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Mashape vs Azure API Management: What are the differences?
Developers describe Mashape as "Open Source API Platform for a Cloud Native World". Kong is a scalable, open source API Layer (also known as an API Gateway, or API Middleware). Kong controls layer 4 and 7 traffic and is extended through Plugins, which provide extra functionality and services beyond the core platform. On the other hand, Azure API Management is detailed as "Hybrid, multi-cloud management platform for APIs across all environments". Today's innovative enterprises are adopting API architectures to accelerate growth. Streamline your work across hybrid and multi-cloud environments with a single place for managing all your APIs.
Mashape and Azure API Management belong to "API Hub and Management" category of the tech stack.
Some of the features offered by Mashape are:
- Logging: Log requests and responses to your system over TCP, UDP or to disk
- OAuth2.0: Add easily an OAuth2.0 authentication to your APIs
- Monitoring: Live monitoring provides key load and performance server metrics
On the other hand, Azure API Management provides the following key features:
- Help protect your resources
- Accelerate your business
- Improve API discoverability
Pros of Azure API Management
Pros of Mashape
- Built-in billing layer for API owners7
- Integrated API documentation and test console6
- Issue tracking for API owners6
- User management for API owners4
- Easy setup3