Layer7 API Management
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About
Layer7 API Management is ranked #8 of 26 in API monetization software on Inferse. It runs on Android, API, iOS, Self-hosted, Web.
Compared on API monetization software
- Usage metering
- Yesbroadcom.com
- Subscription billing
- Yesbroadcom.com
- Developer portal
- Yesbroadcom.com
- Supported billing models
- freemium, purchase, subscription, consumptionbroadcom.com
Facts
- API portal
- The portal lets publishers publish, document, and manage the full lifecycle of APIs.docs.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Consumer onboarding
- API consumers can onboard, view available APIs, obtain an API key and shared secret, and access API-consumption metrics.docs.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
- API governance
- The API Portal supports organization-defined policies such as approved authentication methods and required threat protection.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
- API products
- API Products package collections of APIs and usage-limitation tiers with centralized documentation and interactive testing.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
- API-first automation
- Actions available in the portal user interface can also be performed programmatically through the Portal API.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Access security
- Layer7 supports single sign-on, multifactor authentication including biometrics, and fine-grained API authorization.docs.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Security certifications
- The product brief lists OWASP API Security Top 10 defense, Common Criteria Certification, FIPS 140-2 compliance, and STIG hardening.docs.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Lifecycle tooling
- Layer7 provides health-tracking metrics, support for popular API tools, CI/CD pipeline integration, and GraphQL management interfaces.docs.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Deployment options
- Deployment models include on-premises, SaaS, and hybrid, with hardware, software, virtual-environment, and container form factors.docs.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Protocol integrations
- Supported standards and transports include REST, SOAP, GraphQL, OAuth 2.0, LDAP, SAML, MQTT, RabbitMQ, Kafka, JMS, WebSockets, HTTP(S), and FTP(S).docs.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
- SaaS availability
- The SaaS listing commits to 99.8% availability for a minor-default threshold and 98.5% for a major-default threshold.docs.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
- SaaS backup
- SaaS customer data is backed up daily, replicated within the same geographic location, and retained for seven days.docs.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Container limit
- A single Docker Gateway instance may be configured with up to six cores and eight gigabytes of memory.docs.broadcom.com · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, California, United Statesbroadcom.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, California, United Statesbroadcom.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- docs.broadcom.com/doc/layer7-api-management-saas-offering· checked 30 Sept 2026
- broadcom.com/products/software/api-management/layer7· checked 30 Sept 2026
- docs.broadcom.com/doc/layer7-api-security· checked 30 Sept 2026
- docs.broadcom.com/doc/layer7-api-management-spd-september· checked 30 Sept 2026
- broadcom.com/info/api-management/api-management-unlo· checked 28 Sept 2026
- broadcom.com/info/endpoint-security/protection-mobil· checked 28 Sept 2026



