DigitalAPI vs Layer7 API Management

DigitalAPI brings APIs managed by different gateways into a shared catalogue for developers, partners, and AI agents. It covers API discovery, governance, documentation, subscriptions, monetisation, and marketplace functions, and connects with Apigee, Kong, AWS Gateway, and Azure APIM. Its developer portal offers API search, access requests, role-based key provisioning, usage tracking, and sandboxes for each environment. The platform can expose APIs as MCP tools, with agent credentials, separate rate limits, and an audit trail; listed clients include Claude, GPT via Responses API tool calls, Gemini, Cursor, Continue, and custom copilots. DigitalAPI also lists analytics, API linting, style guide enforcement, lifecycle controls, and CI/CD integration. Deployment options include self-hosting in a VPC or on-premises, and managed single-tenant hosting. The security page describes ISO 27001 certification and control mapping for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR. The company began as an API consulting firm in Bangalore in 2015 and became a platform in 2020. Starter costs $2.50 a month; Growth costs $8 a month; Enterprise pricing is on request. A free trial is available, with flexible pilot length.

Layer7 API Management is a platform for publishing, documenting, governing, and operating APIs through an API portal. Publishers can manage an API's lifecycle, while consumers onboard, browse available APIs, receive an API key and shared secret, and view consumption metrics. Teams can define policies such as approved authentication methods and required threat protection. API Products group collections of APIs with usage-limitation tiers, centralized documentation, and interactive testing. Portal actions can also be automated through the Portal API. Security controls include single sign-on, multifactor authentication with biometrics, and fine-grained authorization. Layer7 lists OWASP API Security Top 10 defense, Common Criteria Certification, FIPS 140-2 compliance, and STIG hardening. Deployment can be on-premises, SaaS, or hybrid, using hardware, software, virtual, or container forms. Supported standards and transports include REST, SOAP, GraphQL, OAuth 2.0, LDAP, SAML, MQTT, RabbitMQ, Kafka, JMS, WebSockets, HTTP(S), and FTP(S). Pricing is on request; the SaaS plan includes one production environment, with extra instances or environments costing extra.