# Azure API Management vs Gloo Gateway

| Attribute | Azure API Management | Gloo Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 44.8 (21% (low)) | 51.4 (33% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Enterprise-grade API gateway delivering high performance with flexibility for self-managed deployment. Handles 400k+ requests/sec, 7+ years in production, built on open-source Envoy with CNCF governance. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","rate_limiting":true,"deployment_model":"managed-SaaS","plugin_ecosystem":"extensive"}` | `{"hosting":"self","k8s_native":true,"grpc_support":true,"observability":true,"graphql_gateway":true,"request_transformation":true}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free, perpetual license","features":["Request routing by path, header, method, query parameter, host","Kubernetes Gateway API support","Traffic splitting and transformation","Multi-protocol support: REST, gRPC, GraphQL, WebSocket","Active community with regular releases"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Solo Enterprise","summary":"Contact sales for pricing","features":["24x7 Support SLA with guaranteed response times","N-3 Long Term Support with security patches and bug fixes","FIPS Compliant Images","Private Slack Channel with white-glove support"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open source forever. Enterprise support available.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.solo.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T17:04:52.281Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | - | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (API Gateways)

| Capability | Azure API Management | Gloo Gateway |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Self-hosted only |
| 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 | - |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Observability | - | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:33:23.255Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*