Comparison

Apache APISIX vs WSO2 API Manager

No leader: the top candidate WSO2 API Manager has only 0.33 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Apache APISIX56

WSO2 API Manager94

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache APISIX	WSO2 API Manager
Vioscale score	56 / 100medium · 54%	94 / 100low · 33%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	600
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.5	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fapisix&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	17,037	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	61	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	61	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Lua	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Apache APISIX56 / 100medium · 54%

WSO2 API Manager94 / 100low · 33%

Pricing

Free tier

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

Model

Apache APISIXopen_source

WSO2 API Manageropen_source

Price level

Apache APISIXfree

WSO2 API Managerfree

Transparent

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

Integrations

Count

Apache APISIX13

WSO2 API Manager600

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

Gdpr

Apache APISIX–

WSO2 API Manager✓

Hipaa

Apache APISIX–

WSO2 API Manager✓

Iso27001

Apache APISIX–

WSO2 API Manager✓

Pci

Apache APISIX–

WSO2 API Manager✓

Scorecard

Apache APISIX7.5

WSO2 API Manager–

Soc2

Apache APISIX–

WSO2 API Manager✓

Vulnerabilities

Apache APISIXCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fapisix&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

WSO2 API Manager–

Reliability

Status page

Apache APISIX–

WSO2 API Manager✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache APISIX1

WSO2 API Manager–

Github stars

Apache APISIX17,037

WSO2 API Manager–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache APISIX61

WSO2 API Manager–

Release

Cadence days

Apache APISIX61

WSO2 API Manager–

History

Apache APISIX20 items

WSO2 API Manager–

License

Spdx

Apache APISIXApache-2.0

WSO2 API Manager–

Language

Primary

Apache APISIXLua

WSO2 API Manager–

Market

Availability

Apache APISIX–

WSO2 API ManagerAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api gateways. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for API Gateways
Capability	Apache APISIX	WSO2 API Manager
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud + self-hosted
Kubernetes-native	✓	✓
Traffic
Rate limiting	✓	✓
Request/response transformation	✓	✓
Security
OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT	✓	-
Mutual TLS	✓	-
Protocols
GraphQL gateway	✗	✓
gRPC support	✓	✓
Delivery
Developer portal	✓	✓
Monetization	✓	✓
Ecosystem
Plugin ecosystem	Extensive	Extensive
Insight
Observability	✓	✓

Deployment

Hosting

Apache APISIXCloud + self-hosted

WSO2 API ManagerCloud + self-hosted

Kubernetes-native

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

Traffic

Rate limiting

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

Request/response transformation

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

Security

OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager-

Mutual TLS

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager-

Protocols

GraphQL gateway

Apache APISIX✗

WSO2 API Manager✓

gRPC support

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

Delivery

Developer portal

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

Monetization

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

Ecosystem

Plugin ecosystem

Apache APISIXExtensive

WSO2 API ManagerExtensive

Insight

Observability

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache APISIX

A dynamic, high-performance gateway that routes and secures API traffic with built-in plugins for authentication, rate limiting, and observability. Runs anywhere from bare metal to Kubernetes with no vendor lock-in.

Independently observed

WSO2 API Manager

A gateway platform that centralizes management of APIs and AI model traffic across cloud and self-hosted environments, with built-in cost controls, security policies, and monetization capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache APISIX

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

WSO2 API Manager

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source. No per-gateway fees or usage caps.

Self-HostedFree
- Full lifecycle API management
- Design and publish REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, Webhook APIs
- Developer portal with try-it console
- Multi-gateway support
- Kubernetes and Docker deployment
- +5 more

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Apache APISIX	WSO2 API Manager
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Apache APISIX✗

WSO2 API Manager✓

Linux

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✗

CLI

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

Self-hosted

Apache APISIX✓

WSO2 API Manager✓

Hybrid

Apache APISIX✗

WSO2 API Manager✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)

OpenAI
Anthropic
AWS Bedrock

Apache APISIX

21 total - 18 not shared

DeepSeek
Ollama
gRPC
gRPC-Web
Open Policy Agent
Spring Boot
OAuth2
OpenID Connect
Keycloak
Istio
Kuma
AWS Lambda
Azure Serverless Function
Apache OpenWhisk
Vault
Dubbo
MQTT
etcd

Independently observed

WSO2 API Manager

11 total - 8 not shared

Azure OpenAI
Google Gemini
Mistral
AWS Bedrock Guardrails
Azure Content Safety
Moesif
Azure AI
Mistral AI

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.