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Comparison

AWS API Gateway 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.

AWS API Gateway full profile →WSO2 API Manager full profile →
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AWS API Gateway55
WSO2 API Manager94
Score
Vioscale score
AWS API Gateway55 / 100low · 41%updating
WSO2 API Manager94 / 100low · 33%updating
Pricing
Free tier
AWS API Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Model
AWS API Gatewayfreemium
WSO2 API Manageropen_source
Price level
AWS API Gatewaylow
WSO2 API Managerfree
Transparent
AWS API Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Integrations
Count
AWS API Gateway10
WSO2 API Manager600
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS API Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Fedramp
AWS API Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager–
Gdpr
AWS API Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Hipaa
AWS API Gateway–
WSO2 API Manager✓
Iso27001
AWS API Gateway–
WSO2 API Manager✓
Pci
AWS API Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Soc2
AWS API Gateway–
WSO2 API Manager✓
Reliability
Status page
AWS API Gateway–
WSO2 API Manager✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
AWS API GatewayCloud only
WSO2 API ManagerCloud + self-hosted
Kubernetes-native
AWS API Gateway✗
WSO2 API Manager✓
Traffic
Rate limiting
AWS API Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Request/response transformation
AWS API Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Security
OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT
AWS API Gateway-
WSO2 API Manager-
Mutual TLS
AWS API Gateway-
WSO2 API Manager-
Protocols
GraphQL gateway
AWS API Gateway✗
WSO2 API Manager✓
gRPC support
AWS API Gateway✗
WSO2 API Manager✓
Delivery
Developer portal
AWS API Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Monetization
AWS API Gateway-
WSO2 API Manager✓
Ecosystem
Plugin ecosystem
AWS API Gateway-
WSO2 API ManagerExtensive
Insight
Observability
AWS API Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓

What each one is

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

AWS API Gateway

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

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.

AWS API Gateway

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 ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
AWS API Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
CLI
AWS API Gateway✗
WSO2 API Manager✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS API Gateway✓
WSO2 API Manager✓
Self-hosted
AWS API Gateway✗
WSO2 API Manager✓
Hybrid
AWS API Gateway✗
WSO2 API Manager✓

Integrations

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

AWS API Gateway

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

WSO2 API Manager

11 total
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Azure OpenAI
  • AWS Bedrock
  • 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.