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Comparison

AWS API Gateway vs Azure API Management

On the evidence we track, AWS API Gateway leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

AWS API Gateway full profile →Azure API Management full profile →
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★AWS API Gateway55
Azure API Management45
Score
Vioscale score
AWS API Gateway55 / 100low · 41%
Azure API Management45 / 100low · 21%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS API Gateway✓
Azure API Management–
Model
AWS API Gatewayfreemium
Azure API Managementcommercial
Price level
AWS API Gatewaylow
Azure API Management–
Transparent
AWS API Gateway✓
Azure API Management–
Integrations
Count
AWS API Gateway10
Azure API Management–
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS API Gateway✓
Azure API Management–
Fedramp
AWS API Gateway✓
Azure API Management–
Gdpr
AWS API Gateway✓
Azure API Management–
Pci
AWS API Gateway✓
Azure API Management–
Reliability
Status page
AWS API Gateway–
Azure API Management✓
Market
Availability
AWS API GatewayAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US
Azure API Management–

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
AWS API GatewayCloud only
Azure API ManagementCloud + self-hosted
Kubernetes-native
AWS API Gateway✗
Azure API Management-
Traffic
Rate limiting
AWS API Gateway✓
Azure API Management✓
Request/response transformation
AWS API Gateway✓
Azure API Management-
Security
OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT
AWS API Gateway-
Azure API Management-
Mutual TLS
AWS API Gateway-
Azure API Management-
Protocols
GraphQL gateway
AWS API Gateway✗
Azure API Management-
gRPC support
AWS API Gateway✗
Azure API Management-
Delivery
Developer portal
AWS API Gateway✓
Azure API Management-
Monetization
AWS API Gateway-
Azure API Management-
Ecosystem
Plugin ecosystem
AWS API Gateway-
Azure API ManagementExtensive
Insight
Observability
AWS API Gateway✓
Azure API Management-

What each one is

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

AWS API Gateway

Leader

A managed cloud service that handles the complete lifecycle of APIs—from creation and deployment to monitoring and security—including traffic management, authorization, throttling, and version control.

Independently observed

Azure API Management

Azure API Management enables enterprises to manage, secure, and govern APIs spanning traditional services through to AI models and agents. Built as a cloud-native Azure service, it supports hybrid deployment patterns and is designed with AI readiness in mind.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

AWS API Gateway

Leader
from $1/moUsage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing with no minimum fees or upfront commitments. HTTP APIs: $1.00/million calls; REST APIs: $3.50/million calls; data transfer charges apply. Free tier: 1M API calls per month for 12 months (new AWS customers). $200 free tier credit for new customers as of July 15, 2025.

  • HTTP APIs1M free calls/month for 12 months; then $1.00/million (first 300M), $0.90/million above 300M
    • 1M free API calls per month for 12 months
    • Tiered pricing after free tier
    • Data transfer out charges apply
  • REST APIs1M free calls/month for 12 months; then $3.50/million API calls (Edge Optimized/Regional)
    • 1M free API calls per month for 12 months
    • $3.50 per million for Edge Optimized/Regional APIs
    • No data transfer charges for Private APIs (PrivateLink charges apply)
    • Optional data caching at hourly rate
  • WebSocket APIs1M free messages + 750k connection minutes/month for 12 months
    • 1M free messages per month for 12 months
    • 750k free connection minutes per month for 12 months
    • Messages up to 128KB, metered in 32KB increments
    • Control frames (ping/pong) not metered
  • API Gateway PortalsContact sales
    • Developer portal hosting
    • 10 PortalProducts with 40 REST endpoints each included monthly
    • Additional PortalProducts billed separately
    • API discovery and documentation
    • Centralized governance
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Azure API Management

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
AWS API Gateway✓
Azure API Management✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS API Gateway✓
Azure API Management✓

Integrations

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

AWS API Gateway

Leader
10 total
  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon CloudFront
  • Amazon CloudWatch
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon EC2
  • Amazon VPC
  • AWS PrivateLink
  • AWS Serverless Application Model
  • AWS IoT
Independently observed

Azure API Management

Not documented yet.

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