Tech riderRev. 20 Sept 2026
Azure API Center
- 1Runs onWeb
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Style guide enforcementYes
- 4API lintingYes
- 5Governed API formatsOpenAPI, AsyncAPI
- 6Lifecycle controlsYes
- 7CI/CD integrationYes
- 8Access control levelrole-based
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Overview
Azure API Center is ranked #30 of 33 in API marketplace software on Specifiction. It runs on Web. There is a free plan.
Azure API Center plans and pricing
All plansFree Not published No time limit; pricing page displays "$-" and separately describes a 90-day evaluation plan Full feature capabilities for the first 5 APIs learn.microsoft.com · 20 Sept 2026
Standard Not published Price is shown as "$-"; included at no additional cost for linked API Management Standard, Standard v2, Premium, or Prem Register up to 10,000 APIs · Up to 3 analysis profiles azure.microsoft.com · 20 Sept 2026
Compared on API marketplace software
- Free plan
- Yesazure.microsoft.com
- Style guide enforcement
- Yesazure.microsoft.com
- API linting
- Yesazure.microsoft.com
- Governed API formats
- OpenAPI, AsyncAPIazure.microsoft.com
- Lifecycle controls
- Yesazure.microsoft.com
- CI/CD integration
- Yesazure.microsoft.com
- Access control level
- role-basedazure.microsoft.com
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
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Sources
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/overview· checked 20 Sept 2026
- azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/api-management/· checked 20 Sept 2026






