API7 Enterprise vs Tyk API Management
API7 Enterprise
api7.aiTyk API Management
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| Figure | API7 Enterprise | Tyk API Management |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · API Monetization Software | 8.2 (#8) | 7.4 (#26) |
| Spec score · Rest Apis | 8.1 (#6) | 7.3 (#21) |
| Spec score · API Management Software | 8.1 (#9) | 7.4 (#22) |
| Spec score · API Developer Portal Software | 8.1 (#9) | 7.4 (#22) |
| Spec score · API Gateway Software | 8.1 (#8) | 7.4 (#21) |
| Spec score · Apis | 8.1 (#11) | 7.3 (#21) |
| Deployment | The product page lists deployment on bare metal, virtual machines, Kubernetes, and cloud. | Tyk offers Cloud, Hybrid, and Self-managed deployment options, including running the control and data planes in a customer environment. |
| Lifecycle tools | It supports API definitions, documentation, publishing, versioning, and consumption workflows. | Tyk supports API design through publication in a developer portal. |
| Security | The maker's documentation says API7.ai holds SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, HIPAA, and GDPR compliance credentials. | Tyk says it holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications and supports multi-chained authentication and OAuth 2.0. |
Plans
Tyk API Management
- CorePriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- ProfessionalPriced on request
In their own words
API7 Enterprise
API7 Enterprise has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Tyk API Management
Tyk API Management provides tools to develop, operate, govern, and publish APIs. Its gateway manages authentication, authorization, versioning, and rate limits across REST, GraphQL, gRPC, asynchronous APIs, and other protocols. Lifecycle capabilities span API design through publication in a developer portal. Tyk describes automated APIOps workflows and real-time analytics, including native OpenTelemetry support, and cites OpenAPI Specification, OAuth, and Open Policy Agent. Deployment choices are Cloud, Hybrid, and Self-managed, including customer-hosted control and data planes. Tyk says it holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications and supports multi-chained authentication and OAuth 2.0. The paid service has pricing on request and a 2-day trial; separately, the pricing page describes a 48-hour trial of fully featured Tyk Cloud and a free open-source gateway version. Core is usage-based, Professional is flat-rate with unlimited monthly API requests, and Enterprise uses customized pricing. Enterprise includes advanced governance and security, premium support, custom SLAs, and multi-region and multi-cloud deployments. Tyk was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in London.