Networking & CDN
API gateway / management
Close match
What's different
Azure API Management and Apigee are full API management platforms (developer portal, monetisation). Amazon API Gateway is lighter and serverless-first.
Networking & CDN · API gateway / management
Amazon API Gateway equivalent in Azure and Google Cloud
Amazon API Gateway vs Azure API Management vs Apigee
API gateway / management, side by side on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
Key differences at a glance
| Aspect | AWS | Azure | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Serverless API front door: REST, HTTP and WebSocket APIs | Full API management: gateway, developer portal, policies | Apigee: full API management. API Gateway: lightweight gateway for serverless backends |
| Pricing model | Pay per request (plus data transfer) | By tier: Consumption, Developer, Basic, Standard, Premium (and v2 tiers) | Apigee: subscription or pay-as-you-go. API Gateway: per call |
| Request timeout | REST: 29 s by default; can be raised for Regional and private APIs | Configurable with policies | Depends on the product and backend |
| Developer portal | Not built in | Built in | Built into Apigee |
When to choose which
AWS
You're building serverless APIs on Lambda and want pay-per-request pricing.
Azure
You need a full API programme: developer portal, products, subscriptions and policies.
Google Cloud
Large-scale API programmes with analytics and monetisation (Apigee), or a simple gateway in front of Cloud Run (API Gateway).
Migration tips
- Moving from Amazon API Gateway to Azure API Management changes the pricing model from per-request to per-tier.
- Re-test timeouts and payload limits after migrating: the defaults differ.
- Export your API as OpenAPI first; all three can import it.
Details for Amazon API Gateway verified November 2026 against official documentation: AWS: API Gateway REST API quotas · Azure: API Management key concepts · Google Cloud Apigee.
Quick answers
- What is the Azure equivalent of Amazon API Gateway?
- The Azure equivalent of Amazon API Gateway is Azure API Management. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
- What is the Google Cloud equivalent of Amazon API Gateway?
- The Google Cloud equivalent of Amazon API Gateway is Apigee and API Gateway. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
- What is the AWS equivalent of Azure API Management?
- The AWS equivalent of Azure API Management is Amazon API Gateway. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
- What is the Google Cloud equivalent of Azure API Management?
- The Google Cloud equivalent of Azure API Management is Apigee and API Gateway. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
- What is the AWS equivalent of Apigee?
- The AWS equivalent of Apigee is Amazon API Gateway. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
- What is the Azure equivalent of Apigee?
- The Azure equivalent of Apigee is Azure API Management. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.