Product(s): Apigee API Management
Overall Comment:"We started using Google Apigee around five years ago when we began moving towards an API-first-strategy. At that time, it helped us bring structure and security to our API landscape and allowed us to manage multiple APIs across different teams and business units more consistently. The platform's built-in tools for monitoring, analytics, and policy management gave us good visibility into API performance and usage. Over time, however, as our integration requirements became more complex and we needed deeper connectivity options, we decided to migrate to other product. Even though we are no longer active Apigee users, it played an important role in our API journey and helped us mature our overall integration approach."
One of Apigee's biggest strengths was how it combined most of the essential API management capabilities in a single soltution. You can design, secure, deploy, and analyze APIs without having to rely on multiple tools. Security features like OAuth and traffic policies were straightforward to implement, and the built-in analytics provided valuable insights into usage patterns. Its integration with Google Cloud alo made it relatively easy to manage APIs across different environments.
When we first started with Apigee, the learning curve was quite steep, especially for teams without prior experience with API gateways. Over time, we also found that some of our advanced use cases - such as deep system integrations and complex hybrid deployments - were difficult to implement without significant customization. As our API ecosystem grew, the cost model also became a bigger consideration. Additionally, the user interface and developer portal, while functional, sometimes felt less intuitive than we expected.