be redirected to the Azure website to log in.
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Sign in with Primary Key, where you will need to provide information such as subscription ID, resource group name, and API key, among others.
Mulesoft API Manager
Mulesoft is another prominent platform for API integration and management. To connect it in APIQuality, you need to specify the authentication type and the Mulesoft organization. Depending on the selected authentication type, a username or a Client ID will also be required, along with the corresponding password.
AWS API Gateway
AWS API Gateway is the Amazon Web Services service for creating and managing APIs at scale. Connection in APIQuality is done by providing the AWS ID and the AWS Access Key, both required fields to complete the setup.
Kong
Kong is an open-source API Manager focused on microservices management. In APIQuality, you can connect it by selecting the authentication type you want to use (such as JwtAuth, KeyAuth, Oauth2, or BasicAuth), and providing the corresponding URL. Depending on the chosen authentication method, additional details may be requested, such as API keys, client secrets, or basic authentication credentials.
WSO2
WSO2 is an open-source API Manager that allows you to manage APIs both on-premises and in the cloud. To connect it in APIQuality, you need to provide the username, password, and WSO2 server URL. These three fields are required to complete the process.
Integrating API Managers for APIOps
APIQuality is one of the low-code tools that makes APIOps easy, controlling the entire API-First cycle.
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