WSO2 API Manager is a fully open-source, Apache-2.0 API management platform covering the full lifecycle, including the gateway, developer portal, traffic and throttling manager, and key management. The software is free to self-host with no per-gateway license fees, deployable self-hosted, as SaaS, or in a hybrid model; paid subscriptions and support are quote-based. It provides rate limiting, authentication management, and a developer portal. Founded in 2005, WSO2 carries SOC 2 and ISO 27001 attestations on its API Platform Cloud and serves teams wanting an open, complete API platform without per-gateway licensing.
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Overview
- Founded
- 2005
- Pricing tier
- Mid
- Startup-friendly
- Yes
- Enterprise-ready
- Yes
API gateway
- Free tier
- Yes: Open-source (Apache-2.0, self-host free); paid subscription/support quote-based.
- Open-source
- Yes
- Self-hostable
- Yes
- Rate limiting
- Yes
- Auth management
- Yes
- Developer portal
- Yes