
Azure API Center
Azure API Center is a web service for organizing and governing APIs through their lifecycle.
What Azure API Center is
Azure API Center is a web service for organizing and governing APIs through their lifecycle. It supports OpenAPI and AsyncAPI definitions, with style guide enforcement and API linting to help teams apply consistent rules. Lifecycle controls support governance as APIs progress, and role-based access control lets organizations assign access according to user roles. CI/CD integration connects API governance with delivery workflows. The Free plan provides full feature capabilities for the first five APIs and has no time limit. The pricing page also separately describes a 90-day evaluation plan. The Standard plan supports registration of up to 10,000 APIs and up to three analysis profiles; it is included at no additional cost for users with linked API Management Standard, Standard v2, Premium, or Prem plans. The listed Free and Standard plan prices appear as “$-,” not as monetary amounts. Azure API Center is available on the web.
Good
- Supports OpenAPI and AsyncAPI
- Includes style guide enforcement and API linting
- Offers role-based access control
- Free plan has no time limit for the first five APIs
Watch out
- Free plan covers full capabilities for only five APIs
- Standard inclusion depends on linked API Management plans
- Listed prices do not specify a monetary amount
Who it suits
It suits teams that need to organize API definitions and apply governance rules across API lifecycles. The Free plan is limited to full capabilities for the first five APIs, while Standard supports up to 10,000 registrations.
Verdict
Azure API Center combines API organization with governance controls and CI/CD integration. Review the five-API Free plan limit and the linked-plan condition for Standard before selecting a plan.
Plans and prices
From Azure API Center's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Priced on request | Full feature capabilities for the first 5 APIs · No time limit; pricing page displays "$-" and separately describes a 90-day evaluation plan |
| Standard | Priced on request | Register up to 10,000 APIs · Up to 3 analysis profiles · Price is shown as "$-"; included at no additional cost for linked API Management Standard, Standard v2, Premium, or Prem |
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