2025 Gartner® Report: Critical Capabilities for API Management
IBM ranked #1 in 5 out of the 6 Use Cases.
The Critical Capabilities for API Management report is a companion report to the Gartner Magic Quadrant™ and provides deeper insight into providers’ offerings by focusing on 12 key capabilities within API management that span 6 Use Cases.
In this report, IBM is ranked #1 in 5 out of the 6 Use Cases.
Read this full report by Gartner for detailed scores and insights of API management vendor offerings based on capabilities identified as critical for supporting evolving business needs.
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Gartner, Critical Capabilities for API Management, October 7 2025, By Shameen Pillai, John Santoro, Nicholas Carter, Steve Schwent.
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IBM ranked #1 in 5 out of the 6 Use Cases.
The Critical Capabilities for API Management report is a companion report to the Gartner Magic Quadrant™ and provides deeper insight into providers’ offerings by focusing on 12 key capabilities within API management that span 6 Use Cases.
In this report, IBM is ranked #1 in 5 out of the 6 Use Cases.
Read this full report by Gartner for detailed scores and insights of API management vendor offerings based on capabilities identified as critical for supporting evolving business needs.
Interested in seeing IBM API Connect in action?
Book a live demo for a custom tour of the product.
Gartner, Critical Capabilities for API Management, October 7 2025, By Shameen Pillai, John Santoro, Nicholas Carter, Steve Schwent.
GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally, Magic Quadrant is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.