Secure and manage APIs with flexible, customized pricing based on the deployment option that's best for you.
Consume as a service; hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Consume as service, hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS); single-tenant gateway with advanced capabilities.
Consumed as a single-tenant service that meets greater isolation and availability requirements; hosted on IBM Cloud.
Deploy on premises, in a hybrid cloud, or multi-cloud environment.
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Base tier (SaaS)
Advanced tier (SaaS)
Reserved instance (SaaS)
Software
API design and development
API testing
API Lifecycle management
API gateway isolation
Multi-tenant
Single-tenant
Single-tenant
Self-hosted API gateways
Developer portals
API analytics
Analytics offload
Monetization
Hybrid/multicloud deployment
Quantity sold
100,000 API calls per year and greater
100 million API calls per year and greater
120 million API calls per year and greater
Varies
Hosted on
AWS
AWS
IBM Cloud
Determined by customer
Management plane isolation
Multi-tenant
Multi-tenant
Single-tenant
IBM Cloud
Number of instances per subscription
1-3
1-3
1
Determined by customer
SLA
99.9%
99.9%
Option for 99.95%
Determined by customer
30-day trial available
Purchase Options
Base tier (SaaS)
Advanced tier (SaaS)
Reserved instance (SaaS)
Software
Option 1: Purchase self-service through the AWS Marketplace
- US Customers Only
- Requires AWS account
- Requires IBMid
- Ability to burn down Enterprise Discount Program (EDP) committed AWS spend
N/A
N/A
Option 2: Purchase via private offer through the AWS Marketplace
- US Customers Only
- Requires AWS account
- Requires IBMid
- Option to customize your plan (Base Tier only)
- Ability to burn down Enterprise Discount Program (EDP) committed AWS spend
- Ability to burn down committed IBM spend
N/A
N/A
Option 3: Purchase via IBM sales
- Requires IBMid
- Option to customize your plan (excludes Advanced Tier)
- Ability to burn down committed IBM spend
Upgrading your trial to a paid subscription: You can upgrade your trial instance to a paid subscription at any time during the 30-day trial period. If your trial is active and you use the same IBMid/email you used for the trial at the time of the upgrade, your trial instance and assets will be automatically migrated to your paid subscription instance. If you don’t want your trial instance to get migrated and prefer to start fresh, please use a different IBMid/email for the upgrade.
IBM Cloud Pak for Integration
For increased flexibility, use IBM API Connect® along with other integration capabilities as part of a complete integration strategy connecting applications and data across any cloud or on-premises environment.
IBM Cloud Pak® for Integration includes built-in AI automation and continuous feedback.
Get API management, app integration, end-to-end security and more–all in one place.
Varied styles of integration with flexible, open-source deployment options using a modular pricing approach.