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Comparison

Apigee vs Zuplo

On the evidence we track, Zuplo leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Apigee full profile →Zuplo full profile →
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Apigee42
★Zuplo68
Score
Vioscale score
Apigee42 / 100low · 41%
Zuplo68 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Apigee–
Zuplo✓
Model
Price level
Apigeeunknown
Zuplolow
Transparent
Apigee✗
Zuplo✗
Integrations
Count
Apigee4
Zuplo7
Security
Soc2
Apigee–
Zuplo✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Apigee–
Zuplo99.99
Status page
Apigee✓
Zuplo✓
Market
Availability
ApigeeAvailable worldwide
Zuplo–

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
ApigeeCloud only
ZuploCloud only
Kubernetes-native
Apigee-
Zuplo-
Traffic
Rate limiting
Apigee✓
Zuplo✓
Request/response transformation
Apigee✓
Zuplo✓
Security
OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT
Apigee-
Zuplo✓
Mutual TLS
Apigee-
Zuplo✓
Protocols
GraphQL gateway
Apigee✓
Zuplo✓
gRPC support
Apigee✓
Zuplo-
Delivery
Developer portal
Apigee✓
Zuplo✓
Monetization
Apigee✓
Zuplo✓
Ecosystem
Plugin ecosystem
ApigeeLimited
ZuploLimited
Insight
Observability
Apigee✓
Zuplo✓

What each one is

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

Apigee

A fully managed API management platform from Google Cloud that enables organizations to design, deploy, and control APIs across diverse architectural styles and deployment environments with comprehensive security and analytics capabilities.

Independently observed

Zuplo

Leader

Zuplo is a unified gateway for APIs and AI with a programmable policy engine for models and agents. Provides authentication, rate limiting, spend caps, and audit capabilities across API, LLM, and MCP calls.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Apigee

Hybrid60-day trial

Pay-as-you-go or subscription pricing available; contact for specific rates

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Zuplo

Leader
from $25/moHybridFree tier

Free tier for ≤100K requests/month. Builder at $25/month with metered usage. Enterprise from $1,000/month with custom pricing available.

  • StarterFree
    • 100K requests/month
    • 1 day of analytics, live logs & traces
    • Up to 2 developer seats
    • GitOps with GitHub
    • MCP Gateway
    • +2 more
  • Builder$25/month + $100 per 100K requests over included amount
    • Custom domains
    • 10 custom environments
    • 1000 API consumers & keys
    • 7 days analytics retention
    • 1 day log & trace history
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom volume discounts available
    • SSO + RBAC
    • Audit logs
    • 99.5% SLA baseline (up to 99.999%)
    • Unlimited custom domains
    • +7 more
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Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Apigee✓
Zuplo✓
CLI
Apigee✓
Zuplo✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apigee✓
Zuplo✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • ChatGPT

Apigee

4 total - 3 not shared
  • Google Cloud L7 Load Balancers
  • Gemini Code Assist
  • Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
Independently observed

Zuplo

Leader
7 total - 6 not shared
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Codex
  • Windsurf
  • Stripe
Independently observed

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